Fordham Rams men's basketball

Fordham Rams
Fordham Rams
	2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball team
University	Fordham University
Head coach	Mike Magpayo (1st season)
Location	Bronx, New York
Arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium ; (capacity: 3,200)
Conference	Atlantic 10
Nickname	Rams
Colors	Maroon and white;
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1971
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1953, 1954, 1971, 1992
Conference tournament champions
	Patriot League: 1991, 1992; MAAC: 1983
Conference regular-season champions
	Patriot League: 1991, 1992, 1994; Metro NY: 1963
Uniforms
Home	Away

The Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University, located in the Bronx, New York, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference. 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. Fordham hired former UC Riverside head coach Mike Magpayo on March 29, 2025.^[2]

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1953	First Round	Lebanon Valley	L 67–80
1954	First Round	La Salle	L 74–76
1971	First Round Sweet 16 Regional 3rd Place Game	Furman Villanova South Carolina	W 105–74 L 75–85 W 100–90
1992	First Round	Massachusetts	L 58–85

NIT results

The Rams have appeared in 16 National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–17.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Western Kentucky St. John's Washington & Jefferson	W 60–58 L 43–69 L 34–39
1958	First Round Quarterfinals	St. Francis (NY) Dayton	W 83–59 L 70–74
1959	First Round	Butler	L 80–94
1963	First Round	Memphis	L 49–70
1965	First Round	Western Kentucky	L 53–57
1968	First Round	Duquesne Dayton	W 69–60 L 60–61
1969	First Round	Louisville	L 70–73
1972	First Round	Jacksonville	L 75–94
1981	First Round	Dayton	L 65–66
1982	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 57–59
1983	First Round	South Florida	L 69–81
1984	First Round	Weber State	L 63–75
1985	First Round	Richmond	L 57–59
1988	First Round	Houston	L 61–69
1990	First Round Second Round	Southern Rutgers	W 106–80 L 74–81
1991	First Round Second Round	South Florida Massachusetts	W 76–66 L 74–78

CIT results

The Rams have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	Boston University	L 66–69

Coaching history

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1902–1903	S.J. Mellyn	1	15–6	.714
2	1903–1904	John McLaughlin	1	19–5	.792
3	1904–1905	Harry Fisher	1	18–6	.750
4	1905–1906	Loren Black	1	14–2	.875
5	1906–1907	Frank O'Donnell	1	16–9	.640
6	1907–1909	Chris Mahoney	2	31–24	.564
7	1909–1910 1918–1919	Edward Siskind	2	40–7	.851
8	1910–1911	unknown	1	–	–
9	1911–1914	Clement Risacher	3	55–34	.618
10	1914–1915	Alcott Neary	1	17–15	.531
11	1915–1918	unknown	3	–	–
12	1919–1920	Arthur Devlin	1	12–9	.571
13	1920–1921	Orson Kinney	1	15–9	.625
14	1921–1922	Eli Butler	1	13–7	.650
15	1923–1934 1938–1943	Edward Kelleher	16	218–93	.701
16	1934–1938	Vincent Cavanaugh	4	40–27	.597
17	1944–1949	Frank Adams	5	54–59	.478
18	1949–1968	Johnny Bach*	19	277–205	.575
19	1968–1970	Ed Conlin*^	2	27–24	.529
20	1970–1971	Digger Phelps	1	26–3	.897
21	1971–1976	Hal Wissel	5	57–74	.435
22	1976–1978	Dick Stewart	2	13–39	.250
23	1978–1986	Tom Penders	8	125–114	.523
24	1986–1987	Bob Quinn	1	14–16	.467
25	1987–2003	Nick Macarchuk	12	161–192	.456
26	1999–2003	Bob Hill	4	36–78	.316
27	2003–2009	Dereck Whittenburg	7	69–112	.381
28	2009–2010	Jared Grasso^	1	1–22	.043
29	2010–2015	Tom Pecora	5	44–106	.293
30	2015–2021	Jeff Neubauer	6	61–104	.370
31	2021–2021	Mike DePaoli^	1	1–5	.167
32	2021–2022	Kyle Neptune	1	16–16	.500
33	2022–2025	Keith Urgo^	3	50–49	.505
34	2025–present	Mike Magpayo	1	17–15	.531
Totals		34 coaches	122 seasons	1,612–1,500	.518
Records updated through end of 2025–26 season Source^[3] *Alum ^Promoted from assistant to head coach

Notable Rams basketball players

Retired numbers

No.	Player	Tenure	No. ret.	Ref.
Fordham Rams retired numbers
7	Bob Mullens	1941–44	2019	^[4]
11	Ed Conlin	1951–55	2004	^[5]
34	Charlie Yelverton	1968–71	2023	^[6]
44	Ken Charles	1970–73	2019	^[4]

All-American Rams

Player	Year	Team
Bob Hassmiller	1939	2nd Team

Rams in the NBA

Rams in other pro leagues

Rams to coach in NCAA or NBA

References

^ "Fordham Colors – Fordham University Marketing and Communications". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ DiBari, Joe (March 29, 2025). "Mike Magpayo Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fordham University" (Press release). Fordham Rams. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
^ "Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-3-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
^ ^a ^b Fordham to Honor Men’s Basketball Greats Bob Mullens and Kenny Charles on February 23 at Fordhamsports, 18 Jan 2019
^ Fordham basketball standout Ed Conlin dies at 79 By Michael O'Keeffe at NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Sep 29, 2012
^ "Fordham to Retire Yelverton's 34, Honor 1970-71 Team on Feb. 25". FordhamSports.com (Press release). January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Fordham Colors – Fordham University Marketing and Communications". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[2] DiBari, Joe (March 29, 2025). "Mike Magpayo Named Head Men's Basketball Coach at Fordham University" (Press release). Fordham Rams. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

[3] "Manhattan Jaspers Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-3-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[fordret-4] Fordham to Honor Men’s Basketball Greats Bob Mullens and Kenny Charles on February 23 at Fordhamsports, 18 Jan 2019

[5] Fordham basketball standout Ed Conlin dies at 79 By Michael O'Keeffe at NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Sep 29, 2012

[6] "Fordham to Retire Yelverton's 34, Honor 1970-71 Team on Feb. 25". FordhamSports.com (Press release). January 19, 2023. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

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Fordham Rams men's basketball
Venues	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1925–present)
Rivalries	Manhattan St. John's
Culture & lore	"Wonder Fives"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Fordham University
Schools	Business Law Graduate Arts and Sciences Business Social Service Education Religion and Religious Education School of Professional and Continuing Studies Marymount (defunct) Preparatory School
Campuses	Rose Hill Lincoln Center Westchester London Centre
Research	Walsh Library Louis Calder Center William Spain Seismic Observatory
Buildings	Rose Hill Gymnasium Duane Library Keating Hall Blue Chapel Tierney Hall University Church University Cemetery
Culture	History Alumni Notable faculty Presidents Commencement speakers
Athletics	Fordham Rams Patriot League A-10 Baseball Softball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Rugby Men's Soccer Liberty Cup Ram–Crusader Cup Seven Blocks of Granite
Media	WFUV University Press The Fordham Ram Law Review Urban Law Journal Environmental Law Review International Law Journal Journal of Corporate & Financial Law Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal

Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball
Teams	Davidson Wildcats Dayton Flyers Duquesne Dukes Fordham Rams George Mason Patriots George Washington Revolutionaries La Salle Explorers Loyola Chicago Ramblers Rhode Island Rams Richmond Spiders St. Bonaventure Bonnies Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Louis Billikens VCU Rams
Championships & awards	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26