2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10
2014–15 record 10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach Tom Pecora (5th year)
Assistant coach Tom Parrotta
Assistant coach John Morton
Assistant coach Michael DePaoli
Home arena Rose Hill Gymnasium
2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
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
#25 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

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.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Fordham Rams finished the season with an overall record of 10–21, with a record of 2–14 in the Atlantic 10 regular season for last place finish. In the 2014 Atlantic 10 Tournament, the Rams were defeated by Dayton, 87–74 in the second round.

Off season

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 No longer on team roster
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
Jared Fay 20 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Lynn, MA Transferred
Jermaine Meyers 22 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Ajax, ON Transferred
Leo Walsh 25 G 6'4" 198 Senior Clarks Green, PA Graduated
Victor Ieronymides 33 G/F 6'6" 208 Freshman Nicosia, CYP No longer on team roster
Khalid Robinson 35 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Harlem, NY Graduated

Incoming recruits

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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
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 
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 
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:

Roster

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Anderson, AntwoineAntwoine Anderson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Rochester, NY
G 1 Thomas, MandellMandell Thomas style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rochester, NY
G 3 Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montreal, QE
F 4 Paschall, EricEric Paschall style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dobbs Ferry, NY
G 10 Severe, JonJon Severe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Massimino, MattMatt Massimino style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 155 lb (70 kg) So New Hope, PA
G 15 Musovic, NihadNihad Musovic style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Yonkers, NY
G 24 Smith, BryanBryan Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Rhoomes, RyanRyan Rhoomes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) So South Jamaica, NY
G 32 Gaitley, DCDC Gaitley style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Haverford, PA
C 42 Canty, RyanRyan Canty style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Leverkusen, Germany
F 44 Suarez, MannyManny Suarez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 225 lb (102 kg) So Cliffside Park, NJ
F 55 Battee-Aston, DekebaDekeba Battee-Aston (W) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Brisbane, Australia
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 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014* New York Tech W 94–77  1–0 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,368)
11/16/2014* at Penn State L 54–73  1–1 Bryce Jordan Center (8,607)
11/20/2014* at Maryland L 50–66  1–2 Xfinity Center (9,022)
11/23/2014* UMass Lowell L 57–64  1–3 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,122)
11/29/2014* Maryland Eastern Shore L 66–72  1–4 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132)
12/01/2014* Siena W 69–67  2–4 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,235)
12/10/2014* Monmouth W 68–58 OT 3–4 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,130)
12/14/2014* at #24 St. John's
(Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival)		 L 53–74  3–5 Madison Square Garden (8,074)
12/22/2014* vs. Manhattan
(Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational)		 L 57–71  3–6 Barclays Center (6,519)
12/28/2014* Howard W 74–59  4–6 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568)
12/31/2014* South Carolina State W 74–54  5–6 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262)
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/04/2015 VCU L 58–75  5–7 (0–1) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,719)
01/07/2015 at Rhode Island L 65–68  5–8 (0–2) Ryan Center (4,810)
01/10/2015 Dayton L 58–76  5–9 (0–3) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,872)
01/14/2015 at Saint Joseph's L 55–66  5–10 (0–4) Hagan Arena (3,851)
01/17/2015 at La Salle L 49–60  5–11 (0–5) Tom Gola Arena (2,311)
01/22/2015 George Washington L 59–79  5–12 (0–6) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316)
01/28/2015 Rhode Island L 63–64  5–13 (0–7) Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622)
02/01/2015 at Dayton L 77–101  5–14 (0–8) UD Arena (13,106)
02/04/2015 Massachusetts L 72–78  5–15 (0–9) Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636)
02/07/2015 Saint Louis W 83–65  6–15 (1–9) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,871)
02/11/2015 at Richmond L 71–73  6–16 (1–10) Robins Center (5,524)
02/15/2015 Saint Joseph's W 69–55  7–16 (2–10) Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,885)
02/18/2015 at George Mason W 80–68  8–16 (3–10) Patriot Center (2,682)
02/21/2015 at Davidson L 57–76  8–17 (3–11) John M. Belk Arena (5,084)
02/25/2015 La Salle W 63–48  9–17 (4–11) Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586)
02/28/2015 at Massachusetts L 74–82  9–18 (4–12) Mullins Center (5,238)
03/04/2015 Duquesne L 66–81  9–19 (4–13) Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,652)
03/07/2015 at St. Bonaventure L 52–66  9–20 (4–14) Reilly Center (3,555)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. George Mason W 71–65  10–20 Barclays Center
03/12/2015 vs. VCU L 57–63  10–21 Barclays Center
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://fordhamsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball