Columbia University
UMass-Lowell
Men's Basketball Hosts UMass-Lowell in Home Opener Thursday
11/9/2022 2:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Columbia will welcome the Riverhawks to Schiller Court for a 7 p.m. contest
NEW YORK - Columbia men's basketball is set to take on Rutgers Monday, November 7 at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway to tip-off the 2022-23 campaign. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. and can be seen live on BTN+.
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OPENING TIP-OFF
• Columbia returns to Schiller Court Thursday night after falling at Rutgers Monday night. Zine Bedri led the way with eight points and five rebounds in his collegiate debut.
• The Lions are 84-35 all-time in home openers and has won nine of their last 14 openers in Levien Gymnasium.
NEWS/NOTES
UMASS-LOWELL'S STATUS
The Riverhawks coasted to a 108-43 victory over Fisher Monday night. Everette Hammond scored a game-high 23 points to lead six double-figure scorers. UMass-Lowell is coming off a 15-16 campaign in 2021-22 and was 7-11 in the America East.
INSIDE THE SERIES - UMASS-LOWELL
Thursday marks just the second meeting between the schools. The Lions took the previous matchup, 78-39, in December 2013 on Morningside Heights.
COLUMBIA AGAINST THE AMERICA EAST
The Lions are 21-25 against teams currently in the America East Conference. This season, Columbia will play five opponents (UMass-Lowell, Binghamton, New Hampshire, UMBC, Maine) from the conference. The Lions went 2-2 in 2021-22 against America East schools, topping Binghamton and Maine and failling to UAlbany and UMBC.
BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER
The Lions return nearly 75 percent of its scoring from 2021-22, highlighted by Geronimo Rubio De La Rosa. The guard averaged 12.3 points per game, which was the third highest total for a first-year in program history.
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