There was a time, not all that long ago, when Manny Suarez was convinced he had tasted Division I basketball for the last time.
It was back during the 2014-15 season when the 6-10, 250-pound center from Cliffside Park, New Jersey, was finishing up his second season at Fordham University in the Bronx following a redshirt season the year before. But the end of that season also saw a coaching change at Fordham and the beginning of the end of Suarez’ career in the Bronx.
“The coaching staff got fired, (head coach) Tom Pecora, (assistant) Tom Parrotta.