Game FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 2 MEN'S BASKETBALL 2018-19 GAME NOTES #UKNIGHTED FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES - FIVE NEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 0-1, 0-0 NEC Home: 0-0 | Away: 0-1 | Neutral: 0-0 vs November QUEENS (N.Y.) KNIGHTS 1 POST UNIVERSITY (Exh.) W, 86-61 0-2, 0-0 ECC 9 at Rutgers L, 55-90 14 QUEENS COLLEGE 7 PM November 14, 2018 | 7 PM 16 NYIT 7 PM Rothman Center 21 at Princeton 7 PM Hackensack, N.J. 25 LAFAYETTE 3 PM 27 at Providence (FS1) 8:30 PM Tv: NEC Front Row Talent: Sitesh Shah (PxP) and Darryl Jacobs (analyst) December Live Stats: Available at FDUKnights.com 1 at Holy Cross 1:05 PM 12 ARMY 7 PM KNIGHT NOTES 15 NJIT 7 PM <> The Knights are set to host a pair of NCAA Division II opponents 21 at UMass 3:30 PM from the East Coast Conference this week. 29 at South Florida 1 PM January <> Making his debut for the Knights last Friday at Rutgers, Xzavier 3 at Robert Morris* 7 PM Malone-Key scored 10 points with six rebounds. Joining Malone-Key 5 at Saint Francis U* 2 PM in their FDU debut were Bassel Saliba Jr., Brandon Powell and Oscar 10 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT* 7 PM Okeke. 12 at Wagner* 4 PM 19 at LIU Brooklyn* 4:30 PM <> In the loss at Rutgers, the Knights came up with 10 steals. Last sea- son, they logged double-digit steals in five games. 21 MOUNT ST. MARY’S*^ 2 PM 24 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* 7 PM <> The NEC Preseason Coaches’ Poll selected the Burgundy & Blue to 26 at Bryant* 4 PM finish second this season with one first-place vote. 31 LIU BROOKLYN*(ESPNU) 5 PM February <> Mike Holloway Jr. was named Preseason All-NEC at this year’s NEC 2 ROBERT MORRIS* 4:30 PM Media Day. 7 at Sacred Heart* 6 PM 9 at St. Francis Brooklyn* 4 PM 14 SAINT FRANCIS U* (CBSSN) 6 PM 16 BRYANT* 4:30 PM FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON PROJECTED STARTERS No. Player Pos. Cl. Ht./Wt. PPG/RPG/APG Note 21 SACRED HEART* 7 PM 1 Darnell Edge G Sr. 6-2/185 17.0/6.0/1.0 2017-18 NCAA FT% Champion (94.4%) 23 WAGNER* 4:30 PM 3 Jahlil Jenkins G So. 5-10/160 6.0/1.0/3.0 All-NEC Rookie Team 28 at Mount St. Mary’s* 7 PM 5 Xzavier Malone-Key G So. 6-4/172 10.0/6.0/0.0 Scored 10 pts at Rutgers in debut 12 Kaleb Bishop F Jr. 6-8/195 1.0/6.0/0.0 School Record 22 rebs in NEC SEMI March 34 Mike Holloway Jr. F Sr. 6-8/245 4.0/5.0/1.0 All-NEC Second Team 2 at Central Connecticut* 1 PM 6 NEC Quarterfinals TBA 9 NEC Semifinals TBA FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON OFF THE BENCH 2 BJ Saliba Jr. G Fr. 6-4/190 3.0/0.0/1.0 All-Bergen County 1st Team 12 NEC Championship TBA 10 Brandon Powell G Fr. 6-2/185 3.0/0.0/0.0 Pine Bush HS All-Time Leading Scorer 11 Tyler Jones G So. 5-11/165 0.0/1.0/2.0 Appeared in 18 games in 2017-18 *Northeast Conference game 15 Oscar Okeke C So. 6-11/220 0.0/0.0/0.0 Transfer from Gulf Coast St. 21 Elyjah Williams F So. 6-7/220 4.0/3.8/0.9 16-14-3-3-3 line at Bryant ^ MLK Day Game 24 Nadi Beciri F Sr. 6-7/215 5.0/2.0/0.0 41 percent FG% last season 33 Pat McNamara G Jr. 6-5/190 ---/---/--- 71.4% of made FGs were 3-ptrs HOME Games in Bold 35 Marc Dadika F Fr. 6-8/210 ---/---/--- Cousin Jake is a GA on the RU staff FDU MBB Athletic Communications Bryan Jackson | Assistant AD - Athletic Communications fduknights | fduknightsathletics |fduathletics Cell: 732-735-3797 | Office: 201-692-2149 | [email protected] 2018-19 Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Game 2 #uKnighted ROSTER BREAKDOWN FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY -- Numerical -- # Name Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) Location.........Hackensack/Teaneck, N.J. 1 Darnell Edge Sr. G 6-2/185 Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties ........1000 River Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 2 Bassel”BJ” Saliba Jr. Fr. G 6-4/190 Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack Founded.............................................1942 3 Jahlil Jenkins So. G 5-10/160 Ranson, W.Va./Virginia Academy Enrollment......................................6,464 5 Xzavier Malone-Key So. G 6-4/180 Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh (Rider) Nickname......................................Knights 10 Brandon Powell Fr. G 6-2/185 Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush Mascot......................................Knighttro 11 Tyler Jones So. G 5-11/165 Lawrenceville, N.J./Peddie School Colors.... ....................Burgundy (#b30838) 12 Kaleb Bishop Jr. F 6-8/195 Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony ..............................................Blue (#005596) 15 Oscar Okeke So. C 6-11/220 Abuja, Nigeria/St. Anthony (Gulf Coast St.) Arena.......Stratis Arena (Rothman Center) 21 Elyjah Williams So. F 6-7/220 Evanston, Ill./Evanston ...................................................................1,852 24 Nadi Beciri Sr. F 6-7/215 Maywood, N.J./Bergen Catholic Conference...................Northeast (NEC) 33 Pat McNamara Jr. G 6-5/190 Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator (New Hampshire) President..............Christopher Capuano 34 Mike Holloway Jr. Sr. F 6-8/245 Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick Interim Athletic Director..Cathy Liggett 35 Marc Dadika Fr. F 6-8/210 Saddle Brook, N.J./St. Mary Head Trainer.........................Daniel King Athletic Dept. Phone..........201-692-2208 -- Alphabetical -- Athletic Dept. Fax..............201-692-9361 # Name Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) COACHING STAFF 24 Nadi Beciri Sr. F 6-7/215 Maywood, N.J./Bergen Catholic 12 Kaleb Bishop Jr. F 6-8/195 Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony Head Coach........................Greg Herenda 35 Marc Dadika Fr. F 6-8/210 Saddle Brook, N.J./St. Mary Alma Mater................ ........Merrimack ‘83 1 Darnell Edge Sr. G 6-2/185 Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties Office Phone......................201-692-2126 34 Mike Holloway Jr. Sr. F 6-8/245 Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick FDU Record...........................60-95 (.389) 3 Jahlil Jenkins So. G 5-10/160 Ranson, W.Va./Virginia Academy NEC Record...........................38-50 (.432) 11 Tyler Jones So. G 5-11/165 Lawrenceville, N.J./Peddie School Career Record..................185-176 (.514) 5 Xzavier Malone-Key So. G 6-4/180 Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh (Rider) Associate HC..............Bruce Hamburger 33 Pat McNamara Jr. G 6-5/190 Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator (New Hampshire) Assistant Coaches...............Pete Lappas 15 Oscar Okeke So. C 6-11/220 Abuja, Nigeria/St. Anthony (Gulf Coast St.) ........................................Patrick Sellers 10 Brandon