2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	9–22 (2–16 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Michael DePaoli; Anthony Evans; Dennis Felton;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Dayton	18	–	0	1.000	29	–	2	.935
Richmond	14	–	4	.778	24	–	7	.774
Rhode Island	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Saint Louis	12	–	6	.667	23	–	8	.742
St. Bonaventure	11	–	7	.611	19	–	12	.613
Duquesne	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Davidson	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Massachusetts	8	–	10	.444	14	–	17	.452
VCU	8	–	10	.444	18	–	13	.581
La Salle	6	–	12	.333	15	–	15	.500
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
George Mason	5	–	13	.278	17	–	15	.531
Saint Joseph's	2	–	16	.111	6	–	26	.188
Fordham	2	–	16	.111	9	–	22	.290
Note: The 2020 A-10 tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fifth-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.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2018–19 season 12–20, 3–15 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to Richmond.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Downing	14	F	6'8"	235	Senior	Orangeburg, NY	Graduated
Jesse Bunting	21	F	6'8"	225	Senior	Plymouth, MA	Graduated
Prokop Slanina	24	F	6'10"	225	Senior	Brno, Czech Republic	Graduated
David Pekárek	33	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Olomouc, Czech Republic	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Josh Colon	21	G	5'10"	160	Junior	Carolina, PR	Junior college transferred from Salt Lake CC

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joel Soriano C	White Plains, NY	Archbishop Stepinac High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 28, 2018
Joel Soriano C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

Roster

2019–20 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Cameron Cohn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Second Baptist School	Houston, Texas
F	1	Chuba Ohams	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Wadleigh High School	Bronx, New York
G	2	Jalen Cobb	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Columbia High School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	3	Kyle Rose	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Eleanor Roosevelt	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	4	Erten Gazi	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Istanbul Bostanci Doga College DePaul	Güzelyurt, Cyprus
G	5	Chris Austin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Maranatha High School	Pasadena, California
G	10	Ty Perry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Woodstock Academy	Boston, Massachusetts
F	12	Luka Radovich (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Cresskill High School	Cresskill, New Jersey
G	13	Antwon Portley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Sr	Lancaster High School Saint Peter's	Lancaster, Texas
G	15	Mason Williams (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	William Penn Charter School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	20	Ivan Raut	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	None	Kotor, Montenegro
G	21	Josh Colon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Blue Ridge High School Salt Lake Community College	Carolina, Puerto Rico
F	22	Joel Soriano	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Stepinac	Yonkers, New York
G	23	Lazar Skoric	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So		Belgrade, Serbia
G	25	Alec Rodriguez (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Belen Jesuit	Miami, Florida
F	30	Onyi Eyisi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Prolific Prep Academy	Napa Valley, California
G	45	Peter Burquest	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	St. Xavier	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Jeff Neubauer (La Salle)

Assistant coach(es)

Michael DePaoli (College of Saint Rose)
Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Dennis Felton (Howard)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2019* 7:00 pm		College of Staten Island	W 91–65		Rose Hill Gymnasium (452) Bronx, NY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019* 9:30 pm, ESPN+		St. Francis Brooklyn	W 68–59	1–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
Nov 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 53–50	2–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,463) Bronx, NY
Nov 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 58–41	3–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,770) Bronx, NY
Nov 22, 2019* 4:15 pm, FloSports		vs. Nevada Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals	L 60–74	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,524) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 23, 2019* 3:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Grand Canyon Paradise Jam Tournament consolation 2nd round	W 70–58	4–1	Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Nov 25, 2019* 6:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Western Kentucky Paradise Jam Tournament 5th place game	L 64–69	4–2	Sports and Fitness Center (924) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Dec 1, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–45	5–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,482) Bronx, NY
Dec 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan Battle of the Bronx	L 53–54 ^OT	5–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,298) Bronx, NY
Dec 10, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	L 61–69	5–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY
Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	L 61–66	5–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,524) Bronx, NY
Dec 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		James Madison	L 69–75	5–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,510) Bronx, NY
Dec 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	W 62–56	6–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,548) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 2, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 46–64	6–7 (0–1)	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
Jan 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle	L 60–66	6–8 (0–2)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,583) Bronx, NY
Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	L 44–64	6–9 (0–3)	Reilly Center (3,848) Olean, NY
Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 56–58 ^OT	6–10 (0–4)	PPG Paints Arena (2,356) Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 19, 2020 12:00 pm, CBSSN		Davidson	L 62–74	6–11 (0–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,936) The Bronx, NY
Jan 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		George Washington	W 59–54	7–11 (1–5)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700) The Bronx, NY
Jan 26, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 39–55	7–12 (1–6)	Chaifetz Arena (6,842) St. Louis, MO
Jan 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Bonaventure	L 55–62 ^OT	7–13 (1–7)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,101) The Bronx, NY
Feb 1, 2020 4:30 pm, NBCSN		at No. 7 Dayton	L 56–70	7–14 (1–8)	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Richmond	L 53–59	7–15 (1–9)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,117) Bronx, NY
Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 49–79	7–16 (1–10)	John M. Belk Arena (3,341) Davidson, NC
Feb 16, 2020 2:00 pm, NBCSN		Duquesne	L 54–59	7–17 (1–11)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,576) Bronx, NY
Feb 19, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at La Salle	L 49–58	7–18 (1–12)	Tom Gola Arena (1,311) Philadelphia, PA
Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Massachusetts	L 49–57	7–19 (1–13)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,560) Bronx, NY
Feb 26, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 75–76	7–20 (1–14)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,588) Bronx, NY
Jan 29, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's	L 69–73	7–21 (1–15)	Hagan Arena (2,257) Philadelphia, PA
Mar 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	W 63–52	8–21 (2–15)	Charles E. Smith Center (2,365) Washington, D.C.
Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		George Mason	L 61–65	8–22 (2–16)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,884) Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11, 2020 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(14)	vs. (11) George Washington First Round	W 72–52	9–22	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
March 12, 2020 8:30 pm, NBCSN	(14)	vs. (6) Duquesne Second Round	A10 Tournament Canceled^[1]		Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.

[1] "Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Championship Cancelled". atlantic10.com. The Atlantic 10 Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.

[2] "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.

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Departures

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2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References