POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (7-13 overall, 2-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) returns to action on Thursday night, when the Red Foxes host Iona (7-12, 5-3) at McCann Arena. The second meeting in 14 days between the Red Foxes and Gaels is set to tip off at 7 p.m.
Marist will be hosting Pride Night, as well as Faculty & Staff Appreciation Night.
- TV: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have the call on ESPN3.
- Twitter: @MaristMBB
- Marist fell on the road at MAAC-leading Rider, 86-85, on Sunday, Jan. 27.
- The Red Foxes held a 16-point lead in the second half, but Rider erased its deficit with a 16-0 run over a span of 4:18.
- Ryan Funk scored a career-high 32 points and drained seven three-pointers to lead the Red Foxes, followed by Brian Parker with 19 points, five rebounds, and four assists.
- Marist shot .500 from the field and .556 from three-point range.
- The Red Foxes tied a season high with 15 three-pointers.
- In their last outing on Sunday, Jan. 27, the Gaels were defeated at Fairfield by a score of 80-68.
- E.J. Crawford leads four Gaels averaging in double figures at 17.4 points per game.
- Iona leads the MAAC in points per game (80.1) and field goal percentage (.465).
- Head coach Tim Cluess is in his ninth season, and has led the Gaels to postseason play each of the last eight years, including five NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Marist is 46-for-102 (.451) from three-point range in their last four games.
- Marist has shot at least .500 from the field seven times this season, including each of its last two games.
- In his last three games, Ryan Funk is averaging 22.0 points and shooting .533 (16-for-30) from three-point range.
- Funk is in third place in program history in three-pointers made (236). He is three three-pointers away from second-place Danny Basile, who had 239 in his career.
- Brian Parker has scored in double figures in nine straight games. His longest career streak of scoring in double figures is 11.
- Marist opens February play at home against Fairfield on Saturday at 7 p.m.
- The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
