The 2025–26 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by first-year head coach Mike Magpayo, 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 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. Nine days later, Mike Magpayo was announced as the new head coach for the 2025–26 season. 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.

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

2026 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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