2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

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 and Saint Francis (PA) to advance to the championship game against Merrimack. Because Merrimack is in a transition period from Division II to Division I, the Knights earned lucky loser status by receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, despite losing the conference championship game to Merrimack 66–67. In the first round of the NCAA tournament, Fairleigh Dickinson became only the second 16 seed (and the first play-in 16 seed) to upset a 1 seed in the history of the tournament when they defeated third-ranked Purdue 63–58.[1] The Knights would then lose in the second round to eventual region winner Florida Atlantic 70-78, ending their cinderella run.

2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record21–16 (10–6 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Castleberry
  • Tom Bonacum
  • Kam Murrell
Home arenaRothman Center
2022–23 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Merrimack*†12–4 .75018–16  .529
Fairleigh Dickinson^10–6 .62521–16  .568
Stonehill**10–6 .62514–17  .452
Saint Francis (PA)9–7 .56313–18  .419
Sacred Heart8–8 .50016–17  .485
Wagner8–8 .50015–13  .536
Central Connecticut7–9 .43810–22  .313
St. Francis Brooklyn7–9 .43814–16  .467
LIU1–15 .0633–26  .103
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
** ineligible for both the 2023 NEC tournament and the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
^ receives automatic bid for the 2023 NCAA tournament as conference tournament runner-up, due to Merrimack's ineligibility
† 2023 NEC tournament winner

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.[2]

On April 25, the school announced that they would be parting ways with head coach Greg Herenda after nine years at the position.[3] On May 2, Tobin Anderson, head coach at St. Thomas Aquinas, was named as the Knights' next head coach.[4]

Roster
2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Kerwin Prince 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)213 lb (97 kg) Jr Waterbury, Connecticut
G 1 Joe Munden Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)188 lb (85 kg) Jr Harlem, New York
G 2 Demetre Roberts 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)165 lb (75 kg) GS Mount Vernon, New York
G 3 Heru Bligen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) Sr Glenn Dale, Maryland
G 4 Grant Singleton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)163 lb (74 kg) GS Sumter, South Carolina
F 5 Ansley Almonor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)219 lb (99 kg) So Spring Valley, New York
G 10 Sébastien Lamaute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)198 lb (90 kg) Jr Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
F 11 Sean Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio
F 13 Jo'el Emanuel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) Fr Suffern, New York
F 14 Pier-Olivier Racine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)232 lb (105 kg) Jr Gatineau, Quebec
G 20 Brandon Upshaw 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)161 lb (73 kg) So Tarrytown, New York
F 21 Cameron Tweedy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)222 lb (101 kg) So Waldorf, Maryland
G 22 Trevon Blassingame 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)173 lb (78 kg) Fr Auburn, Washington
G 24 Brayden Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)194 lb (88 kg) Fr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 25 Daniel Rodriguez 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Newark, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2022

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 pm, NBCSCHI+/ESPN+		 at Loyola–Chicago L 82–88 OT 0–1
 Gentile Arena (3,609)
Chicago, IL
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Mercy (NY) W 106–66  1–1
 Rothman Center (335)
Hackensack, NJ
November 13, 2022*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Manhattan W 77–74  2–1
 Rothman Center (336)
Hackensack, NJ
November 18, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 vs. SIU Edwardsville
Longwood MTE		 L 78–79  2–2
 Willett Hall (173)
Farmville, VA
November 19, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Longwood
Longwood MTE		 L 83–99  2–3
 Willett Hall (1,321)
Farmville, VA
November 20, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 vs. VMI
Longwood MTE		 W 93–89  3–3
 Willett Hall (132)
Farmville, VA
November 22, 2022*
8:30 pm, ACCN		 at Pittsburgh L 61–83  3–4
 Petersen Events Center (5,455)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Peter's L 63–77  3–5
 Run Baby Run Arena (532)
Jersey City, NJ
November 30, 2022*
7:00 pm		 at Hartford L 66–74  3–6
 Chase Arena (288)
West Hartford, CT
December 3, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Joseph's W 97–80  4–6
 Hagan Arena (1,162)
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2022*
7:00 pm, SNY/ESPN+		 at Columbia W 76–73 OT 5–6
 Levien Gymnasium (527)
New York, NY
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 NJIT W 73–71  6–6
 Rothman Center (437)
Hackensack, NJ
December 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, MASN/ESPN+		 at Richmond L 48–77  6–7
 Robins Center (5,004)
Richmond, VA
December 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Queens L 73–82  6–8
 Rothman Center (950)
Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Merrimack W 71–63  7–8
(1–0)		 Rothman Center (559)
Hackensack, NJ
December 31, 2022*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Centenary (NJ) W 99–50  8–8
 Rothman Center (232)
Hackensack, NJ
January 5, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at St. Francis Brooklyn W 76–57  9–8
(2–0)		 Pratt ARC (225)
Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 LIU W 101–89  10–8
(3–0)		 Rothman Center (548)
Hackensack, NJ
January 14, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Central Connecticut W 88–80  11–8
(4–0)		 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,021)
New Britain, CT
January 16, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Stonehill W 65–57  12–8
(5–0)		 Merkert Gymnasium (706)
Easton, MA
January 20, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Sacred Heart L 85–92  12–9
(5–1)		 Rothman Center (276)
Hackensack, NJ
January 22, 2023
6:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Stonehill L 59–70  12–10
(5–2)		 Rothman Center (1,115)
Hackensack, NJ
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Saint Francis (PA) W 87–82  13–10
(6–2)		 Rothman Center (1,003)
Hackensack, NJ
January 28, 2023
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Merrimack W 78–71  14–10
(7–2)		 Hammel Court (833)
North Andover, MA
February 4, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Wagner L 79–83  14–11
(7–3)		 Rothman Center (1,075)
Hackensack, NJ
February 9, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at LIU W 80–79  15–11
(8–3)		 Steinberg Wellness Center (275)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Central Connecticut L 73–77  15–12
(8–4)		 Rothman Center (519)
Hackensack, NJ
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Sacred Heart L 86–94 OT 15–13
(8–5)		 William H. Pitt Center (828)
Fairfield, CT
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Wagner W 66–48  16–13
(9–5)		 Spiro Sports Center (606)
Staten Island, NY
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Saint Francis (PA) L 72–82  16–14
(9–6)		 DeGol Arena (798)
Loretto, PA
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 St. Francis Brooklyn W 86–69  17–14
(10–6)		 Rothman Center (923)
Hackensack, NJ
NEC Tournament
March 1, 2023
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 (2) (7) St. Francis Brooklyn
Quarterfinals		 W 83–75  18–14
 Rothman Center (887)
Hackensack, NJ
March 4, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) (3) Saint Francis (PA)
Semifinals		 W 70–50  19–14
 Rothman Center (1,207)
Hackensack, NJ
March 7, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 (2) at (1) Merrimack
Championship		 L 66–67  19–15
 Lawler Arena (2,214)
North Andover, MA
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2023*
6:40 pm, truTV		 (16 E) vs. (16 E) Texas Southern
First Four		 W 84–61  20–15
 UD Arena (12,431)
Dayton, OH
March 17, 2023*
6:50 pm, TNT		 (16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 3 Purdue
First Round		 W 63–58  21–15
 Nationwide Arena (19,564)
Columbus, OH
March 19, 2023*
7:45 p.m., truTV		 (16 E) vs. (9 E) No. 25 Florida Atlantic
Second Round		 L 70–78  21–16
 Nationwide Arena (19,566)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[5][6]

References
  1. 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 2023-03-18.
  2. "#8 Knights Fall to #9 Central Connecticut in NEC Tournament Opening Round Matchup". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. "Greg Herenda out at Fairleigh Dickinson after nine years as head coach". nj.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  4. "Fairleigh Dickinson University hires new men's basketball coach from D-2 ranks". northjersey.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  5. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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