POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (15-10 overall, 10-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) hosts first-place Fairfield (18-10, 12-5) on Friday night at McCann Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in the first ESPNU broadcast at McCann since Feb. 25, 2022.
 

FOLLOW US

• Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (analyst) have the call on the Red Fox Network and Varsity Network app starting at 6:45.
• In-game updates are available at @MaristMBB on X.
• Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Tim Welsh (analyst) have the call on ESPNU.

 

RED OUT

• All fans are highly encouraged to wear red to Friday night's game.
• The first 500 students receive a free T-shirt.
• There will be a contest to win $10,000.

Wear red on Friday, because @MaristMBB is!! #PaintMcCannRed ?? #DefendTheDen ???? pic.twitter.com/gO6CEXjyvf

— Marist Athletics (@MaristAthletics) February 29, 2024

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LAST TIME OUT

• Marist dropped a road game at Saint Peter's on Sunday, 69-60, which snapped a five-game winning streak.
•  Jackson Price and Josh Pascarelli scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.
• Jaden Daughtry had a career-high 16 rebounds to go along with nine points.

 

MARIST FACTS

• Marist is 11-2 this season when the Red Foxes receive a double-figure scoring effort off the bench this season.
• Jadin Collins is one of two freshmen in the MAAC (Manhattan's Jaden Winston is the other) to start all of his team's games this season.
• Jaden Daughtry's 16 rebounds at Saint Peter's on Feb. 25 were the most by a Red Fox since Adam Kemp had 19 at Fairfield on Feb. 28, 2014.
• Javon Cooley is shooting .750 (15-for-20) from the field and .692 (9-for-13) from three in his last six games.
• Jackson Price is 27-for-29 (.931) from the free-throw line in his last nine games.

 

ABOUT FAIRFIELD

• The Stags have won three straight and now sit in first place in the MAAC.
• Jalen Leach, the reigning MAAC Player of the Week, averages 16.4 points per game, which ranks fourth in the MAAC.
• Caleb Fields (16.0 ppg) is fifth in the conference in scoring.
• Fairfield leads the MAAC in three-point percentage (.383), three-pointers made per game (9.6), and scoring margin (+5.6 points per game).
• Interim head coach Chris Casey is in his first season.

 

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Red Foxes continue their weekend homestand against Iona on Sunday, March 3.
• Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. in the Red Foxes' second-to-last home game of the season.