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
2014–15 record10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
201415 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Davidson144 .778  248  .750
Dayton135 .722  279  .750
Rhode Island135 .722  2310  .697
VCU126 .667  2610  .722
Richmond126 .667  2114  .600
George Washington108 .556  2213  .629
St. Bonaventure108 .556  1813  .581
UMass108 .556  1715  .531
La Salle810 .444  1716  .515
Saint Joseph's711 .389  1318  .419
Duquesne612 .333  1219  .387
Fordham414 .222  1021  .323
George Mason414 .222  922  .290
Saint Louis315 .167  1121  .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

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Branden Frazier0G6'3"170SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Travion Leonard2F6'8"275SophomoreRaleigh, NCTransferred to Barry
Jake Fay12G6'6"195FreshmanLynn, MATransferred to Hartford
Chris Whitehead13G5'9"190JuniorNew Albany, NYTransferred to Bellarmine
Jared Fay20G6'3"170SophomoreLynn, MATransferred to Dominican College
Jermaine Meyers22G6'0"180SophomoreAjax, ONTransferred to Northwood (MI)
Leo Walsh25G6'4"198SeniorClarks Green, PAGraduated
Victor Ieronymides33G/F6'6"208FreshmanNicosia, CyprusTransferred to Saint Martin's
Khalid Robinson35G6'3"200RS SeniorHarlem, NYGraduated

Incoming recruits

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:   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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-17.

    Roster

    2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    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

    [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
    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

    2014–15 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

    References

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