George Washington University Athletics
Colonials, Rams Battle in the Bronx Wednesday
1/15/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 15, 2008
Complete Game Notes in PDF Format 
George Washington (5-6, 1-0) at Fordham (6-8, 0-2)
Game 12 • Atlantic 10 Conference game
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 • Time: 7:00 pm ET
Location: Rose Hill Gym (3,200) • Bronx, NY
Radio: 3WT 1500 AM, 107.7 FM, 820 AM (Byron Kerr)
Internet: live stats on GameTracker
TV: none
All-Time Series: GW leads, 16-4 (GW leads, 7-2 at Rose Hill Gym)
GW COACH: Karl Hobbs (Connecticut `85)
Record at GW: 119-71 (.626) 7th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 60-37 (.619) 7th season
Career Record: 119-71 (.626) 7th season
Hobbs' Record vs. Fordham: 7-0
FORDHAM COACH: Dereck Whittenburg (NC St. `84)
Record at FU: 59-74 (.444) 5th season
Atlantic 10 Record: 30-36 (.455) 5th season
Career Record: 126-124 (.504) 9th season
Wagner 67-50
Whittenburg's Record vs. GW: 0-6
Wednesday's Game: GW (5-6, 1-0) aims for its first road win of the season when it faces Fordham (6-8, 0-2) in an A-10 battle in the Bronx.
• GW is 7-0 vs. the Rams under Karl Hobbs (3-0 at home, 3-0 on the road, 1-0 neutral).
• GW has won the last eight meetings and 14 of the last 15.
• GW has been idle for the last five days following a record-breaking 49-20 win over Saint Louis in the A-10 opener Jan. 10 at Smith Center. The Colonials are concluding a stretch where they have played just four games in the last 33 days.
•Fordham is coming off a 68-50 loss to No. 24/25 Xavier Saturday in Cincinnati. Tonight marks Fordham's first home game since Dec. 28, a 72-60 victory over Binghamton.
• The Colonials are looking to snap a five-game road losing streak. GW is winless in five road games this season while Fordham sports a 3-3 record at Rose Hill Gym.
• GW is without starting point guard Travis King, who is sitting out the season with a knee injury.
• GW has won 51 of its last 66 regular-season games and 30 of its last 35 A-10 games.
A Closer Look at Fordham: Fordham, coached by Washington, DC native and DeMatha High grad Dereck Whittenburg, enters play Wednesday with a 6-8 overall record and has lost its first two A-10 games, both on the road, at Duquesne and, most recently, at Xavier on Saturday. Fordham has three players averaging double figure points, led by senior F Bryant Dunston's 15.6 ppg and league-leading 8.7 rpg. Senior G Marcus Stout (14.2 ppg) and Brenton Butler (11.4 rpg) are the other leading Rams. For the season, Fordham is shooting 43.9 percent from the field, averages 66.2 points a game but is being outrebounded by opponents by more than three caroms a game. Fordham leads the A-10 in scoring defense allowing just 57.9 points and opponents are shooting 46.1 percent from the floor.
Next Game: GW returns to Washington to host #20/20 Xavier on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 8:00 p.m. EST. The game will be telecast on Fox Sports Ohio and broadcast live on FederalNewsRadio.com 1050 AM. Live video and audio streaming of the game will be available on www.GWsports.com.
