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Men's Basketball Set For Three MAAC Matchups This Week

Red Foxes Will Play Three Games in Five Days

Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Set For Three MAAC Matchups This Week

Red Foxes Will Play Three Games in Five Days

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team will play three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games this week. The Red Foxes will begin their week at home Wednesday night against Saint Peter's and will be on the road against Quinnipiac on Friday and Manhattan on Sunday.
 
Follow Along
  • Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on ESPN3 for the Red Foxes home contest.
  • Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.
 
vs Saint Peter's
  • Saint Peter's holds the advantage over Marist in the all-time series, 33-25.
  • The Red Foxes broke the Peacocks four-game winning streak in the series on February 2020, winning 72-61.
  • Last season, the teams met up two days in a row, Saint Peter's took the win the first day (59-54), then the next day Marist took the victory by one-point (51-50).
  • The last matchup, Jordan Jones led the team with 15 points. He added six rebounds and a blocked shot.
  • Javon Cooley added 10 points, which included a 7-for-8 performance from the free-throw line.
  • Marist .364 (16-for-44) from the field and held Saint Peter's to a .340 (16-for-47) from the field.
 
vs Quinnipiac
  • In only 17 matchups, Quinnipiac leads Marist 10-7 in the all-time series record.
  • The Red Foxes played the Bobcats twice last season, collecting two wins.
  • Marist is looking for the win on the road against Quinnipiac, with only a single win on the road against their opponent.
  • In the last matchup, the Red Foxes defeated the Bobcats with a score of 65-52.
  • Ricardo Wright led the team with 19 points and collected eight rebounds.
  • Along with Wright, Matt Herasme scored in double digits (10).
  • Marist had a 46-34 advantage in rebounds. The Red Foxes shot 24-for-56 (.429) from the field, while Quinnipiac was 18-for-60 (.300).
 
vs Manhattan
  • Manhattan leads Marist 32-23 in the all-time series. With a two-win game streak, the Red Foxes look to continue to chip away at the Jaspers lead in the series.
  • In the last eight matchup against the two teams, they have entered overtime three times. Marist has won 2-of-3 overtime games.
  • In last season's matchup, in overtime, the Red Foxes defeated the Jaspers, 72-67. There were 17 ties and 11 lead changes. The game's biggest lead for either side was the Red Foxes' six-point edge in overtime.
  • Enoh had a double-double with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Ricardo Wright scored a total of 18 points.
  • Marist sot 32-for-40 (.800 from the free-throw line. Manhattan was 13-for-17 (.765).
 
 
Last Time Out
  • The men's basketball team fell short to the Fairfield Stags Sunday afternoon with a final score of 69-66.
  • The Red Foxes had two players scoring in double digits, Ricardo Wright (19) Samkelo Cele (16).
  • For the game Marist and Fairfield both shot 43 precent, the Stags collected one more field goal than the Red Foxes (27-26).
  • Marist was outrebounded by Fairfield by one (35-34). Only seven were offensive and 27 defense rebounds for the Foxes.
 
Trends & Notes
  • In the Red Foxes last three games, they have averaged 70.0 points per game and held their opponents to 61.3 points per game.
  • The Red Foxes are shooting .455 percent, while their opponents shot .373 percent.
  • Marist has outrebounded their last three opponents, 36-33.7.
  • For the season, Ricardo Wright leads the team averaging 15.2 points. Wright has scored double digits in 13 of 17 games this season.
  • Matt Herasme collected a career-high of three blocks. Victor Enoh tied his career-high of three blocks. The two combined were the teams six blocked shots for the game against Fairfield.
 
Up Next
  • After a long week of games, the Red Foxes have a week off, they will back on the road Sunday, February 6, at Saint Peter's.
  • Game time is set for 2 p.m in Jersey City, New York.
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Players Mentioned

Matt Herasme

#13 Matt Herasme

Guard
6' 3"
Sophomore
Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones

Center
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Victor Enoh

#14 Victor Enoh

Center
6' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

Forward
6' 5"
Sophomore
Ricardo Wright

#2 Ricardo Wright

Guard
6' 4"
Sophomore
Samkelo Cele

#25 Samkelo Cele

Forward
6' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Matt Herasme

#13 Matt Herasme

6' 3"
Sophomore
Guard
Jordan Jones

#15 Jordan Jones

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Center
Victor Enoh

#14 Victor Enoh

6' 7"
Redshirt Sophomore
Center
Javon Cooley

#23 Javon Cooley

6' 5"
Sophomore
Forward
Ricardo Wright

#2 Ricardo Wright

6' 4"
Sophomore
Guard
Samkelo Cele

#25 Samkelo Cele

6' 5"
Senior
Forward

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