POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Having won its last two, the Marist men's basketball team returns to action on Thursday night, when the Red Foxes make the short trip south to Iona.
The listed 7 p.m. start time will take place after the Marist-Iona women's basketball game at the Hynes Center, which tips off at 4:30.
- Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) will have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app starting at 6:45.
- Dave Resnick (play-by-play) and Vin Parise (analyst) have the call on ESPN3.
- In-game updates are available on Twitter at @MaristMBB.
- Marist earned its second straight win with an 81-58 triumph at Manhattan on Friday, Feb. 24.
- It was the Red Foxes' highest point total and largest margin of victory this season.
- Patrick Gardner scored a game-high 25 points, with 20 coming in the second half.
- Stephane Ingo had a career-high 17 points to go along with 11 rebounds, with eight on the offensive end.
- The Gaels have clinched the MAAC regular-season title for the second straight year, and enter the contest having won nine straight.
- In its last outing on Sunday, Iona defeated Siena by a score of 93-60.
- Iona has three of the conference's top eight scorers in Walter Clayton, Jr. (16.5 ppg, third), Nelly Junior Joseph (15.2, seventh), and Daniss Jenkins (14.9, eighth).
- Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino is in his third season.
- In its win at Manhattan on Feb. 24, Marist set season highs for points scored (81), margin of victory (23), assists (18), and number of players with at least 10 points (4) while tying a season high for three-pointers made (12).
- Patrick Gardner has led Marist in scoring each of the last 15 games. Gardner has scored at least 25 points six times this season, and Marist is 5-1 in those games.
- Marist is 4-0 when Isaiah Brickner has at least five assists in a game.
- Stephane Ingo has blocked eight shots in his last four games. He is sixth in the MAAC in blocks and offensive rebounds per game.
- Marist closes out the regular season against Quinnipiac at McCann Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m.
- A Senior Day ceremony will precede the game.
