2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

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2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record15–17 (9–7 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBogota Savings Bank Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Central Connecticut 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Merrimack 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636
Sacred Heart 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500
Le Moyne* 9 – 7   .563 15 – 17   .469
Fairleigh Dickinson 9 – 7   .563 15 – 17   .469
Wagner † 7 – 9   .438 17 – 16   .515
LIU 6 – 10   .375 7 – 22   .241
Saint Francis 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
Stonehill* 2 – 14   .125 4 – 27   .129
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 NEC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Jack Castleberry, played their home games in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. During the season, on January 18, the name of the Knights home venue was changed from the Rothman Center to the Bogota Savings Bank Center.[1][2][3]

Preseason polls[edit]

Northeast Conference poll[edit]

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Knights were picked to finish in third in the conference.[4]

Rank Team
1. Sacred Heart (7)
2. Central Connecticut (1)
3. Fairleigh Dickinson (1)
4. Merrimack
5. Wagner
6. Stonehill
7. LIU
8. Saint Francis
9. Le Moyne

() first place votes

Preseason All-Conference Team[edit]

Junior forward Ansley Almonor was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.[5]

Previous season[edit]

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–6 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the number two seed in the NEC tournament, they defeated St. Francis Brooklyn and Saint Francis (PA) to advance to the championship game where they lost to Merrimack. However, because Merrimack was in a transition period from Division II to Division I and ineligible for the NCAA Tournament, the Knights received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 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.[6] The Knights would then go on to lose 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.[7] The same day, the school promoted assistant coach Jack Castleberry to head coach.[8]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jameel Morris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Our Saviour Lutheran School Willingboro, New Jersey
G 1 Joe Munden Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Sr Monsignor Scanlan High School Harlem, New York
G 2 Terrence Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 3 Heru Bligen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) GS Garden City Community College Glenn Dale, Maryland
F 5 Ansley Almonor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Our Saviour Lutheran School Spring Valley, New York
F 11 Sean Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas College Columbus, Ohio
G 12 Sébastien Lamaute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) GS McGill Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
F 13 Jo'el Emanuel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Millbrook High School Suffern, New York
G 14 DeVante Jamison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 155 lb (70 kg) GS St. Thomas Aquinas College Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 20 Davin Francis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr MacDuffie School Brooklyn, New York
F 21 Cameron Tweedy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr State Fair Community College Waldorf, Maryland
G 22 Thomas Sutter Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr St. Thomas More School White Plains, New York
G 24 Brayden Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Western Reserve Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 32 Tyler Jamison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Port Huron Northern High School Port Huron, Michigan
C 35 Jacob Warren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Fr Calvary Christian Academy Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 26, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 92–86  1–0
 Alumni Arena (2,500)
Amherst, NY
November 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Penn State Brandywine W 107–63  2–0
 Rothman Center (570)
Hackensack, NJ
November 11, 2023*
4:00 pm, FS2 		at Seton Hall L 55–85  2–1
 Walsh Gymnasium (1,326)
South Orange, NJ
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, SNY 		Saint Peter's
Battle of Bracket Busters 		W 71–70  3–1
 Rothman Center (1,852)
Hackensack, NJ
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Penn State Schuylkill W 124–66  4–1
 Rothman Center (443)
Hackensack, NJ
November 22, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Queens L 84–97  4–2
 Curry Arena (317)
Charlotte, NC
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		vs. Jacksonville
Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic 		L 90–91  4–3
 UPMC Events Center (131)
Moon Township, PA
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Robert Morris
Urban-Bennett Memorial Classic 		L 86–97  4–4
 UPMC Events Center (822)
Moon Township, PA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+ 		at Fordham L 52–80  4–5
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,320)
Bronx, NY
December 2, 2023*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at NJIT W 71–68  5–5
 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
December 8, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan W 76–71  6–5
 Draddy Gymnasium (1,293)
Riverdale, NY
December 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Columbia L 83–87  6–6
 Rothman Center (582)
Hackensack, NJ
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, YES 		Fairfield L 69–92  6–7
 Rothman Center (703)
Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2023*
9:00 pm, B1G 		at No. 11 Illinois L 71–104  6–8
 State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Merrimack L 56–60  6–9
(0–1) 		Lawler Arena (693)
North Andover, MA
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, YES 		Le Moyne L 63–74  6–10
(0–2) 		Rothman Center (273)
Hackensack, NJ
January 10, 2024*
7:00 pm, YES 		Chicago State L 74–75  6–11
 Rothman Center (153)
Hackensack, NJ
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, YES 		Stonehill W 81–74  7–11
(1–2) 		Rothman Center (223)
Hackensack, NJ
January 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis W 81–71  8–11
(2–2) 		DeGol Arena (590)
Loretto, PA
January 19, 2024
5:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill W 76–69  9–11
(3–2) 		Merkert Gymnasium (223)
Easton, MA
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Central Connecticut L 60–76  9–12
(3–3) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (371)
Hackensack, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Sacred Heart W 93–91  10–12
(4–3) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (673)
Hackensack, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, YES 		LIU W 82–75  11–12
(5–3) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (557)
Hackensack, NJ
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Wagner L 62–66  11–13
(5–4) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (347)
Hackensack, NJ
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut L 62–71  11–14
(5–5) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,090)
New Britain, CT
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at LIU W 84–82 OT 12–14
(6–5) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (251)
Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis W 93–74  13–14
(7–5) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (473)
Hackensack, NJ
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Sacred Heart L 91–99  13–15
(7–6) 		William H. Pitt Center (722)
Fairfield, CT
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne W 68–58  14–15
(8–6) 		Ted Grant Court (558)
DeWitt, NY
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		Merrimack L 55–74  14–16
(8–7) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (563)
Hackensack, NJ
March 2, 2024
4:30 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Wagner W 57–54  15–16
(9–7) 		Spiro Sports Center (1,486)
Staten Island, NY
NEC Tournament
March 6, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		(5) at (4) Le Moyne
Quarterfinals 		L 61–82  15–17
 Ted Grant Court (861)
DeWitt, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FDU, Bogota Savings Bank Announce Landmark Naming Rights Agreement". Bogota Savings Bank. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Carino, Jerry (January 18, 2024). "FDU's Rothman Center, Rich in Hoops History, Has a New Name". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "FDU, Bogota Savings Bank Announce Landmark Naming Rights Agreement". FDU Knights. January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "In Pursuit of First-Ever #NECMBB Crown, Sacred Heart Enters 2023–24 Season As Clear Favorite". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  6. ^ Boone, Kyle (2023-03-18). "Fairleigh Dickinson upsets Purdue as second 16-seed to defeat 1-seed in men's NCAA Tournament history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Singelais, Mark (2023-03-21). "Former Siena assistant Tobin Anderson hired as Iona men's basketball coach". Times Union. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Jackson, Wilton (2023-03-21). "NCAA Tournament Darling Acts Quickly to Replace Coach Poached After Historic Upset". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  10. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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