2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference Atlantic 10
2016–17 record 5–3 (0–0 A-10)
Head coach Jeff Neubauer (2nd year)
Assistant coach Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach Ali Ton
Assistant coach Michael DePaoli
Home arena Rose Hill Gymnasium
2016–17 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Davidson 0 0       5 1   .833
VCU 0 0       6 2   .750
Dayton 0 0       5 2   .714
Massachusetts 0 0       5 2   .714
St. Bonaventure 0 0       5 2   .714
George Mason 0 0       6 3   .667
La Salle 0 0       4 2   .667
George Washington 0 0       5 3   .625
No. 21 Rhode Island 0 0       5 3   .625
Fordham 0 0       5 4   .556
Richmond 0 0       4 4   .500
Duquesne 0 0       4 5   .444
Saint Joseph's 0 0       3 4   .429
Saint Louis 0 0       2 5   .286
2017 A10 Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second year head coach Jeff Neubauer, play their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Nych Smith 1 G 5'11" 187 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Jashire Hardnett 4 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Gulfport, MS Transferred to Chipola College
Thomas Sanchez 5 G 5'9" 155 Junior Maspeth, NY Walk-on; didn't return
Jon Severe 10 G 6'2" 185 Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Iona
Mandell Thomas 23 G 6'2" 185 Senior Rochester, NY Graduated
Ryan Rhoomes 30 F 6'8" 235 Senior South Jamaica, NY Graduated
Ryan Canty 42 C 6'9" 240 RS Senior Danvers, MA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Will Tavares 5 G 6'6" 205 Junior Providence, RI Junior college transferred to Monroe Community College.
Perris Hicks 23 G 6'1" 180 Junior Pasadena, CA Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College.
JaVontae Hawkins 32 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Flint, MI Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hawkins graduated from Eastern Kentucky.

Incoming recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chuba Ohams
PF
Bronx, NY Coastal Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 5, 2016 
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:

Roster

2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Anderson, AntwoineAntwoine Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Rochester, NY
F 1 Ohams, ChubaChuba Ohams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bronx, NY
G 2 Sanchez, ThomasThomas Sanchez (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Maspeth, NY
G 3 Zarkovic, NemanjaNemanja Zarkovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Montreal, QE
G 4 Petty, BrentonBrenton Petty (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 5 Tavares, WillWill Tavares 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Providence, RI
G 10 Saglam, SinanSinan Saglam (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Istanbu, Turkey
G 12 Chartouny, JosephJoseph Chartouny 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Saint-Hubert, QE
G 13 Massimino, MattMatt Massimino (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr New Hope, PA
F 14 Downing, ChrisChris Downing (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Orangeburg, NY
G 15 Havsa, CavitCavit Havsa (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Istanbu, Turkey
F 21 Bunting, JesseJesse Bunting 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Plymouth, MA
G 23 Hicks, PerrisPerris Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pasadena, CA
F 24 Slanina, ProkopProkop Slanina 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Czech Republic
G 32 Hawkins, JavontaeJavontae Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Sr Flint, MI
F 33 Pekárek, DavidDavid Pekárek 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Prague, Czech Republic
F 43 Sengfelder, ChristianChristian Sengfelder 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr 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   
Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY

12/10/2016*
7:00 PM
at Manhattan   
Draddy Gymnasium 
Riverdale, NY

12/18/2016*
vs. Rutgers
MSG Holiday Festival
  
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY

12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Central Connecticut   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season

12/30/2016
7:00 PM
Duquesne   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

01/04/2017
7:00 PM
at Richmond   
Robins Center 
Richmond, VA

01/07/2017
3:00 PM, NBCSN
Saint Joseph's   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

01/11/2017
7:00 PM
at Davidson   
John M. Belk Arena 
Davidson, NC

01/14/2017
4:30 PM, NBCSN
vs. St. Bonaventure
Lightower Conference Classic
  
Blue Cross Arena 
Rochester, NY

01/18/2017
7:00 PM
VCU   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

01/21/2017
12:30 PM, NBCSN
at Massachusetts   
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA

01/28/2017
12:00 PM, NBCSN
Davidson   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

01/31/2017
9:00 PM, CBSSN
Dayton   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

02/04/2017
6:00 PM, ASN
at Saint Joseph's   
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA

02/08/2017
7:00 PM
La Salle   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

02/11/2017
7:00 PM, ASN
at George Mason   
EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA

02/15/2017
7:00 PM
at Rhode Island   
Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI

02/18/2017
2:00 PM
Saint Louis   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

02/22/2017
7:00 PM
at Duquesne   
Palumbo Center 
Pittsburgh, PA

02/25/2017
2:30 PM, NBCSN
Richmond   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

03/01/2017
7:00 PM
George Washington   
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY

03/04/2017
2:00 PM
at La Salle   
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadephia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament

03/08–12/2017
vs.    
PPG Paints Arena 
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

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