2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball
2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	9–4 (0–0 A–10)
Head coach	Mike Magpayo (1st season);
Associate head coach	Troy Hammel
Assistant coaches	Kevin Smith; Derrick Phelps; Ryan Hyland; Matt Hurwitz;
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

2025–26 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Saint Louis	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
St. Bonaventure	0	–	0	–	11	–	2	.846
Richmond	0	–	0	–	10	–	2	.833
Dayton	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Fordham	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
George Washington	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Rhode Island	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
VCU	0	–	0	–	9	–	4	.692
Davidson	0	–	0	–	8	–	4	.667
Duquesne	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
Saint Joseph's	0	–	0	–	7	–	5	.583
La Salle	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308
Loyola Chicago	0	–	0	–	4	–	9	.308

† 2026 A-10 tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represents Fordham University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Mike Magpayo, play 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 their 2024–25 season with a 12–21 record, going 3–15 in conference play to finish in last place. Fordham upset Rhode Island in the first-round of the A-10 tournament before losing to George Washington in the second-round.

Following the season on March 20, 2025, Fordham fired head coach Keith Urgo after three years in response to an NCAA investigation.^[1] Nine days later, Mike Magpayo was announced as the new head coach for the 2025–26 season.^[2] On April 23, 2025, the NCAA handed down sanctions against the basketball team in response to recruiting violations. The punishment included three years of probation and a $35,000 fine. Urgo along with two administrators were given show-cause penalties.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Japhet Medor	0	G	6' 0"	165	GS Senior	Wellington, FL	Graduated
Will Richardson	1	G	6' 3"	170	Junior	Teaneck, NJ	Transferred to Albany
Romad Dean	2	F	6' 7"	210	Junior	Freeport, Bahamas	Transferred to Tulsa
Jahmere Tripp	3	G/F	6' 6"	230	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Transferred to Rhode Island
Jaden Smith	4	C	6' 11"	220	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Joshua Rivera	5	F	6' 6"	215	Junior	New Brunswick, NJ	Transferred to Seton Hall
Aleksander Pachucki	12	G	6' 5"	180	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Bucknell
Zach Riley	13	G	6' 5"	195	Senior	Auckland, New Zealand	Graduated
Jackie Johnson III	15	G	5' 11"	185	Senior	Wichita, KS	Graduated
Brian Nussbaum	22	G	6' 2"	185	Senior	South Salem, NY	Walk-on; graduated
Matt Zona	25	F	6' 9"	250	GS Senior	Blauvelt, NY	Graduated
Abdou Tsimbila	30	F	6' 9"	245	GS Senior	Yaoundé, Cameroon	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Abass Bodija	0	F	6' 10"	225	RS Freshman	Brisbane, Australia	UC Riverside
Zarique Nutter	1	F	6' 7"	210	GS Senior	Newark, NJ	Georgia State
Dejour Reaves	2	G	6' 0"	175	GS Senior	Syracuse, NY	Iona
Jack Whitbourn	3	C	6' 11"	250	Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	UC Riverside
Marcus Greene	4	G	6' 2"	195	GS Senior	Gilroy, CA	Hawaii
Rikus Schulte	12	F	6' 9"	240	Junior	Münster, Germany	UC Riverside
Akira Jacobs	13	F	6' 10"	230	Junior	Yokohama, Japan	Hawaii
Christian Henry	30	G	6' 3"	195	Senior	Chicago, IL	Eastern Michigan
Louis Lesmond	77	G	6' 6"	195	GS Senior	Paris, France	Harvard

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roor Akhuar F	Melbourne, Australia	Center of Excellence	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Roor Akhuar F	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Abass Bodija	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	UC Riverside	Brisbane, Australia
F	1	Zarique Nutter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Georgia State	Newark, NJ
G	2	Dejour Reaves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Iona	Syracuse, NY
C	3	Jack Whitbourn	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	UC Riverside	Melbourne, Australia
G	4	Marcus Greene	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Hawaii	Gilroy, CA
G	8	Ryan Pettis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Junípero Serra	East Palo Alto, CA
G	10	Kingston Price	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Severn School	Bowie, MD
F	12	Rikus Schulte	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	UC Riverside	Münster, Germany
F	13	Akira Jacobs	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Hawaii	Yokohama, Japan
F	14	Roor Akhuar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Center of Excellence	Melbourne, Australia
G	17	Jameson O'Toole (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas More	Pittsburgh, PA
G	21	Aidan Crotty (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Fairfield Prep	Fairfield, CT
G	23	Max Miller (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Worcester Academy	Rye, NY
G	30	Christian Henry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Eastern Michigan	Chicago, IL
G	77	Louis Lesmond	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Harvard	Paris, France

