On March 17, 2023, during March Madness, the Knights became the second men's No. 16 seed team and first First Four team to beat a No. 1 seed team when they defeated the PurdueBoilermakers, 63–58. They also advanced past the Round of 64 for the first time in the school's history. [2]
fairleigh, dickinson, knights, basketball, team, represents, fairleigh, dickinson, university, hackensack, jersey, united, states, school, team, currently, competes, northeast, conference, plays, their, home, games, rothman, center, fairleigh, dickinson, knigh. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men s basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack New Jersey United States The school s team currently competes in the Northeast Conference and plays their home games at the Rothman Center Fairleigh Dickinson Knights2022 23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men s basketball teamUniversityFairleigh Dickinson UniversityHead coachJack Castleberry 1st season ConferenceNortheast ConferenceLocationHackensack New JerseyArenaRothman Center Capacity 1 852 NicknameKnightsColorsBurgundy and blue 1 UniformsHome AwayNCAA Tournament Round of 322023NCAA Tournament Appearances1985 1988 1998 2005 2016 2019 2023Conference Tournament Champions1985 1988 1998 2005 2016 2019Conference Regular Season ChampionsNEC 1982 1986 1988 2006 2019On March 17 2023 during March Madness the Knights became the second men s No 16 seed team and first First Four team to beat a No 1 seed team when they defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 63 58 They also advanced past the Round of 64 for the first time in the school s history 2 Contents 1 Postseason results 1 1 NCAA tournament results 1 2 NAIA tournament results 1 3 NIT results 2 Notable players 2 1 NBA 3 References 4 External linksPostseason results EditNCAA tournament results Edit The Knights have appeared in seven NCAA tournaments Their combined record is 3 7 Year Seed Round Opponent Result1985 16 First Round 1 Michigan L 55 591988 16 First Round 1 Purdue L 79 941998 15 First Round 2 Connecticut L 85 932005 16 First Round 1 Illinois L 55 672016 16 First Four 16 Florida Gulf Coast L 65 962019 16 First FourFirst Round 16 Prairie View A amp M 1 Gonzaga W 82 76 L 49 872023 16 First FourFirst RoundSecond Round 16 Texas Southern 1 Purdue 9 Florida Atlantic W 84 61 W 63 58 L 70 78NAIA tournament results Edit The Knights have appeared in two NAIA tournaments Their record is 1 2 Year Round Opponent Result1952 First Round Indiana State L 72 791959 First RoundSecond Round Culver StocktonIllinois State W 77 66L 64 68NIT results Edit The Knights have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments NIT Their combined record is 0 2 Year Round Opponent Result1991 First Round Siena L 85 902006 Opening Round Manhattan L 77 80Notable players EditNBA Edit No Fairleigh Dickinson player has ever played in the NBA Three former players have been selected in the NBA draft Marcus Gaither 1984 NBA draft pick 108 by the Utah Jazz Ken Webb 1981 NBA draft pick 164 by the Detroit Pistons George Glasgow 1953 NBA draft pick 11 by the Fort Wayne PistonsReferences Edit Media Relations FDUKnights com June 6 2017 Retrieved March 8 2023 No 16 FDU upsets No 1 Purdue in NCAA first round March 18 2023 Archived from the original on March 18 2023 Retrieved March 18 2023 External links EditOfficial website This college basketball team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a basketball team in New Jersey is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men 27s basketball amp oldid 1150426181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
