2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They received the No. 10 seed in the A-10 Tournament where they lost in the second round to George Mason.

2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10
2016–17 record13–19 (7–11 A-10)
Head coachJeff Neubauer (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Ali Ton
  • Michael DePaoli
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton153 .833  248  .750
VCU144 .778  269  .743
Rhode Island135 .722  2510  .714
Richmond135 .722  2213  .629
Saint Bonaventure117 .611  2012  .625
George Washington108 .556  2015  .571
George Mason99 .500  2014  .588
La Salle99 .500  1515  .500
Davidson810 .444  1715  .531
Fordham711 .389  1319  .406
Saint Louis612 .333  1221  .364
UMass414 .222  1518  .455
Saint Joseph's414 .222  1120  .355
Duquesne315 .167  1022  .313
2017 A10 Tournament winner

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2015–16 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Nych Smith1G5'11"187FreshmanMemphis, TNTransferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Jashire Hardnett4G5'11"170FreshmanGulfport, MSTransferred to Chipola College
Jon Severe10G6'2"185JuniorBrooklyn, NYTransferred to Iona
Mandell Thomas23G6'2"185SeniorRochester, NYGraduated
Ryan Rhoomes30F6'8"235SeniorSouth Jamaica, NYGraduated
Ryan Canty42C6'9"240RS SeniorDanvers, MAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Will Tavares5G6'6"205JuniorProvidence, RIJunior college transferred to Monroe Community College.
Perris Hicks23G6'1"180JuniorPasadena, CAJunior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College.
JaVontae Hawkins32G6'5"211RS SeniorFlint, MITransferred from Eastern Kentucky. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hawkins graduated from Eastern Kentucky.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chuba Ohams
SF
Bronx, NY Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: POST
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-05-11.

    Preseason

    Fordham was picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason A-10 poll.[1]

