2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball
CIT, First round
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	17–14 (8–10 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Rodney Crawford; Tony Chiles; Jaden Uken;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Dayton	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
VCU	14	–	4	.778	25	–	11	.694
St. Bonaventure	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
Saint Joseph's †	13	–	5	.722	28	–	8	.778
George Washington	11	–	7	.611	28	–	10	.737
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Rhode Island	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Richmond	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
UMass	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
George Mason	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
Saint Louis	5	–	13	.278	11	–	21	.344
La Salle	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290


† 2016 A10 Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Richmond. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boston University.

Previous season[edit]

The Rams finished the 2014–15 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[edit]

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[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	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
Jahshire Hardnett PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Nych Smith PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Jesse Bunting C	Recruiting star ratings: 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
Joseph Chartouny PG	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.

Roster[edit]

2015–16 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)	RS So	Rochester, NY
G	1	Nych Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Fr	Memphis, TN
G	3	Nemanja Zarkovic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Montreal, QE
G	4	Jashire Hardnett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Gulfport, MS
G	5	Thomas Sanchez (W)	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Maspeth, NY
G	10	Jon Severe	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, NY
G	12	Joseph Chartouny	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Saint-Hubert, QE
G	13	Matt Massimino (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	New Hope, PA
F	21	Jesse Bunting	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Plymouth, MA
F	22	David Pekárek	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Prague, Czech Republic
G	23	Mandell Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Rochester, NY
F	30	Ryan Rhoomes (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	South Jamaica, NY
F	40	Chris Downing (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Orangeburg, NY
C	42	Ryan Canty	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Sr	Danvers, MA
F	43	Christian Sengfelder	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Leverkusen, Germany
F	55	Dekeba Battee-Aston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Cairns, Australia

Head coach

Jeff Neubauer (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati)
Tony Chiles (Columbia)
Jaden Uken (Nebraska)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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^[1]	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 Rivalry	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	L 67–71	12–11 (3–9)	Robins Center (7,201) Richmond, VA
02/17/2016 7:00 pm, ASN		Massachusetts	W 76–66	13–11 (4–9)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,341) Bronx, NY
02/20/2016 8:00 pm, ASN		at Saint Louis	L 68–76	13–12 (4–10)	Chaifetz Arena (8,591) St. Louis, MO
02/24/2016 7:00 pm		at La Salle	W 56–53	14–12 (5–10)	Tom Gola Arena (1,350) Philadelphia, PA
02/27/2016 2:00 pm		Davidson	W 91–82	15–12 (6–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,985) Bronx, NY
03/02/2016 7:00 pm		at Duqensne	W 78–69	16–12 (7–10)	Palumbo Center (1,283) Pittsburgh, PA
03/05/2016 2:00 pm		Rhode Island	W 64–61	17–12 (8–10)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
03/10/2016 12:00 pm, NBCSN	(8)	vs. (9) Richmond Second round	L 55–70	17–13	Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY
CIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Boston University First round	L 66–69	17–14	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,264) Bronx, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

^ "Balanced Fordham defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[1] "Balanced Fordham defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

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