Courtesy of FordhamSports.com
Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University men’s basketball season is not over yet as the Rams will host Boston University in a first round game of the 2016 CollegeInsider.com (CIT) Post Season Tournament on Wednesday, March 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Hill Gym.
The game will be Fordham’s first postseason appearance since the Rams won the Patriot League in 1992 and advanced to the NCAA Championships where they fell to UMass. It will also mark the first postseason game in the Rose Hill Gym since 1990 when Fordham defeated Southern in a first round NIT game in the building.
This will be the second straight appearance for Fordham head coach Jeff Neubauer at the CIT Postseason Tournament as he took Eastern Kentucky to the tournament last year where the Colonials advanced to the quarterfinals before falling to UT-Martin. Evansville won the 2015 title with a win over Northern Arizona.
The Rams enter the tournament with a 17-13 overall record, the most wins for a Fordham men’s team since the 2006-2007 squad went 18-12.
About the CIT
The CIT was created to give deserving teams an opportunity to participate in the postseason. The CIT has had more schools make their postseason debut (25) and more programs win their first-ever postseason game (24) than all other tournaments combined during the seven seasons since the CIT was established in 2009.
In addition, the CIT has produced three NBA Lottery picks and two Top 10 selections in Weber State’s Damian Lillard (6th overall in 2012) and UL Lafayette’s Elfrid Payton (10th overall in 2014). When Lillard was named 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year it marked the first time since 1955 that a tournament, other than the NCAA Tournament had produced the NBA Rookie of the Year.
In just seven seasons the CIT has also provided plenty of excitement while making college basketball history in the process. The 2009 CIT provided the longest game-ending shot in Division I postseason history, when Chris Roberts hit a 75-footer at the buzzer to put Bradley into the semifinals. In 2010, the CIT featured Fairfield rallying from 27 points down, with 16:08 remaining in the second half to advance to the second round. The comeback was the biggest in Division I postseason history.
Tickets will go on sale on Monday, March 14, at 10:00 a.m. and will be available online at FordhamSports.com/CIT or by calling the Fordham Athletic Ticket Office at 855-RAM-TIXS. Season ticket holders can call the Ticket Office directly to secure their regular season seats.
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