#uKnighted FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Men's Basketball FIVE NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | FIVE NEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Game 10 Nov 4 MANHATTANVILLE (Exh.) W, 71-56 Nov 10 at #23 Seton Hall L, 68-90 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Knights (3-6, 0-0 NEC) Nov 12 at Penn State L, 57-81 at Nov 15 FDU-FLORHAM W,111-49 Nov 18 KEAN W, 94-55 NJIT Highlanders (5-6, 0-0 ASUN) Nov 22 HOLY CROSS W, 87-76 Nov 26 PRINCETON L, 76-83 Saturday, December 16 - 4:00 PM Nov 29 at Saint Peter’s L, 53-77 NJIT Wellness & Events Center - Newark, N.J. Dec 2 at Iona L, 75-82 Dec 9 at Rutgers L, 54-92 Broadcast: ESPN3 The Matchup Dec 16 at NJIT 4 p.m. The Series...NJIT leads 3-1 Dec 21 at Maryland 7 p.m. on the Road...0-1 FDU NJIT Dec 29 at LIU Brooklyn* 4:30 p.m. Streak... L3 Overall: 3-6 5-6 Dec 31 at Sacred Heart* 2:30 p.m. Streak: L4 L3 Jan 4 CENTRAL CONN.* 7 p.m. Last Meeting...NJIT 66, FDU 63 (1/14/13 at FDU) Jan 6 at Wagner* 4 p.m. <> Knights of Late: The Knights are in the midst of a seven-game KenPom.com: 289 268 road trip, which began with losses at MAAC opponents Saint Peter’s Jan 11 LIU BROOKLYN* 7 p.m. RPI: 282 199 and Iona. The Knights’ difficult non-conference slate continued last Jan 13 ROBERT MORRIS* 4:30 p.m. Ppg: 75.0 73.5 Saturday as they took on Rutgers (10-3) at the RAC. The Knights were Jan 18 at Central Connecticut* 7 p.m. Scoring Defense: 76.1 73.5 unable to break through against the Big Ten Scarlet Knights, who are Jan 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S* 4:30 p.m. Scoring Margin: -1.1 ---- top five in the nation in defense and rebounding. Freshman Noah Mor- Jan 25 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN* 7 p.m. FG%: 46.2 44.5 gan has surged as of late, leading the Knights in scoring in the team’s 3-Pt. FG%: 34.7 34.2 Jan 27 at Bryant* 1 p.m. last two outings including a 16-point, 10-rebound performance at Iona Feb 1 at Saint Francis U* 6 p.m. on 12/2. The Mount Vernon, NY native is shooting 55 percent from the FT%: 69.6 65.0 Feb 3 at Robert Morris* 2 p.m. field and 50 percent from long range this season. The Knights close out FG% Defense: 44.5 45.9 Feb 8 SACRED HEART* 7 p.m. their non-conference schedule this Thursday at Maryland. 3-Pt. FG% Def: 35.8 34.8 Feb 11 WAGNER* 2 p.m. <> Scouting NJIT: The Highlanders also enter Saturday’s game in a Rebounding: 34.0 34.7 Feb 15 at Mount St. Mary’s* 7 p.m. losing streak. The Highlanders and Knights have suffered setbacks to Reb. Margin: -3.3 -1.5 Feb 17 at St. Francis Brooklyn* 4 p.m. common opponents lately in Iona and Rutgers. NJIT lost by nine at Rut- Turnovers: 17.4 14.1 Feb 22 SAINT FRANCIS U* 7 p.m. gers on 12/7, dropped a home game 74-70 last Saturday to Iona and TO Margin: -0.1 2.5 Feb 24 BRYANT* 4:30 p.m. fell at Colgate 87-76 this past Tuesday. This year’s squad is led by soph- Steals: 9.2 9.3 omore wing Anthony Tarke, who’s scoring 14.1 points per game. Junior Blocks: 3.6 2.7 Feb 28 NEC Quarterfinals forward Abdul Lewis has been the key cog this season, averaging 10.4 Mar 3 NEC Semifinals points and 10.1 rebounds per contest. Lewis grabbed 15 boards against Mar 6 NEC Championship Iona and 10 at Colgate. NJIT posted an 11-20 mark last season and was picked eighth in the ASUN this season. They welcome the Knights on *Northeast Conference game Saturday for the first time to their brand new gym the NJIT WEC. HOME Games in Bold MBB CONTACT: BRYAN JACKSON Office: 201-692-2149 Cell: 732-735-3797 Fairleigh Dickinson Projected Starters Email: [email protected] 1000 River Road H-AT1-01 Teaneck, NJ No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG/RPG/APG Note 07666 1 Darnell Edge G 6-2 185 Jr. 12.3/2.4/2.7 33rd in NCAA in FT% (93.8%) Practice Coverage: All FDU men’s basketball 2 Darian Anderson G 6-1 182 Sr. 13.6/3.1/3.1 26th Active Career Leaders in Pts practices are open to the media. Coach and Player Interviews: Media inter- 3 Jahlil Jenkins G 5-10 160 Fr. 9.7/3.3/3.8 Five steals against Princeton ested in setting up interviews with players 5 Noah Morgan G 6-5 190 Fr. 9.7/4.7/1.4 First 2x2 (16p/10r) at Iona and/or coaches need to coordinate their 34 Mike Holloway Jr. F 6-8 260 Jr. 12.7/6.2/1.0 16 pts 10 rebs vs Holy Cross requests through Bryan Jackson. Postgame Interviews: If members of the Fairleigh Dickinson Off The Bench media request to talk to coaches and/or play- No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG/RPG/APG Note ers after a game,please notify Bryan Jackson. Interviews will be conducted outside the 0 Tyler Jones G 5-11 165 Fr. 