2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10
2015–16 record 12–10 (3–8 A-10)
Head coach Jeff Neubauer (1st year)
Assistant coach Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach Tony Chiles
Assistant coach Jaden Uken
Home arena Rose Hill Gymnasium
201516 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Dayton 10 1   .909     20 3   .870
Saint Joseph's 9 2   .818     20 4   .833
VCU 9 2   .818     17 7   .708
St. Bonaventure 8 3   .727     16 6   .727
George Washington 7 4   .636     18 6   .750
Davidson 6 5   .545     14 8   .636
Rhode Island 6 5   .545     14 10   .583
Duquesne 5 6   .455     15 9   .625
Richmond 5 6   .455     13 10   .565
Fordham 3 8   .273     12 10   .545
Saint Louis 3 8   .273     8 15   .348
Massachusetts 3 8   .273     10 13   .435
George Mason 2 9   .182     8 16   .333
La Salle 1 10   .091     5 17   .227
2016 A10 Tournament winner
As of February 11, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first year head coach Jeff Neubauer. They play their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium and the team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous Season

The Rams finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Eric Paschall 4 F 6'6" 205 Freshman Dobbs Ferry, NY Transferred to Villanova
Nihad Musovic 15 G 6'0" 185 Junior Yonkers, NY Graduated
Bryan Smith 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
DC Gaitley 32 G 6'1" 190 Senior Haverford, PA Graduated
Manny Suarez 44 F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Cliffside Park, NJ Transferred to Adelphi

Incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jahshire Hardnett
PG
Gulfport, MS Gulfport High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 7, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Nych Smith
PG
Memphis, TN White Station High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 14, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jesse Bunting
C
Plymouth, MA Tabor Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Joseph Chartouny
PG
Saint-Hubert, Quebec College Jean-De-Brebeuf 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 26, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Anderson, AntwoineAntwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Rochester, NY
G 1 Smith, NychNych Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Memphis, TN
G 3 Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Montreal, QE
G 4 Hardnett, JashireJashire Hardnett  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Gulfport, MS
G 5 Sanchez, ThomasThomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Maspeth, NY
G 10 Severe, JonJon Severe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY
G 12 Chartouny, JosephJoseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Saint-Hubert, QE
G 13 Massimino, MattMatt Massimino (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Hope, PA
F 21 Bunting, JesseJesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Plymouth, MA
F 22 Pekárek, DavidDavid Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prague, Czech Republic
G 23 Thomas, MandellMandell Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Rochester, NY
F 30 Rhoomes, RyanRyan Rhoomes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So South Jamaica, NY
F 40 Downing, ChrisChris Downing (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Orangeburg, NY
C 42 Canty, RyanRyan Canty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) So Leverkusen, Germany
F 55 Battee-Aston, DekebaDekeba Battee-Aston 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Cairns, 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
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015*
8:30 PM
at Texas–Arlington L 72–77  0–1
College Park Center (3,863)
Arlington, TX
11/17/2015*
7:00 PM
Queens College W 76–57  1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132)
Bronx, NY
11/21/2015*
2:00 PM
Fairleigh Dickinson W 85–62[2]  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,108)
Bronx, NY
11/24/2015*
8:00 PM
Colgate W 84–58  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,538)
Bronx, NY
11/28/2015*
5:00 PM
Manhattan W 87–64  4–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,747)
Bronx, NY
12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
St. John's W 73–57  5–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,068)
Bronx, NY
12/05/2015*
4:00 PM
Central Connecticut W 86–54  6–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,992)
Bronx, NY
12/08/2015*
7:00 PM
LIU Brooklyn W 89–84 OT 7–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,595)
Bronx, NY
12/13/2015*
1:00 PM
Coppin State W 92–55  8–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,331)
Bronx, NY
12/19/2015*
2:00 PM
Maine W 70–53  9–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,032)
Bronx, NY
12/22/2015*
3:30 PM
vs. Boston College
Atlantic 10/ACC Showcase
L 55–64  9–2
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
01/03/2016
7:00 PM, NBCSN
at George Washington L 63–69  9–3
(0–1)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,813)
Washington, D.C.
01/06/2016
7:00 PM
La Salle W 66–61  10–3
(1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,024)
Bronx, NY
01/10/2016
2:00 PM, NBCSN
Richmond L 82–93  10–4
(1–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,385)
Bronx, NY
01/13/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
at VCU L 54–88  10–5
(1–3)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
01/16/2016
1:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 55–80  10–6
(1–4)
Hagan Arena (4,200)
Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2016
7:00 PM
George Mason W 73-62  11-6
(2-4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,689)
Bronx, NY
01/24/2016
4:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton L 50-64  11-7
(2-5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,014)
Bronx, NY
01/27/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
at Rhode Island L 63–79  11–8
(2–6)
Ryan Center (4,195)
Kingston, RI
01/30/2016
12:00 PM, NBCSN
at Massachusetts W 78–72 OT 12–8
(3–6)
Mullins Center (3,562)
Amherst, MA
02/06/2016
2:00 PM
Saint Joseph's L 60-82  12-9
(3-7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200)
Bronx, NY
02/10/2016
7:00 PM
St. Bonaventure L 72-76 OT 12-10
(3-8)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,021)
Bronx, NY
02/13/2016
6:00 PM
at Richmond   
Robins Center
Richmond, VA
02/17/2016
7:00 PM, ASN
Massachusetts   
Rose Hill Gymnasium
Bronx, NY
02/20/2016
8:00 PM, ASN
at Saint Louis   
Chaifetz Arena
St. Louis, MO
02/24/2016
7:00 PM
at La Salle   
Tom Gola Arena
Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016
2:00 PM
Davidson   
Rose Hill Gymnasium
Bronx, NY
03/02/2016
7:00 PM
at Duqensne   
Palumbo Center
Pittsburgh, PA
03/05/2016
2:00 PM
Rhode Island   
Rose Hill Gymnasium
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/09–13/2016
vs.    
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2015–16 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References

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