2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Fordham Rams
Conference:Atlantic 10
Short Conf:A-10
Record:9–22
Conf Record:4–14
Hc Year:3rd
Assoc Coach:Rodney Crawford
Asst Coach1:Ali Ton
Asst Coach2:Michael DePaoli

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Antwoine Anderson 0 G 6'1" 190 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Connecticut
Sinan Saglam 10 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Walk-on; didn't return
Matt Massimino 13 G 5'11" 170 Senior Graduated
Javontae Hawkins 32 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Graduated
Christian Sengfelder 43 F 6'7" 238 Junior Graduate transferred to Boise State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tre Evans 5 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Junior college transferred from Kilgore College
Erten Gazi 10 G 6'4" 212 Junior 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 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 Junior college transferred from ASA College

2017 recruiting class

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.

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournamentSource[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: George Washington survives Fordham’s upset bid, moves on in A-10 tournament. Goff. Steven. 2018-03-07. Washington Post. 2018-03-09. en-US. 0190-8286.
  2. Web site: Fordham vs. George Mason – Game Recap – March 9, 2017 – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-25.
  3. News: Rhode Island Picked to Win A-10 Men's Basketball. Atlantic10.com. 2017-10-25.
  4. Web site: Fordham Rams Basketball 2017–18 Schedule – Rams Home and Away – ESPN. ESPN.com. 2017-10-25.
  5. Web site: Fordham University Rams Athletics – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Schedule. www.fordhamsports.com. en. 2017-10-25.