GAME 2015-16 Fairleigh Dickinson Men's Basketball Game Notes 2016 NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST FOUR #16 Fairleigh Dickinson | Overall: 18-14 | NEC #33 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast | Overall: 20-13 | A-Sun NCAA • TV: TruTV • RADIO: Westwood One • First • University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, Ohio • • March 15, 2016 • 6:40 p.m. • Four Tommy Meade • Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications • [email protected] • Ph: (201) 692-2149 • Cell: (845) 825-6490 • Fax: (201) 692-9361 • FDUKnights.com • 2015-16 Schedule NCAA Tournament Participants (1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016) DATE OPPONENT TIME Northeast Conference Tournament Champions (1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016) NOVEMBER (2-5) Nov. 13 at #11/9 Villanova L, 91-54 Northeast Conference Regular Season Champions (1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2006) NOV. 16 FDU - FLORHAM W, 111-70 Postseason NIT Appearances (1991, 2006) NOV. 18 ARMY L, 96-85 Nov. 21 at Fordham L, 85-62 2015-16 NEC Men's Basketball Standings (as of 3/6) BROADCAST INFORMATION Nov. 24 at Delaware L, 73-72 School NEC Pct. W-L Pct. Strk H A N NOV. 28 SAINT PETER’S W, 77-62 1. Wagner* 13-5 0.722 22-10 0.710 W7 13-3 9-6 0-0 Watch: ..............................TruTV Nov. 30 at Princeton L, 91-61 2. FDU* 11-7 0.611 18-14 0.548 W4 9-6 8-8 0-0 Talent:......Andrew Catalon (PxP) DECEMBER (2-2) St. Francis Bk* 11-7 0.611 15-17 0.469 L1 9-5 6-10 0-2 ................... Steve Lappas (Color) Dec. 2 at Temple L, 79-70 Sacred Heart* 11-7 0.611 12-18 0.400 L1 6-5 5-13 1-0 ............... Jamie Erdahl (Sideline) Dec. 9 at Lafayette W, 91-89 OT 5. Mount* 10-8 0.556 14-19 0.424 L1 9-3 5-15 0-1 6. LIU Brooklyn* 9-9 0.500 16-15 0.516 L1 8-6 8-9 0-0 Radio: ................. Westwood One DEC. 18 TOWSON W, 69-68 Talent:...............Craig Way (PxP) Dec. 23 at Rutgers L, 72-64 Saint Francis U* 9-9 0.500 13-17 0.433 L6 8-5 5-11 0-1 8. Robert Morris* 8-10 0.444 10-22 0.313 L2 4-8 5-14 1-0 ...................Kevin Grevey (Color) JANUARY (7-3) 9. Bryant 5-13 0.278 8-23 0.258 W1 4-10 4-13 0-0 JAN. 2 ST. FRANCIS BK* W, 86-77 LIVE STATS: ......... http://www. 10. CCSU 3-15 0.167 4-25 0.138 L3 3-11 1-14 0-0 statbroadcast.com/ncaa/ JAN. 4 BRYANT* L, 85-80 * Clinched NEC Tournament Berth Jan. 7 at Sacred Heart* W, 80-68 JAN. 9 CCSU* W, 92-73 Knight Notes... Jan. 14 at Saint Francis U* W, 71-59 Tonight's Game: The Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball team is back in the NCAA Tournament Jan. 16 at Robert Morris* L, 64-58 for the first time since 2005 and the #16 seeded Knights (18-14) have the honor of playing in the JAN. 21 LIU BROOKLYN* W, 101-95 bracket’s very first game as they take on fellow #16 seed Florida Gulf Coast (20-13). The Knights, JAN. 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* L, 87-72 out of the Northeast Conference, and the Eagles, of the Atlantic Sun, are playing the first game of JAN. 28 SAINT FRANCIS U* W, 86-82 OT the First Four with the winner moving on in the East Region to play #1 seed North Carolina. Jan. 30 at LIU Brooklyn* W, 88-85 FEBRUARY (4-4) How the Knights Got Here: The Knights defied all the predictions and earned the #2 seed in the Feb. 4 at Wagner* W, 82-79 OT NEC Tournament behind the conference's top offense. FDU won home playoff games against Feb. 6 at St. Francis Brooklyn* L, 85-71 Saint Francis U (74-72) and Mount St. Mary’s (80-75) before going on the road and defeating Feb. 11 at Bryant* W, 91-77 top-seeded Wagner, 87-79. The victory gave the Knights their fifth NEC Tournament title and the FEB. 13 ROBERT MORRIS* L, 72-70 NEC’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. FEB. 18 WAGNER* L, 94-74 Knights' NCAA Tournament History: This is the fifth NCAA Tournament berth for the Fair- FEB. 20 SACRED HEART* L, 91-86 leigh Dickinson Knights and the first since 2005. The Knights are 0-4 all-time in the NCAA Feb. 25 at Mount St. Mary’s* W, 67-54 Tournament having played a #1 or #2 seed in all four contests. The Knights nearly pulled off the Feb. 27 at CCSU* W, 81-75 ultimate upset, a #16 over a #1, in their very first NCAA Tournament game in 1985 as