# 2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Tom Pecora in his fifth year at the school. Fordham Rams home games were played at Rose Hill Gymnasium and the team was a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 tournament where they lost to VCU.
On March 18, head coach Tom Pecora was fired. He finished at Fordham with a five year record of 44–106.

## Previous season

The Rams finished the season 10–21, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They advanced to the second round of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Dayton.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Branden Frazier | 0 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Travion Leonard | 2 | F | 6'8" | 275 | Sophomore | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to Barry |
| Jake Fay | 12 | G | 6'6" | 195 | Freshman | Lynn, MA | Transferred to Hartford |
| Chris Whitehead | 13 | G | 5'9" | 190 | Junior | New Albany, NY | Transferred to Bellarmine |
| Jared Fay | 20 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Lynn, MA | Transferred to Dominican College |
| Jermaine Meyers | 22 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Sophomore | Ajax, ON | Transferred to Northwood (MI) |
| Leo Walsh | 25 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Senior | Clarks Green, PA | Graduated |
| Victor Ieronymides | 33 | G/F | 6'6" | 208 | Freshman | Nicosia, Cyprus | Transferred to Saint Martin's |
| Khalid Robinson | 35 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Harlem, NY | Graduated |

## Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Eric Paschall PF | Dobbs Ferry, NY | Dobbs Ferry High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Apr 4, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Nemanja Zarkovic PG | Montreal, QE | Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Apr 16, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R ||||||
| Christian Sengfelder PF | Schelklingen, GER | Urspring High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | May 1, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R ||||||
| Zaire Thompson PG | Germany, EUR | Erdgas Ehingen | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | May 22, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: N/R ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 17, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 8:00 pm | New York Tech | W 94–77 | 1–0 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,368) Bronx, NY |
| 11/16/2014* 5:00 pm, BTN | at Penn State | L 54–73 | 1–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (8,607) University Park, PA |
| 11/20/2014* 7:30 pm | at Maryland | L 50–66 | 1–2 | Xfinity Center (9,022) College Park, MD |
| 11/23/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY | UMass Lowell | L 57–64 | 1–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,122) Bronx, NY |
| 11/29/2014* 4:00 pm, SNY | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 66–72 | 1–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,132) Bronx, NY |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY | Siena | W 69–67 | 2–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,235) Bronx, NY |
| 12/10/2014* 7:00 pm, SNY | Monmouth | W 68–58 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,130) Bronx, NY |
| 12/14/2014* 1:30 pm, FSN | at No. 24 St. John's Rivalry/Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival | L 53–74 | 3–5 | Madison Square Garden (8,074) New York City, NY |
| 12/22/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY | vs. Manhattan Rivalry/Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 57–71 | 3–6 | Barclays Center (6,519) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/28/2014* 6:00 pm, SNY | Howard | W 74–59 | 4–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568) Bronx, NY |
| 12/31/2014* 12:00 pm, SNY | South Carolina State | W 74–54 | 5–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262) Bronx, NY |
| Atlantic 10 regular season |||||
| 01/04/2015 1:00 pm, CBSSN | VCU | L 58–75 | 5–7 (0–1) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,719) Bronx, NY |
| 01/07/2015 7:00 pm | at Rhode Island | L 65–68 | 5–8 (0–2) | Ryan Center (4,810) Kingston, RI |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | Dayton | L 58–76 | 5–9 (0–3) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,872) Bronx, NY |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Saint Joseph's | L 55–66 | 5–10 (0–4) | Hagan Arena (3,851) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/17/2015 2:00 pm | at La Salle | L 49–60 | 5–11 (0–5) | Tom Gola Arena (2,311) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm, NBCSN | George Washington | L 59–79 | 5–12 (0–6) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,316) Bronx, NY |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | L 63–64 | 5–13 (0–7) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,622) Bronx, NY |
| 02/01/2015 2:00 pm | at Dayton | L 77–101 | 5–14 (0–8) | UD Arena (13,106) Dayton, OH |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, SNY | Massachusetts | L 72–78 | 5–15 (0–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,636) Bronx, NY |
| 02/07/2015 4:00 pm, NBCSN | Saint Louis | W 83–65 | 6–15 (1–9) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,871) Bronx, NY |
| 02/11/2015 7:00 pm | at Richmond | L 71–73 | 6–16 (1–10) | Robins Center (5,524) Richmond, VA |
| 02/15/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | Saint Joseph's | W 69–55 | 7–16 (2–10) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,885) Bronx, NY |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm | at George Mason | W 80–68 | 8–16 (3–10) | Patriot Center (2,682) Fairfax, VA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 57–76 | 8–17 (3–11) | John M. Belk Arena (5,084) Davidson, NC |
| 02/25/2015 7:00 pm | La Salle | W 63–48 | 9–17 (4–11) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,586) Bronx, NY |
| 02/28/2015 4:00 pm | at Massachusetts | L 74–82 | 9–18 (4–12) | Mullins Center (5,238) Amherst, MA |
| 03/04/2015 7:00 pm | Duquesne | L 66–81 | 9–19 (4–13) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,652) Bronx, NY |
| 03/07/2015 4:00 pm | at St. Bonaventure | L 52–66 | 9–20 (4–14) | Reilly Center (3,555) Olean, NY |
| Atlantic 10 tournament |||||
| 03/11/2015 6:30 pm | vs. George Mason First Round | W 71–65 | 10–20 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| 03/12/2015 2:30 pm, NBCSN | vs. VCU Second Round | L 57–63 | 10–21 | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||