2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record17–14 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Tony Chiles
  • Jaden Uken
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2015–16 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
UMass 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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 
Star ratings: 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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Antwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Rochester, NY
G 1 Nych Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Montreal, QE
G 4 Jashire Hardnett Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Gulfport, MS
G 5 Thomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Maspeth, NY
G 10 Jon Severe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Joseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Saint-Hubert, QE
G 13 Matt Massimino (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Hope, PA
F 21 Jesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Plymouth, MA
F 22 David Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prague, Czech Republic
G 23 Mandell Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rochester, NY
F 30 Ryan Rhoomes (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr South Jamaica, NY
F 40 Chris Downing (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Orangeburg, NY
C 42 Ryan Canty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Christian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Leverkusen, Germany
F 55 Dekeba 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
Rivalry 		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 November 22, 2015.