Powell Fr. G 6-2/185 Middletown, N.Y./Pine Bush Director of Operations....Darius Stokes 2 Bassel”BJ” Saliba Jr. Fr. G 6-4/190 Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack 21 Elyjah Williams So. F 6-7/220 Evanston, Ill./Evanston BASKETBALL INFORMATION PRONUNCIATION GUIDE First Season..........1949-50 (69 seasons) #2 Bazz-uhl (prefers BJ), Suh-lee-ba | #3 Juh-leel | #5 ex-zayv-yer All-Time Record................922-920 (.501) #12 kay-leb | #15 Oh-keck-e |#21 Eh-lie-jah | #24 Nah-dee, Ba-seeree All-Time NEC Tournament Record.....31-25 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record...0-5 COACHING STAFF All-Time NIT Record............................0-1 Head Coach: Greg Herenda - Sixth season (Merrimack ‘83) 2017-18 Record................................13-18 Associate Head Coach: Bruce Hamburger - Sixth season (Kean ‘84) 2017-18 NEC Record..................9-9 (6th) Assistant Coach: Pete Lappas - Fifth season (Boston College ‘12) 2017-18 Home/Road/Neutral....8-5/5-13/0-0 Assistant Coach: Patrick Sellers - Second season (Central Connecticut St. ‘91) Lettermen Returning/Lost..................8/5 Director of Basketball Operations: Darius Stokes - Second season (Iowa ‘14) Starters Returning/Lost....................4/1 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN Knights by Class Knights by Position Knights by State Asst. AD (MBB Contact)......Bryan Jackson Seniors (3) Guards (7) New Jersey (6) [email protected] Juniors (2) Forwards (5) New York (2) Office Phone...........................201-692-2149 Sophomores (5) Center (1) Illinois (2) Cell Phone..............................732-735-3797 Freshmen (3) Nigeria (1) Twitter......................................@fduknights Pennsylvania (1) .......................................................@fdu_mbb West Virginia (1) Instagram..................@fduknightsathletics Knights by Height ..........................................................@fdumbb Oscar Okeke (6’11”) Facebook...............................@FDUAthletics Kaleb Bishop (6’8”) Marc Dadika (6’8”) MBB CONTACT: BRYAN JACKSON Mike Holloway Jr. (6’8”) Office: 201-692-2149 Cell: 732-735-3797 Nadi Beciri (6’7”) Email: [email protected] Elyjah Williams (6’7”) 1000 River Road H-AT1-01 Teaneck, NJ Pat McNamara (6’5”) 07666 Xzavier Malone-Key (6’4”) Practice Coverage: All FDU men’s basket- BJ Saliba Jr. (6’4’) ball practices are open to the media. Darnell Edge (6’2”) Coach and Player Interviews: Media in- Brandon Powell (6’2”) terested in setting up interviews with players and/or coaches need to coordinate Tyler Jones (5’11”) their requests through Bryan Jackson. Jahlil Jenkins (5’10)” Postgame Interviews: If members of the media request to talk to coaches and/or players after a game,please notify Bryan Jackson. Interviews will be conducted outside the team’s locker rooms after the mandatory 10-minute cooling period. FDUKnights.com 2018-19 Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Game 2 #uKnighted TONIGHT’S MATCHUP The Series Tale of the Tape All-Time Series...First meeting FDU QC Knights vs Queens...N/A Overall: 0-1 0-2 Knights Last Five...N/A Conference: 0-0 0-0 Knights Streak...N/A Streak: L1 L2 First Meeting..Tonight Last 5: 0-1 0-2 Last FDU Win...N/A Last 10: 0-1 0-1 Last Meeting...N/A KenPom.com: 278 --- RPI: --- --- The Coaches Ppg: 55.0 55.0 <> Head Coach Greg Herenda is 5-0 in home openers at Fairleigh Dickinson.