1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
[ 2]
Schedule and results
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