# 2018–19 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by fourth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2017–18 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Will Tavares | 0 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Senior | Providence, RI | Graduated |
| Thomas Sanchez | 2 | G | 5'9" | 155 | Senior | Maspeth, NY | Walk-on; graduated |
| Nemanja Zarkovic | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | Montreal, QC | Graduated |
| Brenton Petty | 4 | G | 5'9" | 150 | Senior | Washington, D.C. | Walk-on; graduated |
| Tre Evans | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Edmond, OK | Graduate transferred to Southwestern Oklahoma State |
| Joseph Chartouny | 12 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Junior | Montreal, QC | Graduate transferred to Marquette |
| Cavit Havsa | 15 | G | 6'4" | 160 | Sophomore | Istanbul, Turkey | Transferred to Utah Valley |
| Perris Hicks | 23 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Honor #32 PG | Orlando, FL | Lake Highland Prep | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 27, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Onyinyechi Eysi #58 C | Windsor, CA | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Chris Austin SG | Pasadena, CA | Maranatha High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Tyrone Perry PG | Boston, MA | Woodstock Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jan 28, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jalen Cobb PG | Decatur, GA | The Loomis Chaffee School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 11, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Lazar Škorić SG | Belgrade, Serbia | None | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| 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 |
| 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm | | CCNY John Bach Classic | W 106–58 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,740) Bronx, NY |
| November 10, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Houston Baptist | L 72–75 | 1–1 | Sharp Gymnasium (748) Houston, TX |
| November 16, 2018* 6:00 pm | | FIU John Bach Classic | W 83–77 | 2–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,765) Bronx, NY |
| November 17, 2018* 3:30 pm | | Youngstown State John Bach Classic | W 67–61 | 3–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,834) Bronx, NY |
| November 18, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Columbia John Bach Classic | W 70–69 | 4–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,917) Bronx, NY |
| November 25, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Alabama A&M | W 77–46 | 5–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,444) Bronx, NY |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan Battle of the Bronx | W 57–56 | 6–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (2,023) Riverdale, NY |
| December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Maine | L 68–75 $^{2OT}$ | 6–2 | Cross Insurance Center (1,036) Bangor, ME |
| December 8, 2018* 2:30 pm, CBSSN | | Rutgers | W 78–70 | 7–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,346) Bronx, NY |
| December 11, 2018* 8:00 pm | | NJIT | L 50–53 | 7–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,766) Bronx, NY |
| December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Howard | W 74–67 | 8–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,907) Bronx, NY |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 75–48 | 9–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,606) Bronx, NY |
| December 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU Brooklyn | L 57–60 | 9–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,538) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | VCU | L 51–76 | 9–5 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,723) Bronx, NY |
| January 9, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Duquesne | L 61–66 | 9–6 (0–2) | Palumbo Center (2,211) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 12, 2019 4:30 pm | | vs. St. Bonaventure Roc City Hoops Classic | L 64–71 | 9–7 (0–3) | Blue Cross Arena (4,914) Rochester, NY |
| January 15, 2019 7:00 pm | | Saint Louis | L 60–63 | 9–8 (0–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,778) Bronx, NY |
| January 19, 2019 7:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 68–71 | 9–9 (0–5) | EagleBank Arena (3,892) Fairfax, VA |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 71–73 | 9–10 (0–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,731) Bronx, NY |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Dayton | L 52–75 | 9–11 (0–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200) Bronx, NY |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at George Washington | L 61–79 | 9–12 (0–8) | Charles E. Smith Center (1,922) Washington, D.C. |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | W 85–67 | 10–12 (1–8) | Mullins Center (2,921) Amherst, MA |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 66–74 | 10–13 (1–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,477) Bronx, NY |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm | | Davidson | L 69–79 | 10–14 (1–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,813) Bronx, NY |
| February 16, 2019 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Rhode Island | W 66–63 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (2–10) | Ryan Center (6,258) Kingston, RI |
| February 20, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 69–72 | 11–15 (2–11) | Robins Center (5,001) Richmond, VA |
| February 23, 2019 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | St. Bonaventure | L 53–74 | 11–16 (2–12) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,387) Bronx, NY |
| February 27, 2019 9:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 52–66 | 11–17 (2–13) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533) Bronx, NY |
| March 2, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium | | at Davidson | L 52–77 | 11–18 (2–14) | John M. Belk Arena (4,447) Davidson, NC |
| March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | George Washington | W 67–56 | 12–18 (3–14) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,914) Bronx, NY |
| March 9, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at La Salle | L 57–72 | 12–19 (3–15) | Tom Gola Arena (1,652) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | (14) | vs. (11) Richmond First Round | L 50–52 | 12–20 | Barclays Center (4,278) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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