Fordham Rams men's basketball

Fordham Rams
Fordham Rams
	2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
University	Fordham University
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (5th season)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Location	Bronx, New York
Arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium ; (Capacity: 3,200)
Nickname	Rams
Colors	Maroon and White;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1971
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1953, 1954, 1971, 1992
Conference Tournament Champions
	MAAC: 1983; Patriot League: 1991, 1992
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1963; Patriot League: 1991, 1992 (co-champion), 1994 (co-champion)

The Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University, located in Bronx, New York, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Rams play their home games at the Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200), the nation's oldest on-campus collegiate basketball arena still in use. On February 28, 1940, Fordham University played in the nation's first televised college basketball game, when the Rams fell to Pitt at Madison Square Garden.

Post-seasonEdit

NCAA Tournament resultsEdit

The Rams have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 1–4. Fordham also participated in a play-in game prior to the 1991 NCAA Tournament before the tournament field was announced, featuring the champions of the six conferences with the lowest computer ratings the previous season; the Rams played St. Francis, losing 70–64.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1953	First Round	Lebanon Valley	L 80–67
1954	First Round	La Salle	L 76–74
1971	First Round Sweet 16	Furman Villanova	W 105–74 L 85–75
1992	First Round	Massachusetts	L 85–58

NIT resultsEdit

The Rams have appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–17.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Western Kentucky St. John's Washington & Jefferson	W 60–58 L 43–69 L 34–39
1958	First Round Quarterfinals	St. Francis (NY) Dayton	W 83–59 L 70–74
1959	First Round	Butler	L 80–94
1963	First Round	Memphis	L 49–70
1965	First Round	Western Kentucky	L 53–57
1968	First Round	Duquesne Dayton	W 69–60 L 60–61
1969	First Round	Louisville	L 70–73
1972	First Round	Jacksonville	L 75–94
1981	First Round	Dayton	L 65–66
1982	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 57–59
1983	First Round	South Florida	L 69–81
1984	First Round	Weber State	L 63–75
1985	First Round	Richmond	L 57–59
1988	First Round	Houston	L 61–69
1990	First Round Second Round	Southern Rutgers	W 106–80 L 74–81
1991	First Round Second Round	South Florida Massachusetts	W 76–66 L 78–74

CIT resultsEdit

The Rams have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	Boston University	L 66–69

Notable Rams basketball playersEdit

Retired numbersEdit

No.	Player	Year retired
Fordham Rams retired numbers
7	Bob Mullens	2019
11	Ed Conlin	2004
44	Ken Charles	2019

All-American RamsEdit

Player	Year	Team
Bob Hassmiller	1939	2nd Team

Rams in the NBAEdit

Rams in other pro leaguesEdit

Anthony B. Karpowich (Capt. '47) - New York Gothams, ABL 1947-48

External linksEdit

Official website

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