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1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

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1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
ECAC Metro Regular season champions
ECAC Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceECAC Metro
Record23–7 (13–3 ECAC-M)
Head coach
Home arenaRothman Center
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 13 3   .813 23 7   .767
Marist* 13 3   .813 18 9   .667
Monmouth 11 5   .688 16 13   .552
Robert Morris 9 7   .563 14 14   .500
Long Island 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Loyola (MD) 6 10   .375 8 22   .267
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Saint Francis (PA) 4 12   .250 7 20   .259
Wagner 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
1988 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

The 1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Green. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the ECAC Metro Conference.

The Knights compiled a 23–7 record and went 13–3 in ECAC Metro play to win the regular season conference title. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Long Island University, and Monmouth to capture the ECAC Metro tournament championship. By winning the ECAC Metro tournament, the Knights received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. The Knights put up a fight but fell to 1-seed Purdue, 94–79, in the opening round.[1]

Roster

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1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Damari Riddick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
Siena W 77–69  1–0
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 2, 1987*
at St. John's L 60–82  1–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Dec 5, 1987*
at Maine W 70–64  2–1
The Pit 
Orono, Maine
Dec 12, 1987*
vs. Cleveland State W 82–80  3–1
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 19, 1987*
Maine W 74–60  4–1
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 22, 1987*
Saint Peter's L 55–56  4–2
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Dec 30, 1987
at Loyola (MD) W 72–65  5–2
(1–0)
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
Jan 4, 1988*
at Miami (FL) L 68–81  5–3
Knight Center 
Coral Gables, Florida
Jan 7, 1988
at Monmouth L 60–64  5–4
(1–1)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium 
West Long Branch, New Jersey
Jan 9, 1988*
Rider W 87–78  6–4
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jan 12, 1988*
vs. Iona W 76–75  7–4
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 16, 1988
Marist W 62–61  8–4
(2–1)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jan 19, 1988
at Long Island W 99–78  9–4
(3–1)
Schwartz Athletic Center 
Brooklyn, New York
Jan 21, 1988*
Concordia W 93–79  10–4
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jan 25, 1988
St. Francis (NY) W 78–61  11–4
(4–1)
Rothman Center (1,000)
Hackensack, New Jersey
Jan 28, 1988
at Robert Morris W 82–76  12–4
(5–1)
Charles L. Sewall Center 
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1988
at Saint Francis (PA) W 92–72  13–4
(6–1)
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center 
Loretto, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1988
Wagner W 71–54  14–4
(7–1)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1988*
Caldwell W 77–73  15–4
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 10, 1988
Long Island L 78–79  15–5
(7–2)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 13, 1988
at St. Francis (NY) W 71–54  16–5
(8–2)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, New York
Feb 16, 1988
Monmouth W 68–52  17–5
(9–2)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Feb 20, 1988
at Marist W 78–75  18–5
(10–2)
McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, New York
Feb 23, 1988
at Wagner W 79–65  19–5
(11–2)
Sutter Gymnasium 
Staten Island, New York
Feb 27, 1988
Loyola (MD) W 89–67  20–5
(12–2)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Mar 1, 1988
Saint Francis (PA) W 68–58  21–5
(13–2)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Mar 3, 1988
Robert Morris L 71–76  21–6
(13–3)
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
ECAC Metro tournament
Mar 8, 1988*
Long Island University
Semifinals
W 94–84  22–6
Rothman Center 
Hackensack, New Jersey
Mar 9, 1988*
Monmouth
Championship game
W 90–75  23–6
Rothman Center (3,828)
Hackensack, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Purdue
First Round
L 79–94  23–7
Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast Source[3].
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Roster". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.