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Game 2 vs. Queens College Nov. 17, 2015 • 7:00 p.m. Bronx, N.Y. Rose Hill Gym THE MATCHUP vs. QUEENS
2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10) H: 0-0; A: 0-1; N: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Score 11/14 at UT Arlington 77-72, L 11/17 QUEENS 7:00 p.m. 11/21 FDU 2:00 p.m. 11/24 COLGATE 8:00 p.m. 11/28 MANHATTAN 5:00 p.m. 12/2 ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. 12/5 CENT. CONN. STATE 4:00 p.m. 12/8 LIU BROOKLYN 7:00 p.m. 12/13 COPPIN STATE 1:00 p.m. 12/19 MAINE 2:00 p.m. 12/22 vs. Boston College# (espn3) 3:30 p.m. 1/3 at G. Washington* (NBCSN) 7:00 p.m. 1/6 LA SALLE* 7:00 p.m. 1/10 RICHMOND* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. 1/13 at VCU* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 1/16 at Saint Joseph’s* 1:00 p.m. 1/20 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 p.m. 1/24 DAYTON* (CBSSN) 4:00 p.m. 1/27 at Rhode Island* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 1/30 at Massachusetts* (NBCSN) 12:00 p.m. 2/6 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 2:00 p.m. 2/10 ST. BONAVENTURE* 7:00 p.m. 2/13 at Richmond* 6:00 p.m. 2/17 MASSACHUSETTS* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 2/20 at Saint Louis* (ASN) 8:00 p.m. 2/24 at La Salle* 7:00 p.m. 2/27 DAVIDSON* 2:00 p.m. 3/2 at Duquesne* 7:00 p.m. 3/5 RHODE ISLAND* 2:00 p.m. 3/9- at Atlantic 10 Championships 3/13 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) * - Atlantic 10 game # - A-10/ACC Challenge (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) ASN - American Sports Network CBSSN – CBS Sports Network NBCSN – NBC Sports Network
Broadcast Information Stream: Atlantic 10 Digital Network Mike Watts (PxP) Andrew Bogusch (Color) Radio: WFUV (90.7 FM)/ Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org Drew Casey (PxP) Matt Moro (Color) Sean Hahner (Producer/Engineer)
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About the Series All-time Record: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A Streak: N/A Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Overall Record: 188-135 (11th season) Record at Fordham: 0-1 Record vs. Queens: First Meeting
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Head Coach: Darryl Jacobs Overall Record: 16-40 (third season) Record at Queens: Same Record vs. Fordham: First Meeting
FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game)
Jon Severe
• Averaging 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg • Shot 81.1% from the free throw stripe in 2014-2015
Jr./G/6-2/185 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joseph Chartouny • Averaging 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Fr./G/6-3/205 Saint-Hubert, Quebec
• Led team in season opener with 5 assists
Mandell Thomas
• Averaging 21.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg • 26th on the Fordham career scoring list • Has 146 career steals
Ryan Rhoomes Sr./F/6-8/235 South Jamaica, N.Y.
• Averaging 10.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg • 14th all-time in rebounding at Fordham • Has 92 career blocks
Chris Sengfelder So./F/6-8/238 Leverkusen, Germany
• Averaging 8.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg • 2015 A-10 All-Rookie Team selection • Only Ram to start all 31 games last year
Sr./G/6-2/185 Rochester, N.Y.
RAM RANTS
• The Fordham University Rams open their 2015-2016 home season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Queens College Knights in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, November 17, at 8:00 p.m. in a game that will be streamed on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. • Fordham enters the game off a 77-72 season-opening loss at UT Arlington while Queens enters with a 1-1 record after falling to Adelphi on Saturday. • The game will be the first ever between Fordham and Queens. • The Rams have won two of their past three home openers, including an 87-67 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) in the Rose Hill Gym last year. • Mandell Thomas was named to Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team. • Thomas is currently 26th on Fordham career scoring list with 1,085 points. • Ryan Rhoomes is currently 14th on Fordham career rebounding list with 642. • Ryan Canty returns to action after missing entire 2014-2015 season with an injury. • The Fordham roster features six true freshmen. • Rams return three starters from last year (Ryan Rhoomes, Chris Sengfelder and Mandell Thomas) • Fordham hosts FDU in the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday.
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GENERAL INFORMATION Media Information
Sports Information Director: �������������Joe DiBari Phone:.......................................... 718/817-4240 Cell:.............................................. 917/539-5061 FAX:............................................. 718/817-4244 Email:................................ [email protected] Home page:................ www.fordhamsports.com Interviews To arrange personal interviews with Head Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Players and coaches are usually available in person and for phone interviews after practice, and by appointment. Notes on the Net Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found here as well as a roster and player bios.
General Information
Location:.............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Founded:....................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ����������������8,427 Nickname:.................................................Rams School Colors:......................Maroon and White Home Court:.................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Affiliation:.....................................NCAA Div. I Conference:......................................Atlantic 10 President:.................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Athletics Director:........................David Roach Athletic Dept. Phone: ���������������� 718/817-4300 Ticket Office Phone: ������������������ 718/817-4759 Coaching Staff Head Coach: ������� Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Record at Fordham (yrs):.........0-1 (First year) Overall Record (yrs): �������188-135 (11th year) Assistant Coaches: Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati ‘02) Tony Chiles (Columbia ‘89) Jaden Uken (Nebraska '03) Dir. of Basketball Operations: �� Mike DePaoli Managers: �������Bill McCullagh, Brenton Petty, Connor Birchard and John Gibney Team Information 2014-15 Overall Record: ������������������������ 10-21 2014-15 Atlantic 10 Record:........ 4-14 (T12th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������8/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ����������������������������3/2 Basketball History First year of basketball:...................... 1902-03 Overall record:...........1481-1323 (113th year) Number of years in NCAAs/Last:........ 4/1992 Number of Years in NIT/Last:............16/1991
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2015-2016 ROSTER # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) 0 Antwoine Anderson So. G 6-1 190 Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney 1 Nych Smith Fr. G 5-11 160 Memphis, Tenn./White Station 3 Nemanja Zarkovic So. G 6-3 185 Montreal, Quebec/ Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf 4 Jashire Hardnett Fr. G 5-11 170 Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport 5 Thomas Sanchez So. G 5-9 150 Maspeth, N.Y./Xavier 10 Jon Severe Jr. G 6-2 185 Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King 12 Joseph Chartouny Fr. G 6-3 180 Saint-Hubert, Quebec/ Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf 13 Matt Massimino Jr. G 5-11 155 New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury 21 Jesse Bunting Fr. F 6-8 210 Plymouth, Mass./Tabor Academy 23 Mandell Thomas Sr. G 6-2 185 Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta 25 Dekeba Battee-Aston So. F 6-9 255 Cairns, Queensland, Australia/ Northfield-Mt. Hermon 30 Ryan Rhoomes Sr. F 6-8 235 South Jamaica, N.Y./Cardozo 33 David Pekárek Fr. F 6-7 210 Prague, Czech Republic/Get Better Aca. 40 Chris Downing Fr. F 6-8 235 Orangeburg, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 42 Ryan Canty Gr. C 6-9 240 Danvers, Mass./Brimmer and May 43 Christian Sengfelder So. F 6-7 238 Leverkusen, Germany/Urspring Aca. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Assistant Coaches: Rodney Crawford, Tony Chiles, Jaden Uken Director of Basketball Operations: Mike DePaoli Strength & Conditioning Coach: Willie Cruz Dir. of Player Development: Mark Richmond Athletic Trainer: Dave Zippo Pronunciation Guide Nych Smith – Nick Nemanja Zarkovic - Knee-MON-ya Zar-KOH-vick Dekeba Battee-Aston - da-KEY-ba Ryan Rhoomes - Rooms Chris Sengfelder - Seng-FELD-der Jon Severe - Sa-VEAR Joseph Chartouny – Shar-TUNE-knee David Pekárek – Peh-KAR-eck Jashire Hardnett – Ja-SHEER
THE GAME • The Fordham University Rams open their 2015-2016 home schedule, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Queens College Knights in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 PM. • The game will be streamed on the A-10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. • Fordham enters the season after a 77-72 loss in the season opener at UT Arlington on Saturday. • Queens enters the game with a 1-1 record after opening the season with a win over Pace and a loss to Adelphi last weekend. THE QUEENS SERIES • Tuesday night’s contest will be the first ever meeting between Fordham and Queens on the hardwood. • Fordham is facing a Division II team from the East Coast Conference (ECC) for the second straight year (the Rams defeated NYIT last year).
