The Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents
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 ...
, located in
the Bronx
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, New York, in
NCAA Division I
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basketball
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competition. They compete in the
Atlantic 10 Conference
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. The Rams play their home games at the
Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,200), the nation's oldest on-campus collegiate basketball arena still in use. On February 28, 1940, Fordham University played in the nation's first televised college basketball game, when the Rams fell to Pitt at
Madison Square Garden
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. Fordham hired former
UC Riverside
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head coach
Mike Magpayo on March 29, 2025.
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Rams have appeared in four
NCAA Tournaments. Their record is 2–4. Fordham also participated in a play-in game prior to the
1991 NCAA Tournament before the tournament field was announced, featuring the champions of the six conferences with the lowest computer ratings the previous season; the Rams played
St. Francis, losing 70–64.
NIT results
The Rams have appeared in 16
National Invitation Tournament
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s (NIT). Their combined record is 5–17.
CIT results
The Rams have appeared in one
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.
Notable Rams basketball players
Retired numbers
All-American Rams
Rams in the NBA
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Johnny Bach
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Ken Charles
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Fred Christ
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Ed Conlin
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Bob Fitzgerald
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Dick Fitzgerald
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Dan O'Sullivan
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Smush Parker
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Eric Paschall
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Charlie Yelverton
Rams in other pro leagues
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Jermaine Anderson
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Joseph Chartouny
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Bryant Dunston
Bryant Kevin Dunston Jr. (; born May 28, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player for BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He a ...
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Branden Frazier
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Damon Lopez
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Tom Sullivan
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Drew Williamson
Rams to coach in NCAA or NBA
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P. J. Carlesimo
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Jean Prioleau
References
External links
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