# 2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-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 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in tenth place. They received the No. 10 seed in the A-10 tournament where they lost in the second round to George Mason.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the 2015–16 season 17–14, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the A-10 tournament to Richmond. They were invited to the CollegeInsdier.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Boston University.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Nych Smith | 1 | G | 5'11" | 187 | Freshman | Memphis, TN | Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College |
| Jashire Hardnett | 4 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Freshman | Gulfport, MS | Transferred to Chipola College |
| Jon Severe | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Brooklyn, NY | Transferred to Iona |
| Mandell Thomas | 23 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Graduated |
| Ryan Rhoomes | 30 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | South Jamaica, NY | Graduated |
| Ryan Canty | 42 | C | 6'9" | 240 | RS Senior | Danvers, MA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Will Tavares | 5 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Junior | Providence, RI | Junior college transferred to Monroe Community College. |
| Perris Hicks | 23 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Pasadena, CA | Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College. |
| JaVontae Hawkins | 32 | G | 6'5" | 211 | RS Senior | Flint, MI | Transferred from Eastern Kentucky. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hawkins graduated from Eastern Kentucky. |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Chuba Ohams SF | Bronx, NY | Putnam Science Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 5, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: POST ||||||
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 11, 2016. ||||||

## Preseason

Fordham was picked to finish in 11th place in the preseason A-10 poll.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at East Tennessee State | L 59–96 | 0–1 | Freedom Hall Civic Center (3,309) Johnson City, TN |
| 11/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | New York Tech | W 101–75 | 1–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,351) Bronx, NY |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | Fairleigh Dickinson Johnny Bach Classic | W 68–55 | 2–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533) Bronx, NY |
| 11/19/2016* 3:00 pm | | Saint Peter's Johnny Bach Classic | W 63–41 | 3–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473) Bronx, NY |
| 11/20/2016* 3:30 pm | | Lipscomb Johnny Bach Classic | W 85–69 | 4–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003) Bronx, NY |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | Rider | W 73–62 | 5–1 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023) Bronx, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 5:00 pm | | Texas–Arlington | L 63–67 | 5–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,096) Bronx, NY |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | L 70–71 | 5–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,002) Bronx, NY |
| 12/03/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 52–64 | 5–4 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,714) Cambridge, MA |
| 12/08/2016* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at St. John's Rivalry | L 62–90 | 5–5 | Carnesecca Arena (4,474) Queens, NY |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | L 53–60 | 5–6 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,981) Riverdale, NY |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | vs. Rutgers MSG Holiday Festival | L 53–68 | 5–7 | Madison Square Garden (8,200) New York City, NY |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 83–60 | 6–7 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (954) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Duquesne | L 72–75 | 6–8 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,673) Bronx, NY |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Richmond | L 72–80 | 6–9 (0–2) | Robins Center (5,004) Richmond, VA |
| 01/07/2017 3:00 pm, NBCSN | | Saint Joseph's | L 55–70 | 6–10 (0–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,575) Bronx, NY |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | W 60–54 | 7–10 (1–3) | John M. Belk Arena (3,004) Davidson, NC |
| 01/14/2017 4:30 pm, NBCSN | | vs. St. Bonaventure Lightower Conference Classic | L 53–73 | 7–11 (1–4) | Blue Cross Arena (6,386) Rochester, NY |
| 01/18/2017 7:00 pm | | VCU | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 8–11 (2–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,186) Bronx, NY |
| 01/21/2017 12:30 pm, NBCSN | | at Massachusetts | W 71–68 | 9–11 (3–4) | Mullins Center (3,423) Amherst, MA |
| 01/28/2017 12:00 pm, NBCSN | | Davidson | L 66–84 | 9–12 (3–5) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,123) Bronx, NY |
| 01/31/2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | Dayton | L 66–75 | 9–13 (3–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,412) Bronx, NY |
| 02/04/2017 6:00 pm, ASN | | at Saint Joseph's | W 86–83 $^{2OT}$ | 10–13 (4–6) | Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/08/2017 7:00 pm | | La Salle | L 52–67 | 10–14 (4–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,156) Bronx, NY |
| 02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ASN | | at George Mason | L 67–73 | 10–15 (4–8) | EagleBank Arena (6,676) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm | | at Rhode Island | W 53–43 | 11–15 (5–8) | Ryan Center (3,791) Kingston, RI |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | Saint Louis | W 54–40 | 12–15 (6–8) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,431) Bronx, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | at Duquesne | W 70–52 | 13–15 (7–8) | Palumbo Center (1,141) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 02/25/2017 2:30 pm, NBCSN | | Richmond | L 48–70 | 13–16 (7–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,023) Bronx, NY |
| 03/01/2017 7:00 pm | | George Washington | L 66–67 | 13–17 (7–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,153) Bronx, NY |
| 03/04/2017 2:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 54–66 | 13–18 (7–11) | Tom Gola Arena (1,412) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 6:00 pm, NBCSN | (10) | vs. (7) George Mason Second round | L 71–82 | 13–19 | PPG Paints Arena (5,442) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||