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RADIO/TV CHART
0
ANTWOINE ANDERSON Guard
6-1 • 190 • So. Rochester, N.Y.
10
JON SEVERE
25
DEKEBA BATTEEASTON
Guard
6-2 • 185 • Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Forward
6-9 • 255 • So. Cairns, Queensland
43
CHRIS SENGFELDER Forward
6-8 • 238 • So. Leverkusen, Germany www.fordhamsports.com
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NYCH SMITH Guard
5-11 • 160 • Fr. Memphis, Tenn.
12
JOSEPH CHARTOUNY
30
RYAN RHOOMES
Guard
6-3 • 205 • Fr. Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Forward
6-8 • 235 • Sr. S. Jamaica, N.Y.
JEFF NEUBAUER Head Coach
3
NEMANJA ZARKOVIC Forward
6-3 • 185 • So. Sherbrooke, Quebec
13
MATT MASSIMINO
33
DAVID PEKÁREK
Guard
5-11 • 155 • Jr. New Hope, Pa.
Foward
6-7 • 210 • Fr. Prague, Czech Republic
RODNEY CRAWFORD Asst. Coach
4
JASHIRE HARDNETT Guard
5-11 • 170 • Fr. Gulfport, Miss.
21
JESSE BUNTING
40
CHRIS DOWNING
Forward
6-8 • 210 • Fr. Plymouth, Mass.
Forward
6-8 • 235 • Fr. Orangeburg, N.Y.
TONY CHILES
Asst. Coach
5
THOMAS SANCHEZ Guard
5-9 • 150 • So.
Maspeth, N.Y.
23
MANDELL THOMAS
42
RYAN CANTY
Guard
6-2 • 185 • Sr. Rochester, N.Y.
Center
6-9 • 243 • Gr. Danvers, Mass.
JADEN UKEN
Asst. Coach
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Head Coach - Jeff Neubauer First Season at Fordham: 0-1 11th Season Overall: 188-135
Jeff Neubauer, head coach at Eastern Kentucky University for the past ten years, was named head men’s basketball coach at Fordham University on March 30, 2015. Over the past ten years, Neubauer led Eastern Kentucky to five 20-win seasons, including each of the past three years, and five trips to national postseason tournaments, including a berth in the 2014 NCAA Championships where the Colonels nearly upset second-seeded Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Neubauer’s 188 career wins at Eastern Kentucky is second only to Paul S. McBrayer’s 214 at the school, and his overall mark as the Colonels’ leader is 188-134. The past five seasons have been like none other at Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels’ 101 victories over that stretch are the most during any five-year period in school history. EKU won a school-record 25 games in 2012-13 and accumulated 70 victories over the past three seasons. Despite being picked to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference East Division in 2014-2015, Neubauer guided the Colonels to a first place finish, earning the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament. The Colonels finished the year 21-12, falling in the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). In 2013-2014, Neubauer led the Colonels to the Ohio Valley Conference title as Eastern won three games in three days at the tournament. The Colonels finished the season with a 24-10 mark and were second in the nation in turnover margin, fifth in three-point field goals per game and sixth in steals. Following the 2013-2014 season, Neubauer was named one of 15 finalists for the 2014 Hugh Durham Award, presented annually to the nation’s top mid-major coach. He was also selected as the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 19 Coach of the Year. Neubauer’s 2012-13 EKU squad finished 25-10, setting the school record for wins in a season, and earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Eastern finished with three more wins than the previous program-best of 22, including the program’s first victory in a national postseason tournament game in 68 years. The Colonels have been just as successful in the classroom under Neubauer. In 2014, the program earned a coveted NCAA Division I Academic 4 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes
Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award. This specific award is given each year to teams that posted multiyear APRs in the top-10 percent of all squads in each sport. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. Eastern Kentucky was one of only 40 men’s basketball teams from across the nation, and one of only two in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to earn the Public Recognition Award. Eastern Kentucky had a perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2012-13 academic year and the team’s multi-year APR score of 990 was among the top 10 highest scores for men’s basketball teams in the nation. EKU’s APR average (957) for men’s basketball teams was 33 points better than the national average. In just Neubauer’s second season at the helm, the Colonels earned a berth in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, winning the OVC title and finishing 21-12. Neubauer has coached eleven all-conference players, two OVC Defensive Players of the Year, an OVC Co-Freshman of the Year, two OVC Tournament MVPs and the program’s top two all-time leading scorers in his nine years at Eastern Kentucky. Before arriving at Eastern Kentucky, Neubauer served three seasons as the top assistant at West Virginia under head coach John Beilein, where he helped fuel the Mountaineers’ rapid rise to national prominence. The rebuilding process at West Virginia culminated in the Mountaineers’ dramatic run through the 2005 NCAA Tournament. WVU earned triumphs over five top-20 programs in the regular season before reaching the Big East Tournament’s championship game and the NCAA Championship Elite Eight. West Virginia finished 2004-05 ranked 12th in the country. Neubauer served under Beilein at the University of Richmond for five years before heading to West Virginia. The Spiders won 100 games during that time and earned a berth in the 1998 NCAA Championship. Prior to Richmond, Neubauer served three seasons as a graduate assistant coach at The Citadel, where he also earned an MBA degree. Neubauer, a native of Slidell, La., played point guard at La Salle University for head coach William “Speedy” Morris. The Explorers went 30-2 and earned an NCAA tournament berth in Neubauer’s freshman season. La Salle accumulated two more postseason berths and an overall record of 83-36 during his four years on the squad. Neubauer served as a team captain as a senior and earned honorable mention GTE All-Academic® accolades as a cum laude graduate in finance in 1993.
