Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men’s basketball

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men’s basketball team is the NCAA Division I college basketball program of Fairleigh Dickinson University, located in Teaneck and Hackensack, New Jersey. The school competes in the Northeast Conference (NEC).

History
The Knights first began playing competitively during the 1939–40 season under head coach John A. “Reds” Harrison as a member of the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball League. During that same season they posted an impressive 14-2 record and won their league championship with a 7-1 mark. They would go on to win three more consecutive MIBL championships from 1941–1943 before joining other athletic programs at FDU in transitioning to World War II suspended play for four years between 1943–1947. When athletics resumed after WWII ended, intense competition helped shape one of America’s most successful collegiate sports programs ever since then; winning two National Invitation Tournament titles (in 1955 & 1970), making multiple trips to both NCAA tournaments and NIT playoffs throughout its history while producing several noteworthy players such as Hall Of Famer Earl “The Pearl” Monroe who led his alma mater squad into becoming back-to-back conference champions – something only done twice prior by any NEC institution –during 1965/66 & 1966/67 campaign seasons along with NBA All Star Gene Banks who starred alongside Dr J Julius Erving while leading FDU teams into several tournament appearances during late 70s early 80s era..

Coaching Staff
Currently Tom Green serves as Head Coach for Men’s Basketball Program since 2019 when he was hired away from Stony Brook University where he served 8 year stint including 5 campaigns directing Seawolves’ program itself.. Prior job experiences also include assistant coaching roles within South Carolina Gamecocks Hofstra Pride Monmouth Hawks Penn Quakers George Mason Patriots Morgan State Bears Liberty Flames Drexel Dragons Rhode Island Rams organizations respectively over past 20+ years period thus far… In addition currently 3 full time assistant coaches plus 1 graduate assist complete current staff roster coming 2020/21 academic year .

Recent Results Since 2012 2017 2018 has seen considerable success stories come out from FDU ranks with respective victories earned against Big East opponents Seton Hall Pirates Rutgers Scarlet Knights Villanova Wildcats Marquette Golden Eagles Pittsburgh Panthers Providence Friars Georgetown Hoyas DePaul Blue Demons Notre Dame Fighting Irish all occurring over past 4 seasons…. Recent accomplishments achieved have included qualifying back into NIT postseason berths following brief absence 2016 March Madness competition 2 NEC regular season co–championships 2013 2014 plus 2 separate semifinal round spots inside CollegeInsider Postseason Tournaments 2017 2018 respectively . On April 10 2021 it has been announced that long serving coach Greg Herenda will resign his position effective end date June 30th 2021 which marks 12th overall campaign spent running helm within this organization ..
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