Fordham reached a nine-game win streak through their defense, which had allowed 62.1 points per game entering their Tuesday meeting with Boston College in game two of the ACC-Atlantic 10 doubleheader at Barclays Center. Continue reading “Boston College 64, Fordham 55: Rams Finish Non-Conference Play 9-2”
Last year every time Saint Joseph’s visited New York City, it ended in disappointment. Continue reading “Saint Joseph’s 79, Virginia Tech 62: Hawks Ready For More NYC Success”
KINGSTON, R.I. – As far as walk-ons go, Iona freshman Benjamin Nwokeabia has a pretty good resume, the Swiss native played AAU ball and at Impact Academy in Sarasota, Fla.
But he doesn’t appear among the 12 names on the front of the Iona media notes in “At a Glance”, and he had so little chance of getting meaningful minutes Saturday night at the Ryan Center against Rhode Island that his bio wasn’t included either. So the confluence of events that saw him on the floor late in overtime of a tight game Saturday night, well, that’s quite a long story.
Alas, if you’ve been following you know much of it. Kelvin Amayo is out indefinitely with a knee injury and Schadrac Casimir the same with a stubborn groin injury that is not healing as fast as anyone involved with Iona would like. MAAC Preseason Player of the Year A.J. English will hopefully be back for MAAC play from a broken bone in his hand.
Continue reading “Rhode Island 79, Iona 74 (OT): Gaels Nearly Pull Off Remarkable Win”
The effort and change on the defensive level has been well documented, but Fordham has also seen a resurgence in their offense through non-conference play. Continue reading “Unselfishness Fueling Fordham’s Strong Offensive Start”
First year head coach Jeff Neubauer has emphasized defense at Fordham and through nine games it has paid off. Continue reading “Fordham Finding Their Defensive Identity Under Jeff Neubauer”
Any potential scientific experiment needs a problem statement and Tuesday night at Rose Hill, it was pretty simple to concoct one: Is Fordham good?
Of course, then you need a hypothesis, and I went with a yes, although a little hesitantly. Fordham was indeed 6-1 and went to 7-1 with a hard-fought 89-84 overtime victory over city rival LIU Brooklyn (4-3). That alone is cause for celebration on campus. After all, the Rams only won seven games total in 2010-11 and 2012-13. They won just 10 each in Tom Pecora’s other three seasons, and he was fired after posted a 44-106 mark.
It’s not only likely, but probable that Jeff Neubauer will start his Fordham career 9-1 after beating two of the worst teams in Division I, Coppin St. and Maine (Fordham’s next two games), and then could match Pecora’s high for a campaign at the Barclays Center on Dec. 22 against Boston College, some two weeks before the former Eastern Kentucky coach even makes his Atlantic-10 debut.
Continue reading “Fordham 89, LIU Brooklyn 84 (OT): Rams Ready For A-10 Or Nah?”
For one night at least, Fordham owned the New York City college basketball scene. Continue reading “Fordham 73, St. John’s 57: Rhoomes & Thomas Lead the Rams”
For the first time at Rose Hill Gym this season under first year head coach Jeff Neubauer, Fordham trailed in a game. Continue reading “Fordham 87, Manhattan 64: Rams Flying High In The Bronx”
As Fordham celebrated their first victory in the Jeff Neubauer era, the head coach had particular words for Rams fans who missed their 76-57 win over Division II Queens College at Rose Hill Gym. Continue reading “Fordham’s Jeff Neubauer Critical Of Fan Attendance In First Win”
Senior Mandell Thomas has seen plenty of struggles in his three seasons at Fordham, but his new head coach Jeff Neubauer wants to wipe the slate clean. Continue reading “Mandell Thomas Embracing New Style In Senior Season”
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