BY THE NUMBERS 4 Number of Rams to have been named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (Bevon Robin, Bryant Dunston, Chris Gaston and Eric Paschall)
11
Only number retired by Fordham - worn by Ed Conlin the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder
16
Number of postseason NIT appearances by the Rams
36
Number of 1000-point scorers in Fordham history, the latest Mandell Thomas who eclipsed the mark last year
113
Number of seasons Fordham has fielded a men’s basketball team
609
Number of wins by Fordham in the Rose Hill Gym making the Rams one of 14 NCAA Division I teams with over 600 wins in its current home building
1925
Year Rose Hill Gym opened
1,478
All-time wins for Fordham
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FORDHAM IN HOME OPENERS • Overall, Fordham is 74-33 (.692) in season openers since 1908, 78-18 (.813) in home openers. • Fordham has won two of the past three home openers, including an 87-67 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) last year. RAMS OR LAMBS? • The 2015-2016 Fordham men’s basketball team will be a young group, with just three seniors, two juniors, five sophomores, and six true freshmen. THOMAS NAMED PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM • Fordham University senior guard Mandell Thomas was named to the 2015 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team it was announced at the league’s annual media day at the Barclays Center. • Thomas appeared in all 31 games at guard last winter, starting 28, and averaged 13.1 ppg, second best on the team, and 4.0 rpg, fourth on team. He also led team with 112 assists and led the conference with 73 steals (2.4 steals/game), recording at least one steal in all but two games. Thomas also ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 in assists (3.6/game) and eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) while ranking 12th in scoring. • Thomas became the 35th player in Fordham history to score 1,000 career points and he enters 2015-16 season in 29th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,064 points. THOMAS HITS 1,000 • Last season, Mandell Thomas became the 36th Rams to score 1,000 career points when he scored a career-high 29 points at Massachusetts. • Thomas currently has 1,085 career points, good for 26th on the Fordham all-time scoring list. • Thomas is 16 points behind Damon Lopez (1988-91) for 25th on the list. RHOOMES CLIMBING REBOUNDING LIST • With his seven rebounds in the game at UT Arlington, forward Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 642, moving him into 14th place on the Fordham career rebounding list. • Rhoomes is 38 behind Dan O’Sullivan (1986-90) for 13th on the all-time list. RAMS TAKE ADVANTAGE FROM CHARITY STRIPE • Fordham is a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line this year. • The Rams led the Atlantic 10 in free throw shooting last year, connecting on 72.6 percent (4-6-589) of their charity shots. • It marked the first time that Fordham has led the A-10 in free throw shooting.
STATISTICAL COMPARISIONS Fordham............................................ Category...............................................Queens 72.0................................................ Points per Game...............................................76.0 77.0.......................................Opponents Points per Game......................................77.5 .443............................................Field Goal Percentage............................................487 .431................................... Opponent Field Goal Percentage....................................520 .462..................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage..................................373 .360......................... Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage..........................500 12.0..................................Three-Point Field Goals per Game...................................9.5 9.0........................... Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game.........................11.0 1.000.........................................Free Throw Percentage...........................................633 -8.0.................................................Rebound Margin............................................... -0.5 8.0................................................. Blocks per Game.................................................2.5 6.0.................................................. Steals per Game..................................................6.5 16.0............................................... Assists per Game...............................................15.0 17.0.............................................Turnovers per Game..............................................9.5 18.0.................................................Fouls per Game................................................21.0 www.fordhamsports.com
FORDHAM TENDENCIES IN 2015-2016 0-0..... at home (Rose Hill) 0-1..... on the road 0-0..... on a neutral court 0-0..... in day games 0-1..... in night games 0-1..... on weeknights 0-0..... on weekends 0-0..... when leading at the half 0-1..... when trailing at the half 0-0..... when tied at the half 0-1..... when they outshoot their opponent 0-0..... when outshot by opponent 0-0..... when shooting same as opponent 0-0..... when shooting 50% or better 0-1..... when shooting under 50% 0-0..... when opp. shoots 50% or better 0-1..... when opp. shoots under 50% 0-0..... when Fordham scores 59 points or fewer 0-0..... when Fordham scores 60-69 points 0-1..... when Fordham scores 70-79 points 0-0..... when Fordham scores 80-89 points 0-0..... when Fordham scores 90+ points 0-0..... in games decided by three points or less 0-1..... in games decided by four to ten points 0-0..... in games decided by 11-20 points 0-0..... in games decided by 20 or more points 0-0..... when outrebounding opponent 0-1..... when outrebounded by opponent 0-0..... when tied in rebounding 0-1..... more turnovers than opponent 0-0..... fewer turnovers than opponent 0-0..... same turnovers as opponent 0-0..... on Monday 0-0..... on Tuesday 0-0..... on Wednesday 0-0..... on Thursday 0-0..... on Friday 0-1..... on Saturday 0-0..... on Sunday 0-1..... in November 0-0..... in December 0-0..... in January 0-0..... in February 0-0..... in March 0-1..... vs. Sun Belt
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FORDHAM FIRST IN THREE-POINTERS Did you know???? Fordham was the first team in the NCAA to use the three-point shot? The first time a three-point shot was used experimentally in a game was on February 7, 1945 when Columbia defeated Fordham, 73-58. The three-point line was set at 21 feet from the basket and Columbia scored 11 “long goals” to Fordham’s nine. Also, free throwers had an option to take their shots from the regular 15-foot distance for one point or from 21 feet for two points. Eight “long fouls” were made during the game. The game also featured a 12-foot wide free throw lane, a move that would be adopted by the NCAA eleven years later. DOUG COLLINGS HONORED WITH JOHNNY BACH AWARD • Doug Collins, former U.S. Olympian and NBA head coach and current ESPN analyst, was presented the 2015 Johnny Bach Award at the Fordham University men’s basketball Tip-Off Dinner in Tognino Hall on November 4. • The Johnny Bach Award is presented annually at the Tip-Off Dinner to the individual who has had substantial and lasting impact on the sport of basketball and who best emulates Mr. Bach’s drive and passion for excellence. • John W. Bach, FCRH ‘48, a coaching icon on the collegiate, professional, and international levels, is one of the greatest basketball minds of all time. A defensive specialist, he has been credited with helping the Chicago Bulls win three straight NBA championships. He is still the all-time winningest coach in Fordham University basketball history, and led the Rams to five NIT appearances and a pair of NCAA berths in 18 seasons. • Collins is the fourth recipient of the award, joining Patrick Ewing (2012), P.J. Carlesimo (2013) and Phil Jackson (2014).
