2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball
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ConferenceAtlantic 10
2017–18 record9–22 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Associate head coachRodney Crawford
Assistant coaches
  • Ali Ton
  • Michael DePaoli
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 15 – 3   .833 26 – 8   .765
St. Bonaventure 14 – 4   .778 26 – 8   .765
Davidson † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Saint Joseph's 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
VCU 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Saint Louis 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515
George Mason 9 – 9   .500 16 – 17   .485
Richmond 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Dayton 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
Duquesne 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
George Washington 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
La Salle 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Massachusetts 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Fordham 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† 2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Tournament to George Washington.[1]

Previous season[]

The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. In the A-10 Tournament, they lost in the second round to George Mason.[2]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Antwoine Anderson 0 G 6'1" 190 RS Junior Rochester, NY Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Sinan Saglam 10 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Walk-on; didn't return
Matt Massimino 13 G 5'11" 170 Senior New Hope, PA Graduated
Javontae Hawkins 32 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Flint, MI Graduated
Christian Sengfelder 43 F 6'7" 238 Junior Leverkusen, Germany Graduate transferred to Boise State

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tre Evans 5 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Edmond, OK Junior college transferred from Kilgore College
Erten Gazi 10 G 6'4" 212 Junior Güzelyurt, Cyprus Transferred from DePaul. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gazi will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Antown Portley 13 G 6'4" 165 Junior Lancaster, TX Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Portley will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Prokop Slanina 24 C 6'10" 225 Junior Brno, Czech Republic Junior college transferred from ASA College

2017 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ivan Raut
SF 		Kotor, Crna Gora Beko Beograd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 11, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

Preseason[]

In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10.[3] Junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the conference's preseason third team.[3]

Roster[]

2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Will Tavares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bishop Hendricken High School
Monroe Community College 		Providence, Rhode Island
F 1 Chuba Ohams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Wadleigh High School Bronx, New York
G 2 Thomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Xavier High School Maspeth, New York
G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 4 Brenton Petty (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Woodrow Wilson Bosco High School Washington, D.C.
F 5 Tre Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Edmond Memorial High School
Kilgore College 		Edmond, Oklahoma
G 10 Erten Gazi Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Istanbul Bostanci Doga College
DePaul 		Güzelyurt, Cyprus
G 12 Joseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 13 Antwon Portley Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lancaster High School
Saint Peter's 		Lancaster, Texas
F 14 Chris Downing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Don Bosco Prep Orangeburg, New York
G 15 Cavit Havsa (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Esenyurt Okyanus High School Istanbul, Turkey
F 20 Ivan Raut 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr None Kotor, Montenegro
F 21 Jesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Tabor Academy Plymouth, Massachusetts
G 23 Perris Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Pasadena High School
San Bernardino Valley College 		Los Angeles, California
F 24 Prokop Slanina 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr ASA College Brno, Czech Republic
F 33 David Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Get Better Academy Olomouc, Czech Republic
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
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Fredonia W 79–41 
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Miami (OH)
Jamaica Classic 		L 54–55  0–1
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)
Bronx, NY
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm 		LIU Brooklyn
Jamaica Classic 		W 81–68  1–1
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,107)
Bronx, NY
Nov 17, 2017*
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Florida State
Jamaica Classic 		L 43–67  1–2
 Montego Bay Convention Centre (235)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 19, 2017*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Tulane
Jamaica Classic 		L 55–63  1–3
 Montego Bay Convention Centre (278)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 26, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Manhattan W 70–57  2–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,823)
Bronx, NY
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm 		East Tennessee State L 77–82  2–4
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,158)
Bronx, NY
Dec 2, 2017*
2:00 pm 		Maine W 67–66 OT 3–4
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,421)
Bronx, NY
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Harvard L 45–47  3–5
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,012)
Bronx, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm 		St. Francis Brooklyn W 76–68  4–5
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,578)
Bronx, NY
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Rutgers L 63–75  4–6
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,389)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 79–69  5–6
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (847)
Bronx, NY
Dec 23, 2017*
12:00 pm, AT&T Pitt 		at No. 10 West Virginia L 69–86  5–7
 WVU Coliseum (11,296)
Morgantown, WV
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		at VCU L 63–76  5–8
(0–1) 		Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Jan 3, 2018
7:00 pm 		Richmond W 69–65 OT 6–8
(1–1) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,106)
Bronx, NY
Jan 6, 2018
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		Duquesne L 41–64  6–9
(1–2) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805)
Bronx, NY
Jan 10, 2018
7:00 pm 		at St. Bonaventure L 61–77  6–10
(1–3) 		Reilly Center (3,133)
Olean, NY
Jan 14, 2018
3:00 pm, NBCSN 		Davidson L 45–75  6–11
(1–4) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,734)
Bronx, NY
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		at La Salle L 67–75  6–12
(1–5) 		Tom Gola Arena (1,458)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2018
1:00 pm 		at Saint Joseph's L 46–68  6–13
(1–6) 		Hagan Arena (3,634)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 24, 2018
7:00 pm, Stadium 		No. 24 Rhode Island L 58–78  6–14
(1–7) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,015)
Bronx, NY
Jan 27, 2018
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		Massachusetts W 82–69  7–14
(2–7) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,234)
Bronx, NY
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, FSMW+ 		at Saint Louis L 50–73  7–15
(2–8) 		Chaifetz Arena (7,312)
St. Louis, MO
Feb 7, 2018
7:00 pm 		George Mason W 67–66  8–15
(3–8) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,152)
Bronx, NY
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm 		at Duquesne W 80–57  9–15
(4–8) 		Palumbo Center (2,871)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 14, 2018
7:00 pm 		Saint Joseph's L 55–71  9–16
(4–9) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,032)
Bronx, NY
Feb 17, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Dayton L 70–80  9–17
(4–10) 		UD Arena (13,350)
Dayton, OH
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm 		at Davidson L 52–76  9–18
(4–11) 		John M. Belk Arena (3,212)
Davidson, NC
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm 		La Salle L 60–73  9–19
(4–12) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366)
Bronx, NY
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm 		at George Washington L 56–72  9–20
(4–13) 		Charles E. Smith Center (2,463)
Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 pm 		VCU L 58–83  9–21
(4–14) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,325)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018
8:30 pm, Stadium 		(14) vs. (11) George Washington
First round 		L 72–78  9–22
 Capital One Arena (5,333)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4][5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Goff, Steven (2018-03-07). "George Washington survives Fordham's upset bid, moves on in A-10 tournament". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  2. ^ "Fordham vs. George Mason – Game Recap – March 9, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  3. ^ a b "Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  4. ^ "Fordham Rams Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Rams Home and Away – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  5. ^ "Fordham University Rams Athletics – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.fordhamsports.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
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