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Men’s Basketball Set for Home Opener

Red Foxes Host Vassar Wednesday Night at McCann Arena

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's basketball team plays its home opener on Wednesday night, as the Red Foxes host Vassar. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
 
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  • The game will be shown on ESPN+ with Dean Darling (play-by-play), Steve Eggink (analyst), and William Rosen (analyst) on the call.
  • In-game updates will be available on X - @MaristMBB.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist led wire-to-wire in its first win of the season, a 75-56 triumph at Dartmouth on Sunday.
  • Rhyjon Blackwell led the Red Foxes with 16 points and tied for the team high with seven rebounds.
  • Justin Menard filled the stat sheet with 10 points, eight assists, seven rebounds, and six steals.
  • A team effort saw 10 Red Foxes score, and eight had at least six points.
  • Marist held Dartmouth to .347 (17-for-49) shooting from the field and a .150 (3-for-20) mark from three-point range.
 
About Vassar
  • The Brewers are coming off a 16-10 overall record and a program-best 12-6 mark in Liberty League play last year.
  • Vassar was picked to finish second in this year's Liberty League Preseason Poll.
  • The Brewers return their top three scorers from last year.
  • Shea Fitzgerald, who averaged a team-best 19.7 points per game, became the first player in program history to be named NABC All-American and All-Region.
  • Head coach Ryan Mee is in his seventh season.
 
Top Tidbits
  • Marist is 6-1 in home openers under head coach John Dunne, with five straight wins.
  • This game is the first off six straight at home for Marist. It's Marist's longest stretch of consecutive home games since the 1991-92 season, when the Red Foxes had seven straight in Poughkeepsie.
  • Marist's top three scorers (Rhyjon Blackwell, 20.0 ppg; Elijah Lewis, 10.5 ppg; Jadin Collins-Roberts, 8.5 ppg) are combining to shoot .577 (30-for-52) from the field this season.
  • Justin Menard's six steals at Dartmouth were the most by a Red Fox since Khallid Hart had six vs. Siena on Feb. 7, 2016.
 
What's Next
  • Marist hosts Harvard on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 5 p.m.
  • This is the back end of a split-admission doubleheader with the women's team, which will host Holy Cross at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Jadin Collins-Roberts

#0 Jadin Collins-Roberts

Guard
6' 1"
Junior
Elijah Lewis

#13 Elijah Lewis

Guard
6' 5"
Senior
Rhyjon Blackwell

#4 Rhyjon Blackwell

Guard
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Justin Menard

#2 Justin Menard

Guard
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Jadin Collins-Roberts

#0 Jadin Collins-Roberts

6' 1"
Junior
Guard
Elijah Lewis

#13 Elijah Lewis

6' 5"
Senior
Guard
Rhyjon Blackwell

#4 Rhyjon Blackwell

6' 0"
Graduate Student
Guard
Justin Menard

#2 Justin Menard

6' 3"
Sophomore
Guard

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