2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
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
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

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

Previous season

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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

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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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/R
Zaire Thompson
PG
Germany, EUR Erdgas Ehingen 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014.

Roster

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2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Antwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rochester, NY
G 1 Mandell Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Rochester, NY
G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montreal, QE
F 4 Eric Paschall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Dobbs Ferry, NY
G 10 Jon Severe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, NY
G 13 Matt Massimino 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So New Hope, PA
G 15 Nihad Musovic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Yonkers, NY
G 24 Bryan Smith (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brooklyn, NY
F 30 Ryan Rhoomes (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr South Jamaica, NY
G 32 DC Gaitley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Haverford, PA
C 42 Ryan Canty 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Danvers, MA
F 43 Christian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Fr Leverkusen, Germany
F 44 Manny Suarez 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cliffside Park, NJ
F 55 Dekeba 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

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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
Rivalry/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
Rivalry/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

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2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References

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