Head coach

Mike Magpayo (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Troy Hammel (Merrimack)
Kevin Smith (Richmond)
Derrick Phelps (North Carolina)
Ryan Hyland (Catholic)
Matt Hurwitz (UCLA)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 21, 2025

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, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT	L 61–72	0–1	21 – Reaves	11 – Schulte	3 – Reaves	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,008) The Bronx, NY
November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Mount Saint Mary College (D-III)	W 106–37	1–1	19 – Nutter	12 – Bodija	6 – Henry	Rose Hill Gymnasium (726) The Bronx, NY
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wagner	W 63–61	2–1	14 – Schulte	7 – Schulte	6 – Henry	Rose Hill Gymnasium (688) The Bronx, NY
November 14, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Iona	L 71–76	2–2	22 – Reaves	10 – Jacobs	6 – Henry	Hynes Athletics Center (2,578) New Rochelle, NY
November 16, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Manhattanville	W 96–62	3–2	19 – Greene	8 – Schulte	6 – Henry	Rose Hill Gymnasium (649) The Bronx, NY
November 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	LIU	W 69–53	4–2	16 – Reaves	12 – Schulte	4 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,020) The Bronx, NY
November 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m.	vs. Franklin Pierce Northern Classic	W 74–72	5–2	22 – Reaves	11 – Schulte	6 – Reaves	Place Bell (1,738) Laval, QC
November 29, 2025* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Albany Northern Classic	W 88–68	6–2	29 – Henry	7 – Tied	7 – Henry	Place Bell (1,867) Laval, QC
November 30, 2025* 3:30 p.m.	vs. Colgate Northern Classic	L 62–72	6–3	12 – Bodija	8 – Schulte	8 – Henry	Place Bell (1,767) Laval, QC
December 6, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Holy Cross	L 69–70	6–4	18 – Henry	10 – Schulte	5 – Reaves	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,262) The Bronx, NY
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 75–54	7–4	17 – Henry	14 – Schulte	6 – Henry	Rose Hill Gymnasium (604) The Bronx, NY
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+	Manhattan Battle of the Bronx	W 82–53	8–4	21 – Schulte	10 – Tied	9 – Henry	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,029) The Bronx, NY
December 22, 2025* 11:00 a.m., SNY/ESPN+	New Haven	W 65–47	9–4	19 – Reaves	13 – Schulte	3 – Tied	Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,800) The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 regular season
December 31, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton						UD Arena Dayton, OH
January 4, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	Richmond						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+	George Mason						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 10, 2026 12:00 p.m., USA	at St. Bonaventure						Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
January 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., FDMW/ESPN+	at Saint Louis						Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO
January 17, 2026 12:30 p.m., USA	Duquesne						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson						Belk Arena Davidson, NC
January 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+	La Salle						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Washington						Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	VCU						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Bonaventure						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Saint Joseph's						Michael J. Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rhode Island						Ryan Center Kingston, RI
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Chicago						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davidson						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 28, 2026 12:30 p.m., USA	at VCU						Siegel Center Richmond, VA
March 4, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at La Salle						John Glaser Arena Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rhode Island						Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
Atlantic 10 tournament
March 11–15, 2026	vs.						PPG Paints Arena Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source:^[4]

References

^ Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 20, 2025). "Fordham fires basketball coach Keith Urgo after 3 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
^ Zagoria, Adam (March 29, 2025). "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Hires UC Riverside Coach Mike Magpayo". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
^ Schiffer, Alex (April 23, 2025). "Fordham Hit With Rare NIL Era NCAA Sanctions". Front Office Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham Rams. Learfield. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[1] Thamel, Pete; Borzello, Jeff (March 20, 2025). "Fordham fires basketball coach Keith Urgo after 3 seasons". ESPN. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[2] Zagoria, Adam (March 29, 2025). "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Hires UC Riverside Coach Mike Magpayo". Forbes. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[3] Schiffer, Alex (April 23, 2025). "Fordham Hit With Rare NIL Era NCAA Sanctions". Front Office Sports. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham Rams. Learfield. Retrieved November 21, 2025.

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