POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team will host Columbia in its hom opener on Saturday night. Tip-off at McCann Arena is set for 7 p.m.
    

How To Follow

• Twitter: @MaristMBB, @MaristAthletics
• TV: The game will be broadcast on ESPN3, with Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) on the call.

Last Time Out

• Marist dropped its season opener on Tuesday by a score of 73-69 at Army West Point.
• This is Columbia's season opener.

About The Opponent

• Columbia was picked to seventh in the Ivy League Preseason Poll, but returns nearly 73 percent of its scoring from last year.
• Mike Smith's 17.6 points per game ranked second in the Ivy League last season.

Five Facts

• Marist is 5-1 all-time against Columbia.
• This is the first meeting between the teams since Nov. 17, 2012 (a 67-62 road win for Marist). It is Columbia's first trip to Marist since Dec. 28, 2011 (a 79-59 Marist win).
• Marist is 19-11 all-time against the Ivy League.
• Brian Parker had his ninth career double-double on Nov. 6 at Army West Point with 25 points and 10 rebounds.
• Parker now has 23 career games with at least 20 points, and 1,385 points in his career (10th all-time at Marist).

Up Next

Marist will begin a stretch of eight straight games away from McCann Arena when it heads to Lehigh on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.