2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	13–19 (7–11 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Rodney Crawford; Ali Ton; Michael DePaoli;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

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

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.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Chuba Ohams SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

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

Roster

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

Jeff Neubauer (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati)
Ali Ton (Davidson)
Michael DePaoli (College of Saint Rose)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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.

References

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

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

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References