2018–19 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.
2018–19 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball | |
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NEC Tournament champions NEC regular season co-champions | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
2018–19 record | 21–14 (12–6 NEC) |
Head coach | Greg Herenda (6th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Rothman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU Brooklyn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 NEC Tournament winner |
The Knights compiled a 21–14 record and went 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. They defeated Wagner, Robert Morris, and Saint Francis (PA) to capture the NEC Tournament Championship as the 2-seed. By winning the NEC tournament, the Knights received the conference's automatic bid and defeated Prairie View A&M in the First Four Round of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, OH. The Knights then lost to 1-seed Gonzaga.
Previous season
The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to LIU Brooklyn.
Preseason
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Knights were picked to finish in second place.[1] Senior guard Darian Anderson was named the preseason All-NEC team.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Post | W 86–61 | Rothman Center (267) Hackensack, NJ | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus |
at Rutgers | L 55–90 | 0–1 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,521) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Queens College | W 87–48 | 1–1 |
Rothman Center (450) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm |
NYIT | W 85–57 | 2–1 |
Rothman Center (398) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
November 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Princeton | W 77–66 | 3–1 |
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,291) Princeton, NJ | |||||||
November 25, 2018* 3:00 pm |
Lafayette | L 76–80 | 3–2 |
Rothman Center (242) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
November 27, 2018* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
at Providence | L 59–69 | 3–3 |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (4,879) Providence, RI | |||||||
December 1, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Holy Cross | L 49–67 | 3–4 |
Hart Center (1,458) Worcester, MA | |||||||
December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Army | W 93–84 | 4–4 |
Rothman Center (566) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
December 15, 2018* 7:00 pm |
NJIT | L 80–90 | 4–5 |
Rothman Center (612) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 83–74 | 5–5 |
Rothman Center (688) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
December 21, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UMass | L 84–85 | 5–6 |
Mullins Center (2,276) Amherst, MA | |||||||
December 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Florida | L 54–60 | 5–7 |
Yuengling Center (2,945) Tampa, FL | |||||||
NEC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Robert Morris | L 62–69 | 5–8 (0–1) |
North Athletic Complex (1,016) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
January 5, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) | W 79–61 | 6–8 (1–1) |
DeGol Arena (704) Loretto, PA | |||||||
January 10, 2019 7:00 pm |
Central Connecitcut | L 96–103 2OT | 6–9 (1–2) |
Rothman Center (327) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Wagner | L 60–66 | 6–10 (1–3) |
Spiro Sports Center (1,712) Staten Island, NY | |||||||
January 19, 2019 4:30 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | L 77–79 | 6–11 (1–4) |
Steinberg Wellness Center (492) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
January 21, 2019 2:00 pm |
Mount St. Mary's | W 87–69 | 7–11 (2–4) |
Rothman Center (443) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm |
St. Francis Brooklyn | W 60–58 | 8–11 (3–4) |
Rothman Center (592) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Bryant | W 78–63 | 9–11 (4–4) |
Chace Athletic Center (847) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
January 31, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
LIU Brooklyn | W 80–77 | 10–11 (5–4) |
Rothman Center (990) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 2, 2019 4:30 pm |
Robert Morris | W 97–94 2OT | 11–11 (6–4) |
Rothman Center (610) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 7, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Sacred Heart | L 63–69 | 11–12 (6–5) |
William H. Pitt Center (567) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm |
at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 84–73 | 12–12 (7–5) |
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (707) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
February 14, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Saint Francis (PA) | L 62–87 | 12–13 (7–6) |
Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 16, 2019 4:30 pm |
Bryant | W 97–84 | 13–13 (8–6) |
Rothman Center (576) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 21, 2019 7:00 pm |
Sacred Heart | W 81–63 | 14–13 (9–6) |
Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 23, 2019 4:30 pm |
Wagner | W 74–66 | 15–13 (10–6) |
Rothman Center (742) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
February 28, 2019 7:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 65–59 | 16–13 (11–6) |
Knott Arena (2,032) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm |
at Central Connecticut | W 70–58 | 17–13 (12–6) |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,114) New Britain, CT | |||||||
NEC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row |
(2) | (7) Wagner Quarterfinals |
W 84–46 | 18–13 |
Rothman Center (1,190) Hackensack, NJ | ||||||
March 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) | (4) Robert Morris Semifinals |
W 66–62 | 19–13 |
Rothman Center (1,212) Hackensack, NJ | ||||||
March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) | at (1) Saint Francis (PA) Championship |
W 85–76 | 20–13 |
DeGol Arena (2,610) Loretto, PA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 20, 2019* 6:40 pm, truTV |
(16 W) | vs. (16 W) Prairie View A&M First Four |
W 82–76 | 21–13 |
UD Arena (11,784) Dayton, OH | ||||||
March 21, 2019* 7:27 pm, truTV |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Gonzaga First Round |
L 49–87 | 21–14 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena (16,807) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- "Northeast Conference - Spread The Red! Saint Francis U is the Unanimous Pick To Win the #NECMBB Title". www.northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- "Northeast Conference - Saint Francis U Lands Two Players On Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team". northeastconference.org. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule".