POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team will host Manhattan at McCann Arena on Friday, Feb. 25.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. At 6:40, the Red Foxes will honor eight seniors in their Senior Night ceremony:
Terrence Echols,
Raheim Sullivan,
Victor Enoh,
Braden Bell,
Matt Herasme, and
Jordan Jones along with managers Zach Kelley and Jon Linzalone.
Friday is the Red Foxes' home finale, and the game will be televised on ESPNU with an audio broadcast available on the Red Fox Network.
- Marist came out victorious in a close game against rival Quinnipiac, 67-66.
- Raheim Sullivan led the team with 12 points while Jordan Jones and Branden Bell added 11 points.
- Bell led the Red Foxes with six total rebounds.
- Marist drained 15 three-pointers, and shot .577 (15-for-26) from deep.
- Matt Martucci (play-by-play) and Sean Harrington (analyst) will have the call on ESPNU.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network.
- Follow @MaristMBB for in-game Twitter updates.
- Marist is 23-35 all-time against Manhattan.
- The Jaspers won the season's first meeting by a score of 72-66 on Jan. 30. Jao Ituka scored a team-high 19 points. Ricardo Wright contributed 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists, and three steals.
- Marist has won six of the last eight meetings.
- Marist has won three of the last four meetings against Manhattan at McCann Arena.
- Three of the last four meetings between the teams at McCann Arena have gone to overtime (two Marist wins, one Manhattan win).
- Marist is 5-2 against Manhattan in John Dunne's tenure as head coach, with a 2-0 mark at McCann Arena.
- Give the Red Foxes a six-game winning streak, their longest since the 2006-07 season (nine games).
- Put Marist's overall record over .500 for the first time since Jan. 7 (7-6).
- Even the Red Foxes' MAAC record at .500 for the first time since Jan. 7 (2-2).
- Be the Red Foxes' ninth in the last 11 years on Senior Night. Marist won seven straight Senior Nights from 2012-18.
- Marist's total of 13 wins this season is its most since the 2011-12 season (14).
- Jao Ituka has won seven MAAC Rookie of the Week awards, which are tied with Khallid Hart for the most in program history.
- In its four-game winning streak, Marist's defensive field goal percentage is .381 (118-for-310), the Red Foxes' free throw percentage is .764 (55-for-72), and the team's three-point percentage is .459 (45-for-98).
- In MAAC games, Marist leads the conference in free throw percentage (.765), and is second in field goal percentage (.450) and three-point percentage (.364).
- Marist is 7-2 this season when hitting nine or more three-pointers, and is 6-11 when hitting eight or less.
- Marist is 7-2 when scoring at least 75 points this season, and 6-11 when scoring less than 75.
- Marist has held nine opponents under 40 percent shooting from the field (7-2 record in those games), and three under 30 percent (3-0).
- Marist is 5-11 in games decided by seven points or less (3-8 in MAAC play). However, Marist has won its last three MAAC games decided by seven points or less after starting 0-8 in these games.
- In games decided by eight points or more, the Red Foxes are 8-2 overall and 5-1 in MAAC play. Marist is 3-0 in games decided by 20 points or more.
- Marist is 9-3 this season when leading at halftime, 2-8 when trailing, and 2-2 when tied. However, the Red Foxes have won their last two games when behind at halftime.
- Marist is 7-7 on the road this season. The Red Foxes have their highest road win total since the 2006-07 season (9-6).
- Marist closes out the regular season next week with two games in western New York.
- The Red Foxes will face Canisius on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. Then, they play their regular-season finale against Niagara on Saturday, March 5 at 1 p.m.
