2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10
2014–15 record	10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Pecora (5th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Parrotta
Assistant coach	John Morton
Assistant coach	Michael DePaoli
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
Dayton	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
VCU †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	10	.722
Richmond	12	–	6	.667	21	–	14	.600
George Washington	10	–	8	.556	22	–	13	.629
St. Bonaventure	10	–	8	.556	18	–	13	.581
UMass	10	–	8	.556	17	–	15	.531
La Salle	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Saint Joseph's	7	–	11	.389	13	–	18	.419
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Fordham	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
George Mason	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
Saint Louis	3	–	15	.167	11	–	21	.344


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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.

On March 18th, 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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Branden Frazier	0	G	6'3"	170	Senior	Brooklyn, NY	Graduated
Travion Leonard	2	F	6'8"	275	Sophomore	Raleigh, NC	Transferred to Barry
Jake Fay	12	G	6'6"	195	Freshman	Lynn, MA	Transferred to Hartford
Chris Whitehead	13	G	5'9"	190	Junior	New Albany, NY	Transferred to Bellarmine
Jared Fay	20	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore	Lynn, MA	Transferred to Dominican College
Jermaine Meyers	22	G	6'0"	180	Sophomore	Ajax, ON	Transferred to Northwood (MI)
Leo Walsh	25	G	6'4"	198	Senior	Clarks Green, PA	Graduated
Victor Ieronymides	33	G/F	6'6"	208	Freshman	Nicosia, Cyprus	Transferred to Saint Martin's
Khalid Robinson	35	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Harlem, NY	Graduated

Incoming recruits

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
Eric Paschall PF	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
Nemanja Zarkovic PG	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
Christian Sengfelder PF	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
Zaire Thompson PG	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Anderson, AntwoineAntwoine Anderson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Rochester, NY
1.5 !G	1	Thomas, MandellMandell Thomas	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rochester, NY
1.5 !G	3	Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Montreal, QE
3.5 !F	4	Paschall, EricEric Paschall	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Dobbs Ferry, NY
1.5 !G	10	Severe, JonJon Severe	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	13	Massimino, MattMatt Massimino	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	New Hope, PA
1.5 !G	15	Musovic, NihadNihad Musovic	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Yonkers, NY
1.5 !G	24	Smith, BryanBryan Smith (C)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	30	Rhoomes, RyanRyan Rhoomes (C)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Jamaica, NY
1.5 !G	32	Gaitley, DCDC Gaitley	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Haverford, PA
5.0 !C	42	Canty, RyanRyan Canty	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Danvers, MA
3.5 !F	43	Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Leverkusen, Germany
3.5 !F	44	Suarez, MannyManny Suarez	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Cliffside Park, NJ
3.5 !F	55	Battee-Aston, DekebaDekeba Battee-Aston (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brisbane, Australia

Head coach

Tom Pecora (Adelphi)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 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 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.

References

Fordham Rams men's basketball

Venues	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1925–present)

Culture & lore	"Wonder Fives"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

Previous Season

Departures

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References