# 2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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.

## 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

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

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Tre Evans | 5 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Sophomore | Edmond, OK | Junior college transferred from Kilgore College |
| Erten Gazi | 10 | G | 6'4" | 212 | Junior | Güzelyurt, Cyprus | 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 | Lancaster, TX | 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 | Brno, Czech Republic | Junior college transferred from ASA College |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ivan Raut SF | Kotor, Crna Gora | Beko Beograd | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 25, 2017. ||||||

## 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. Junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the conference's preseason third team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Fredonia | W 79–41 | | Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Miami (OH) Jamaica Classic | L 54–55 | 0–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,923) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 13, 2017* 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic | W 81–68 | 1–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,107) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Florida State Jamaica Classic | L 43–67 | 1–2 | Montego Bay Convention Centre (235) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 19, 2017* 7:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Tulane Jamaica Classic | L 55–63 | 1–3 | Montego Bay Convention Centre (278) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 70–57 | 2–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,823) Bronx, NY |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | L 77–82 | 2–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,158) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 2, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Maine | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,421) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Harvard | L 45–47 | 3–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,012) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 76–68 | 4–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,578) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 12, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Rutgers | L 63–75 | 4–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,389) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 79–69 | 5–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (847) Bronx, NY |
| Dec 23, 2017* 12:00 pm, AT&T Pitt | | at No. 10 West Virginia | L 69–86 | 5–7 | WVU Coliseum (11,296) Morgantown, WV |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at VCU | L 63–76 | 5–8 (0–1) | Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | Richmond | W 69–65 $^{OT}$ | 6–8 (1–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,106) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 6, 2018 3:30 pm, CBSSN | | Duquesne | L 41–64 | 6–9 (1–2) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,805) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm | | at St. Bonaventure | L 61–77 | 6–10 (1–3) | Reilly Center (3,133) Olean, NY |
| Jan 14, 2018 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | Davidson | L 45–75 | 6–11 (1–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,734) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 67–75 | 6–12 (1–5) | Tom Gola Arena (1,458) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 20, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Saint Joseph's | L 46–68 | 6–13 (1–6) | Hagan Arena (3,634) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 24, 2018 7:00 pm, Stadium | | No. 24 Rhode Island | L 58–78 | 6–14 (1–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,015) Bronx, NY |
| Jan 27, 2018 2:00 pm, NBCSN | | Massachusetts | W 82–69 | 7–14 (2–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,234) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, FSMW+ | | at Saint Louis | L 50–73 | 7–15 (2–8) | Chaifetz Arena (7,312) St. Louis, MO |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm | | George Mason | W 67–66 | 8–15 (3–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,152) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 80–57 | 9–15 (4–8) | Palumbo Center (2,871) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 14, 2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's | L 55–71 | 9–16 (4–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,032) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 70–80 | 9–17 (4–10) | UD Arena (13,350) Dayton, OH |
| Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 52–76 | 9–18 (4–11) | John M. Belk Arena (3,212) Davidson, NC |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm | | La Salle | L 60–73 | 9–19 (4–12) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,366) Bronx, NY |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 56–72 | 9–20 (4–13) | Charles E. Smith Center (2,463) Washington, D.C. |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | VCU | L 58–83 | 9–21 (4–14) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,325) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, Stadium | (14) | vs. (11) George Washington First round | L 72–78 | 9–22 | Capital One Arena (5,333) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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