2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team explained

Mode:basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Team:Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
Conference:Northeast Conference
Short Conf:NEC
Record:21–16
Conf Record:10–6
Head Coach:Tobin Anderson
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Jack Castleberry
Asst Coach2:Tom Bonacum
Asst Coach3:Kam Murrell
Stadium:Rothman Center
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round

The 2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Tobin Anderson, played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the regular season 17–14, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals and Saint Francis (PA) in the semifinals. In a unique circumstance, the semifinal between Saint Francis and Fairleigh Dickinson decided the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament because Merrimack was in a transition period from Division II to Division I and ineligible for the NCAA Tournament. The Knights lost in the championship game to Merrimack, but still earned a No. 16 seed in the East region. In the First Four, they defeated Texas Southern to advance to the First Round. There they became only the second No. 16 seed ever to upset a No. 1 seed by defeating Purdue, in the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history in terms of point spread.[1] The Knights lost in the Second Round to Florida Atlantic.

On March 21, 2023, head coach Tobin Anderson left the school to become the head coach at Iona.[2] The same day, the school promoted assistant coach Jack Castleberry to head coach.[3]

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2021–22 season 4–22, 5–13 in NEC play to finish tied for last place. As the No. 8 seed, they were defeated by Central Connecticut in the first round of the NEC tournament.[4]

On April 25, 2022, the school announced that they were parting ways with head coach Greg Herenda after nine years at the position.[5] On May 2, Tobin Anderson, head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas, was named as the Knights' next head coach.[6]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Boone . Kyle . 2023-03-18 . Fairleigh Dickinson upsets Purdue as second 16-seed to defeat 1-seed in men's NCAA Tournament history . 2023-03-18 . . en.
  2. Web site: Singelais . Mark . 2023-03-21 . Former Siena assistant Tobin Anderson hired as Iona men's basketball coach . 2023-06-06 . Times Union . en-US.
  3. Web site: Jackson . Wilton . 2023-03-21 . NCAA Tournament Darling Acts Quickly to Replace Coach Poached After Historic Upset . 2023-06-06 . Sports Illustrated . en-us.
  4. News:
    1. 8 Knights Fall to #9 Central Connecticut in NEC Tournament Opening Round Matchup
    . FDU Knights Athletics. November 1, 2022. en.
  5. News: Greg Herenda out at Fairleigh Dickinson after nine years as head coach. nj.com. November 1, 2022. en.
  6. News: Fairleigh Dickinson University hires new men's basketball coach from D-2 ranks. northjersey.com. November 1, 2022. en.
  7. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. FDU Knights Athletics. November 1, 2022. en.
  8. News: 2022-23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Schedule. ESPN. November 1, 2022. en.