| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | |||
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| University | Fairleigh Dickinson University | ||
| Head coach | Jack Castleberry (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
| Location | Hackensack, New Jersey | ||
| Arena | Bogota Savings Bank Center (capacity: 1,852) | ||
| Nickname | Knights | ||
| Colors | Burgundy and blue[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 2023 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1963*, 1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019, 2023 *at Division II level | |||
| NAIA tournament second round | |||
| 1959 | |||
| 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 is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program that represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, New Jersey. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and plays their home games at the Bogota Savings Bank Center.
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 Purdue Boilermakers, 63–58. They also advanced past the Round of 64 for the first time in the school's history.[2]
- ^ "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.