2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record2–12 (2–11 A-10)
Head coach
  • Jeff Neubauer (6th season) (fired 1/26) (interim, 1st season)
  • Mike DePaoli
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
St. Bonaventure† 11 – 4   .733 16 – 5   .762
VCU 10 – 4   .714 19 – 7   .731
Davidson 7 – 4   .636 13 – 9   .591
Saint Louis 6 – 4   .600 14 – 7   .667
UMass 6 – 4   .600 8 – 7   .533
George Mason 8 – 6   .571 13 – 9   .591
Dayton 9 – 7   .563 14 – 10   .583
Richmond 6 – 5   .545 14 – 9   .609
Duquesne 7 – 7   .500 9 – 9   .500
Rhode Island 7 – 10   .412 10 – 15   .400
George Washington 3 – 5   .375 5 – 12   .294
La Salle 6 – 11   .353 9 – 16   .360
Saint Joseph's 3 – 9   .250 5 – 15   .250
Fordham 2 – 11   .154 2 – 12   .143
† 2021 A10 Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by sixth-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 2–12, 2–11 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

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The Rams finished the 2019–20 season 9–22, 2–16 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They defeated George Washington in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament and were set to take on Duquesne in the second round before the remainder of the Atlantic 10 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Erten Gazi 4 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Güzelyurt, Cyprus Graduated
Luka Radovich 12 F 6'5" 200 Sophomore Cresskill, NJ Walk-on; transferred to Ithaca College
Antwon Portley 13 G 6'4" 195 RS Senior Lancaster, TX Graduated
Alec Rodriguez 25 G 5'10" 170 Freshman Miami, FL Walk-on; transferred

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Julian Dozier
PG 		Putnam, CT Putnam Science Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 27, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Yame Butler
SG 		Greenbelt, MD Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 4, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2020.

Roster

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2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Cameron Cohn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Second Baptist School Houston, Texas
F 1 Chuba Ohams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Wadleigh High School Bronx, New York
G 2 Jalen Cobb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Columbia High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Kyle Rose 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Eleanor Roosevelt Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 4 Julian Dozier 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Detroit, Michigan
G 5 Chris Austin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Maranatha High School Pasadena, California
G 10 Ty Perry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Woodstock Academy Boston, Massachusetts
G 13 Yame Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Fork Union Military Academy Greenbelt, Maryland
G 14 Albe Evans (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Schuylkill Haven High School Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
G 15 Mason Williams (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr William Penn Charter School Voorhees, New Jersey
F 20 Ivan Raut 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Sr JU Gimnazija Kotor Kotor, Montenegro
G 21 Josh Colon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Salt Lake Community College Carolina, Puerto Rico
F 22 Joel Soriano 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Thomas More School Yonkers, New York
G 23 Lazar Skoric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Sportska Gimnazija Belgrade, Serbia
F 30 Onyi Eyisi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Academy Napa Valley, California
G 45 Peter Burquest 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr St. Xavier High School Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 20, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 25, 2020*
TBD, ESPN+ 		Iona Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Dec 3, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at Manhattan
Battle of the Bronx 		Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Draddy Gymnasium 
Riverdale, NY
Dec 8, 2020*
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at St. John's
Rivalry 		Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Carnesecca Arena 
Queens, NY
Dec 12, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Maine Canceled due to Covid-19 issues Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Dec 19, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Central Connecticut Cancelled Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Dec 22, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stony Brook Cancelled Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
Dec 30, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		George Washington L 47–71  0–1
(0–1) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
Jan 2, 2021
6:30 pm, NBCSN 		at La Salle L 52–89  0–2
(0–2) 		Tom Gola Arena (0)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Dayton W 55–54  1–2
(1–2) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
Jan 9, 2021
2:00 pm, NBCSN 		at Duquesne L 45–48  1–3
(1–3) 		Kerr Fitness Center (0)
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		St. Bonaventure L 54–68  1–4
(1–4) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
Jan 17, 2021
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		Massachusetts L 46–65  1–5
(1–5) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium (0)
Bronx, NY
Jan 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 58–73  1–6
(1–6) 		John M. Belk Arena (0)
Davidson, NC
Jan 24, 2021
2:30 pm, NBCSN 		at Rhode Island L 42–52  1–7
(1–7) 		Ryan Center 
Kingston, RI
Jan 27, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Duquesne L 62–86  1–8
(1–8) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Jan 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Washington Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 31, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 3, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Massachusetts L 54–60  1–9
(1–9) 		Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
Feb 6, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Davidson Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Feb 6, 2021
12:30 pm, NBCSN 		La Salle W 76–68  2–9
(2–9) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Feb 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 45–77  2–10
(2–10) 		EagleBank Arena 
Fairfax, VA
Feb 13, 2021
3:30 pm, CBSSN 		Saint Louis L 40–68  2–11
(2–11) 		Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Feb 23, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
Feb 27, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Joseph's Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Mar 3, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		La Salle Postponed due to Covid-19 issues Rose Hill Gymnasium 
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 3, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(14) vs. (11) George Washington
First round 		L 49–53  2–12
 Siegel Center 
Richmond, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.
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