2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	† 2015 A10 Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10
2014–15 record	10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Pecora (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Parrotta; John Morton; Michael DePaoli;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Tom Pecora in his fifth year at the school. Fordham Rams home games were played at Rose Hill Gymnasium and the team was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU.

On March 18, head coach Tom Pecora was fired.^[1] He finished at Fordham with a five year record of 44–106.

Previous season[]

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

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Branden Frazier	0	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Travion Leonard	2	F	6'8"	275	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Barry
Jake Fay	12	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Lynn, MA	Transferred to Hartford
Chris Whitehead	13	G	5'9"	190	Junior	New Albany, NY	Transferred to Bellarmine
Jared Fay	20	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore	Lynn, MA	Transferred to Dominican College
Jermaine Meyers	22	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Ajax, ON	Transferred to Northwood (MI)
Leo Walsh	25	G	6'4"	198	Senior	Clarks Green, PA	Graduated
Victor Ieronymides	33	G/F	6'6"	208	Freshman	Nicosia, Cyprus	Transferred to Saint Martin's
Khalid Robinson	35	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Harlem, NY	Graduated

Incoming recruits[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Eric Paschall PF	Dobbs Ferry, NY	Dobbs Ferry High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 4, 2013
Eric Paschall PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70
Nemanja Zarkovic PG	Montreal, QE	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 16, 2014
Nemanja Zarkovic PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R
Christian Sengfelder PF	Schelklingen, GER	Urspring High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	May 1, 2014
Christian Sengfelder PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R
Zaire Thompson PG	Germany, EUR	Erdgas Ehingen	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	May 22, 2014
Zaire Thompson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

Roster[]

2014–15 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)	So	Rochester, NY
G	1	Mandell Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rochester, NY
G	3	Nemanja Zarkovic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Montreal, QE
F	4	Eric Paschall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Dobbs Ferry, NY
G	10	Jon Severe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Brooklyn, NY
G	13	Matt Massimino	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	New Hope, PA
G	15	Nihad Musovic	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Yonkers, NY
G	24	Bryan Smith (C)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, NY
F	30	Ryan Rhoomes (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	South Jamaica, NY
G	32	DC Gaitley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Haverford, PA
C	42	Ryan Canty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Danvers, MA
F	43	Christian Sengfelder	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Fr	Leverkusen, Germany
F	44	Manny Suarez	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Cliffside Park, NJ
F	55	Dekeba Battee-Aston (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Brisbane, Australia

Head coach

Tom Pecora (Adelphi)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

^[2]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 pm	New York Tech	W 94–77	1–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,368) Bronx, NY
11/16/2014* 5:00 pm, BTN	at Penn State	L 54–73	1–1	Bryce Jordan Center (8,607) University Park, PA
11/20/2014* 7:30 pm	at Maryland	L 50–66	1–2	Xfinity Center (9,022) College Park, MD
11/23/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY	UMass Lowell	L 57–64	1–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,122) Bronx, NY
11/29/2014* 4:00 pm, SNY	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 66–72	1–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132) Bronx, NY
12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY	Siena	W 69–67	2–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,235) Bronx, NY
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY	Monmouth	W 68–58 ^OT	3–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,130) Bronx, NY
12/14/2014* 1:30 pm, FSN	at No. 24 St. John's Rivalry/Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	L 53–74	3–5	Madison Square Garden (8,074) New York City, NY
12/22/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY	vs. Manhattan Rivalry/Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational	L 57–71	3–6	Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY
12/28/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY	Howard	W 74–59	4–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568) Bronx, NY
12/31/2014* 12:00 pm, SNY	South Carolina State	W 74–54	5–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2015 1:00 pm, CBSSN	VCU	L 58–75	5–7 (0–1)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,719) Bronx, NY
01/07/2015 7:00 pm	at Rhode Island	L 65–68	5–8 (0–2)	Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI
01/10/2015 7:00 pm	Dayton	L 58–76	5–9 (0–3)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,872) Bronx, NY
01/14/2015 7:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	L 55–66	5–10 (0–4)	Hagan Arena (3,851) Philadelphia, PA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm	at La Salle	L 49–60	5–11 (0–5)	Tom Gola Arena (2,311) Philadelphia, PA
01/22/2015 7:00 pm, NBCSN	George Washington	L 59–79	5–12 (0–6)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316) Bronx, NY
01/28/2015 7:00 pm	Rhode Island	L 63–64	5–13 (0–7)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622) Bronx, NY
02/01/2015 2:00 pm	at Dayton	L 77–101	5–14 (0–8)	UD Arena (13,106) Dayton, OH
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, SNY	Massachusetts	L 72–78	5–15 (0–9)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636) Bronx, NY
02/07/2015 4:00 pm, NBCSN	Saint Louis	W 83–65	6–15 (1–9)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,871) Bronx, NY
02/11/2015 7:00 pm	at Richmond	L 71–73	6–16 (1–10)	Robins Center (5,524) Richmond, VA
02/15/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN	Saint Joseph's	W 69–55	7–16 (2–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,885) Bronx, NY
02/18/2015 7:00 pm	at George Mason	W 80–68	8–16 (3–10)	Patriot Center (2,682) Fairfax, VA
02/21/2015 7:00 pm	at Davidson	L 57–76	8–17 (3–11)	John M. Belk Arena (5,084) Davidson, NC
02/25/2015 7:00 pm	La Salle	W 63–48	9–17 (4–11)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586) Bronx, NY
02/28/2015 4:00 pm	at Massachusetts	L 74–82	9–18 (4–12)	Mullins Center (5,238) Amherst, MA
03/04/2015 7:00 pm	Duquesne	L 66–81	9–19 (4–13)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,652) Bronx, NY
03/07/2015 4:00 pm	at St. Bonaventure	L 52–66	9–20 (4–14)	Reilly Center (3,555) Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/11/2015 6:30 pm	vs. George Mason First Round	W 71–65	10–20	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
03/12/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN	vs. VCU Second Round	L 57–63	10–21	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[]

[1] ttp://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/tom-pecora-fordham-men-basketball-coach-fired-school-article-1.2153752

[2] ttp://fordhamsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball

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2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Departures[]

Incoming recruits[]

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll