BRONX – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2026-27 season, Fordham's 124th season of basketball, on Thursday, November 5, as they host the Stonehill College Skyhawks in their home opener in the historic Rose Hill Gym at 7:30 p.m.
The game will be broadcast 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 Tucker Austin (PxP) and Nathan Rogers (analyst) behind the mics.
Fordham enters the game after falling at #17 Kansas on Monday night while Stonehill opened its season with a home win over Curry College on Monday night.
• Thursday night's game will be the second meeting between Fordham and Stonehill on the hardwood. The Rams won the first meeting, 71-60, on November 22, 2022 in the Rose Hill Gym.
Notes
• Senior forward
Akira Jacobs netted a career-high 20 points at Kansas.
• The Rams are 79-39 (.669) in season openers since 1908, 86-20 (.811) in home openers.
• Senior forward
Rikus Schulte was named Second Team Preseason All-Atlantic 10 as well as to the A10 Preseason All-Defensive Team in a vote of the conference coaches.
• Fordham returns five players who saw significant playing time last year: Senior forwards
Akira Jacobs and
Rikus Schulte, junior center
Jack Whitbourn, sophomore forward
Roor Akhuar, and redshirt sophomore forward
Abass Bodija.
• Fordham played a pair of exhibition contests this year, defeating UMBC, 87-67, and Fairfield, 79-62.
• Fordham is 52-14 all-time versus teams from the Northeast Conference.
