Mack Rosenberg and Eric Mollo were joined by the Fordham Rams Men's Basketball Coach Tom Pecora on One on One to talk about his contract extension, the new Atlantic 10 conference, and the new recruits.
In a game that was quite literally a must win for Fordham, the Rams emerged victorious in a closely contested match with La Salle 67-62.
The Rose Hill Gym on a Saturday afternoon is a special place. Natural light emanates over the court from the windows right above the south basket. The sleepiness of the weekend morning slowly dissipates as the energy of nearly 3,000 individuals fills the small, gothic building that more closely resembles a chapel than it does a gymnasium. But the quality that makes the Bronx matinee most special is a Fordham victory.
Fordham secured its second conference win with a 63-58 victory over the George Washington Colonials, making this the first season in which the team has won multiple Atlantic-10 games since 2007-08.
With the Fordham Rams in the midst of a three game losing streak, head coach Tom Pecora sat down with Mike Giandomenico and myself Saturday on One on One. Pecora spoke on a wide range of topic from his teams 1-7 mark on the road to this season’s spectacular victory at home over the ranked Harvard Crimson.
With expectations high after knocking off Georgia Tech and #22 ranked Harvard in their last two home games, Fordham came up a little short Saturday afternoon when hosting the team that’s been the class of the A-10 for the past decade, the Xavier Musketeers. In a back and forth game, the young Rams yielded to the Musketeers 67-59, falling to 7-8 on the season and 0-2 in the Atlantic 10.
The Rams men's basketball team 2-3 after a 78-60 loss to Lehigh on Thursday - coach Tom Pecora expected them to be 4-1.
Men's Head Basketball Coach Tom Pecora recapped the season with Tom Felice. Listen as the Coach of the Rams looks back at his first season at Rose Hill and forward to next season.
Fordham defeated UMass 77-73 in its last game of the season (Brenton Butler's and Jacob Green's last game at Fordham), getting that much-needed Atlantic 10 win and ending the season 7-21. Listen to the full postgame report with analysis from Tom Felice and Martin de Jong and words from assistant coach David Duke and head coach Tom Pecora, and WFUV's Chris Quagliata.
On One on One, Tom Felice talked to Fordham basketball coach Tom Pecora about the season thus far and what the Rams need to do to get over the hump.
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