Men’s Basketball Opens 2017-2018 Season on Friday

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Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men's basketball Rams open out their 2017-2018 season, the 115th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Miami (OH) University RedHawks in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Friday, November 10, at 7:00 p.m. The game will follow a Fordham-UMBC women's game which starts at 5:00 p.m.
 
The game, which is part of the 2017 Jamaica Classic, will be streamed on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network with Andrew Bogusch (p-b-p) and Kenny Ducey (color) announcing and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org with Matt Murphy (p-b-p) and Tom Scibelli (color) announcing. Follow the links above.
 
Fordham enters the game coming off a 13-19 season in 2016-2017 while Miami went 11-21 last winter.
 
Friday night's contest will be the second meeting between Fordham and Miami on the hardwood. The Rams took the first matchup, 67-60, on December 21, 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in a first round game of the University of Cincinnati Tournament with Fordham Hall of Famer Jim Cunningham led all scorers in the game with 31 points.
 
Promotions
• In honor of Veterans Days, any current and former military personnel can purchase discounted tickets to the game.

• The first 500 students in attendance will receive a ski beanie.
 

• The A Capella group "Fordham Ramblers" will sing the National Anthem prior to the women's game and perform at halftime.
 
Notes
 
• The Rams have won two of their past four season openers, including a 94-77 win over NYIT in the Rose Hill Gym in 2014. Last year, Fordham opened the season with a loss at East Tennessee State.
 
• Overall, Fordham is 74-34 (.685) in season openers since 1908, 79-18 (.814) in home openers.
 
• Over the past three years, Fordham is 19-4 in non-conference home games (5-2 in 2013-14, 9-0 last year and 5-2 this year).
 
• Overall, the Rams are 22-14 at home over the past two years.
 
• Fordham connected on 243 three-pointers in 2015-2016, setting a school mark for most treys in a season. The Rams reset the record last year with 264 made three-pointers, the fourth most of any A-10 school, while the Rams 8.2 three-pointers/game average was third best in the Atlantic 10.
 
• For the second straight year, Fordham University junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the Preseason All-Atlantic 10 Team. He was also named to the preseason All-Defensive Team.