the Knights NEC TOURNAMENT (3-0)_ fell 59-55 to Michigan. Three years later in 1988 the Knights were again a #16 seed and this time March 2 SFU - NEC QF W, 74-72 fell 94-79 to #1 Purdue. In 1998, the Knights earned a #15 seed and played #2 seed UConn, falling March 5 MOUNT - NEC SF W, 80-75 93-85 to a team that would go on to win the NCAA Championship the next year. FDU’s Elijah March 8 at Wagner - NEC FINAL W, 87-79 Allen made a name for himself in that game with 43 points against the Huskies. In FDU’s last trip NCAA TOURNAMENT to the Big Dance, the Knights were again a #16 seed and fell, 67-55, to #1 Illinois. March 15 vs. #16 FGCU 6:40 pm * NEC Contest Home games in CAPS Series History: This is the first all-time meeting between these programs in men’s basketball. 2015-16 FDU MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER # NAME CL. POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN / LAST SCHOOL NOTES Projected Starters (Based on Previous Game) 1 Stephan Jiggetts R-So. G 6-1 205 Forestville, Md. / Bishop McNamara 19 double-digit scoring games this season 2 Darian Anderson So. G 6-1 170 Washington, D.C. / St. John's College Second Team All-NEC 5 Earl Potts Jr. So. G/F 6-6 200 Severn, Md. / Archbishop Spalding NEC Most Improved Player, Second Team All-NEC 15 Marques Townes So. G 6-4 210 Edison, N.J. / St. Joseph (Metuchen) Blocked Saint Francis U's final shot to seal 86-82 OT victory on 1/28 34 Mike Holloway Fr. F 6-7 245 Pittsgrove, N.J. / Arthur P. Schalick 19 Pts, 17 Rebs vs. Mount in NEC Semifinals | NEC All-Rookie Team Reserves 3 DaRon Curry Fr. G 6-0 170 Deptford, N.J. / Phelps School Scored a career-high 7 points at Princeton 13 Tyrone O'Garro R-Jr. F 6-6 210 Newark, N.J. / Saint Peter's Prep Has two 10 rebound games this season 20 Dondre Rhoden Fr. F 6-6 230 Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Putnam Science 6 pts, 3 blks, 2 rbs in 17 mins vs. SFBK 1/2/16 21 Myles Mann R-Jr. F 6-6 250 Atlanta, Ga. / Westlake Played in two games this season 22 Darnell Edge Fr. G 6-1 175 Saugerties, N.Y. / Saugerties Scored a career-high 20 points off the bench vs. SFU on 1/28 23 Ghassan Nehme Fr. G 6-3 175 Colorado Springs, Colo. / Cheyenne Mountain Career-high 16 pt on Jan. 3 | Second in NEC in 3PT FG% 24 Mike Schroback So. G 5-10 175 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. / Hasbrouck Heights Has seen action in 17 games this season 35 Malik Miller Fr. C 6-9 215 Troy, N.Y. / Catholic Central Scored a team-high 12 pts in the victory over Towson THE ONLY TEAM The One Year Turn Around: The FDU men’s basketball Big Wins: Greg Herenda's tenure as head coach at The Knights are the only team in team was picked ninth in this season’s NEC preseason FDU has been marked with big wins. In his first season the country that leads their con- poll. The spot was largely the result of the team’s poor the Knights defeated Rutgers and Seton Hall. He finish to the 2014-15 season as the Knights stumbled in followed that with wins over Saint Joe's, Princeton and ference in field goal percentage, conference and finished with an 8-21 record and a 3-15 Towson in his second year. In year three under Herenda three-point field goal percent- mark in the NEC. However, the predictions were wrong. the Knights, knocked off Towson once again, while The young, but talented Knights captured the #2 seed in also beating intrastate rival Saint Peter's. The Knights age and free throw percentage in the NEC Tournament thanks to a high scoring offense also hung with Big Ten member Rutgers and AAC foe conference play. On the season that outpaced its NEC peers in field goal percentage, Temple. On Tuesday, the Knights play on the biggest three-point field goal percentage and free throw percent- stage of all, the NCAA Tournament. overall, FDU leads the NEC in age. The Knights improved their conference perfor- field goal percentage, three-point mance by eight wins and finished with an 11-7 record. Winning Streak: The Knights enter the NCAA Tour- The Knights completed the turnaround by defeating nament on a five game winning, which is the longest for field goal percentage and is third Wagner to win the NEC Tournament title and earn a the program since the 2005-06 team won 11 straight.