2015-16 PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 PICKS First Team Jack Gibbs, DAV Jordan Price, LAS Hassan Martin, URI E.C. Matthews, URI DeAndre’ Bembry, SJU
Second Team Brian Sullivan, DAV Shevon Thompson, GMU Patricio Garino, GW Kevin Larsen, GW Marcus Posley, SBU
Third Team Defensive Team Kendall Pollard, DAY Mandell Thomas, FOR Terry Allen, UR Patricio Garino, GW ShawnDre’ Jones, UR Hassan Martin, URI Melvin Johnson, VCU DeAndre’ Bembry, SJU Mo Allie-Cox, VCU Mo Allie-Cox, VCU Atlantic 10 Predicted Order of Finish (as selected by coaches and media) 1. Dayton (12)...................................................352 2. Rhode Island (8)............................................347 3. Davidson (6)..................................................329 4. George Washington (1).................................285 5. VCU..............................................................277 6. Richmond......................................................262 7. Saint Joseph’s................................................194 8. St. Bonaventure.............................................177 9. La Salle.........................................................164 10. Massachusetts.............................................142 11. Duquesne.....................................................113 12. Saint Louis....................................................96 13. George Mason...............................................52 14. Fordham........................................................45
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING • Fordham University’s home court, the Rose Hill Gymnasium which was named as one of the four “Cathedrals of College Basketball” by ESPN The Magazine, is the oldest gym still being used by an NCAA Division I basketball team. The 3,200-seat gym opened on January 16, 1925 for a game between Fordham and Boston College. The Rams took the opener 46-16 in a game refereed by one of the University’s most prominent alumni, “The Fordham Flash”, Frankie Frisch. • The Gym was one of the largest on-campus facilities at the time it was built, earning the nickname “The Prairie” because of its large floor space. The original configuration had no end zone stands and a seating capacity of 2,100 but several standing room crowds of 6,000 were reported in the late 1920’s. Since its opening in 1925, the gym has seen numerous renovations, adding new seating, scoreboards and public address systems. • The arena has been in continuous use by Fordham’s basketball teams since its opening with the exception of the World War II years, when it was used for a barracks. • The Rose Hill Gym has been the site of many legendary college and high school basketball games including Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s final high school game and the 1988 Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Championship game, billed by the New York Newsday as the “Best High School Game of the 80’s”. • The Rose Hill Gym has been named as one of the Top Ten arenas by USA Today and was featured in the 2011-12 ESPN The Magazine College Basketball issue as one of four Cathedrals of College Basketball. 6 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes
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FORDHAM IN THE CONFERENCE (through games of Nov. 15, 2015)
TEAM Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense Free Throw % Three-Point FG % Three-Point FG % Defense Three-Point FG Made/Game Rebounding Rebounding Against Rebounding Margin Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio
72.0 11th 77.0 11th -5.0 13th 44.3 8th 43.1 10th 100.0 1st 46.2 1st 36.0 T8th 12.0 1st 35.0 9th 43.0 12th -8.0 13th 11.0 T7th 24.0 T10th 8.0 T1st 16.0 T6th 6.0 9th -2.0 T13th 0.9 10h
INDIVIDUAL Scoring Mandell Thomas Jon Severe
21.0 16.0
T4th T15th
3-Pt. Made/Game Mandell Thomas
5.0
T1st
Field Goal % Ryan Rhoomes
.667
T13th
Three-Point Field Goal % Jon Severe
.667
T3rd
Rebounding Chris Sengfelder Ryan Rhoomes
9.0 7.0
T9th T16th
Offensive Rebounds/Game Chris Sengfelder 4.0
T5th
Assists Joseph Chartouny
5.0
T3rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio Mandell Thomas
1.00
T1st
Steals Mandell Thomas
2.0
T13th
Blocks Ryan Rhoomes
3.0
T3rd
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RAMS ONE OF 14 NCAA DIV. I SCHOOLS WITH 600 HOME WINS With the win over Loyola on December 23, 2013, the Fordham University Rams recorded their 600th all-time win in the historic Rose Hill Gym, becoming the 14th school to win 600 games on its current home court. In 2010-11, the Rams celebrated the 900th game played in the historic Rose Hill Gym with a 61-57 come-from-behind win over Hartford on November 27th. Here are the NCAA Division I schools with 600 home court wins (through games of November 15, 2015): Team Arena Washington Hec Edmundson Pav. Minnesota Williams Arena Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Penn The Palestra Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Vanderbilt Memorial Gym Kansas Allen Fieldhouse New Mexico The Pit- Univ. Arena UCLA Pauley Pavilion Wichita State Levitt Arena Montana Adams Center Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Fordham Rose Hill Gym Detroit Calihan Hall
Record 955-337 867-319 827-152 786-370 761-208 753-214 730-111 692-157 692-109 672-219 662-219 631-337 631-262 609-358 599-238
WHAT’S NEXT? • The Rams welcome FDU to the to the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon, November 21, for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
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2014-15 Fordham Men's Basketball Fordham Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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23 10 00 30 43 03 12 42 21 01 33
Player
THOMAS, Mandell SEVERE, John ANDERSON, Antwoine RHOOMES, Ryan SENGFELDER, Chris ZARKOVIC, Nemanja CHARTOUNY, Joseph CANTY, Ryan BUNTING, Jesse SMITH, Nych PEKAREK, David Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1 1
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
37 21 22 28 36 10 26 1 4 8 7
37.0 21.0 22.0 28.0 36.0 10.0 26.0 1.0 4.0 8.0 7.0
200 200
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
FOR 72 72.0 -5.0 27-61 .443 12-26 .462 12.0 6-6 1.000 6.0 35 35.0 -8.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 -2.0 0.9 6 6.0 8 8.0 0 0-0 -
Score by Periods Fordham Opponents
Totals 72 77
1st 2nd 26 46 39 38
OVERALL 0-1 0-0 0-1
8-19 6-11 4-8 4-6 3-8 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2
.421 .545 .500 .667 .375 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000
27-61 28-65
.443 12-26 .431 9-25
OPP 77 77.0 28-65 .431 9-25 .360 9.0 12-21 .571 12.0 43 43.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 0.9 7 7.0 3 3.0 3863 1-3863 0-0
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5-9 4-6 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2
.556 .667 .000 .000 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.462 6-6 .360 12-21 Date 11/14/15
.000 .000 1.000 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000
.571
off
0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 19
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
3 4 3 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 24 24
Opponent at UT Arlington
3 5 4 7 9 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 35 43
3.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0
35.0 43.0
pf dq
a
2 2 3 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0
18 14
0 0
16 14
L
to blk stl
0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
pts
21 16 12 10 8 3 2 0 0 0 0
21.0 16.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 3
6 7
72 77
72.0 77.0
0 1 4 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 17 15
Score 72-77
avg
Att. 3863
* - Conference game
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2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-1, 0-0 Atlantic 10) H: 0-0; A: 0-1; N: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Score 11/14 at UT Arlington 77-72, L 11/17 QUEENS 7:00 p.m. 11/21 FDU 2:00 p.m. 11/24 COLGATE 8:00 p.m. 11/28 MANHATTAN 5:00 p.m. 12/2 ST. JOHN’S 7:00 p.m. 12/5 CENT. CONN. STATE 4:00 p.m. 12/8 LIU BROOKLYN 7:00 p.m. 12/13 COPPIN STATE 1:00 p.m. 12/19 MAINE 2:00 p.m. 12/22 vs. Boston College# (espn3) 3:30 p.m. 1/3 at G. Washington* (NBCSN) 7:00 p.m. 1/6 LA SALLE* 7:00 p.m. 1/10 RICHMOND* (NBCSN) 2:00 p.m. 1/13 at VCU* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 1/16 at Saint Joseph’s* 1:00 p.m. 1/20 GEORGE MASON* 7:00 p.m. 1/24 DAYTON* (CBSSN) 4:00 p.m. 1/27 at Rhode Island* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 1/30 at Massachusetts* (NBCSN) 12:00 p.m. 2/6 SAINT JOSEPH’S* 2:00 p.m. 2/10 ST. BONAVENTURE* 7:00 p.m. 2/13 at Richmond* 6:00 p.m. 2/17 MASSACHUSETTS* (ASN) 7:00 p.m. 2/20 at Saint Louis* (ASN) 8:00 p.m. 2/24 at La Salle* 7:00 p.m. 2/27 DAVIDSON* 2:00 p.m. 3/2 at Duquesne* 7:00 p.m. 3/5 RHODE ISLAND* 2:00 p.m. 3/9- at Atlantic 10 Championships 3/13 (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) * - Atlantic 10 game # - A-10/ACC Challenge (Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.) ASN - American Sports Network CBSSN – CBS Sports Network NBCSN – NBC Sports Network
Broadcast Information Stream: Atlantic 10 Digital Network Mike Watts (PxP) Andrew Bogusch (Color) Radio: WFUV (90.7 FM)/ Audio Stream: WFUVSports.org Drew Casey (PxP) Matt Moro (Color) Sean Hahner (Producer/Engineer)
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About the Series All-time Record: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A Streak: N/A Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer Overall Record: 188-135 (11th season) Record at Fordham: 0-1 Record vs. Queens: First Meeting
10 12 23 30 43
Head Coach: Darryl Jacobs Overall Record: 16-40 (third season) Record at Queens: Same Record vs. Fordham: First Meeting
FORDHAM PROBABLE LINEUP (based on last game)
Jon Severe
• Averaging 16.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg • Shot 81.1% from the free throw stripe in 2014-2015
Jr./G/6-2/185 Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joseph Chartouny • Averaging 2.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Fr./G/6-3/205 Saint-Hubert, Quebec
• Led team in season opener with 5 assists
Mandell Thomas
• Averaging 21.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg • 26th on the Fordham career scoring list • Has 146 career steals
Ryan Rhoomes Sr./F/6-8/235 South Jamaica, N.Y.
