2016–17 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-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. They finished the season 11–19, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in three-way tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC Tournament to Wagner.
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
2016–17 record | 11–19 (9–9 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Bruce Hamburger |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Rothman Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU Brooklyn | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 NEC Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Knights finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC Tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the First Four.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, FSN/YES |
Merrimack | W 77–62 | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Seton Hall | L 70–91 | 0–1 |
Walsh Gymnasium (1,856) South Orange, NJ | |||||||
Nov 15, 2016* 7:00 pm |
FDU-Florham | W 96–48 | 1–1 |
Rothman Center (943) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Nov 18, 2016* 6:00 pm |
at Fordham Fordham Showcase |
L 55–68 | 1–2 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,533) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Nov 19, 2016* 5:30 pm |
vs. Lipscomb Fordham Showcase |
W 90–72 | 2–2 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,473) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Nov 20, 2016* 1:00 pm |
vs. Saint Peter's Fordham Showcase |
L 58–84 | 2–3 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,003) Bronx, NY | |||||||
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Army | L 78–97 | 2–4 |
Christl Arena (446) West Point, NY | |||||||
Dec 3, 2016* 4:30 pm |
at Ohio State | L 62–70 | 2–5 |
Value City Arena (11,570) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Dec 7, 2016* 7:00 pm |
Iona | L 73–90 | 2–6 |
Rothman Center (1,257) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Dec 10, 2016* 2:00 pm |
at Towson | L 87–90 | 2–7 |
SECU Arena (1,312) Towson, MD | |||||||
Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm |
at Rutgers | L 69–82 | 2–8 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,635) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 17, 2016* 2:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 25 Cincinnati | L 68–119 | 2–9 |
Fifth Third Arena (7,017) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
NEC regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2016 7:30 pm |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 77–65 | 3–9 (1–0) |
Rothman Center (914) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Dec 31, 2016 3:00 pm |
Robert Morris | W 81–77 | 4–9 (2–0) |
Rothman Center (1,006) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Jan 5, 2017 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Wagner | W 70–69 | 5–9 (3–0) |
Spiro Sports Center (1,458) Staten Island, NY | |||||||
Jan 7, 2017 3:00 pm |
Bryant | W 87–84 | 6–9 (4–0) |
Rothman Center (702) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Jan 12, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | L 70–77 | 6–10 (4–1) |
Knott Arena (1,253) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
Jan 14, 2017 3:30 pm |
at Central Connecticut | W 59–47 | 7–10 (5–1) |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,064) New Britain, CT | |||||||
Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm |
St. Francis Brooklyn | W 57–40 | 8–10 (6–1) |
Rothman Center (697) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Jan 21, 2017 4:00 pm |
LIU Brooklyn | W 83–66 | 9–10 (7–1) |
Rothman Center (1,108) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Jan 26, 2017 7:00 pm |
at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 79–73 | 10–10 (8–1) |
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (634) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
Jan 28, 2017 4:00 pm |
at Bryant | L 72–73 | 10–11 (8–2) |
Chace Athletic Center (738) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
Feb 2, 2017 7:00 pm |
Sacred Heart | L 70–74 | 10–12 (8–3) |
Rothman Center (888) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Feb 4, 2017 11:00 am, ESPNU |
Wagner | L 59–68 | 10–13 (8–4) |
Rothman Center (1,723) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Feb 9, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Connecticut | W 79–62 | 11–13 (9–4) |
Rothman Center (803) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Feb 11, 2017 4:30 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | L 69–75 | 11–14 (9–5) |
Steinberg Wellness Center (794) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
Feb 16, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Sacred Heart | L 81–91 | 11–15 (9–6) |
William H. Pitt Center (322) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
Feb 18, 2017 4:00 pm |
Mount St. Mary's | L 74–79 | 11–16 (9–7) |
Rothman Center (1,306) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
Feb 23, 2017 7:00 pm |
at Robert Morris | L 76–77 | 11–17 (9–8) |
Charles L. Sewall Center (1,109) Moon Township, PA | |||||||
Feb 25, 2017 1:00 pm |
at Saint Francis (PA) | L 64–70 | 11–18 (9–9) |
DeGol Arena (814) Loretto, PA | |||||||
NEC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FCS/MSG+ |
(6) | at (3) Wagner Quarterfinals |
L 70–72 | 11–19 |
Spiro Sports Center (1,514) Staten Island, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- "2016–17 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball roster". Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/161