In an offseason punctuated by signings and new arrivals, it's important to remember that Fordham will return some key pieces in 2014-15.

Mandell Thomas is one of them.

By his own admission, after a strong finish to his freshman season, Thomas did not take the next step as a sophomore.

As a rookie, he started 21 games, averaging 15.5 points over the last 12 games of the year and 13.9 points in Atlantic 10 play, including spectacular scoring efforts against Saint Louis (22 points), Xavier (23 points) and St. Bonaventure (22 points).

He finished the season averaging 9.8 points per game, third best on the team.

Last year,...

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