2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference Atlantic 10
2015–16 record 17–14 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach Jeff Neubauer (1st year)
Assistant coach Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach Tony Chiles
Assistant coach Jaden Uken
Home arena Rose Hill Gymnasium
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Dayton 14 4   .778     25 8   .758
VCU 14 4   .778     25 11   .694
St. Bonaventure 14 4   .778     22 9   .710
Saint Joseph's 13 5   .722     28 8   .778
George Washington 11 7   .611     28 10   .737
Davidson 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Rhode Island 9 9   .500     17 15   .531
Fordham 8 10   .444     17 14   .548
Richmond 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Massachusetts 6 12   .333     14 18   .438
Duquesne 6 12   .333     17 17   .500
George Mason 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
Saint Louis 5 13   .278     11 21   .344
La Salle 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 Tournament to Richmond. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boston University.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2014–15 season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Paschall 4 F 6'6" 205 Freshman Dobbs Ferry, NY Transferred to Villanova
Nihad Musovic 15 G 6'0" 185 Junior Yonkers, NY Graduated
Bryan Smith 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
DC Gaitley 32 G 6'1" 190 Senior Haverford, PA Graduated
Manny Suarez 44 F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Cliffside Park, NJ Transferred to Adelphi

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahshire Hardnett
PG
Gulfport, MS Gulfport High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 7, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Nych Smith
PG
Memphis, TN White Station High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 14, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jesse Bunting
C
Plymouth, MA Tabor Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Joseph Chartouny
PG
Saint-Hubert, Quebec College Jean-De-Brebeuf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 26, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Anderson, AntwoineAntwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Rochester, NY
G 1 Smith, NychNych Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
G 3 Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Montreal, QE
G 4 Hardnett, JashireJashire Hardnett  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Gulfport, MS
G 5 Sanchez, ThomasThomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Maspeth, NY
G 10 Severe, JonJon Severe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Chartouny, JosephJoseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Saint-Hubert, QE
G 13 Massimino, MattMatt Massimino (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Hope, PA
F 21 Bunting, JesseJesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Plymouth, MA
F 22 Pekárek, DavidDavid Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prague, Czech Republic
G 23 Thomas, MandellMandell Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rochester, NY
F 30 Rhoomes, RyanRyan Rhoomes (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr South Jamaica, NY
F 40 Downing, ChrisChris Downing (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Orangeburg, NY
C 42 Canty, RyanRyan Canty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Leverkusen, Germany
F 55 Battee-Aston, DekebaDekeba Battee-Aston 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Cairns, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2015*
8:30 pm
at Texas–Arlington L 72–77  0–1
College Park Center (3,863)
Arlington, TX

11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Queens College W 76–57  1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132)
Bronx, NY

11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 85–62[1]  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,108)
Bronx, NY

11/24/2015*
8:00 pm
Colgate W 84–58  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,538)
Bronx, NY

11/28/2015*
5:00 pm
Manhattan W 87–64  4–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,747)
Bronx, NY

12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
St. John's W 73–57  5–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,068)
Bronx, NY

12/05/2015*
4:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 86–54  6–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,992)
Bronx, NY

12/08/2015*
7:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn W 89–84 OT 7–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,595)
Bronx, NY

12/13/2015*
1:00 pm
Coppin State W 92–55  8–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,331)
Bronx, NY

12/19/2015*
2:00 pm
Maine W 70–53  9–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032)
Bronx, NY

12/22/2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Boston College
Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase
L 55–64  9–2
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/03/2016
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at George Washington L 63–69  9–3
(0–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,813)
Washington, D.C.

01/06/2016
7:00 pm
La Salle W 66–61  10–3
(1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,024)
Bronx, NY

01/10/2016
2:00 pm, NBCSN
Richmond L 82–93  10–4
(1–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,385)
Bronx, NY

01/13/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at VCU L 54–88  10–5
(1–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA

01/16/2016
1:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's L 55–80  10–6
(1–4)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA

01/20/2016
7:00 pm
George Mason W 73–62  11–6
(2–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,689)
Bronx, NY

01/24/2016
4:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton L 50–64  11–7
(2–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,014)
Bronx, NY

01/27/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at Rhode Island L 63–79  11–8
(2–6)
Ryan Center (4,195)
Kingston, RI

01/30/2016
12:00 pm, NBCSN
at Massachusetts W 78–72 OT 12–8
(3–6)
Mullins Center (3,562)
Amherst, MA

02/06/2016
2:00 pm
Saint Joseph's L 60–82  12–9
(3–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY

02/10/2016
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure L 72–76 OT 12–10
(3–8)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,021)
Bronx, NY

02/13/2016
6:00 pm
at Richmond L 67-71  12–11
(3–9)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA

02/17/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Massachusetts W 76–66  13–11
(4–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,341)
Bronx, NY

02/20/2016
8:00 pm, ASN
at Saint Louis L 68–76  13–12
(4–10)
Chaifetz Arena (8,591)
St. Louis, MO

02/24/2016
7:00 pm
at La Salle W 56–53  14–12
(5–10)
Tom Gola Arena (1,350)
Philadelphia, PA

02/27/2016
2:00 pm
Davidson W 91–82  15–12
(6–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985)
Bronx, NY

03/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Duqensne W 78–69  16–12
(7–10)
Palumbo Center (1,283)
Pittsburgh, PA

03/05/2016
2:00 pm
Rhode Island W 64–61  17–12
(8–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/10/2016
12:00 pm, NBCSN
(8) vs. (9) Richmond
Second round
L 55–70  17–13
Barclays Center (6,519)
Brooklyn, NY
CIT

03/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Boston University
First round
L 66–69  17–14
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,264)
Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References

  1. "Balanced Fordham defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
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