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Men’s Basketball Set To Host MAAC Opponents This Weekend

Red Foxes Will Face Siena and Monmouth Friday & Sunday

Men's Basketball 1/10/2022 4:04:00 PM Demi Herasme

Men’s Basketball Set To Host MAAC Opponents This Weekend

Red Foxes Will Face Siena and Monmouth Friday & Sunday

Marist Men's Basketball Team

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York– The Marist Men's Basketball team is scheduled to host two Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponents the weekend of Jan. 13-15. Siena on Friday at 7 pm, and Monmouth on Sunday at 2 pm.

Last Time Out

The Rider Broncs pushed past the Marist Red Foxes, 79-75, Sunday afternoon at McCann Arena. Marist is currently 7-7 in the overall season and 2-3 for conference play.
The Red Foxes had five players in double-digit scoring, Ricardo Wright (14), Braden Bell (12), Samkelo Cele (11), Jordan Jones (10), Noah Harris (10).

Follow Along

Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3 for both games.
Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.

The Red Foxes' will take on rival Saints for the first time this season Friday night at McCann Arena.
The last three matchups, the Saints defeated the Red Foxes two out of three times.
Siena holds the all-time series advantage, 46-25. The Red Foxes are 17-18 in home games.
The last time out against the Saints, Siena pulled away with a 63-50 victory, outscoring Marist 16-5 in the final seven minutes, holding Marist to just one field goal. The 13-point margin was the largest of the game.

Monmouth Hawks

The Red Foxes' last match-up with Monmouth was set for Dec.31 but due to COVID-19 Health and Safety protocols it had been postponed. This will be the two teams first meeting since Jan.10 2021.
The last time out against the Hawks, Monmouth pulled away with a 72-62 victory, where Jordan Jones had ten points and five blocks, Matt Herasme had ten points, and Victor Enoh grabbed a team-best of seven rebounds.

Top Trends

Marist is coming off of a season-high of three-point made (12).
Marist has held its last three opponents to .269 (18-67) from three-point range.
The Red Foxes' are averaging 67.0 points per game in the last three games and holding their opponents to 66.3 points per game.
Ricardo Wright is averaging 14.0 points per game in his last five and shooting .444 from the field (16-for-36).
Samkelo Cele is averaging 10.3 points per game, shooting 41 percent from the field (11-27). Cele is also grabbing 5.0 boards per game.

Up Next

Including this weekend, Marist will be home for their next four games
The Red Foxes' will continue MAAC play on Sunday, Jan. 23 versus Fairfield at the McCann Center.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones: Center; 6' 8"; Redshirt Junior

Braden Bell

#24 Braden Bell: Forward; 6' 7"; Sophomore

Ricardo Wright

#2 Ricardo Wright: Guard; 6' 4"; Sophomore

Samkelo Cele

#25 Samkelo Cele: Forward; 6' 5"; Senior

Noah Harris

#22 Noah Harris: Guard; 6' 1"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones
: 6' 8"; Redshirt Junior
: Center

Braden Bell

#24 Braden Bell
: 6' 7"; Sophomore
: Forward

Ricardo Wright

#2 Ricardo Wright
: 6' 4"; Sophomore
: Guard

Samkelo Cele

#25 Samkelo Cele
: 6' 5"; Senior
: Forward

Noah Harris

#22 Noah Harris
: 6' 1"; Freshman
: Guard