2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC Tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the First Four.

2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Four
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2015–16 record18–15 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBruce Hamburger
Assistant coaches
  • Dwayne Lee
  • Winston Smith
Home arenaRothman Center
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wagner13–5 .722  23–11  .676
Fairleigh Dickinson †11–7 .611  18–15  .545
Sacred Heart11–7 .611  12–18  .400
St. Francis Brooklyn11–7 .611  15–17  .469
Mount St. Mary's10–8 .556  14–19  .424
LIU Brooklyn9–9 .500  16–15  .516
Saint Francis9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Robert Morris8–10 .444  10–22  .313
Bryant5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Central Connecticut3–15 .167  4–25  .138
† 2016 NEC Tournament winner

Roster

[1]

2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Stephan Jiggetts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Forestville, Maryland
G 2 Darian Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 3 DaRon Curry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Deptford, New Jersey
G 5 Earl Potts Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Severn, Maryland
F 13 Tyrone O'Garro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Newark, New Jersey
G 15 Marques Townes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Edison, New Jersey
F 20 Dondre Rhoden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
F 21 Myles Mann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)250 lb (113 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 22 Darnell Edge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Saugerties, New York
G 23 Ghassan Nehme 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 24 Mike Schroback 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey]
F 34 Mike Holloway 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) Fr Pittsgrove, New Jersey
C 35 Malik Miller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Troy, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bruce Hamburger
  • Dwayne Lee
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2015

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2015*
7:00 pm, FS2		 at No. 11 Villanova L 54–91[3]  0–1
 The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
November 16, 2015*
7:00 pm		 FDU–Florham Campus W 111–70[4]  1–1
 Rothman Center (478)
Hackensack, NJ
November 18, 2015*
7:00 pm		 Army L 85–96[5]  1–2
 Rothman Center (638)
Hackensack, NJ
November 21, 2015*
2:00 pm		 at Fordham L 62–85[6]  1–3
 Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,108)
Bronx, NY
November 24, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Delaware L 72–73  1–4
 Bob Carpenter Center (1,584)
Newark, DE
November 28, 2015*
2:00 pm		 Saint Peter's W 77–62  2–4
 Rothman Center (692)
Hackensack, NJ
November 30, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Princeton L 61–91  2–5
 Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232)
Princeton, NJ
December 2, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Temple L 70–79  2–6
 Liacouras Center (4,034)
Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2015*
7:00 pm		 at Lafayette W 91–89 OT 3–6
 Kirby Sports Center (1,432)
Easton, PA
December 18, 2015*
8:00 pm		 Towson W 69–68  4–6
 Rothman Center (547)
Hackensack, NJ
December 23, 2015*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 at Rutgers L 64–72  4–7
 The RAC (3,624)
Piscataway, NJ
Northeast Conference Regular Season
January 2, 2016
4:30 pm		 St. Francis Brooklyn W 86–77  5–7
(1–0)		 Rothman Center (638)
Hackensack, NJ
January 4, 2016
 7:30 pm		 Bryant L 80–85  5–8
(1–1)		 Rothman Center (468)
Hackensack, NJ
January 7, 2016
 pm		 at Sacred Heart W 80–68  6–8
(2–1)		 William H. Pitt Center (354)
Fairfield, CT
January 9, 2016
 pm		 Central Connecticut W 92–73  7–8
(3–1)		 Rothman Center (387)
Hackensack, NJ
January 14, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 71–59  8–8
(4–1)		 DeGol Arena (1,072)
Loretto, PA
January 16, 2016
4:00 pm		 at Robert Morris L 58–64  8–9
(4–2)		 Charles L. Sewall Center (1,678)
Moon Township, PA
January 21, 2016
7:00 pm		 LIU Brooklyn W 101–95  9–9
(5–2)		 Rothman Center (379)
Hackensack, NJ
January 24, 2016
2:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's
Postponed from 1/23/16		 L 72–87  9–10
(5–3)		 Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
January 28, 2016
7:00 pm		 Saint Francis (PA) W 86–82 OT 10–10
(6–3)		 Rothman Center (523)
Hackensack, NJ
January 30, 2016
4:30 pm		 at LIU Brooklyn W 88–85  11–10
(7–3)		 Steinberg Wellness Center (1,375)
Brooklyn, NY
February 4, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Wagner W 82–79 OT 12–10
(8–3)		 Spiro Sports Center (1,722)
Staten Island, NY
February 6, 2016
4:00 pm		 at St. Francis Brooklyn L 71–85  12–11
(8–4)		 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (355)
Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 2016
7:00 pm, MSG/FCS		 at Bryant W 91–77  13–11
(9–4)		 Chace Athletic Center (689)
Smithfield, RI
February 13, 2016
4:30 pm, MSG/FCS/RTPT		 Robert Morris L 70–72  13–12
(9–5)		 Rothman Center (1,411)
Hackensack, NJ
February 18, 2016
7:00 pm		 Wagner L 74–94  13–13
(9–6)		 Rothman Center (1,116)
Hackensack, NJ
February 20, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 Sacred Heart L 86–91  13–14
(9–7)		 Rothman Center (1,228)
Hackensack, NJ
February 25, 2016
7:00 pm		 at Mount St. Mary's W 67–54  14–14
(10–7)		 Knott Arena (2,160)
Emmitsburg, PA
February 27, 2016
3:30 pm		 at Central Connecticut W 81–75  15–14
(11–7)		 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,512)
New Britain, CT
NEC Tournament
March 2, 2016
7:00 pm		 (2) (7) Saint Francis (PA)
Quarterfinals		 W 74–72  16–14
 Rothman Center (1,127)
Hackensack, NJ
March 5, 2016
2:00 pm, MSG+, FCS		 (2) (5) Mount St. Mary's
Semifinals		 W 80–74  17–14
 Rothman Center (1,562)
Hackensack, NJ
March 8, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 (2) at (1) Wagner
Championship		 W 87–79  18–14
 Spiro Sports Center (2,358)
Staten Island, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2016*
6:30 pm, truTV		 (16 E) vs. (16 E) Florida Gulf Coast
First Four		 L 65–96  18–15
 UD Arena (11,728)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball roster". Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. "2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball schedule". Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. "No. 11 Villanova beats Fairleigh Dickinson 91-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  4. "Fairleigh Dickinson beats FDU-Florham 111-70". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. "Army beats Fairleigh Dickinson 96-85". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. "Balanced Fordham defeats Fairleigh Dickinson 85-62". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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