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.
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Conference | Atlantic 10 |
Record | 10–21 (4–14 A-10) |
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Home arena | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
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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.[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 |
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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 | |
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Eric Paschall PF |
Dobbs Ferry, NY | Dobbs Ferry High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 4, 2013 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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. |