Tom Pecora (fordhamsports.com)

From Joe DiBari, Fordham’s Sports Information Director:

Fordham University men’s basketball coach Tom Pecora will serve as the chairman for the ninth annual Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament on Monday, August 30th at the Cherry Valley Club in Garden City, New York. All proceeds will benefit the American Cancer Society.

Registration for the event will begin at 10 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. brunch and a 1 p.m. shotgun start. After the golf concludes, there will be a cocktail hour and awards dinner stating at 6 p.m., followed by a raffle, auction, and Hall of Heroes sale. Each registered golfer will also be entered into a Final Four raffle with the winner receiving four tickets to the 2011 Final Four Weekend in San Antonio.

This year’s Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament will honor Eddie Corbett, one of the premier college basketball game officials. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., Corbett began officiating in the New York CHSAA before moving on to the college level. He has blown the whistle in 5 Big East Championship Games, 8 NEC Championships and 6 in the MAAC. He has advanced to the Regional Weekend of the tourney eleven times along with 7 Final Four appearances. Corbett has served as an official at the NCAA Men’s Championship games in 2001, 2005, 2007, and 2008. Ed has been inducted into the NY Catholic High School Hall of Fame, Westchester County Hall of Fame as well as The City of Yonkers Hall of Fame.

Previous honorees at the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament have included Lou Carnesecca (St. John’s), Bobby Cremins (College of Charleston, Georgia Tech), Rollie Massimino (Stony Brook, Villanova), Bill Raftery (Seton Hall, ESPN), Nick Macarchuk (Fordham, Stony Brook), Jack Curran (Archbishop Molloy High School), Jack Powers (Manhattan, NIT) and Ray Nash (Bishop Ford High School).

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer through research, education, advocacy and service. The proceeds from the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Outing will be donated to the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge located on 32nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in New York City. Hope Lodge provides free housing to cancer patients at New York City hospitals and their families during an already challenging time.

For more information, contact tournament director Ed Kelly of the Cherry Valley Club from Tuesday through Sunday at 516-741-1980 or Ted Vlavianos at the American Cancer Society at 516-921-6082 or ted.vlavianos@cancer.org.

Nobody covers Atlantic 10 basketball better than College Chalktalk, and if that continues to be the case (and I suspect it will), it could be another long season at Rose Hill.

Chalktalk has released its 2009-10 preseason prognostications, including predicted order of finish, All-Conference teams, and All-Rookie team. The site predicts Fordham will finish last in the A-10, with Jio Fontan and Lance Brown receiving conference honors.

Read the article here.

Tournament time for the Fordham basketball teams with the women hosting the Fordham Holiday Tournament at Rose Hill for the second year in a row and the men traveling to the Miami for the Florida International University Holiday Tournament.

Norfolk State, Colgate, and Bryant come to Rose Hill to take part in the four-team tournament, while Florida International and Tennessee-Martin join the Rams in the Sunshine State.  

Tennessee-Martin defeated Florida International, 77-76, tonight in the opener of the three-team event. Fordham will take on UTM tomorrow, before a Monday showdown with host Florida International.

The women’s tournament tips off tomorrow.

Here is the tournament schedule for both teams:

Sunday                 

Women vs. Norfolk State @ 1:00 p.m.

Men vs. Tennessee-Martin @ 5:00 p.m.

Monday

Women vs. Colgate or Bryant @ 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m.

Men vs. Florida International @ 2:00 p.m.                                                         

The 2008-2009 Fordham basketball season gets underway tonight with a doubleheader at the Rose Hill Gym. At 6 p.m. the women tip off against Princeton to be followed at 8 p.m. by the men taking on local rival Columbia.

The women attempt to rebound from a tough season last year which saw them finish at 0-29. While suffering through the winless season, the Rams drew praise from the media for the heart, work ethic, and perspective they brought to the court. That being said, no team deserves a win more than this group . The third link below will take you to The Journal News’ season preview. Coverage of tonight’s women’s game can be heard live on WFUV.org.

Meanwhile, the men will open their season against Columbia, a team they beat in last year’s season opener. The Rams finished the 2007-2008 campaign with a 12-17 record, and usher in the new year with new faces and a new style of play. Previews of the upcoming season from the Daily News and The Journal News provide interesting perspectives on what to expect from this year’s team. The links are below. As always, all men’s basketball games can be heard on 90.7FM WFUV Radio and WFUV.org. Tonight’s coverage begins at 7:55.

Fordham SportsNet will be at Rose Hill tonight covering both games and providing you with the most comprehensive coverage of Fordham Basketball.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/2008/11/13/2008-11-13_freshman_jio_fontan_looks_to_bring_new_s.html

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