# 2021–22 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Kyle Neptune, 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 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.
On April 20, 2022, following the retirement of Villanova head coach Jay Wright, Kyle Neptune left the school to become the head coach of the Wildcats. On April 26, the school named associate heed coach Keith Urgo the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rams finished the 2020–21 season 2–12, 2–11 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round to George Washington in the Atlantic 10 tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Camron Cohn | 0 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Santa Monica College |
| Julian Dozier | 4 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Freshman | Detroit, MI | Transferred |
| Chris Austin | 5 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Pasadena, CA | Transferred to Portland |
| Ty Perry | 10 | G | 6'3" | 215 | Junior | Boston, MA | Transferred to Buffalo |
| Yame Butler | 13 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Greenbelt, MD | Transferred |
| Mason Williams | 15 | G | 6'4" | 184 | Junior | Voorhees, NJ | Walk-on; transferred |
| Ivan Raut | 20 | F | 6'7" | 204 | Senior | Kotor, Montenegro | Graduate transferred to Palm Beach Atlantic |
| Joel Soriano | 22 | F | 6'11" | 250 | Sophomore | Yonkers, NY | Transferred to St. John's |
| Lazar Skoric | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred |
| Onyi Eyisi | 30 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Napa Valley, CA | Transferred to Cal State Northridge |
| Peter Buquest | 45 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Senior | Cincinnati, OH | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Kam'Ron Cunningham | 0 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Greenville, SC | Mississippi Valley State |
| Darius Quisenberry | 3 | G | 6'1" | 188 | Senior | Springfield, OH | Youngstown State |
| DJ Gordon | 4 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Sophomore | Pittsburgh, PA | Penn State |
| Antonio Daye, Jr. | 5 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Senior | Durham, NC | FIU |
| Rostyslav Novitskyi | 15 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Kyiv, Ukraine | Seward County CC |
| Patrick Kelly | 23 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Penn State |
| Antrell Charlton | 24 | G | 6'3" | | Junior | Wesley Chapel, FL | Indian River State College |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ahmad Harrison PG | Fort Washington, MD | National Christian Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 26, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021. ||||||

#### 2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Richardson PG | Oradell, NJ | Bergen Catholic High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2021. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | W 77–67 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,100) Bronx, NY |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan Battle of the Bronx | L 60–66 | 1–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,675) Riverdale, NY |
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | St. Thomas (MN) | W 84–78 | 2–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (698) Bronx, NY |
| November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 73–75 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (795) Bronx, NY |
| November 22, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Akron Gulf Coast Showcase First Round | W 63–43 | 3–2 | Hertz Arena (370) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 23, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Delaware Gulf Coast Showcase Semifinals | L 71–81 | 3–3 | Hertz Arena (393) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Rice Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game | W 84–74 | 4–3 | Hertz Arena (150) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 1:00 p.m. | | at Central Connecticut | W 89–83 $^{2OT}$ | 5–3 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,128) New Britain, CT |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 68–46 | 6–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (845) Bronx, NY |
| December 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's Rivalry | L 69–83 | 6–4 | Carnesecca Arena (3,951) Queens, NY |
| December 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LIU | W 73–57 | 7–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (690) Bronx, NY |
| December 12, 2021* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. Miami (FL) Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | L 66–72 | 7–5 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 22, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Georgia Southern | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle | W 69–61 | 8–5 (1–0) | Tom Gola Arena (1,147) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duquesne | W 72–71 | 9–5 (2–0) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| January 15, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Saint Louis | L 45–63 | 9–6 (2–1) | Chaifetz Arena (4,486) St. Louis, MO |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | Richmond Rescheduled from January 8 | L 70–83 | 9–7 (2–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| January 22, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 66–69 | 9–8 (2–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton Rescheduled from January 19 | L 61–68 | 9–9 (2–4) | UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH |
| January 30, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA | | at George Washington | L 55–64 | 9–10 (2–5) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,007) Washington, D.C. |
| February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rhode Island | W 61–55 | 10–10 (3–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,034) Bronx, NY |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's | L 69–72 | 10–11 (3–6) | Hagan Arena (1,707) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at St. Bonaventure Rescheduled from January 5 | L 51–76 | 10–12 (3–7) | Reilly Center (3,634) Olean, NY |
| February 12, 2022 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Duquesne | W 65–54 | 11–12 (4–7) | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,002) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 15, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | VCU | L 61–66 | 11–13 (4–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (876) Bronx, NY |
| February 20, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA | | George Mason | W 50–47 | 12–13 (5–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (0) Bronx, NY |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | La Salle | W 60–54 | 13–13 (6–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (687) Bronx, NY |
| February 26, 2022 2:30 p.m., USA | | at Davidson | L 45–66 | 13–14 (6–9) | John M. Belk Arena (3,842) Davidson, NC |
| February 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | UMass Rescheduled from January 2 | W 85–73 | 14–14 (7–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (754) Bronx, NY |
| March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UMass | L 73–81 | 14–15 (7–10) | Mullins Center (2,186) Amherst, MA |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 70–66 | 15–15 (8–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,387) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA | (8) | vs. (9) George Mason Second round | W 54–49 | 16–15 | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| March 11, 2022 12:00 p.m., USA | (8) | vs. (1) Davidson Quarterfinals | L 56–74 | 16–16 | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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