Rams Kick Off Basketball Season: How Well Do You Know Fordham Basketball?

9 Questions | By Fordhamalumni | Updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Attempts: 55

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Rams Kick Off Basketball Season: How Well Do You Know Fordham Basketball? - Quiz

Test your Fordham basketball knowledge for a chance to win two tickets to an upcoming home game. The first ten people to answer correctly will win two tickets to a home game in November or December. Good Luck!

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1.

On Saturday, December 19, the men’s basketball team will play Big East powerhouse Villanova, a Final Four team last season, at the Izod Center, in East Rutherford, N.J. Coincidentally, the game comes almost 27 years to the day of the Rams’ first game at the Meadowlands, a victory against which Big East team?
- A.
  
  Georgetown
- B.
  
  St. John's
- C.
  
  Seton Hall
- D.
  
  Syracuse
2.

Last season, guard Jio Fontan finished among the top 15 in the Atlantic 10 in five different categories. In which of the following categories was he not among the league leaders?
- A.
  
  Field Goal Percentage
- B.
  
  Rebounding
- C.
  
  Assist-to-Turnover Ratio
- D.
  
  Minutes per Game
3.

Which website described Fordham’s freshman class as one of the top 25 the nation?
- A.
  
  Scout.com
- B.
  
  SI.com
- C.
  
  CBS Sports.com
- D.
  
  DraftExpress.com
4.

On Wednesday, January 13, the men’s basketball team will play Atlantic 10 rival Dayton at Madison Square Garden. The game will be the Rams’ 114th overall at the World’s Most Famous Arena. When was the last time the Rams played at the Garden?
- A.
  
  1975
- B.
  
  1991
- C.
  
  2001
- D.
  
  2002
5.

Who was the leading scorer for the Fordham Rams women’s basketball team last season?
- A.
  
  Randall Hurst
- B.
  
  Becky Peters
- C.
  
  Kristina Bell
- D.
  
  Tiffany Stokes
6.

Earlier this year, former Ram Mobolaji Akiode, CBA ’04, established a nonprofit youth-sports organization in her native Nigeria. What is the name of her organization?
- A.
  
  World Hoops Nigeria
- B.
  
  MOAK Sports
- C.
  
  Hope 4 Girls Nigeria
- D.
  
  Baseline Nigeria
7.

In 2004, Rams Coach Cathy Andruzzi was inducted, along with her college teammates, into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame. Her college team, ranked No. 2 nationally during the 1972-1973 season, was the first women’s team inducted into the hall of fame. Which school did she play for?
- A.
  
  St. John’s
- B.
  
  Manhattan
- C.
  
  Queen’s College
- D.
  
  Columbia
8.

On Saturday, December 5, Fordham will retire No. 55 in honor of Anne Gregory O’Connell, FCRH ’80, during halftime of the Rams’ game against Rider University. She’ll become the first woman to have her number retired at Fordham, and only one of two former basketball players to receive the honor. Who was the first Ram to have his number retired?
- A.
  
  Joseph Paterno
- B.
  
  Bryant Dunston
- C.
  
  Ed Conlin
- D.
  
  John Andariese
9.

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