The 2022–23 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented
Fordham University
Fordham University is a Private university, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit research university in New York City, United States. Established in 1841, it is named after the Fordham, Bronx, Fordham neighborhood of the Bronx in which its origina ...
during the
2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 14 and ending with th ...
. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Keith Urgo, played their home games at
Rose Hill Gymnasium
Rose Hill Gymnasium is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena on the Rose Hill campus of Fordham University in The Bronx, New York City, New York. The arena, which opened in 1925, is the oldest on-campus venue currently used primarily for an NCAA Div ...
in
The Bronx, New York
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as a member of the
Atlantic 10 Conference
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. 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
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in the semifinals. Despite having 25 wins, they didn’t participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season
The
Rams
In engineering, reliability, availability, maintainability and safety (RAMS)2021–22 season 16–16, 8–10 in A-10 play to finish in eighth place. They defeated
George Washington
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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
Kyle Neptune (born January 21, 1985) is an American basketball coach. He most recently served as head coach of the Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team.
Playing career
Neptune attended Brooklyn Friends School, and was a member of the scho ...
left the school to become the head coach of the Wildcats. On April 26, the school named associate head coach Keith Urgo the team's new head coach.