2024–25 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2024–25 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2024–25 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10
Record	1–1 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Keith Urgo (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Tray Woodall
Assistant coaches	Ronald Ramón; Henry Lowe;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Davidson	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Dayton	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
George Washington	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
La Salle	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
VCU	0	–	0	–	2	–	0	1.000
Fordham	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
George Mason	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Richmond	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
UMass	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000

† 2025 A-10 tournament winner As of November 9, 2024

The 2024–25 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-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.

Previous season

The Rams finished the 2023–24 season 13–20, 6–12 in A-10 Play to finish for a three-way tie for tenth place. As a No. 12 seed in the Atlantic 10 Tournament they defeated Davidson in the first round before losing in the second round to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Noah Best	4	G	6'5"	175		Bronx, NY	Transferred to Fairfield
Angel Montas	5	F	6'6"	228	Sophomore	La Romana, DR	Transferred to Mercer
Kyle Rose	10	G	6'4"	192	Senior	Upper Marlboro, MD	Graduated
Elijah Gray	12	F	6'8"	220	Sophomore	Charlotte, NC	Transferred to Temple
Albe Evans	14	G	5'11"	160	Senior	Schuylkill Haven, PA	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Ogheneyole Akuwovo	15	F	6'9"	220	GS Senior	Delta State, Nigeria	Graduated
Antrell Charlton	24	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Live Oak, FL	Graduated
Wayne Franklin	31	G	6'1"	185	Sophomore	Paramus, NJ	Walk-on; transferred to Weatherford College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jackie Johnson III	15	G	5'11"	185	Senior	Wichita, KS	UNLV
Matt Zona	25	F	6'9"	252	GS Senior	Blauvelt, NY	Notre Dame^[1]

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Smith #25 C	Chicago, IL	Kenwood Academy High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 9, 2024
Jaden Smith #25 C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Ryan Pettis CG	San Mateo, CA	Junipero Serra High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 18, 2023
Ryan Pettis CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Kingston Price Jr. PG	Severna Park, MD	Severn School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 23, 2024
Kingston Price Jr. PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Aleksander Pachucki SG	Toronto, ON	Hoosac School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 25, 2024
Aleksander Pachucki SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Troy Henderson PG	Richmond, VA	John Marshall High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 2, 2024
Troy Henderson PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

Roster

2023–24 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Japhet Medor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	GS	UTSA	Wellington, Florida
G	1	Will Richardson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Bergen Catholic High School	Teaneck, New Jersey
F	2	Romad Dean	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Mount Saint Michael Academy	Freeport, Bahamas
G/F	3	Jahmere Tripp	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Our Saviour Lutheran	Brooklyn, New York
C	4	Jaden Smith	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Joshua Rivera	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Lafayette	New Brunswick, New Jersey
G	8	Ryan Pettis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Junípero Serra	East Palo Alto, California
G	10	Kingston Price	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Severn School	Bowie, Maryland
G	12	Alekander Pachucki	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Hoosac School	Toronto, Ontario
G	13	Zach Riley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Rangitoto College	Auckland, New Zealand
G	15	Jackie Johnson III	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	UNLV	Wichita, Kansas
G	17	Jameson O'Toole (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. Thomas More	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	21	Aidan Crotty (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Fairfield Prep	Fairfield, Connecticut
G	22	Brian Nussbaum (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The Winchendon School	South Salem, New York
G	23	Max Miller (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Worcester Academy	Rye, New York
F	25	Matt Zona	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Notre Dame	Blauvelt, New York
F	30	Abdou Tsimbila	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Penn State	Yaoundé, Cameroon

Head coach

Keith Urgo (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Tray Woodall (Pittsburgh)
Ronald Ramón (Pittsburgh)
Henry Lowe (Villanova)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	at St. John's Rivalry	L 60–92	0–1	23 – Johnson III	6 – Rivera	3 – Richardson	Carnesecca Arena (5,602) Queens, NY
November 9, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS2	at Seton Hall	W 57–56	1–1	18 – Johnson III	11 – Tsimbila	4 – Tied	Walsh Gymnasium (1,286) South Orange, NJ
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Binghamton						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Manhattan Battle of the Bronx						Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgian Court						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Drexel Sunshine Slam campus site game						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
November 25, 2024* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Penn State Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 1:30 p.m./4:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Clemson/San Francisco Sunshine Slam Beach Division						Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Hampshire						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 8, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Maine						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 14, 2024* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Bryant Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase						Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Albany						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2024 TBA, ESPN+	Saint Louis						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 4, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 8, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
January 11, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Davidson						John M. Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 15, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	UMass						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 22, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Chicago						Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
January 26, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA	Duquesne						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at La Salle						Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2025 12:30 p.m., USA	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
February 5, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	Rhode Island						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 12, 2025 TBA	Dayton						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 15, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Richmond						Robins Center Richmond, VA
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Duquesne						UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	Davidson						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 26, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at George Mason						EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., USA	Saint Joseph's						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
March 5, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	George Washington						Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
March 8, 2025 TBA, ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

References

^ Soble, Jack (April 9, 2024). "Former Notre Dame forward Matt Zona commits to Fordham". On3.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.

[1] Soble, Jack (April 9, 2024). "Former Notre Dame forward Matt Zona commits to Fordham". On3.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham University Rams Athletics.

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