Official Release
 
Bronx, N.Y. – After leading the team to a successful first season, Fordham University head men's basketball coach Kyle Neptune was announced as a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award, presented annually to the top first-year coach in Division I college basketball.
 
Neptune led the Rams to a 16-16 overall record in 2021-2022, 8-10 in the Atlantic 10, a stark improvement from the 2020-2021 team which finished 2-12 overall, 2-11 in the conference. The 16 wins are the most for the Rams since the 2015-2016 squad went 17-14 and the eight Atlantic 10 wins matches that 2015-2016 team. The 14-game improvement was the best single-season improvement in recent Fordham basketball history.
 
Other highlights from the 2021-2022 season include:
 
• Won a second round Atlantic 10 Tournament game and reached the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2007
• Opened Atlantic 10 regular season play 2-0 for the first time
• Ranked 44th Best Defense in the NCAA – Best Fordham Defense in Fordham History (dating back to Ken Pom's beginning in 2001-02)
• Darius Quisenberry won A-10 Player of the Week for the Week of January 24th – first time a Fordham player won POW honors since 2017
• Chuba Ohams won A-10 Player of the Week for the Week of March 1st
• Ohams finished the regular season with 21 Double Doubles and now holds the program single season record
• Ohams was named Second Team All-Atlantic 10, the first second team All-Conference selection since 2012
• Ohams was named the Atlantic 10's Most Improved Player, Fordham's first since 2000
• Ohams was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team
• The Rams signed Will Richardson, a 4-Star recruit ranked #142 by 247 Sports, the highest
Fordham commit since 2008