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
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	10–21 (4–14 A-10)
Head coach	Tom Pecora (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Parrotta John Morton 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

On March 18, head coach Tom Pecora was fired. 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

College recruiting information

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
	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
	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
	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
	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 June 17, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Tom Pecora (Adelphi) Assistant coach(es) Tom Parrotta (Fordham) John Morton (Seton Hall) Michael DePaoli (Saint Rose) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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