1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball team

1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball
1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	18–2
Head coach	Ed Kelleher (6th season);
Home arena	Rose Hill Gymnasium

1928–29 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola (Ill.)		–		–	16	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island State		–		–	15	–	1	.938
St. John's (N.Y.)		–		–	23	–	2	.920
East Central		–		–	21	–	2	.913
St. Ignatius		–		–	21	–	2	.913
		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Butler		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Westminster (Pa.)		–		–	15	–	2	.882
West Texas State		–		–	21	–	3	.875
Rider		–		–	19	–	3	.864
Ohio Wesleyan		–		–	18	–	3	.857
Mount Union		–		–	17	–	3	.850
Providence		–		–	17	–	3	.850
Northern Arizona State		–		–	15	–	3	.833
Arizona		–		–	19	–	4	.826
Springfield (Mass.)		–		–	14	–	3	.824
Temple		–		–	17	–	4	.810
Carleton		–		–	12	–	3	.800
Colgate		–		–	16	–	4	.800
Indiana State		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Saint Louis		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Santa Clara		–		–	10	–	3	.769
Cincinnati		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Pittsburgh		–		–	16	–	5	.762
Notre Dame		–		–	15	–	5	.750
The Citadel		–		–	12	–	4	.750
Seton Hall		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Syracuse		–		–	11	–	4	.733
West Virginia		–		–	16	–	6	.727
Wichita Municipal		–		–	16	–	6	.727
New York University		–		–	13	–	5	.722
St. Bonaventure		–		–	17	–	7	.708
Army		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Washburn		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Wooster		–		–	12	–	5	.706
Muhlenberg		–		–	9	–	4	.692
Loyola (Md.)		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Furman		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Marshall		–		–	14	–	7	.667
Richmond		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Rutgers		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Connecticut		–		–	11	–	6	.647
CCNY		–		–	9	–	5	.643f
Kent State Normal		–		–	11	–	7	.611
New Mexico		–		–	14	–	9	.609
Duquesne		–		–	12	–	8	.600
Louisville		–		–	12	–	8	.600
Holy Cross		–		–	10	–	7	.588
Canisius		–		–	7	–	5	.583
Western State Teachers		–		–	11	–	8	.579
Niagara		–		–	12	–	9	.571
Pittsburg State		–		–	13	–	10	.565
Bucknell		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Davidson		–		–	10	–	8	.556
DePaul		–		–	5	–	4	.556
DePauw		–		–	9	–	8	.529
Saint Francis (N.Y.)		–		–	9	–	8	.529
Texas Tech		–		–	9	–	8	.529
Xavier		–		–	9	–	8	.529
Penn State		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Valparaiso		–		–	11	–	10	.524
Bradley		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Lehigh		–		–	7	–	7	.500
Marquette		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Navy		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Ohio		–		–	10	–	10	.500
Dayton		–		–	9	–	10	.474
LIU		–		–	10	–	12	.455
William & Mary		–		–	9	–	11	.450
St. Joseph's		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Western Kentucky State		–		–	8	–	10	.444
Harvard		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Villanova		–		–	6	–	8	.429
New Mexico A&M		–		–	6	–	9	.400
Buffalo		–		–	7	–	11	.389
Miami (Ohio)		–		–	7	–	11	.389
Wake Forest		–		–	5	–	8	.385
Toledo		–		–	6	–	10	.375
Bowling Green State		–		–	6	–	11	.353
Boston University		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Lafayette		–		–	6	–	12	.333
Saint Mary's (Calif.)		–		–	5	–	10	.333
Tempe State		–		–	5	–	12	.294
Detroit		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Manhattan		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Brown		–		–	4	–	13	.235
Texas State M&M		–		–	4	–	14	.222
George Washington		–		–	2	–	8	.200
Tulsa		–		–	2	–	11	.154

The 1928–29 Fordham Rams men's basketball team represented Fordham University during the 1928–29 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was coached by Ed Kelleher in his sixth year at the school. Fordham's home games were played at Rose Hill Gymnasium and were an Independent. The Captain was Frank Dougherty.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 8*	at St. Francis Brooklyn	W 29–16^[1]	1–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 12*	Fordham Maroon Alumni	W 30–20^[2]	2–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
December 15*	Gettysburg	W 28–19^[3]	3–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
December 20*	Yale	W 46–23 ^[4]	4–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
January 2*	Princeton	W 41–15	5–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 4*	Colgate	W 25–23	6–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 8*	Bucknell	W 55–30	7–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
January 11*	Syracuse	W 37–15	8–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
January 16*	at Saint Joseph's	W 27–25 ^OT	9–0	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 19*	Columbia	W 36–18	10–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
February 2*	Tufts	W 47–18	11–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
February 5*	at Loyola Maryland	W 43–30	12–0	Evergreen Gymnasium Baltimore, Maryland
February 6*	at Catholic	W 47–20	13–0	Brookland Gymnasium Washington, D. C.
February 9*	at Baltimore	W 56–18	14–0	Baltimore, Maryland
February 13*	St. Thomas	W 50–17	15–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, New York
February 16*	CCNY	W 50–19	16–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York
February 20*	St. John's	W 24–21	17–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium The Bronx, NY
February 23*	vs. NYU	L 15–32	17–1	102nd Engineers Armory New York, NY
February 27*	at Manhattan	W 33–21	18–1	Riverdale, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "St. Francis Loses To Fordham Five". The New York Times. December 9, 1928. p. 134.
^ "Fordham Defeats Alumni Five, 30-20". The New York Times. December 13, 1928. p. 37.
^ "Fordham Conquers Gettysburg, 28-19". The New York Times. December 16, 1928. p. 144.
^ "Yale Five Beaten By Fordham, 46-23". The New York Times. December 21, 1928. p. 37.
^ "1928–29 Fordham Rams Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1928-29 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham Sports.com.

[1] "St. Francis Loses To Fordham Five". The New York Times. December 9, 1928. p. 134.

[2] "Fordham Defeats Alumni Five, 30-20". The New York Times. December 13, 1928. p. 37.

[3] "Fordham Conquers Gettysburg, 28-19". The New York Times. December 16, 1928. p. 144.

[4] "Yale Five Beaten By Fordham, 46-23". The New York Times. December 21, 1928. p. 37.

[5] "1928–29 Fordham Rams Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[6] "1928-29 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fordham Sports.com.

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