Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Explained

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
University:Fairleigh Dickinson University
Association:NCAA
Conference:Northeast Conference
Division:Division I
Director:Bradford Hurlbut
Location:Teaneck, New Jersey
Teams:20
Baseballfield:Naimoli Family Baseball Complex
Basketballarena:Rothman Center
Mascot:Knightro
Nickname:Knights
Pageurl:http://fduknights.com/

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17 intercollegiate sports teams representing Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus in Teaneck & Hackensack, New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson's Florham Campus has a different mascot, the Fairleigh Dickinson Blue Devils. Fairleigh Dickinson University or (FDU) offers a variety of sports on the Division I level. The women's bowling team has won two national titles: in 2006 and 2010. The men's basketball team has reached the NCAA Tournament seven times in the program's history (1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019, and 2023). The Knights compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.[1]

In 2023, the men's basketball team created one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tournament history by overcoming a 23.5 point spread to knock off Purdue. In doing so, the Knights became the second team in history as a 16-seed team to defeat a 1-seed team.

Sports sponsored

A member of the Northeast Conference, Fairleigh Dickinson sponsors teams in nine men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[2]

Baseball Basketball
Bowling
Cross country Cross country
GolfFencing
SoccerGolf
TennisLacrosse
Track and field Soccer
Volleyball Softball
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball

Men's basketball

See main article: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball.

Men's soccer

Toby Kim has been coach of the soccer team for over a quarter of a century, and was named 2000 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. As of 2022, he was the winningest coach in FDU men's soccer history (223-186-65, .538), the winningest coach in Northeast Conference history (115-60-37, .626), and the ninth active-winningest-coach in NCAA Division I.[3]

Jacob Lissek holds the Knights' all-time career record for shutouts (26).[4] [5] [6]

Women's bowling

The Knights bowling team won the NCAA Bowling National Championship in 2006 and 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northeast Conference. Northeast Conference.
  2. Web site: Fairleigh Dickinson University . Fairleigh Dickinson Knights . March 18, 2023.
  3. Web site: Seth Roland - Head Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches. FDU Knights Athletics.
  4. Web site: Jacob Lissek helps US men's soccer team take gold. Jessica. Geller. August 16, 2013. Intermountain Jewish News.
  5. Web site: Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches. University of Hartford Athletics.
  6. Web site: Jacob Lissek . MLSsoccer.