• Averaging 10.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg • 14th all-time in rebounding at Fordham • Has 92 career blocks
Chris Sengfelder So./F/6-8/238 Leverkusen, Germany
• Averaging 8.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg • 2015 A-10 All-Rookie Team selection • Only Ram to start all 31 games last year
Sr./G/6-2/185 Rochester, N.Y.
RAM RANTS
• The Fordham University Rams open their 2015-2016 home season, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Queens College Knights in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday, November 17, at 8:00 p.m. in a game that will be streamed on the Atlantic 10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. • Fordham enters the game off a 77-72 season-opening loss at UT Arlington while Queens enters with a 1-1 record after falling to Adelphi on Saturday. • The game will be the first ever between Fordham and Queens. • The Rams have won two of their past three home openers, including an 87-67 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) in the Rose Hill Gym last year. • Mandell Thomas was named to Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team. • Thomas is currently 26th on Fordham career scoring list with 1,085 points. • Ryan Rhoomes is currently 14th on Fordham career rebounding list with 642. • Ryan Canty returns to action after missing entire 2014-2015 season with an injury. • The Fordham roster features six true freshmen. • Rams return three starters from last year (Ryan Rhoomes, Chris Sengfelder and Mandell Thomas) • Fordham hosts FDU in the Rose Hill Gym on Saturday.
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GENERAL INFORMATION Media Information
Sports Information Director: �������������Joe DiBari Phone:.......................................... 718/817-4240 Cell:.............................................. 917/539-5061 FAX:............................................. 718/817-4244 Email:................................ [email protected] Home page:................ www.fordhamsports.com Interviews To arrange personal interviews with Head Coach Jeff Neubauer, the Fordham staff or any Fordham players please call Joe DiBari in the Fordham Sports Media Relations Office. Players and coaches are usually available in person and for phone interviews after practice, and by appointment. Notes on the Net Fordham Rams basketball information will be available on the internet at www.fordhamsports. com. Updated stats and game notes can be found here as well as a roster and player bios.
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Location:.............................. Bronx, NY 10458 Founded:....................................................1841 Enrollment (Undergraduate): ����������������8,427 Nickname:.................................................Rams School Colors:......................Maroon and White Home Court:.................Rose Hill Gym (3,200) Affiliation:.....................................NCAA Div. I Conference:......................................Atlantic 10 President:.................. Joseph M. McShane, S.J. Athletics Director:........................David Roach Athletic Dept. Phone: ���������������� 718/817-4300 Ticket Office Phone: ������������������ 718/817-4759 Coaching Staff Head Coach: ������� Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Record at Fordham (yrs):.........0-1 (First year) Overall Record (yrs): �������188-135 (11th year) Assistant Coaches: Rodney Crawford (Cincinnati ‘02) Tony Chiles (Columbia ‘89) Jaden Uken (Nebraska '03) Dir. of Basketball Operations: �� Mike DePaoli Managers: �������Bill McCullagh, Brenton Petty, Connor Birchard and John Gibney Team Information 2014-15 Overall Record: ������������������������ 10-21 2014-15 Atlantic 10 Record:........ 4-14 (T12th) Lettermen Returning/Lost: ������������������������8/6 Starters Returning/Lost: ����������������������������3/2 Basketball History First year of basketball:...................... 1902-03 Overall record:...........1481-1323 (113th year) Number of years in NCAAs/Last:........ 4/1992 Number of Years in NIT/Last:............16/1991
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2015-2016 ROSTER # Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School(Last School) 0 Antwoine Anderson So. G 6-1 190 Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney 1 Nych Smith Fr. G 5-11 160 Memphis, Tenn./White Station 3 Nemanja Zarkovic So. G 6-3 185 Montreal, Quebec/ Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf 4 Jashire Hardnett Fr. G 5-11 170 Gulfport, Miss./Gulfport 5 Thomas Sanchez So. G 5-9 150 Maspeth, N.Y./Xavier 10 Jon Severe Jr. G 6-2 185 Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King 12 Joseph Chartouny Fr. G 6-3 180 Saint-Hubert, Quebec/ Collège Jean-De-Brébeuf 13 Matt Massimino Jr. G 5-11 155 New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury 21 Jesse Bunting Fr. F 6-8 210 Plymouth, Mass./Tabor Academy 23 Mandell Thomas Sr. G 6-2 185 Rochester, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta 25 Dekeba Battee-Aston So. F 6-9 255 Cairns, Queensland, Australia/ Northfield-Mt. Hermon 30 Ryan Rhoomes Sr. F 6-8 235 South Jamaica, N.Y./Cardozo 33 David Pekárek Fr. F 6-7 210 Prague, Czech Republic/Get Better Aca. 40 Chris Downing Fr. F 6-8 235 Orangeburg, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 42 Ryan Canty Gr. C 6-9 240 Danvers, Mass./Brimmer and May 43 Christian Sengfelder So. F 6-7 238 Leverkusen, Germany/Urspring Aca. Head Coach: Jeff Neubauer (La Salle ‘93) Assistant Coaches: Rodney Crawford, Tony Chiles, Jaden Uken Director of Basketball Operations: Mike DePaoli Strength & Conditioning Coach: Willie Cruz Dir. of Player Development: Mark Richmond Athletic Trainer: Dave Zippo Pronunciation Guide Nych Smith – Nick Nemanja Zarkovic - Knee-MON-ya Zar-KOH-vick Dekeba Battee-Aston - da-KEY-ba Ryan Rhoomes - Rooms Chris Sengfelder - Seng-FELD-der Jon Severe - Sa-VEAR Joseph Chartouny – Shar-TUNE-knee David Pekárek – Peh-KAR-eck Jashire Hardnett – Ja-SHEER
THE GAME • The Fordham University Rams open their 2015-2016 home schedule, the 113th season of varsity basketball at Rose Hill, by hosting the Queens College Knights in the historic Rose Hill Gym on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 PM. • The game will be streamed on the A-10 Digital Network and broadcast on WFUV (90.7 FM) and www.wfuvsports.org. • Fordham enters the season after a 77-72 loss in the season opener at UT Arlington on Saturday. • Queens enters the game with a 1-1 record after opening the season with a win over Pace and a loss to Adelphi last weekend. THE QUEENS SERIES • Tuesday night’s contest will be the first ever meeting between Fordham and Queens on the hardwood. • Fordham is facing a Division II team from the East Coast Conference (ECC) for the second straight year (the Rams defeated NYIT last year).