0.8/0.3/--- Career-High 11 minutes at SPU team’s locker rooms after the mandatory 10 Pat McNamara G 6-5 190 So. 3.2/0.7/1.0 80% Made FGs are 3-ptrs 10-minute cooling period. FDUKnights.com 12 Kaleb Bishop F 6-8 195 So. 5.7/3.8/0.2 7-of-8 (14 pts) at Iona 13 Mike Schroback G 5-10 175 Sr. 1.6/0.4/0.6 Career-high 3 asts vs Florham 14 Elyjah Williams F 6-7 220 Fr. 5.9/4.8/0.9 10 rebounds against Kean 20 Dondre Rhoden G 6-6 220 Jr. 1.8/1.0/0.1 Career-High 6 pts vs Florham 22 Brian Fabre G 5-10 160 So. 0.5/0.3/--- College debut against Florham fduknights | fduknightsathletics |fduathletics 24 Nadi Beciri F 6-7 215 Jr. 1.6/1.1/0.2 Four Steals this season 35 Malik Miller C 6-9 215 Jr. 1.0/1.7/0.1 Season-High 13 minutes at Rutgers 2017-18 Fairleigh Dickinson Men’s Basketball Game 10 #uKnighted ROSTER BREAKDOWN FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY # Name Yr. Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous) 0 Tyler Jones Fr. G 5-11/165 Lawrenceville, N.J./Peddie School Location...............Hackensack/Teaneck, N.J. 1 Darnell Edge Jr. G 6-2/185 Saugerties, N.Y./Saugerties ............1000 River Road Teaneck, NJ 07666 2 Darian Anderson Sr. G 6-1/182 Washington, D.C./St. John’s Founded...............................................1942 3 Jahlil Jenkins Fr. G 5-10/160 Ranson, W.Va./Virginia Academy Enrollment..........................................6,464 5 Noah Morgan Fr. F 6-5/190 Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount Vernon Nickname.........................................Knights 10 Pat McNamara So. G 6-5/190 Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator (U. New Hampshire) Mascot...........................................Knighttro 12 Kaleb Bishop So. F 6-8/195 Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony Colors....Burgundy (#A80532) Blue (#005A9C) 13 Mike Schroback Sr. G 5-10/175 Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Hasbrouck Heights Arena.......Stratis Arena (Rothman Center) 1,852 14 Elyjah Williams Fr. F 6-7/220 Evanston, Ill./Evanston Conference..........................Northeast (NEC) Ridgefield Park, N.J/Ridgefield Park (Putnam Sci. Academy) President.....................Christopher Capuano 20 Dondre Rhoden Jr. F 6-6/230 Athletic Director...................David Langford 22 Brian Fabre So. G 5-10/160 Bronx, N.Y./North Bergen Head Trainer.........................Amanda Livsey 23 Xzavier Malone* r-So. G 6-4/172 Philadelphia, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh (Rider) Athletic Dept. Phone..............201-692-2208 24 Nadi Beciri Jr. F 6-7/215 Maywood, N.J./Bergen Catholic Athletic Dept. Fax...................201-692-9361 34 Mike Holloway Jr. Jr. F 6-8/260 Pittsgrove, N.J./Arthur P. Schalick 35 Malik Miller Jr. C 6-9/215 Troy, N.Y./Catholic Central COACHING STAFF *must sit out 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach............................Greg Herenda PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Alma Mater............................Merrimack ‘83 #13 Mike Schroback: Sh-row-back, #14 Elyjah Williams: Eli-jah, Office Phone...........................201-692-2126 #20 Dondre Rhoden: Don-dray, Row-den, #22 Brian Fabre - Fah-Bray FDU Record..............................50-82 (.383) #23 Xzavier Malone: Ex-zayv-yer, #24 Nadi Beciri: Nah-dee, Ba-see-ree Career Record.......................175-163 (.519) Associate Head Coach.......Bruce Hamburger COACHING STAFF Assistant Coaches.......................Pete Lappas Head Coach: Greg Herenda - 5th season (Merrimack ‘83) ...............................................Patrick Sellers Associate Head Coach: Bruce Hamburger - 5th season (Kean ‘84) Director of Operations.............Darius Stokes Assistant Coach: Pete Lappas - 4th season (Boston College ‘12) Assistant Coach: Patrick Sellers - 1st season (Central Connecticut St. ‘91) BASKETBALL INFORMATION Director of Basketball Operations: Darius Stokes - 1st season (Iowa ‘13) BREAKDOWN First Season.................1949-50 (68 seasons) Knights by Class Knights by Position Knights by State All-Time Record......................912-907 (.501) Seniors (2) Guards (8) New Jersey (6) All-Time NEC Tournament Record.......20-19 Juniors (5) Forwards (6) New York (4) Sophomores (4) Center (1) Illinois (2) All-Time NCAA Tournament Record........0-5 Freshmen (4) Pennsylvania (1) All-Time NIT Record................................0-1 Washington, DC (1) 2016-17 Record...................................11-19 West Virginia (1) 2016-17 NEC Record..........................9-9 (6th) NEWCOMERS 2016-17 Home/Road/Neutral..........7-4/3-14/1-1 0 Tyler Jones Fr.