POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (6-10 overall, 1-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) return to action on Friday evening, when the Red Foxes face Iona (5-10, 3-1) at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
- Audio: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have the call on the Red Fox Network.
- Video: Vin Parise (play-by-play) and Adam Finkelstein (color) have the call on Iona's ESPN+ production.
- Twitter: @MaristMBB
- Marist was defeated at Saint Peter's by a score of 72-63 on Sunday, Jan. 13.
- Brian Parker led the Red Foxes with 17 points.
- Marist committed just nine turnovers, but Saint Peter's held a 40-20 edge in rebounds.
- The Red Foxes shot just 5-for-21 (.238) from three-point range.
- The Gaels are three-time defending MAAC champions. Iona has started conference play at 3-1 this season, including 2-0 at home.
- In its last outing on Sunday, Jan. 13, Iona recorded an 88-70 triumph at Canisius.
- E.J. Crawford leads four Gaels averaging in double digits in scoring at 17.5 points per game.
- Head coach Tim Cluess is in his ninth season at the helm, and has guided the Gaels to postseason appearances each of the last eight years, including five trips to the NCAA Tournament.
- Ryan Funk enters the game with 998 career points. Currently, 31 players have scored their 1,000th career point in a Marist uniform.
- With six rebounds, Brian Parker will move into Marist's career top 10. He will also join Chavaughn Lewis as the only players in program history to rank in the Red Foxes' all-time top 10 in points, rebounds, and assists.
- Tobias Sjoberg is 6-for-7 (.857) from the field in his last two games.
- Marist is 6-2 when shooting at least 47 percent from the field, and 0-8 when shooting under that.
- Marist is shooting .408 on three-pointers in wins, and .327 in losses.
- Marist concludes its road swing on Monday, Jan. 21 at Manhattan.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be carried on ESPN3.
