Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

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Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

University| Fairleigh Dickinson University
Conference| Northeast Conference
NCAA| Division I
Athletic director| Bradford Hurlbut
Location| Teaneck, New Jersey
Varsity teams| 20
Basketball arena| Rothman Center
Baseball stadium| Naimoli Family Baseball Complex
Mascot| Knightro
Nickname| Knights
Colors| Burgundy and blue[1]

Website| fduknights.com

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17 intercollegiate sports teams representing Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus in Teaneck & Hackensack, New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson's Florham Campus has a different mascot, the Fairleigh Dickinson Blue Devils. Fairleigh Dickinson University or (FDU) offers a variety of sports on the Division I level. The women's bowling team has won two national titles: in 2006 and 2010. The men's basketball team has reached the NCAA Tournament seven times in the program's history (1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019, and 2023). The Knights compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.[2]

In 2023, the men's basketball team created one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tournament history by overcoming a 23.5 point spread to knock off Purdue. In doing so, the Knights became the second team in history as a 16-seed team to defeat a 1-seed team.

## Sports sponsored[edit]

A member of the Northeast Conference, Fairleigh Dickinson sponsors teams in nine men's and eleven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[3]

Men's sports  | Women's sports

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Baseball | Basketball
Basketball | Bowling
Cross country | Cross country
Golf | Fencing
Soccer | Golf
Tennis | Lacrosse
Track and field† | Soccer
Volleyball | Softball
| Tennis
| Track and field†
| Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

### Men's basketball[edit]

Main article: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball

### Men's soccer[edit]

Toby Kim has been coach of the soccer team for over a quarter of a century, and was named 2000 Northeast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year. As of 2022, he was the winningest coach in FDU men's soccer history (223-186-65, .538), the winningest coach in Northeast Conference history (115-60-37, .626), and the ninth active-winningest-coach in NCAA Division I.[4]

Jacob Lissek holds the Knights' all-time career record for shutouts (26).[5][6][7]

### Women's bowling[edit]

The Knights bowling team won the NCAA Bowling National Championship in 2006 and 2010.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Media Relations". FDUKnights.com. June 6, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
2. ^ "Northeast Conference". Northeast Conference.
3. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights". Fairleigh Dickinson University. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
4. ^ "Seth Roland - Head Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". FDU Knights Athletics.
5. ^ Geller, Jessica (August 16, 2013). "Jacob Lissek helps US men's soccer team take gold". Intermountain Jewish News.
6. ^ "Jacob Lissek - Men's Soccer Goalkeeper Coach - Men's Soccer Coaches". University of Hartford Athletics.
7. ^ "Jacob Lissek". MLSsoccer.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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