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RADIO/TV CHART
0
ANTWOINE ANDERSON Guard
6-1 • 190 • So. Rochester, N.Y.
10
JON SEVERE
25
DEKEBA BATTEEASTON
Guard
6-2 • 185 • Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y.
Forward
6-9 • 255 • So. Cairns, Queensland
43
CHRIS SENGFELDER Forward
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NYCH SMITH Guard
5-11 • 160 • Fr. Memphis, Tenn.
12
JOSEPH CHARTOUNY
30
RYAN RHOOMES
Guard
6-3 • 205 • Fr. Saint-Hubert, Quebec
Forward
6-8 • 235 • Sr. S. Jamaica, N.Y.
JEFF NEUBAUER Head Coach
3
NEMANJA ZARKOVIC Forward
6-3 • 185 • So. Sherbrooke, Quebec
13
MATT MASSIMINO
33
DAVID PEKÁREK
Guard
5-11 • 155 • Jr. New Hope, Pa.
Foward
6-7 • 210 • Fr. Prague, Czech Republic
RODNEY CRAWFORD Asst. Coach
4
JASHIRE HARDNETT Guard
5-11 • 170 • Fr. Gulfport, Miss.
21
JESSE BUNTING
40
CHRIS DOWNING
Forward
6-8 • 210 • Fr. Plymouth, Mass.
Forward
6-8 • 235 • Fr. Orangeburg, N.Y.
TONY CHILES
Asst. Coach
5
THOMAS SANCHEZ Guard
5-9 • 150 • So.
Maspeth, N.Y.
23
MANDELL THOMAS
42
RYAN CANTY
Guard
6-2 • 185 • Sr. Rochester, N.Y.
Center
6-9 • 243 • Gr. Danvers, Mass.
JADEN UKEN
Asst. Coach
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Head Coach - Jeff Neubauer First Season at Fordham: 0-1 11th Season Overall: 188-135
Jeff Neubauer, head coach at Eastern Kentucky University for the past ten years, was named head men’s basketball coach at Fordham University on March 30, 2015. Over the past ten years, Neubauer led Eastern Kentucky to five 20-win seasons, including each of the past three years, and five trips to national postseason tournaments, including a berth in the 2014 NCAA Championships where the Colonels nearly upset second-seeded Kansas in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Neubauer’s 188 career wins at Eastern Kentucky is second only to Paul S. McBrayer’s 214 at the school, and his overall mark as the Colonels’ leader is 188-134. The past five seasons have been like none other at Eastern Kentucky. The Colonels’ 101 victories over that stretch are the most during any five-year period in school history. EKU won a school-record 25 games in 2012-13 and accumulated 70 victories over the past three seasons. Despite being picked to finish third in the Ohio Valley Conference East Division in 2014-2015, Neubauer guided the Colonels to a first place finish, earning the No. 2 seed in the OVC tournament. The Colonels finished the year 21-12, falling in the quarterfinals of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). In 2013-2014, Neubauer led the Colonels to the Ohio Valley Conference title as Eastern won three games in three days at the tournament. The Colonels finished the season with a 24-10 mark and were second in the nation in turnover margin, fifth in three-point field goals per game and sixth in steals. Following the 2013-2014 season, Neubauer was named one of 15 finalists for the 2014 Hugh Durham Award, presented annually to the nation’s top mid-major coach. He was also selected as the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District 19 Coach of the Year. Neubauer’s 2012-13 EKU squad finished 25-10, setting the school record for wins in a season, and earned a spot in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Eastern finished with three more wins than the previous program-best of 22, including the program’s first victory in a national postseason tournament game in 68 years. The Colonels have been just as successful in the classroom under Neubauer. In 2014, the program earned a coveted NCAA Division I Academic 4 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes
Progress Rate (APR) Public Recognition Award. This specific award is given each year to teams that posted multiyear APRs in the top-10 percent of all squads in each sport. The APR provides a real-time look at a team’s academic success each semester by tracking the academic progress of each student-athlete on scholarship. Eastern Kentucky was one of only 40 men’s basketball teams from across the nation, and one of only two in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, to earn the Public Recognition Award. Eastern Kentucky had a perfect 1,000 Academic Progress Rate (APR) for the 2012-13 academic year and the team’s multi-year APR score of 990 was among the top 10 highest scores for men’s basketball teams in the nation. EKU’s APR average (957) for men’s basketball teams was 33 points better than the national average. In just Neubauer’s second season at the helm, the Colonels earned a berth in the 2007 NCAA Tournament, winning the OVC title and finishing 21-12. Neubauer has coached eleven all-conference players, two OVC Defensive Players of the Year, an OVC Co-Freshman of the Year, two OVC Tournament MVPs and the program’s top two all-time leading scorers in his nine years at Eastern Kentucky. Before arriving at Eastern Kentucky, Neubauer served three seasons as the top assistant at West Virginia under head coach John Beilein, where he helped fuel the Mountaineers’ rapid rise to national prominence. The rebuilding process at West Virginia culminated in the Mountaineers’ dramatic run through the 2005 NCAA Tournament. WVU earned triumphs over five top-20 programs in the regular season before reaching the Big East Tournament’s championship game and the NCAA Championship Elite Eight. West Virginia finished 2004-05 ranked 12th in the country. Neubauer served under Beilein at the University of Richmond for five years before heading to West Virginia. The Spiders won 100 games during that time and earned a berth in the 1998 NCAA Championship. Prior to Richmond, Neubauer served three seasons as a graduate assistant coach at The Citadel, where he also earned an MBA degree. Neubauer, a native of Slidell, La., played point guard at La Salle University for head coach William “Speedy” Morris. The Explorers went 30-2 and earned an NCAA tournament berth in Neubauer’s freshman season. La Salle accumulated two more postseason berths and an overall record of 83-36 during his four years on the squad. Neubauer served as a team captain as a senior and earned honorable mention GTE All-Academic® accolades as a cum laude graduate in finance in 1993.
