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The Rams were picked to finish 7th in preseason polls and even received one first place vote. Kyle Rose and Abdou Tsimbila were chosen to the preseason All-Defensive Team.
KenPom: Gives us a 67% chance of winning.
GMU - 93
Fordham - 202
NET:
Mason - 80
Fordham - 185
We are 6-9 (.400) against Fordham all-time.
Fordham is currently 11-16 on the season and 5-9 in A10 play. They are 5-10 at home, 4-4 on the road, and 2-2 at neutral sites.
Wins: Wagner (68-64 OT), Norfolk St. (77-64), Manhattan (93-61), FDU (80-52), North Texas (60-59), Columbia (87-78), GW (119-113 3OT), St. Bonaventure (80-74), Rhode Island (71-68), St. Louis (67-65), Duquesne (79-67)
Losses: Cornell (78-73), Abilene Christian (59-45), Kent St. (79-72), Tulane (89-81), NJIT (80-77), St. John’s (77-55), CCSU (82-80), La Salle (81-76), Davidson (79-69), Loyola Chicago (65-61), Duquesne (68-59), Richmond (83-69), vcu (75-60), St. Bonaventure (85-67), Dayton (78-70), Davidson (68-53),
Schedule: https://fordhamsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24
Roster: https://fordhamsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats: https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2024/1/8/MBB_Season_Stats.pdf
Probable Starters? 9 Rams have started this year so your guess is as good as mine as to who will take the floor first against us. The 5 below started the last game against Duquesne. The starting lineup the game before against Davidson included Will Richardson, Elijah Gray, and Japhet Medor.
6’4” Kyle Rose (9.8 ppg overall but 13.3 in A10 play) - Senior
6’5” Antrell Charlton (6.9 ppg) - Senior
6’9” Abdou Tsimbila (7.1 ppg & 6.1 reb) - Senior
6’6” Jahmere Tripp (4.7 ppg) - Freshman
6’7” Roman Dean (4.3 ppg) - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’3” Will Richardson (10.0 ppg) - 17 starts - Sophomore
6’6” Joshua Rivera (8.4 ppg) - 11 starts - Sophomore
6’8” Elijah Gray (9.7 ppg overall but 11.1 in A10 play) - 9 starts - Sophomore
6’0” Japhet Medor (10.7 ppg) - 22 starts - Senior
Team Stats:
Fordham averages 72.1 points per game while giving up 73.7.
The Rams shoot 41.2% from the floor and 31.9% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 45.2% from the field and 37.4% from 3.
The Rams shoot 66.0% from the free throw line.
They are currently out rebounding by their opponents by 1.1 boards per game and average 13.1 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Coach Keith Urgo led the Rams to a 25-8 (12-6) record last year and were the talk of the league. This year they have struggled with just 5 wins at home. They don’t have anyone who looks like they’ll go off for 25+. That being said, it seems like we always play them on the road and they have given us fits in the past. Physical and ugly would be the way to best characterize past games. We’re just 1-4 in the Bronx since joining the A10 and that win was during the 19-20 season.
Discuss.
The Rams were picked to finish 7th in preseason polls and even received one first place vote. Kyle Rose and Abdou Tsimbila were chosen to the preseason All-Defensive Team.
KenPom: Gives us a 67% chance of winning.
GMU - 93
Fordham - 202
NET:
Mason - 80
Fordham - 185
We are 6-9 (.400) against Fordham all-time.
Fordham is currently 11-16 on the season and 5-9 in A10 play. They are 5-10 at home, 4-4 on the road, and 2-2 at neutral sites.
Wins: Wagner (68-64 OT), Norfolk St. (77-64), Manhattan (93-61), FDU (80-52), North Texas (60-59), Columbia (87-78), GW (119-113 3OT), St. Bonaventure (80-74), Rhode Island (71-68), St. Louis (67-65), Duquesne (79-67)
Losses: Cornell (78-73), Abilene Christian (59-45), Kent St. (79-72), Tulane (89-81), NJIT (80-77), St. John’s (77-55), CCSU (82-80), La Salle (81-76), Davidson (79-69), Loyola Chicago (65-61), Duquesne (68-59), Richmond (83-69), vcu (75-60), St. Bonaventure (85-67), Dayton (78-70), Davidson (68-53),
Schedule: https://fordhamsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2023-24
Roster: https://fordhamsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster
Stats: https://fordhamsports.com/documents/2024/1/8/MBB_Season_Stats.pdf
Probable Starters? 9 Rams have started this year so your guess is as good as mine as to who will take the floor first against us. The 5 below started the last game against Duquesne. The starting lineup the game before against Davidson included Will Richardson, Elijah Gray, and Japhet Medor.
6’4” Kyle Rose (9.8 ppg overall but 13.3 in A10 play) - Senior
6’5” Antrell Charlton (6.9 ppg) - Senior
6’9” Abdou Tsimbila (7.1 ppg & 6.1 reb) - Senior
6’6” Jahmere Tripp (4.7 ppg) - Freshman
6’7” Roman Dean (4.3 ppg) - Sophomore
Reserves averaging double figure minutes:
6’3” Will Richardson (10.0 ppg) - 17 starts - Sophomore
6’6” Joshua Rivera (8.4 ppg) - 11 starts - Sophomore
6’8” Elijah Gray (9.7 ppg overall but 11.1 in A10 play) - 9 starts - Sophomore
6’0” Japhet Medor (10.7 ppg) - 22 starts - Senior
Team Stats:
Fordham averages 72.1 points per game while giving up 73.7.
The Rams shoot 41.2% from the floor and 31.9% from 3.
Opponents are shooting 45.2% from the field and 37.4% from 3.
The Rams shoot 66.0% from the free throw line.
They are currently out rebounding by their opponents by 1.1 boards per game and average 13.1 turnovers per contest.
Thoughts: Coach Keith Urgo led the Rams to a 25-8 (12-6) record last year and were the talk of the league. This year they have struggled with just 5 wins at home. They don’t have anyone who looks like they’ll go off for 25+. That being said, it seems like we always play them on the road and they have given us fits in the past. Physical and ugly would be the way to best characterize past games. We’re just 1-4 in the Bronx since joining the A10 and that win was during the 19-20 season.
Discuss.
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