2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rams, led by third-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 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington .[ 1]
Previous season
The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. In the A-10 tournament , they lost in the second round to George Mason .[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Tre Evans
5
G
6'2"
185
Sophomore
Edmond, OK
Junior college transferred from Kilgore College
Erten Gazi
10
G
6'4"
212
Junior
Güzelyurt, Cyprus
Transferred from DePaul . Under NCAA transfer rules, Gazi will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Antown Portley
13
G
6'4"
165
Junior
Lancaster, TX
Transferred from Saint Peter's . Under NCAA transfer rules, Portley will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Prokop Slanina
24
C
6'10"
225
Junior
Brno, Czech Republic
Junior college transferred from ASA College
2017 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ivan Raut SF
Kotor, Crna Gora
Beko Beograd
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jul 11, 2017
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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:
Preseason
In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10.[ 3] Junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the conference's preseason third team.[ 3]
Roster
2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Will Tavares
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Bishop Hendricken High School Monroe Community College
Providence, Rhode Island
F
1
Chuba Ohams
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Wadleigh High School
Bronx, New York
G
2
Thomas Sanchez (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Sr
Xavier High School
Maspeth, New York
G
3
Nemanja Zarkovic
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G
4
Brenton Petty (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Sr
Woodrow Wilson Bosco High School
Washington, D.C.
F
5
Tre Evans
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Edmond Memorial High School Kilgore College
Edmond, Oklahoma
G
10
Erten Gazi
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Istanbul Bostanci Doga College DePaul
Güzelyurt, Cyprus
G
12
Joseph Chartouny
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
G
13
Antwon Portley
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Lancaster High School Saint Peter's
Lancaster, Texas
F
14
Chris Downing
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Don Bosco Prep
Orangeburg, New York
G
15
Cavit Havsa (W)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Esenyurt Okyanus High School
Istanbul, Turkey
F
20
Ivan Raut
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
Fr
None
Kotor, Montenegro
F
21
Jesse Bunting
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Tabor Academy
Plymouth, Massachusetts
G
23
Perris Hicks
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Pasadena High School San Bernardino Valley College
Los Angeles, California
F
24
Prokop Slanina
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
ASA College
Brno, Czech Republic
F
33
David Pekárek
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Get Better Academy
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017 *7:00 pm
Fredonia
W 79–41
Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017 *7:00 pm
Miami (OH) Jamaica Classic
L 54–55
0–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923)Bronx, NY
Nov 13, 2017 *7:00 pm
LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic
W 81–68
1–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,107)Bronx, NY
Nov 17, 2017 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. Florida State Jamaica Classic
L 43–67
1–2
Montego Bay Convention Centre (235)Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 19, 2017 *7:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Tulane Jamaica Classic
L 55–63
1–3
Montego Bay Convention Centre (278)Montego Bay, Jamaica
Nov 26, 2017 *2:00 pm
Manhattan
W 70–57
2–3
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,823)Bronx, NY
Nov 29, 2017 *7:00 pm
East Tennessee State
L 77–82
2–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,158)Bronx, NY
Dec 2, 2017 *2:00 pm
Maine
W 67–66 OT
3–4
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,421)Bronx, NY
Dec 6, 2017 *7:00 pm
Harvard
L 45–47
3–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,012)Bronx, NY
Dec 9, 2017 *3:00 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn
W 76–68
4–5
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,578)Bronx, NY
Dec 12, 2017 *7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers
L 63–75
4–6
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,389)Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 2017 *7:00 pm
Florida A&M
W 79–69
5–6
Rose Hill Gymnasium (847)Bronx, NY
Dec 23, 2017 *12:00 pm, AT&T Pitt
at No. 10 West Virginia
L 69–86
5–7
WVU Coliseum (11,296)Morgantown, WV
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN
at VCU
L 63–76
5–8 (0–1)
Siegel Center (7,637)Richmond, VA
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm
Richmond
W 69–65 OT
6–8 (1–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,106)Bronx, NY
Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN
Duquesne
L 41–64
6–9 (1–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805)Bronx, NY
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
L 61–77
6–10 (1–3)
Reilly Center (3,133)Olean, NY
Jan 14, 2018 3:00 pm, NBCSN
Davidson
L 45–75
6–11 (1–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,734)Bronx, NY
Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm
at La Salle
L 67–75
6–12 (1–5)
Tom Gola Arena (1,458)Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
L 46–68
6–13 (1–6)
Hagan Arena (3,634)Philadelphia, PA
Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium
No. 24 Rhode Island
L 58–78
6–14 (1–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,015)Bronx, NY
Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSN
Massachusetts
W 82–69
7–14 (2–7)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,234)Bronx, NY
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, FSMW+
at Saint Louis
L 50–73
7–15 (2–8)
Chaifetz Arena (7,312)St. Louis, MO
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm
George Mason
W 67–66
8–15 (3–8)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,152)Bronx, NY
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm
at Duquesne
W 80–57
9–15 (4–8)
Palumbo Center (2,871)Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm
Saint Joseph's
L 55–71
9–16 (4–9)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,032)Bronx, NY
Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm
at Dayton
L 70–80
9–17 (4–10)
UD Arena (13,350)Dayton, OH
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm
at Davidson
L 52–76
9–18 (4–11)
John M. Belk Arena (3,212)Davidson, NC
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm
La Salle
L 60–73
9–19 (4–12)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366)Bronx, NY
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm
at George Washington
L 56–72
9–20 (4–13)
Charles E. Smith Center (2,463)Washington, D.C.
Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm
VCU
L 58–83
9–21 (4–14)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,325)Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, Stadium
(14)
vs. (11) George Washington First round
L 72–78
9–22
Capital One Arena (5,333)Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 4] [ 5]
See also
References
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