Year: | 2018–19 |
Team: | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Northeast Conference |
Short Conf: | NEC |
Record: | 21–14 |
Conf Record: | 12–6 |
Head Coach: | Greg Herenda |
Hc Year: | 6th |
Asst Coach1: | Bruce Hamburger |
Asst Coach2: | Patrick Sellers |
Asst Coach3: | Pete Lappas |
Stadium: | Rothman Center |
Champion: | NEC Tournament champions NEC regular season co-champions |
Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2018–19 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-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.
The Knights compiled a 21–14 record and went 12–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for first place. They defeated Wagner, Robert Morris, and Saint Francis (PA) to capture the NEC tournament championship as the 2-seed. By winning the NEC tournament, the Knights received the conference's automatic bid and defeated Prairie View A&M in the First Four Round of the NCAA tournament in Dayton, OH. The Knights then lost to 1-seed Gonzaga.
The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to LIU Brooklyn.
In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Knights were picked to finish in second place.[1] Senior guard Darian Anderson was named the preseason All-NEC team.[2]
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