PROVIDENCE, R.I. — In the fall, Fordham switched athletic directors. That directly led to a change in its head coach in March.

New athletic director Charles Guthrie wanted his own guy after taking over for the popular Ed Kull, and Keith Urgo lost his job as a result.

The move was announced Thursday morning, a week after Fordham’s season ended in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. Urgo still had three years left on his contract at approximately $1 million per season.

The Rams struggled this year, going 12-21 and 3-15 in conference play.

They won just 13 games the previous season. But Urgo also had led them to a 25-8 campaign in 2022-23 and likely wouldn’t have been dismissed had Kull not left Fordham for St. John’s.

Prior to Kyle Neptune, Fordham had five coaches during its Atlantic 10 tenure.

Those five coaches, who had been a combined 1,002-843 (.543) across Division I and the NBA, went a combined 238-480 (.331) at the helm of Fordham from 1995-2021. Urgo went 50–49.

During the season, Fordham imposed a four-game suspension on Urgo as part of an investigation with the NCAA. Associate head coach Tray Woodall stood in for Urgo.

It is unclear where Guthrie goes for the passionate, intense and well-liked Urgo’s replacement.

Fordham is using the search firm DHR Global to find its next coach.

Names connected to the job already include Connecticut assistant coach Kimani Young, St. John’s assistant coach Van Macon, Marist coach John Dunne and Norfolk State coach Robert Jones, among others.

Whomever Fordham hires, the school is planning to opt into the new revenue sharing model that is expected to go into effect next year in the wake of the House vs. NCAA settlement.

Fordham spent roughly $500,000 on Name, Image & Likeness this year and is looking to boost that next season, according to sources.