2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	2–12 (2–11 A-10)
Head coach	Jeff Neubauer (6th season) (fired 1/26) (interim, 1st season) Mike DePaoli
Assistant coaches	Anthony Evans Dennis Felton
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

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

Previous season

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

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

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

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 Jeff Neubauer (La Salle) Michael DePaoli (College of Saint Rose) (interim) Assistant coach(es) Anthony Evans (St. Thomas Aquinas) Dennis Felton (Howard) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 20, 2021

Schedule and results

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

See also

• 2020–21 Fordham Rams women's basketball team