The 2017–18 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by third-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 9–22, 4–14 in A-10 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 tournament to George Washington.

Previous season The Rams finished the 2016–17 season 13–19, 7–11 in A-10 play to finish in 10th place. In the A-10 tournament, they lost in the second round to George Mason.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Antwoine Anderson 0 G 6'1" 190 RS Junior Rochester, NY Graduate transferred to Connecticut Sinan Saglam 10 G 6'6" 195 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Walk-on; didn't return Matt Massimino 13 G 5'11" 170 Senior New Hope, PA Graduated Javontae Hawkins 32 G 6'5" 211 RS Senior Flint, MI Graduated Christian Sengfelder 43 F 6'7" 238 Junior Leverkusen, Germany Graduate transferred to Boise State

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Tre Evans 5 G 6'2" 185 Sophomore Edmond, OK Junior college transferred from Kilgore College Erten Gazi 10 G 6'4" 212 Junior Güzelyurt, Cyprus Transferred from DePaul. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gazi will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Antown Portley 13 G 6'4" 165 Junior Lancaster, TX Transferred from Saint Peter's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Portley will have to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Prokop Slanina 24 C 6'10" 225 Junior Brno, Czech Republic Junior college transferred from ASA College

2017 recruiting class

Preseason In a poll of the league's head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Rams were picked to finish in 13th place in the A-10. Junior guard Joseph Chartouny was named to the conference's preseason third team.

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Atlantic 10 tournament

Source

See also 2017–18 Fordham Rams women's basketball team

References