By Chris Marasco
Yesterday in One on One Kenny and I were joined by Tom Pecora, Fordham Men’s basketball coach. During the interview we had a chance to ask him about recruits for next year, injury updates for Chris Gaston and Devon McMillan, and the team’s upcoming games.
By Chris Marasco
At the end of Fordham’s two game road trip, they return to the Bronx with a record of 1-4. On Monday night the Rams took down Penn 70-68 giving them their first victory of the season. Tuesday against Fairfield, their solid play continued but Fordham was unable to pull out the win in a game that shifted scores over ten times. The final outcome was 74-41 in favor of the Stags who improved to 3-2 overall.
It didn't start well for Fordham on Monday night at Stabler Arena, but the youthful and shorthanded Rams outlasted the University of Pennsylvania in a 70-68 NIT Season Tip-Off victory that was not decided until Miles Cartwright misfired on a running three-pointer at the buzzer.
In a game that saw Fordham fail to record a field goal before the first media timeout, the maroon and white survived a seesaw second half in which they led by as many as seven and trailed by five with just over three minutes left in regulation.
The Fordham Rams dropped their third straight Tuesday night against Robert Morris 74-58 in their 2nd Preseason NIT Game. They were only down by eight at the half, and even drew as close as 47-44 in the second, but Robert Morris went on a late 12-0 run to seal it.
After losing to both the University of Albany and Cornell University last year, the Fordham Rams women’s basketball team flipped the script to begin the 2012 season by beating both squads on the road this past weekend. The new and improved Rams are 2-0 for the first time since the 2002-2003 season. In fact, Fordham is 2-0 on the road for the first time since the 2004-2005 campaign.
The Fordham Rams are back in the Preseason NIT for the first time since 2006, and the 4th time since 1990, when they received their first invite. They hadn't won a game in six tries coming into the tournament, and they failed to change their luck Monday night in Pittsburgh, losing 86-51 to the Panthers.
Last season Fordham defeated Texas State in the Rose Hill Gymnasium behind a 35 point performance from forward Chirs Gaston. This year, the Texas State Bobcats flipped the script in their building and won 86-76 in the opener for both teams.
As the weather starts to get colder and the leaves around Rose Hill change colors, it means one thing: Fordham basketball is right around the corner.
On Monday, November 6th, The Fordham Rams held their 2012-2013 Men’s Basketball Tip-Off dinner at the Grand Hyatt in Manhattan. It was an opportunity to introduce this year’s basketball roster to the Fordham Athletic family and Alumni, and a chance for the program to give out the inaugural Johnny Bach Award.
With fall turning to winter, it’s time to look forward to the action on the hardwood. The women’s basketball team at Fordham has been under new management now for one year, and there is cause for real optimism on Rose Hill.
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