2022–23 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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2022–23 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Tom Konchalski Classic champions
ConferenceAtlantic 10
Record25–8 (12–6 A–10)
Head coach
Associate head coachTray Woodall
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRose Hill Gymnasium
Seasons
2022–23 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
VCU 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
Fordham 12 6   .667 25 8   .758
Dayton 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Saint Louis 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
George Mason 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Duquesne 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
George Washington 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Davidson 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Saint Joseph's 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
St. Bonaventure 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Richmond 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
La Salle 7 11   .389 15 19   .441
Massachusetts 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Rhode Island 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
2023 A10 Tournament winner

The 2022–23 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Keith Urgo, played their home games at Rose Hill Gymnasium in The Bronx, New York as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference. This was the Rams' first 20-win season since the 1990–91 season. They finished the season 25-8, 12-6 in A-10 Play for a three-way tie for 2nd place. They defeated La Salle in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 Tournament before losing to Dayton in the semifinals. Despite having 25 wins, they didn’t participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season[edit]

The Rams finished the 2021–22 season 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated George Washington in the second round of the A-10 tournament before losing to Davidson in the quarterfinals.

On April 20, 2022, following the retirement of Villanova head coach Jay Wright, head coach Kyle Neptune left the school to become the head coach of the Wildcats.[1] On April 26, the school named associate head coach Keith Urgo the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kam'Ron Cunningham 0 G 6'7" 205 Senior Greenville, SC Graduate transferred to Coppin State
Chuba Ohams 1 F 6'9" 220 RS Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Jalen Cobb 2 G 6'1" 165 Junior Atlanta, GA Transferred to Mercer
DJ Gordon 4 G 6'5" 175 Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA Mid season transferred to Jacksonville State
Antonio Daye, Jr. 5 G 6'3" 200 Senior Durham, NC Mid season transferred to Coastal Carolina
Josh Navarro 21 G 5'10" 170 RS Senior Carolina, PR Graduated
Ahmad Harrison 50 G 6'1" 190 Freshman Baltimore, MD Transferred to Harcum College

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Khalid Moore 2 F 6'7" 208 GS Senior Briarwood, NY Georgia Tech

Recruiting classes[edit]

2022 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Will Richardson
PG
Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 11, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Noah Best
SG
Bronx, NY Mount Saint Michael Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 17, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Angel Montas
SF
Kissimmee, FL Life Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apr 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Romad Dean
SF
Toronto, ON Crestwood Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Elijah Gray
SF
Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars
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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Alex Bates IV
SG
Matthews, NC United Faith Christian Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Sep 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster[edit]

2022–23 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Will Richardson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bergen Catholic High School Teaneck, New Jersey
F 2 Khalid Moore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) GS Georgia Tech Briarwood, New York
G 3 Darius Quisenberry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) GS Youngstown State Springfield, Ohio
G 4 Noah Best 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mount Saint Michael Academy Bronx, New York
F 5 Angel Montas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Fr Life Christian Academy (FL) La Romana, DR
G 10 Kyle Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Eleanor Roosevelt High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 11 Romad Dean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Mount Saint Michael Academy Freeport, Bahamas
F 12 Elijah Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Charlotte, NC
G 13 Zach Riley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Rangitoto College Auckland, New Zealand
G 14 Albe Evans (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Schuylkill Haven High School Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania
C 15 Rostyslav Novitskyi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Seward County Community College Kyiv, Ukraine
G 22 Brian Nussbaum (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So The Winchendon School South Salem, New York
F 23 Patrick Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS So Penn State Raleigh, North Carolina
G 24 Antrell Charlton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Seward County Community College Live Oak, Florida
G 25 Luke Hardenburg (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas
F 30 Abdou Tsimbila 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Penn State Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 31 Wayne Franklin (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Paramus Catholic High School Paramus, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth W 88–74  1–0
Rose Hill Gymnasium (752)
Bronx, NY
November 11, 2022*
8:00 p.m., SECN+
at No. 10 Arkansas L 48–74  1–1
Bud Walton Arena (19,200)
Fayetteville, AR
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
New Hampshire W 79–61  2–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (415)
Bronx, NY
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
UIC
Tom Konchalski Classic
W 79–65  3–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (681)
Bronx, NY
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Holy Cross
Tom Konchalski Classic
W 67–53  4–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (450)
Bronx, NY
November 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Stonehill
Tom Konchalski Classic
W 71–60  5–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (373)
Bronx, NY
November 27, 2022*
1:30 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Harvard W 68–60  6–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,015)
Bronx, NY
November 30, 2022*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 72–67  7–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (319)
Bronx, NY
December 3, 2022*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
at Tulane W 95–90  8–1
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,383)
New Orleans, LA
December 6, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Wagner W 72–59  9–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (660)
Bronx, NY
December 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Binghamton W 77–62  10–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (607)
Bronx, NY
December 11, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 90–77  11–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (274)
Bronx, NY
December 22, 2022*
12:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
VMI W 80–77 OT 12–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,500)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
Davidson L 43–57  12–2
(0–1)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700)
Bronx, NY
January 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 79–82  12–3
(0–2)
Ryan Center (3,683)
Kingston, RI
January 7, 2023
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Saint Joseph's W 66–54  13–3
(1–2)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,259)
Bronx, NY
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dayton L 58–82  13–4
(1–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,700)
Bronx, NY
January 14, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle W 66–64  14–4
(2–3)
Tom Gola Arena (1,611)
Philadelphia, PA
January 21, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne W 65–58  15–4
(3–3)
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,932)
Pittsburgh,PA
January 25, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at St. Bonaventure W 79–68  16–4
(4–3)
Reilly Center (3,854)
Olean, NY
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
George Washington W 85–70  17–4
(5–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,734)
Bronx, NY
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Saint Louis W 75–65  18–4
(6–3)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,800)
Bronx, NY
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., USA
at Richmond L 58–68  18–5
(6–4)
Robins Center (7,201)
Richmond, VA
February 8, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
UMass W 77–67  19–5
(7–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
February 11, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA
at Davidson W 73–71  20–5
(8–4)
John M. Belk Arena (4,091)
Davidson, NC
February 15, 2023
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
St. Bonaventure W 78–63  21–5
(9–4)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
February 18, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA
at VCU L 61–80  21–6
(9–5)
Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
February 22, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago W 71–69  22–6
(10–5)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,871)
Chicago, IL
February 25, 2023
2:30 p.m., USA
Rhode Island W 74–71  23–6
(11–5)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at George Mason L 58–64 OT 23–7
(11–6)
EagleBank Arena (3,642)
Fairfax, VA
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
Duquesne W 87–60  24–7
(12–6)
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,808)
Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 9, 2023
7:30 p.m., USA
(3) vs. (11) La Salle
Quarterfinals
W 69–61  25–7
Barclays Center (8,595)
Brooklyn, NY
March 11, 2023
3:30 p.m., CBSSN
(3) vs. (2) Dayton
Semifinals
L 68–78  25–8
Barclays Center (10,156)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Villanova hires Kyle Neptune: Fordham coach, former Wildcats assistant will succeed Jay Wright". CBSSports.com. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Fordham hiring Keith Urgo as next basketball coach, per report". 247Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Fordham Rams Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Fordham Rams Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 10, 2022.