Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
	2019–20 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
University	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Head coach	Greg Herenda (7th season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Hackensack, New Jersey
Arena	Rothman Center ; (Capacity: 5,000)
Nickname	Knights
Colors	Burgundy and blue;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019
Conference tournament champions
	1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019
Conference regular season champions
	NEC: 1982, 1986, 1988, 2006, 2019

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. FDU is currently coached by Greg Herenda.

Postseason results

The Knights have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#16	First Round	#1 Michigan	L 55–59
1988	#16	First Round	#1 Purdue	L 79–94
1998	#15	First Round	#2 Connecticut	L 85–93
2005	#16	First Round	#1 Illinois	L 55–67
2016	#16	First Four	#16 Florida Gulf Coast	L 65–96
2019	#16	First Four First Round	#16 Prairie View A&M #1 Gonzaga	W 82–76 L 49-87

The Knights have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1952	First Round	Indiana State	L 72–79
1959	First Round Second Round	Culver-Stockton Illinois State	W 77–66 L 64–68

The Knights have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1991	First Round	Siena	L 85–90
2006	Opening Round	Manhattan	L 77–80

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v t e Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
Venues	Bogota Savings Bank Center (1987–present)
Culture & lore	2023 Purdue upset
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Northeast Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Le Moyne Dolphins LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors (leaving in 2024) Sacred Heart Pioneers (leaving in 2024) Saint Francis Red Flash Stonehill Skyhawks Wagner Seahawks
Future teams	Chicago State Cougars Mercyhurst Lakers (both joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Rookie of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24