2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-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 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They received the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the second round to George Mason.

2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record13–19 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Ali Ton
  • Michael DePaoli
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Dayton 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
VCU 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
Rhode Island 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Richmond 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Saint Bonaventure 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
George Washington 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
George Mason 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
La Salle 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Fordham 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Saint Louis 6 12   .333 12 21   .364
UMass 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Saint Joseph's 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Duquesne 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Rams finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Nych Smith 1 G 5'11" 187 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Jashire Hardnett 4 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Gulfport, MS Transferred to Chipola College
Jon Severe 10 G 6'2" 185 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Iona
Mandell Thomas 23 G 6'2" 185 Senior Rochester, NY Graduated
Ryan Rhoomes 30 F 6'8" 235 Senior South Jamaica, NY Graduated
Ryan Canty 42 C 6'9" 240 RS Senior Danvers, MA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Will Tavares 5 G 6'6" 205 Junior Providence, RI Junior college transferred to Monroe Community College.
Perris Hicks 23 G 6'1" 180 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College.
JaVontae Hawkins 32 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Flint, MI Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hawkins graduated from Eastern Kentucky.

2016 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chuba Ohams
SF
Bronx, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 5, 2016 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: POST
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016.

Preseason

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Fordham was picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason A-10 poll.[1]

Roster

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2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Antwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Bishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
F 1 Chuba Ohams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Wadleigh High School Bronx, New York
G 2 Thomas Sanchez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Xavier High School Maspeth, New York
G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
F 4 Brenton Petty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Woodrow Wilson Bosco High School Washington, D.C.
G 5 Will Tavares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Bishop Hendricken High School
Monroe Community College
Providence, Rhode Island
G 10 Sinan Saglam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Istanbul Avcilar Doga HS Istanbul, Turkey
G 12 Joseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G 13 Matt Massimino 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr New Hope-Solebury High School New Hope, Pennsylvania
F 14 Chris Downing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Don Bosco Prep Orangeburg, New York
G 15 Cavit Havsa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Esenyurt Okyanus High School Istanbul, Turkey
F 21 Jesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Tabor Academy Plymouth, Massachusetts
G 23 Perris Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr 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) So ASA College Brno, Czech Republic
G 32 Javontae Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) GS Huntington Prep
Eastern Kentucky
Flint, Michigan
F 33 David Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Get Better Academy Olomouc, Czech Republic
F 43 Christian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Urspring Academy Leverkusen, Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 59–96  0–1
Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309)
Johnson City, TN
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm
New York Tech W 101–75  1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,351)
Bronx, NY
11/18/2016*
6:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson
Johnny Bach Classic
W 68–55  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533)
Bronx, NY
11/19/2016*
3:00 pm
Saint Peter's
Johnny Bach Classic
W 63–41  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
Bronx, NY
11/20/2016*
3:30 pm
Lipscomb
Johnny Bach Classic
W 85–69  4–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003)
Bronx, NY
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm
Rider W 73–62  5–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023)
Bronx, NY
11/26/2016*
5:00 pm
Texas–Arlington L 63–67  5–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,096)
Bronx, NY
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm
Sacred Heart L 70–71  5–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,002)
Bronx, NY
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm
at Harvard L 52–64  5–4
Lavietes Pavilion (1,714)
Cambridge, MA
12/08/2016*
6:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's
Rivalry
L 62–90  5–5
Carnesecca Arena (4,474)
Queens, NY
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm
at Manhattan L 53–60  5–6
Draddy Gymnasium (1,981)
Riverdale, NY
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
vs. Rutgers
MSG Holiday Festival
L 53–68  5–7
Madison Square Garden (8,200)
New York City, NY
12/21/2016*
7:00 pm
Central Connecticut W 83–60  6–7
Rose Hill Gymnasium (954)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
Duquesne L 72–75  6–8
(0–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673)
Bronx, NY
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Richmond L 72–80  6–9
(0–2)
Robins Center (5,004)
Richmond, VA
01/07/2017
3:00 pm, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's L 55–70  6–10
(0–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,575)
Bronx, NY
01/11/2017
7:00 pm
at Davidson W 60–54  7–10
(1–3)
John M. Belk Arena (3,004)
Davidson, NC
01/14/2017
4:30 pm, NBCSN
vs. St. Bonaventure
Lightower Conference Classic
L 53–73  7–11
(1–4)
Blue Cross Arena (6,386)
Rochester, NY
01/18/2017
7:00 pm
VCU W 69–67 OT 8–11
(2–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,186)
Bronx, NY
01/21/2017
12:30 pm, NBCSN
at Massachusetts W 71–68  9–11
(3–4)
Mullins Center (3,423)
Amherst, MA
01/28/2017
12:00 pm, NBCSN
Davidson L 66–84  9–12
(3–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,123)
Bronx, NY
01/31/2017
9:00 pm, CBSSN
Dayton L 66–75  9–13
(3–6)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,412)
Bronx, NY
02/04/2017
6:00 pm, ASN
at Saint Joseph's W 86–83 2OT 10–13
(4–6)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
02/08/2017
7:00 pm
La Salle L 52–67  10–14
(4–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,156)
Bronx, NY
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ASN
at George Mason L 67–73  10–15
(4–8)
EagleBank Arena (6,676)
Fairfax, VA
02/15/2017
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island W 53–43  11–15
(5–8)
Ryan Center (3,791)
Kingston, RI
02/18/2017
2:00 pm
Saint Louis W 54–40  12–15
(6–8)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,431)
Bronx, NY
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
at Duquesne W 70–52  13–15
(7–8)
Palumbo Center (1,141)
Pittsburgh, PA
02/25/2017
2:30 pm, NBCSN
Richmond L 48–70  13–16
(7–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,023)
Bronx, NY
03/01/2017
7:00 pm
George Washington L 66–67  13–17
(7–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,153)
Bronx, NY
03/04/2017
2:00 pm
at La Salle L 54–66  13–18
(7–11)
Tom Gola Arena (1,412)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/09/2017
6:00 pm, NBCSN
(10) vs. (7) George Mason
Second round
L 71–82  13–19
PPG Paints Arena (5,442)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

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2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2017.