Fordham

Official Name: 
Fordham University
Nickname: 
Rams
Mailing Address: 

441 East Fordham Road
Rose Hill Gym
Bronx, NY 10458-9993

Telephone: 
(718) 817-4240
Fax: 
(718) 817-4244
Enrollment: 
7,225
Arena: 

Rose Hill Gym
Capacity: 3,470
Year Opened: 1926

School Colors: 
Maroon and White
Conference: 

Atlantic 10 (since 1996)/East Division
Former Member of Metro Atlantic Athletic (1982-90) and Patriot League (1991-95)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1971

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1953, 1954, 1971, and 1992
2-4 record (.333)

NIT Appearances: 

(16) 1943, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, and 1991
5-17 record (.227)
Finished 4th in 1943

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

John Bach (18 years from 1951-68, 263-193 record, .576)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ed Conlin (1,886 points from 1952-55)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ed Conlin (1,930 from 1952-55)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Charlie Yelverton (46 points as senior vs. Rochester on 12/30/70) and Ken Charles (46 as junior vs. St. Peter's on 1/20/73)

All-American Selections: 
NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Charlie Yelverton (46 vs. Rochester)
December 30, 1970 (senior/23.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Fordham

54

74

128

Rochester

34

38

72

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Mainor

7

0-0

14

Eurik

3

2-2

8

Sullivan

2

3-4

7

Cain

2

1-2

5

Yelverton

20

6-8

46

Larbes

3

3-5

9

Charles

3

2-2

8

Zanbretti

7

0-2

14

Pipich

5

2-3

12

Woytowicz

2

1-1

5

Totals

54

20-29

128

Percentages

.690

Rochester

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hewitt

1

3-4

5

Wexler

0

2-2

2

Murphy

4

4-4

12

A. Aiken

0

0-0

0

Beasley

0

2-3

2

Schatz

2

0-0

4

Collins

4

3-6

11

Grossman

1

0-0

2

Friedman

4

0-1

8

Fass

7

9-15

23

B. Aiken

1

1-2

3

Totals

24

24-37

72

Percentages

.649

Box Score Notes: 

Ken Charles (46 vs. St. Peter's)
January 20, 1973 (senior/24.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Fordham

53

55

108

St. Peter's

37

61

98

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Moriarty

0-5

0-0

0

Holland

3-4

2-2

8

Heyward

7-14

7-8

21

Troha

0-2

0-0

0

Brown

7-11

3-5

17

Douglas

0-0

0-0

0

Lightbourne

0-0

0-0

0

Wymbs

0-2

0-0

0

Charles

18-33

10-11

46

Griswold

5-10

2-2

12

Collins

2-2

0-0

4

Totals

42-83

24-28

108

Percentages

.506

.857

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Wise

4-9

7-10

15

Sires

3-8

4-4

10

Anderson

15-23

7-8

37

Fuller

8-13

0-1

16

Abrahamson

3-3

0-0

6

Jiminez

5-6

0-4

10

Klos

2-5

0-0

4

Burch

0-2

0-1

0

Totals

40-69

18-28

98

Percentages

.580

.643

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

John McLaughlin

1

1904

19-5

.792

1904

19-5

Harry Fisher

1

1905

18-6

.750

1905

18-6

Loren Black

1

1906

14-2

.875

1906

14-2

Frank O'Donnell

1

1907

16-9

.640

1907

16-9

Chris Mahoney

2

1908-09

31-24

.564

1908

18-12

Ed Siskind

2

1910, 1919

40-7

.851

1910

16-2

Charles Risacher

3

1912-14

55-34

.618

1914

20-8

Alcott Neary

1

1915

17-15

.531

1915

17-15

Arthur Devlin

1

1920

12-9

.571

1920

12-9

Orson Kinney

1

1921

15-9

.625

1921

15-9

Eli Butler

1

1922

13-7

.650

1922

13-7

Bud Culloton

1

1923

3-1

.750

1923

3-1

Ed Kelleher

17

1923-34, 1939-43

227-103

.688

1925

18-1

Vincent Cavanaugh

4

1935-38

32-27

.542

1937

15-3

Frank Adams

6

1945-50

68-71

.489

1947

19-5

John Bach

18

1951-68

263-193

.576

1954

18-6

Ed Conlin

2

1969-70

27-24

.529

1969

17-9

Richard "Digger" Phelps

1

1971

26-3

.897

1971

26-3

Hal Wissel

5

1972-76

57-74

.435

1972

18-9

Dick Stewart

2

1977-78

13-39

.250

1978

8-18

Tom Penders

8

1979-86

125-114

.523

1981

19-9

Bob Quinn

1

1987

14-16

.467

1987

14-16

Nick Macarchuk

12

1988-99

161-192

.456

1991

25-8

Bob Hill

4

2000-03

38-76

.333

2000

14-15

Dereck Whittenburg

7

2004-10

69-112

.381

2007

18-12

Jared Grasso

1

2010

1-22

.043

2010

1-22

Tom Pecora

1

2011

7-21

.250

2011

7-21

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,441-1,227 (.540) from 1903 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Coaches are unknown for 1903 (15-6 record), 1911 (12-4) and 1916-18 (28-10)
  • Kelleher compiled an 8-10 mark in 1922-23 after replacing Culloton
  • Fordham (NY) did not field a formal team in 1943-44 during World War II
  • Grasso served as interim in 2009-10 after succeeding Whittenburg (1-4).