    Roster

    2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Antwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrBishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
    F 1 Chuba Ohams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrWadleigh High School Bronx, New York
    G 2 Thomas Sanchez 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrXavier High School Maspeth, New York
    G 3 Nemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    F 4 Brenton Petty 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoWoodrow Wilson Bosco High School Washington, D.C.
    G 5 Will Tavares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBishop Hendricken High School
    Monroe Community College
    Providence, Rhode Island
    G 10 Sinan Saglam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrIstanbul Avcilar Doga HS Istanbul, Turkey
    G 12 Joseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoCollège Jean-de-Brébeuf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    G 13 Matt Massimino 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrNew Hope-Solebury High School New Hope, Pennsylvania
    F 14 Chris Downing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoDon Bosco Prep Orangeburg, New York
    G 15 Cavit Havsa 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrEsenyurt Okyanus High School Istanbul, Turkey
    F 21 Jesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoTabor Academy Plymouth, Massachusetts
    G 23 Perris Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrPasadena High School
    San Bernardino Valley College
    Los Angeles, California
    F 24 Prokop Slanina 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoASA College Brno, Czech Republic
    G 32 Javontae Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)211 lb (96 kg) GSHuntington Prep
    Eastern Kentucky
    Flint, Michigan
    F 33 David Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGet Better Academy Olomouc, Czech Republic
    F 43 Christian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)238 lb (108 kg) JrUrspring Academy Leverkusen, Germany
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at East Tennessee State L 59–96  0–1
    Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309)
    Johnson City, TN
    11/14/2016*
    7:00 PM
    New York Tech W 101–75  1–1
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,351)
    Bronx, NY
    11/18/2016*
    6:00 PM
    Fairleigh Dickinson
    Johnny Bach Classic
    W 68–55  2–1
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533)
    Bronx, NY
    11/19/2016*
    3:00 PM
    Saint Peter's
    Johnny Bach Classic
    W 63–41  3–1
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473)
    Bronx, NY
    11/20/2016*
    3:30 PM
    Lipscomb
    Johnny Bach Classic
    W 85–69  4–1
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003)
    Bronx, NY
    11/23/2016*
    2:00 PM
    Rider W 73–62  5–1
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023)
    Bronx, NY
    11/26/2016*
    5:00 PM
    Texas–Arlington L 63–67  5–2
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,096)
    Bronx, NY
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Sacred Heart L 70–71  5–3
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,002)
    Bronx, NY
    12/03/2016*
    2:00 PM
    at Harvard L 52–64  5–4
    Lavietes Pavilion (1,714)
    Cambridge, MA
    12/08/2016*
    6:30 PM, FS1
    at St. John's
    Rivalry
    L 62–90  5–5
    Carnesecca Arena (4,474)
    Queens, NY
    12/10/2016*
    7:00 PM
    at Manhattan L 53–60  5–6
    Draddy Gymnasium (1,981)
    Riverdale, NY
    12/18/2016*
    1:00 PM
    vs. Rutgers
    MSG Holiday Festival
    L 53–68  5–7
    Madison Square Garden (8,200)
    New York City, NY
    12/21/2016*
    7:00 PM
    Central Connecticut W 83–60  6–7
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (954)
    Bronx, NY
    Atlantic 10 regular season
    12/30/2016
    7:00 PM
    Duquesne L 72–75  6–8
    (0–1)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673)
    Bronx, NY
    01/04/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Richmond L 72–80  6–9
    (0–2)
    Robins Center (5,004)
    Richmond, VA
    01/07/2017
    3:00 PM, NBCSN
    Saint Joseph's L 55–70  6–10
    (0–3)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,575)
    Bronx, NY
    01/11/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Davidson W 60–54  7–10
    (1–3)
    John M. Belk Arena (3,004)
    Davidson, NC
    01/14/2017
    4:30 PM, NBCSN
    vs. St. Bonaventure
    Lightower Conference Classic
    L 53–73  7–11
    (1–4)
    Blue Cross Arena (6,386)
    Rochester, NY
    01/18/2017
    7:00 PM
    VCU W 69–67 OT 8–11
    (2–4)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,186)
    Bronx, NY
    01/21/2017
    12:30 PM, NBCSN
    at Massachusetts W 71–68  9–11
    (3–4)
    Mullins Center (3,423)
    Amherst, MA
    01/28/2017
    12:00 PM, NBCSN
    Davidson L 66–84  9–12
    (3–5)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,123)
    Bronx, NY
    01/31/2017
    9:00 PM, CBSSN
    Dayton L 66–75  9–13
    (3–6)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,412)
    Bronx, NY
    02/04/2017
    6:00 PM, ASN
    at Saint Joseph's W 86–83 2OT 10–13
    (4–6)
    Hagan Arena (4,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/08/2017
    7:00 PM
    La Salle L 52–67  10–14
    (4–7)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,156)
    Bronx, NY
    02/11/2017
    7:00 PM, ASN
    at George Mason L 67–73  10–15
    (4–8)
    EagleBank Arena (6,676)
    Fairfax, VA
    02/15/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Rhode Island W 53–43  11–15
    (5–8)
    Ryan Center (3,791)
    Kingston, RI
    02/18/2017
    2:00 PM
    Saint Louis W 54–40  12–15
    (6–8)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,431)
    Bronx, NY
    02/22/2017
    7:00 PM
    at Duquesne W 70–52  13–15
    (7–8)
    Palumbo Center (1,141)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    02/25/2017
    2:30 PM, NBCSN
    Richmond L 48–70  13–16
    (7–9)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,023)
    Bronx, NY
    03/01/2017
    7:00 PM
    George Washington L 66–67  13–17
    (7–10)
    Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,153)
    Bronx, NY
    03/04/2017
    2:00 PM
    at La Salle L 54–66  13–18
    (7–11)
    Tom Gola Arena (1,412)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Atlantic 10 Tournament
    03/09/2017
    6:00 PM, NBCSN
    (10) vs. (7) George Mason
    Second round
    L 71–82  13–19
    PPG Paints Arena (5,442)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    See also

    2016–17 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

    References

    1. "Flyers Picked to Win 2016-17 Men's Basketball". Atlantic10.com. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
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