Men’s Basketball Travels to Rhode Island on Sunday

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams keep on the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season by traveling to Kingston, R.I., to encounter the University of Rhode Island Rams in the Ryan Middle on Sunday, January 24, at 2:30 p.m.
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The game will be broadcast reside on the NBC Sports activities Community with Paul Burmeister (perform-by-participate in) and Tim McCormick (color) on the phone, and broadcast are living on wfuvsports.org with Emmanuel Berbari (engage in-by-participate in) and Andrew Posadas (coloration) announcing.
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Fordham enters the activity with a 1-6 file, 1-6 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 73-58 Atlantic 10 decline at Davidson on Wednesday afternoon, although Rhode Island enters the contest with a 7-8 overall report, 4-4 in the A-10, and is coming off a 71-69 league loss at Duquesne on Wednesday.
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Sunday afternoon’s contest will be the 69th meeting in between Fordham and Rhode Island on the hardwood. Rhode Island prospects the all-time collection, which started in the 1941-42 season, 39-29. Rhode Island gained previous year’s matchup, 76-75, on February 26 in the Rose Hill Gymnasium as Jacob Toppin hit two no cost throws with six seconds still left to give the people the earn.
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Notes
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• The activity was initially scheduled for February 20 but was moved to this weekend when George Washington went on pause throughout the week (the Colonials were being slated to perform at Rhode Island on Sunday – Fordham originally experienced the weekend off).
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• Sophomore Chris Austin has picked up the offense about the earlier five game titles, averaging 15.2 ppg in excess of that stretch, which includes scoring a occupation-large 20 points in the acquire more than Dayton.
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• Austin prospects the crew direct in scoring at 12.1 ppg.
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• Sophomore forward Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in four of the to start with 7 game titles of 2020-2021, which include a 12-issue, 12-rebound sport versus UMass last Sunday.
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• Soriano now has a double-double in nine of his very last 13 game titles relationship again to past 12 months.
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• Soriano is foremost the group in rebounding (9. rpg), fourth finest in the Atlantic 10.
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• Soriano qualified prospects the A-10 in offensive rebounding (4./sport) and ranks eighth in area goal percentage (.574).
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• More than the past five contests, Fordham opponents are averaging 61.1 ppg and shooting .404 (103-255) from the industry and .280 (35-125) from driving the arc.