2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–11 (2–2 NEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRothman Center
2023–24 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Central Connecticut30 1.00097  .563
Merrimack31 .75099  .500
Sacred Heart31 .750910  .474
Wagner21 .66787  .533
LIU21 .667312  .200
Fairleigh Dickinson22 .500811  .421
Le Moyne*12 .333611  .353
Saint Francis04 .000512  .294
Stonehill*04 .000217  .105
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 NEC tournament winner
As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Jack Castleberry, play their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.

Preseason polls

Northeast Conference poll

The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2023. The Knights were picked to finish in third in the conference.[1]

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

Junior forward Ansley Almonor was selected as a member of the NEC Preseason All-Conference Team.[2]

Previous season

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.[3] 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.[4] The same day, the school promoted assistant coach Jack Castleberry to head coach.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jameel Morris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)177 lb (80 kg) FrOur Saviour Lutheran School Willingboro, New Jersey
G 1 Joe Munden Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)199 lb (90 kg) SrMonsignor Scanlan High School Harlem, New York
G 2 Terrence Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)158 lb (72 kg) FrGolden State Prep Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 3 Heru Bligen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)183 lb (83 kg) GSGarden City Community College Glenn Dale, Maryland
F 5 Ansley Almonor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)219 lb (99 kg) JrOur Saviour Lutheran School Spring Valley, New York
F 11 Sean Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) SrSt. Thomas Aquinas College Columbus, Ohio
G 12 Sébastien Lamaute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)198 lb (90 kg) GSMcGill Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec
F 13 Jo'el Emanuel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoMillbrook High School Suffern, New York
G 14 DeVante Jamison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155 lb (70 kg) GSSt. Thomas Aquinas College Dorchester, Massachusetts
F 20 Davin Francis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)174 lb (79 kg) FrMacDuffie School Brooklyn, New York
F 21 Cameron Tweedy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)222 lb (101 kg) JrState Fair Community College Waldorf, Maryland
G 22 Thomas Sutter Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)176 lb (80 kg) FrSt. Thomas More School White Plains, New York
G 24 Brayden Reynolds 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoWestern Reserve Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 32 Tyler Jamison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)193 lb (88 kg) FrPort Huron Northern High School Port Huron, Michigan
C 35 Jacob Warren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)214 lb (97 kg) FrCalvary 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

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
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Stonehill Merkert Gymnasium 
Easton, MA
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Central Connecticut Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Sacred Heart Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, YES
LIU Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Wagner Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Central Connecticut William H. Detrick Gymnasium 
New Britain, CT
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at LIU Steinberg Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Saint Francis Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Sacred Heart William H. Pitt Center 
Fairfield, CT
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Le Moyne Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Merrimack Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ
March 2, 2024
4:30 pm, NEC Front Row
at Wagner Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. "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.
  2. "2023–24 Preseason All-NEC Men's Basketball Team Revealed". Northeast Conference. October 24, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. Singelais, Mark (2023-03-21). "Former Siena assistant Tobin Anderson hired as Iona men's basketball coach". Times Union. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. Jackson, Wilton (2023-03-21). "NCAA Tournament Darling Acts Quickly to Replace Coach Poached After Historic Upset". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  7. "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
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