BY THE NUMBERS 4 Number of Rams to have been named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year (Bevon Robin, Bryant Dunston, Chris Gaston and Eric Paschall)
11
Only number retired by Fordham - worn by Ed Conlin the school’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder
16
Number of postseason NIT appearances by the Rams
36
Number of 1000-point scorers in Fordham history, the latest Mandell Thomas who eclipsed the mark last year
113
Number of seasons Fordham has fielded a men’s basketball team
609
Number of wins by Fordham in the Rose Hill Gym making the Rams one of 14 NCAA Division I teams with over 600 wins in its current home building
1925
Year Rose Hill Gym opened
1,478
All-time wins for Fordham
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FORDHAM IN HOME OPENERS • Overall, Fordham is 74-33 (.692) in season openers since 1908, 78-18 (.813) in home openers. • Fordham has won two of the past three home openers, including an 87-67 victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) last year. RAMS OR LAMBS? • The 2015-2016 Fordham men’s basketball team will be a young group, with just three seniors, two juniors, five sophomores, and six true freshmen. THOMAS NAMED PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM • Fordham University senior guard Mandell Thomas was named to the 2015 Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Defensive Team it was announced at the league’s annual media day at the Barclays Center. • Thomas appeared in all 31 games at guard last winter, starting 28, and averaged 13.1 ppg, second best on the team, and 4.0 rpg, fourth on team. He also led team with 112 assists and led the conference with 73 steals (2.4 steals/game), recording at least one steal in all but two games. Thomas also ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 in assists (3.6/game) and eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) while ranking 12th in scoring. • Thomas became the 35th player in Fordham history to score 1,000 career points and he enters 2015-16 season in 29th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,064 points. THOMAS HITS 1,000 • Last season, Mandell Thomas became the 36th Rams to score 1,000 career points when he scored a career-high 29 points at Massachusetts. • Thomas currently has 1,085 career points, good for 26th on the Fordham all-time scoring list. • Thomas is 16 points behind Damon Lopez (1988-91) for 25th on the list. RHOOMES CLIMBING REBOUNDING LIST • With his seven rebounds in the game at UT Arlington, forward Ryan Rhoomes brought his career total to 642, moving him into 14th place on the Fordham career rebounding list. • Rhoomes is 38 behind Dan O’Sullivan (1986-90) for 13th on the all-time list. RAMS TAKE ADVANTAGE FROM CHARITY STRIPE • Fordham is a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line this year. • The Rams led the Atlantic 10 in free throw shooting last year, connecting on 72.6 percent (4-6-589) of their charity shots. • It marked the first time that Fordham has led the A-10 in free throw shooting.
STATISTICAL COMPARISIONS Fordham............................................ Category...............................................Queens 72.0................................................ Points per Game...............................................76.0 77.0.......................................Opponents Points per Game......................................77.5 .443............................................Field Goal Percentage............................................487 .431................................... Opponent Field Goal Percentage....................................520 .462..................................Three-Point Field Goal Percentage..................................373 .360......................... Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Percentage..........................500 12.0..................................Three-Point Field Goals per Game...................................9.5 9.0........................... Opponent Three-Point Field Goals per Game.........................11.0 1.000.........................................Free Throw Percentage...........................................633 -8.0.................................................Rebound Margin............................................... -0.5 8.0................................................. Blocks per Game.................................................2.5 6.0.................................................. Steals per Game..................................................6.5 16.0............................................... Assists per Game...............................................15.0 17.0.............................................Turnovers per Game..............................................9.5 18.0.................................................Fouls per Game................................................21.0 www.fordhamsports.com
FORDHAM TENDENCIES IN 2015-2016 0-0..... at home (Rose Hill) 0-1..... on the road 0-0..... on a neutral court 0-0..... in day games 0-1..... in night games 0-1..... on weeknights 0-0..... on weekends 0-0..... when leading at the half 0-1..... when trailing at the half 0-0..... when tied at the half 0-1..... when they outshoot their opponent 0-0..... when outshot by opponent 0-0..... when shooting same as opponent 0-0..... when shooting 50% or better 0-1..... when shooting under 50% 0-0..... when opp. shoots 50% or better 0-1..... when opp. shoots under 50% 0-0..... when Fordham scores 59 points or fewer 0-0..... when Fordham scores 60-69 points 0-1..... when Fordham scores 70-79 points 0-0..... when Fordham scores 80-89 points 0-0..... when Fordham scores 90+ points 0-0..... in games decided by three points or less 0-1..... in games decided by four to ten points 0-0..... in games decided by 11-20 points 0-0..... in games decided by 20 or more points 0-0..... when outrebounding opponent 0-1..... when outrebounded by opponent 0-0..... when tied in rebounding 0-1..... more turnovers than opponent 0-0..... fewer turnovers than opponent 0-0..... same turnovers as opponent 0-0..... on Monday 0-0..... on Tuesday 0-0..... on Wednesday 0-0..... on Thursday 0-0..... on Friday 0-1..... on Saturday 0-0..... on Sunday 0-1..... in November 0-0..... in December 0-0..... in January 0-0..... in February 0-0..... in March 0-1..... vs. Sun Belt
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FORDHAM FIRST IN THREE-POINTERS Did you know???? Fordham was the first team in the NCAA to use the three-point shot? The first time a three-point shot was used experimentally in a game was on February 7, 1945 when Columbia defeated Fordham, 73-58. The three-point line was set at 21 feet from the basket and Columbia scored 11 “long goals” to Fordham’s nine. Also, free throwers had an option to take their shots from the regular 15-foot distance for one point or from 21 feet for two points. Eight “long fouls” were made during the game. The game also featured a 12-foot wide free throw lane, a move that would be adopted by the NCAA eleven years later. DOUG COLLINGS HONORED WITH JOHNNY BACH AWARD • Doug Collins, former U.S. Olympian and NBA head coach and current ESPN analyst, was presented the 2015 Johnny Bach Award at the Fordham University men’s basketball Tip-Off Dinner in Tognino Hall on November 4. • The Johnny Bach Award is presented annually at the Tip-Off Dinner to the individual who has had substantial and lasting impact on the sport of basketball and who best emulates Mr. Bach’s drive and passion for excellence. • John W. Bach, FCRH ‘48, a coaching icon on the collegiate, professional, and international levels, is one of the greatest basketball minds of all time. A defensive specialist, he has been credited with helping the Chicago Bulls win three straight NBA championships. He is still the all-time winningest coach in Fordham University basketball history, and led the Rams to five NIT appearances and a pair of NCAA berths in 18 seasons. • Collins is the fourth recipient of the award, joining Patrick Ewing (2012), P.J. Carlesimo (2013) and Phil Jackson (2014).
