2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2019 Basketball 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson University Wordmark.png 150 Northeast Conference NEC 18–15 11–7 Greg Herenda 3rd Bruce Hamburger Dwayne Lee Winston Smith Rothman Center Northeast tournament champions NCAA tournament First Four The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the 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 http://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball roster Fairleigh Dickinson Knights October 13, 2015 2015 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights y Stephan Jiggetts 1 G 6 1 205 SO Forestville, Maryland Darian Anderson 2 G 6 1 205 SO Washington, D.C. DaRon Curry 3 G 6 1 170 FR Deptford, New Jersey Earl Potts Jr. 5 y G 6 6 200 SO Severn, Maryland Archbishop Spalding(Severn, Maryland Coastal Academy(Belmar, New Jersey) USA Tyrone O'Garro 13 F 6 6 170 JR Newark, New Jersey Marques Townes y 15 G 6 4 210 SO Edison, New Jersey Dondre Rhoden 20 F 6 6 230 FR Ridgefield Park, New Jersey Myles Mann 21 F 6 6 250 JR Atlanta, Georgia Darnell Edge 22 G 6 1 175 FR Saugerties, New York Ghassan Nehme y 23 G 6 3 175 FR Colorado Springs, Colorado Mike Schroback 24 G 5 4 210 SO Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey] Mike Holloway 34 F 6 7 245 FR Pittsgrove, New Jersey Malik Miller 35 C 6 9 215 FR Troy, New York Greg Herenda (Merrimack College) Bruce Hamburger Dwayne Lee http://fduknights.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball October 13, 2015 Schedule http://fduknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball schedule Fairleigh Dickinson Knights October 13, 2015 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season November 13, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Villanova 11 The Pavilion Villanova, PA FS2 54–91No. 11 Villanova beats Fairleigh Dickinson 91-54 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400840331 ESPN.com November 14, 2015 0–1 6,500 November 16, 2015 7:00 pm yes FDU–Florham Campus Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 111–70Fairleigh Dickinson beats FDU-Florham 111-70 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400852508 ESPN.com November 17, 2015 1–1 478 November 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes Army Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 85–96Army beats Fairleigh Dickinson 96-85 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400846752 ESPN.com November 19, 2015 1–2 638 November 21, 2015 2:00 pm yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 62–85Balanced Fordham defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-62 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400841195 ESPN.com November 22, 2015 1–3 2,108 November 24, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE 72–73 1–4 1,584 November 28, 2015 2:00 pm yes Saint Peter's Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 77–62 2–4 692 November 30, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 61–91 2–5 1,232 December 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Temple Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 70–79 2–6 4,034 December 9, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 91–89 OT 3–6 1,432 December 18, 2015 8:00 pm yes Towson Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 69–68 4–6 547 December 23, 2015 7:00 pm yes yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ BTN+ 64–72 4–7 3,624 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"| Northeast Conference regular season January 2, 2016 4:30 pm St. Francis Brooklyn Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 86–77 5–7 1–0 638 January 4, 2016  7:30 pm Bryant Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 80–85 5–8 1–1 468 January 7, 2016  pm yes Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT 80–68 6–8 2–1 354 January 9, 2016  pm Central Connecticut Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 92–73 7–8 3–1 387 January 14, 2016 7:00 pm yes Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 71–59 8–8 4–1 1,072 January 16, 2016 4:00 pm yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA 58–64 8–9 4–2 1,678 January 21, 2016 7:00 pm LIU Brooklyn Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 101–95 9–9 5–2 379 January 24, 2016 2:00 pm Mount St. Mary's Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Postponed from 1/23/16 72–87 9–10 5–3 January 28, 2016 7:00 pm Saint Francis (PA) Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 86–82 OT 10–10 6–3 523 January 30, 2016 4:30 pm yes LIU Brooklyn Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY 88–85 11–10 7–3 1,375 February 4, 2016 7:00 pm yes Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 82–79 OT 12–10 8–3 1,722 February 6, 2016 4:00 pm yes St. Francis Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 71–85 12–11 8–4 355 February 11, 2016 7:00 pm yes Bryant Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI MSG/FCS 91–77 13–11 9–4 689 February 13, 2016 4:30 pm Robert Morris Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ MSG/FCS/RTPT 70–72 13–12 9–5 1,411 February 18, 2016 7:00 pm Wagner Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ 74–94 13–13 9–6 1,116 February 20, 2016 4:30 pm Sacred Heart Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ ESPN3 86–91 13–14 9–7 1,228 February 25, 2016 7:00 pm yes Mount St. Mary's Knott Arena Emmitsburg, PA 67–54 14–14 10–7 2,160 February 27, 2016 3:30 pm yes Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT 81–75 15–14 11–7 2,512 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"| NEC tournament March 2, 2016 7:00 pm 2 Saint Francis (PA) 7 Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Quarterfinals 1,127 74–72 16–14 March 5, 2016 2:00 pm 2 Mount St. Mary's 5 Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ Semifinals MSG+, FCS 80–74 17–14 1,562 March 8, 2016 7:00 pm yes 2 Wagner 1 Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY Championship ESPN2 87–79 18–14 2,358 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#800020; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament March 15, 2016 6:30 pm yes yes 16 E Florida Gulf Coast 16 E UD Arena Dayton, OH First Four truTV 65–96 11,728 18–15 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region References Category:Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball seasons Fairleigh Dickinson Fairleigh Dickinson Fairleigh Dickinson Fairleigh Dickinson