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Men’s Basketball Hosts Holy Cross on Saturday

Rams take on fellow Jesuits on ESPN+

Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Hosts Holy Cross on Saturday

Rams take on fellow Jesuits on ESPN+

BRONX – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2025-2026 season, Fordham's 123rd season of basketball, on Saturday, December 6, as they host the College of the Holy Cross Crusaders in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 2:00 p.m.
 
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Andrew Bogusch (PxP) and Andrew Posadas (analyst) announcing as well as broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and the WFUV Sports YouTube page with Joe Henry (PxP) and Chris Carrino (analyst) behind the mics.
 
Fordham enters the game with a 6-3 record after a 72-62 loss to Colgate in the championship game of the 2025 Northern Classic at Place Bell Arena in Laval, Quebec, on Sunday afternoon while Holy Cross is 3-6 on the season following a 76-59 home win over Northeastern University on Wednesday night.
 
Saturday afternoon's game will be the 82nd meeting between Fordham and Holy Cross on the hardwood, the first since 2022. The Rams lead the all-time series, 42-29.

Notes
• Fordham took the last meeting with Holy Cross, 67-53, on November 21, 2022 in the Rose Hill Gym.
 
• The two teams were members of the Patriot League from 1990-1995.
 
• Fordham is 178-123 all-time against schools currently in the Patriot League.
 
• The two teams competed in the Patriot League from 1990-1995.
 
• It is Fordham second straight game against a Patriot League opponent.
 
• The Rams will se a familiar face on the Holy Cross bench as former Fordham assistant coach Dave Paulsen is the Crusader's head coach (Paulsen served as a Special Advisor to the Head Coach in 2021-22 and an assistant coach in 2022-23).
 
• The 2025-26 Fordham squad features Nine new players including eight transfers.
 
• Of the eight transfers, three are grad transfers.
 
• Over the past four years, Fordham has compiled a 29-14 record in the Rose Hill Gym.
 
• Senior guard Christian Henry is leading the Rams with 50 assists this year, dishing out six or more in six of the past eight contests, including a season-high eight against Colgate on November 30.
 
• Henry leads the Atlantic 10 with 5.6 assists/game and is tied for third in the conference in assist/turnover ratio (2.5).
 
• The Rams are represented by three captains this year: grad guards Marcus Greene and Dejour Reaves, and junior forward Rikus Schulte.
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Players Mentioned

Rikus Schulte

#12 Rikus Schulte

F
6' 9"
Junior
Christian Henry

#30 Christian Henry

G
6' 3"
Senior
Dejour Reaves

#2 Dejour Reaves

G
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Marcus Greene

#4 Marcus Greene

G
6' 2"
Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

Rikus Schulte

#12 Rikus Schulte

6' 9"
Junior
F
Christian Henry

#30 Christian Henry

6' 3"
Senior
G
Dejour Reaves

#2 Dejour Reaves

6' 0"
Graduate Student
G
Marcus Greene

#4 Marcus Greene

6' 2"
Graduate Student
G