2015-16 PRESEASON ATLANTIC 10 PICKS First Team Jack Gibbs, DAV Jordan Price, LAS Hassan Martin, URI E.C. Matthews, URI DeAndre’ Bembry, SJU
Second Team Brian Sullivan, DAV Shevon Thompson, GMU Patricio Garino, GW Kevin Larsen, GW Marcus Posley, SBU
Third Team Defensive Team Kendall Pollard, DAY Mandell Thomas, FOR Terry Allen, UR Patricio Garino, GW ShawnDre’ Jones, UR Hassan Martin, URI Melvin Johnson, VCU DeAndre’ Bembry, SJU Mo Allie-Cox, VCU Mo Allie-Cox, VCU Atlantic 10 Predicted Order of Finish (as selected by coaches and media) 1. Dayton (12)...................................................352 2. Rhode Island (8)............................................347 3. Davidson (6)..................................................329 4. George Washington (1).................................285 5. VCU..............................................................277 6. Richmond......................................................262 7. Saint Joseph’s................................................194 8. St. Bonaventure.............................................177 9. La Salle.........................................................164 10. Massachusetts.............................................142 11. Duquesne.....................................................113 12. Saint Louis....................................................96 13. George Mason...............................................52 14. Fordham........................................................45
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING • Fordham University’s home court, the Rose Hill Gymnasium which was named as one of the four “Cathedrals of College Basketball” by ESPN The Magazine, is the oldest gym still being used by an NCAA Division I basketball team. The 3,200-seat gym opened on January 16, 1925 for a game between Fordham and Boston College. The Rams took the opener 46-16 in a game refereed by one of the University’s most prominent alumni, “The Fordham Flash”, Frankie Frisch. • The Gym was one of the largest on-campus facilities at the time it was built, earning the nickname “The Prairie” because of its large floor space. The original configuration had no end zone stands and a seating capacity of 2,100 but several standing room crowds of 6,000 were reported in the late 1920’s. Since its opening in 1925, the gym has seen numerous renovations, adding new seating, scoreboards and public address systems. • The arena has been in continuous use by Fordham’s basketball teams since its opening with the exception of the World War II years, when it was used for a barracks. • The Rose Hill Gym has been the site of many legendary college and high school basketball games including Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s final high school game and the 1988 Tolentine-Archbishop Molloy Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Championship game, billed by the New York Newsday as the “Best High School Game of the 80’s”. • The Rose Hill Gym has been named as one of the Top Ten arenas by USA Today and was featured in the 2011-12 ESPN The Magazine College Basketball issue as one of four Cathedrals of College Basketball. 6 - Fordham University Basketball Game Notes
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FORDHAM IN THE CONFERENCE (through games of Nov. 15, 2015)
TEAM Scoring Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense Free Throw % Three-Point FG % Three-Point FG % Defense Three-Point FG Made/Game Rebounding Rebounding Against Rebounding Margin Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio
72.0 11th 77.0 11th -5.0 13th 44.3 8th 43.1 10th 100.0 1st 46.2 1st 36.0 T8th 12.0 1st 35.0 9th 43.0 12th -8.0 13th 11.0 T7th 24.0 T10th 8.0 T1st 16.0 T6th 6.0 9th -2.0 T13th 0.9 10h
INDIVIDUAL Scoring Mandell Thomas Jon Severe
21.0 16.0
T4th T15th
3-Pt. Made/Game Mandell Thomas
5.0
T1st
Field Goal % Ryan Rhoomes
.667
T13th
Three-Point Field Goal % Jon Severe
.667
T3rd
Rebounding Chris Sengfelder Ryan Rhoomes
9.0 7.0
T9th T16th
Offensive Rebounds/Game Chris Sengfelder 4.0
T5th
Assists Joseph Chartouny
5.0
T3rd
Assist/Turnover Ratio Mandell Thomas
1.00
T1st
Steals Mandell Thomas
2.0
T13th
Blocks Ryan Rhoomes
3.0
T3rd
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RAMS ONE OF 14 NCAA DIV. I SCHOOLS WITH 600 HOME WINS With the win over Loyola on December 23, 2013, the Fordham University Rams recorded their 600th all-time win in the historic Rose Hill Gym, becoming the 14th school to win 600 games on its current home court. In 2010-11, the Rams celebrated the 900th game played in the historic Rose Hill Gym with a 61-57 come-from-behind win over Hartford on November 27th. Here are the NCAA Division I schools with 600 home court wins (through games of November 15, 2015): Team Arena Washington Hec Edmundson Pav. Minnesota Williams Arena Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Penn The Palestra Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Vanderbilt Memorial Gym Kansas Allen Fieldhouse New Mexico The Pit- Univ. Arena UCLA Pauley Pavilion Wichita State Levitt Arena Montana Adams Center Tulane Devlin Fieldhouse Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Fordham Rose Hill Gym Detroit Calihan Hall
Record 955-337 867-319 827-152 786-370 761-208 753-214 730-111 692-157 692-109 672-219 662-219 631-337 631-262 609-358 599-238
WHAT’S NEXT? • The Rams welcome FDU to the to the historic Rose Hill Gym on Saturday afternoon, November 21, for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
Fordham University Basketball Game Notes - 7
2014-15 Fordham Men's Basketball Fordham Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 16, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
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23 10 00 30 43 03 12 42 21 01 33
Player
THOMAS, Mandell SEVERE, John ANDERSON, Antwoine RHOOMES, Ryan SENGFELDER, Chris ZARKOVIC, Nemanja CHARTOUNY, Joseph CANTY, Ryan BUNTING, Jesse SMITH, Nych PEKAREK, David Team Total.......... Opponents......
gp-gs
1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1 1
HOME 0-0 0-0 0-0
Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%
37 21 22 28 36 10 26 1 4 8 7
37.0 21.0 22.0 28.0 36.0 10.0 26.0 1.0 4.0 8.0 7.0
200 200
TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
FOR 72 72.0 -5.0 27-61 .443 12-26 .462 12.0 6-6 1.000 6.0 35 35.0 -8.0 16 16.0 17 17.0 -2.0 0.9 6 6.0 8 8.0 0 0-0 -
Score by Periods Fordham Opponents
Totals 72 77
1st 2nd 26 46 39 38
OVERALL 0-1 0-0 0-1
8-19 6-11 4-8 4-6 3-8 1-3 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-2
.421 .545 .500 .667 .375 .333 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000
27-61 28-65
.443 12-26 .431 9-25
OPP 77 77.0 28-65 .431 9-25 .360 9.0 12-21 .571 12.0 43 43.0 14 14.0 15 15.0 0.9 7 7.0 3 3.0 3863 1-3863 0-0
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5-9 4-6 0-1 0-0 2-4 1-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2
.556 .667 .000 .000 .500 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
AWAY 0-1 0-0 0-1
F-Throw ft-fta ft%
0-0 0-0 4-4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
.462 6-6 .360 12-21 Date 11/14/15
.000 .000 1.000 1.000
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000
.571
off
0 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 19
NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0
Rebounds def tot avg
3 4 3 5 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 24 24
Opponent at UT Arlington
3 5 4 7 9 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 35 43
3.0 5.0 4.0 7.0 9.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0
35.0 43.0
pf dq
a
2 2 3 4 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0
18 14
0 0
16 14
L
to blk stl
0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
pts
21 16 12 10 8 3 2 0 0 0 0
21.0 16.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 3
6 7
72 77
72.0 77.0
0 1 4 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 17 15
Score 72-77
avg
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