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Fordham Men’s Basketball Recruiting: Roster & Openings

KenPom #178 · 17–15 · 2025–26 · Division 1 · Atlantic 10 Conference · Bronx, NY

Fordham finished 17–15 (A-10 12th, KenPom #178) in 2025–26. 15 players hold the 2026–27 roster; 8 are new this season.

Roster data through 2026–27

Roster15 players
New this season8
Transfer additions3
Clearest projected openingGuards and Forwards · 2029
Most common home stateMA (3)

Where the door opens

our roster projection · your arrival year

Guards and Forwards: open from 2029 — 4 ahead.

Centers: blocked until 2030.

2027
Gblocked8 ahead
Fbalanced5 ahead
Ccrowded2 ahead · multi-yr
2028
Gbalanced7 ahead
Fbalanced3 ahead · multi-yr
Cbalanced2 ahead
2029
Gopening4 ahead
Fopening3 ahead
Cbalanced1 ahead · multi-yr
2030
Gopen3 ahead
Fopen1 ahead
Copen1 ahead

Projections for 2029, 2030 are low-confidence reads.

Guards in that room (8)
JJ Laboy6′3″RS-Fr
Aidan Crotty5′11″Jr
Kelvin Odih6′4″So
Amir Lindsey5′11″Jr
Desmond Bellot Jr.6′3″Fr
Max Miller6′0″Jr
Hassan Koureissi6′3″Fr
Lateef Patrick6′2″Sr
Forwards in that room (5)
Frank Siaca Bey6′9″Fr
Roor Akhuar6′7″So
Rikus Schulte6′9″Sr
Akira Jacobs6′10″Sr
Abass Bodija6′10″RS-So
Centers in that room (2)
Omar Essam6′11″Fr
Jack Whitbourn6′11″Jr
Those openings are for the roster in general. See whether your position, size and profile fit them →

If you want to play at Fordham

How to get recruited here

For 2027 arrivals the roster projection reads: G blocked (8 ahead), F balanced (5 ahead), C crowded (2 ahead · multi-yr).

Of the latest cycle's 8 arrivals, 5 came straight from high school and 3 from the transfer portal.

Most arrivals come from MA, NY, CA.

3 of 15 recent arrivals held a national ranking — 3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

50% of last season's scoring returns.

The roster, as a depth chart

2026–27 · 15 players

Guards 8 of 15

Kelvin Odih6′4″So
JJ Laboy6′3″RS-Fr
Desmond Bellot Jr.6′3″Fr
Hassan Koureissi6′3″Fr
Lateef Patrick6′2″Sr · final yr
Max Miller6′0″Jr0.0 PPG
Aidan Crotty5′11″Jr1.6 PPG
Amir Lindsey5′11″Jr

Frontcourt 7 of 15 · forwards + centers

Omar Essam6′11″Fr · C
Jack Whitbourn6′11″Jr · C8.4 PPG
Akira Jacobs6′10″Sr · F · final yr7.2 PPG
Abass Bodija6′10″RS-So · F7.3 PPG
Frank Siaca Bey6′9″Fr · F
Rikus Schulte6′9″Sr · F · final yr10.7 PPG
Roor Akhuar6′7″So · F6.1 PPG
freshman final year — spot opens returning

Returning production

50%of recorded scoring returns
3 of 5top scorers returning
Top returning scorers
Rikus Schulte10.7 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Jack Whitbourn8.4 PPG in 2025–26 · returning
Abass Bodija7.3 PPG in 2025–26 · returning

Computed from 14 of 14 players on the 2025–26 roster with recorded stats; "returning" means listed on the 2026–27 roster.

Who actually gets onto this roster?

How players arrive

5from high school3via the portal

12 of 15 roster spots were filled out of high school or held over.

Rankings

3 of 15

3 of 15 appear in our cross-checked rankings ledger; players absent from the ledger are not necessarily unranked.

Best-ranked: Kelvin Odih #67.

Where from

MA 3 · NY 3 · CA 2 · CT 1 · IL 1 · MD 1

8 international: Melbourne; Münster, Germany; Melbourne, Australia; Brisbane, Australia and 4 more

High schools: Center of Excellence; Center of Excellence (UC Riverside); Fairfield Prep and 2 more

Transfer flow

named arrivals and departures

2025–26 → 2026–27 · in

→Kelvin Odih
→Amir Lindsey
→Lateef Patrick

2025–26 → 2026–27 · out

←Kingston Price
←Jameson O'Toole
←Ryan Pettis

How this roster compares

Atlantic 10 Conference (14 programs, 2025–26 medians)
MeasureFordhamConference
Average guard height6′2″6′3″−1″
Average frontcourt height6′10″6′9″+1″
Roster size1516−1
Freshman share33%25%+8pp

The five-year arc

kenpom rank · wins · conference finish
#1802021–22#1492022–23#1832023–24#2252024–25#1782025–26
16–16 · A-10 10th25–8 · A-10 6th13–20 · A-10 13th12–21 · A-10 14th17–15 · A-10 12th

Coaching staff

Mike MagpayoHead coach
Troy HammelAssistant coach
Kevin SmithAssistant coach
Derrick PhelpsAssistant coach
Ryan HylandAssistant coach
Matt HurwitzAssistant coach
Stephen GeorgioAssociate head strength and conditioning coach
Staff changes8 on-court staff changes in 4 offseasons — 1 before 2023–24, 6 before 2025–26, 1 before 2026–27.

Academics

published admissions data
Acceptance rate59%
SAT midpoint1390
ACT midpoint32

How this page is made: Rosters: official Fordham rosters, 2025–26 and 2026–27, read from the athletic department's own site · Season: Fordham's 2026–27 roster is posted, so this page reads it; the conference comparison uses 2025–26, the newest season every program has on file. · Stats: 2025–26, the last season played — the 2026–27 season has no games yet. · New this season: players not listed on the 2025–26 roster; a newcomer who is not a freshman counts as a transfer addition · Ratings: KenPom, five seasons; conference finish computed among same-conference teams by rating · Openings: Depth Chart's roster projection from listed class years; confidence stated per year · Sample: among players who made a college roster — the data cannot see who didn't. Among players who made a college roster. Model judgments describe positions and cohorts, never a named player's future. Refreshed automatically when the rosters change. Corrections: research@mydepthchart.com.

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