BRONX, N.Y. — The Long Island University men's basketball team (3-1, 0-0 NEC) will make a quick trip up to the Bronx on Thursday night, taking on Fordham University (3-2, 0-0 Atlantic 10) on the road.
The Sharks are riding a three-game winning streak entering Thursday's contest, including a recent 88-79 home win over James Madison University this past Saturday. Fordham enters tonight's matchup after defeating Manhattanville University 96-62 at home this past Sunday.
Thursday's game will be televised on SNY and is available for streaming on ESPN+, with Andrew Bogusch (play-by-play), Andrew Posadas (analyst) on the call.
Quick Facts
-A FAMILIAR FOE: LIU travels up to the Bronx on Thursday night to take on Fordham University in the 15th meeting between the two programs. Fordham won the previous matchup 73-57 in the 2021-22 season, while LIU's last win came in the 2017-18 season (81-68 win on the road).
-HOME OPENER: LIU defeated James Madison University 88-79 inside the Steinberg Wellness Center on Saturday night, led by a game-high 21 points from both redshirt senior Malachi Davis and graduate student Jamal Fuller.
-NEC HONORS: Senior Greg Gordon was named the NEC co-Player of the Week on Nov. 10, and junior Mason Porter-Brown received NEC Prime Performer honors. On Monday, R-Sr. Malachi Davis took home NEC co-Player of the Week honors and graduate student Jamal Fuller was named an NEC Prime Performer
-NEC PRESEASON POLL: LIU was unanimously picked to finish first out of nine teams by the conference's head coaches
-TWO SHARKS RECEIVE PRESEASON ALL-NEC HONORS: Redshirt senior guard Malachi Davis and graduate student guard/forward Jamal Fuller were named NEC Preseason All-Conference selections. Both received All-NEC honors last winter.
-RETURNING TO THE FLOOR: LIU returns 59.2% of its scoring from the 2024-25 season, headlined by returning their top two leading scorers from a season ago in Malachi Davis (565 points) and Jamal Fuller (413 points). The Sharks also returning their top two rebounders (Shadrak Lasu, 226 rebounds; Jamal Fuller, 199 rebounds) and blocks (Lasu, 42 blocks; Fuller, 25 blocks)
