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
201415 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
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. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to VCU.

On March 18th, head coach Tom Pecora was fired.[1] He finished at Fordham with a five year record of 44–106.

Previous Season

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

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 Transferred to Barry
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 to Bellarmine
Jared Fay 20 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Lynn, MA Transferred to Dominican College
Jermaine Meyers 22 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Ajax, ON Transferred to Northwood (MI)
Leo Walsh 25 G 6'4" 198 Senior Clarks Green, PA Graduated
Victor Ieronymides 33 G/F 6'6" 208 Freshman Nicosia, Cyprus Transferred to Saint Martin's
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 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rochester, NY
G 1 Thomas, MandellMandell Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rochester, NY
G 3 Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montreal, QE
F 4 Paschall, EricEric Paschall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dobbs Ferry, NY
G 10 Severe, JonJon Severe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Massimino, MattMatt Massimino 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So New Hope, PA
G 15 Musovic, NihadNihad Musovic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Yonkers, NY
G 24 Smith, BryanBryan Smith (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Rhoomes, RyanRyan Rhoomes (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr South Jamaica, NY
G 32 Gaitley, DCDC Gaitley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Haverford, PA
C 42 Canty, RyanRyan Canty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Leverkusen, Germany
F 44 Suarez, MannyManny Suarez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cliffside Park, NJ
F 55 Battee-Aston, DekebaDekeba Battee-Aston (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 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

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/14/2014*
8:00 PM
New York Tech W 94–77  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,368)
Bronx, NY

11/16/2014*
5:00 PM, BTN
at Penn State L 54–73  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (8,607)
University Park, PA

11/20/2014*
7:30 PM
at Maryland L 50–66  1–2
Xfinity Center (9,022)
College Park, MD

11/23/2014*
6:00 PM, SNY
UMass Lowell L 57–64  1–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,122)
Bronx, NY

11/29/2014*
4:00 PM, SNY
Maryland Eastern Shore L 66–72  1–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132)
Bronx, NY

12/01/2014*
7:00 PM, SNY
Siena W 69–67  2–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,235)
Bronx, NY

12/10/2014*
7:00 PM, SNY
Monmouth W 68–58 OT 3–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,130)
Bronx, NY

12/14/2014*
1:30 PM, FSN
at No. 24 St. John's
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival
L 53–74  3–5
Madison Square Garden (8,074)
New York City, NY

12/22/2014*
6:00 PM, SNY
vs. Manhattan
Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational
L 57–71  3–6
Barclays Center (6,519)
Brooklyn, NY

12/28/2014*
6:00 PM, SNY
Howard W 74–59  4–6
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568)
Bronx, NY

12/31/2014*
12:00 PM, SNY
South Carolina State W 74–54  5–6
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season

01/04/2015
1:00 PM, CBSSN
VCU L 58–75  5–7 (0–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,719)
Bronx, NY

01/07/2015
7:00 PM
at Rhode Island L 65–68  5–8 (0–2)
Ryan Center (4,810)
Kingston, RI

01/10/2015
7:00 PM
Dayton L 58–76  5–9 (0–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,872)
Bronx, NY

01/14/2015
7:00 PM
at Saint Joseph's L 55–66  5–10 (0–4)
Hagan Arena (3,851)
Philadelphia, PA

01/17/2015
2:00 PM
at La Salle L 49–60  5–11 (0–5)
Tom Gola Arena (2,311)
Philadelphia, PA

01/22/2015
7:00 PM, NBCSN
George Washington L 59–79  5–12 (0–6)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316)
Bronx, NY

01/28/2015
7:00 PM
Rhode Island L 63–64  5–13 (0–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622)
Bronx, NY

02/01/2015
2:00 PM
at Dayton L 77–101  5–14 (0–8)
UD Arena (13,106)
Dayton, OH

02/04/2015
7:00 PM, SNY
Massachusetts L 72–78  5–15 (0–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636)
Bronx, NY

02/07/2015
4:00 PM, NBCSN
Saint Louis W 83–65  6–15 (1–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,871)
Bronx, NY

02/11/2015
7:00 PM
at Richmond L 71–73  6–16 (1–10)
Robins Center (5,524)
Richmond, VA

02/15/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's W 69–55  7–16 (2–10)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,885)
Bronx, NY

02/18/2015
7:00 PM
at George Mason W 80–68  8–16 (3–10)
Patriot Center (2,682)
Fairfax, VA

02/21/2015
7:00 PM
at Davidson L 57–76  8–17 (3–11)
John M. Belk Arena (5,084)
Davidson, NC

02/25/2015
7:00 PM
La Salle W 63–48  9–17 (4–11)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586)
Bronx, NY

02/28/2015
4:00 PM
at Massachusetts L 74–82  9–18 (4–12)
Mullins Center (5,238)
Amherst, MA

03/04/2015
7:00 PM
Duquesne L 66–81  9–19 (4–13)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,652)
Bronx, NY

03/07/2015
4:00 PM
at St. Bonaventure L 52–66  9–20 (4–14)
Reilly Center (3,555)
Olean, NY
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/11/2015
6:30 pm
vs. George Mason
First Round
W 71–65  10–20
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY

03/12/2015
2:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. VCU
Second Round
L 57–63  10–21
Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
*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

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