2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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]

2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball
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
2017–18 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rhode Island153 .833  268  .765
St. Bonaventure144 .778  268  .765
Davidson135 .722  2112  .636
Saint Joseph's108 .556  1616  .500
VCU99 .500  1815  .545
Saint Louis99 .500  1716  .515
George Mason99 .500  1617  .485
Richmond99 .500  1220  .375
Dayton810 .444  1417  .452
Duquesne711 .389  1616  .500
George Washington711 .389  1518  .455
La Salle711 .389  1319  .406
Massachusetts513 .278  1320  .394
Fordham414 .222  922  .290
2018 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Antwoine Anderson0G6'1"190RS JuniorRochester, NYGraduate transferred to Connecticut
Sinan Saglam10G6'6"195FreshmanIstanbul, TurkeyWalk-on; didn't return
Matt Massimino13G5'11"170SeniorNew Hope, PAGraduated
Javontae Hawkins32G6'5"211RS SeniorFlint, MIGraduated
Christian Sengfelder43F6'7"238JuniorLeverkusen, GermanyGraduate transferred to Boise State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tre Evans5G6'2"185SophomoreEdmond, OKJunior college transferred from Kilgore College
Erten Gazi10G6'4"212JuniorGüzelyurt, CyprusTransferred from DePaul. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gazi will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Antown Portley13G6'4"165JuniorLancaster, TXTransferred 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 Slanina24C6'10"225JuniorBrno, Czech RepublicJunior 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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Will Tavares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBishop Hendricken High School
    Monroe Community College
    Providence, Rhode Island
    F 1 Chuba Ohams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoWadleigh High School Bronx, New York
    G 2 Thomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) SrXavier High School Maspeth, New York
    G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    G 4 Brenton Petty (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrWoodrow Wilson Bosco High School Washington, D.C.
    F 5 Tre Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoEdmond Memorial High School
    Kilgore College
    Edmond, Oklahoma
    G 10 Erten Gazi  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrIstanbul Bostanci Doga College
    DePaul
    Güzelyurt, Cyprus
    G 12 Joseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    G 13 Antwon Portley  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLancaster High School
    Saint Peter's
    Lancaster, Texas
    F 14 Chris Downing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrDon Bosco Prep Orangeburg, New York
    G 15 Cavit Havsa (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoEsenyurt Okyanus High School Istanbul, Turkey
    F 20 Ivan Raut 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrNone Kotor, Montenegro
    F 21 Jesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrTabor Academy Plymouth, Massachusetts
    G 23 Perris Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrPasadena High School
    San Bernardino Valley College
    Los Angeles, California
    F 24 Prokop Slanina 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrASA College Brno, Czech Republic
    F 33 David Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrGet 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

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