POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – On Monday night, the Marist men's basketball team (6-11 overall, 1-4 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) will play the last of its three straight road games at Manhattan (4-14, 2-4). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium in Riverdale.
- Audio: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Mike Ferraro (color) will have the call on the Red Fox Network beginning at 6:45.
- Twitter: @MaristMBB
- Video: Greg Mescall (play-by-play) and Chris Williams (color) have the call on Manhattan's ESPN3 production.
- Marist dropped its third straight at Iona, 90-77, on Friday, Jan. 18.
- Ryan Funk scored his 1,000th career point and set a career-high with seven three-pointers en route to a team-high 21 points.
- The Red Foxes hit 14 three-pointers, with 10 coming in the first half.
- The Jaspers fell in their most recent outing by a score of 60-47 at Rider on Saturday, Jan. 19.
- Manhattan's last four games took place on the road, as this is the Jaspers' first home game since Saturday, Jan. 5.
- Pauly Paulicap leads Manhattan in scoring (8.5 ppg), and Ebube Ebube (4.8 rpg) leads the team in rebounding.
- Head coach Steve Masiello, who led the program to MAAC championships in 2014 & '15, is in his eighth season.
- Marist is seeking its first regular-season sweep of Manhattan since 2000-01, and third overall since joining the MAAC. Its first came in 1998-99.
- Marist has won two of its last three at Draddy Gymnasium. The Red Foxes had lost 13 out of 14 at Manhattan prior to that.
- Marist shot a season-best .561 from the field vs. Manhattan on Jan. 8, but is under 45 percent in its three games since.
- Brian Parker has 555 career rebounds, just four shy of 10th place in program history. He would join Chavaughn Lewis as the only players at Marist to rank in the top 10 all-time in points, rebounds, and assists.
- A senior has led Marist in scoring in 16 of its 17 games this season.
- Marist returns to McCann Arena to face Quinnipiac on Friday, Jan. 25.
- Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m., and the game will be carried live on ESPN3.
