# 2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA) in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament before losing in the semifinals to LIU Brooklyn.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2016–17 season 11–19, 9–9 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They lost to Wagner in the opening round of the NEC tournament.

## Preseason

In a poll of league coaches at the NEC media day, the Knights were picked to finish in second place. Senior guard Darian Anderson was named the preseason All-NEC team.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Manhattanville | W 71–56 | | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at No. 23 Seton Hall NIT Season Tip-Off | L 68–90 | 0–1 | Prudential Center (6,733) Newark, NJ |
| Nov 12, 2017* 5:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Penn State | L 57–81 | 0–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,802) University Park, PA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm | | FDU–Florham | W 111–49 | 1–2 | Rothman Center (367) Hackensack, NJ |
| Nov 18, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Kean | W 94–55 | 2–2 | Rothman Center (298) Hackensack, NJ |
| Nov 22, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Holy Cross | W 87–76 | 3–2 | Rothman Center (402) Hackensack, NJ |
| Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm | | Princeton | L 76–83 | 3–3 | Rothman Center (642) Hackensack, NJ |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 53–77 | 3–4 | Yanitelli Center (855) Jersey City, NJ |
| Dec 2, 2017* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 75–82 | 3–5 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,500) New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus | | at Rutgers | L 54–92 | 3–6 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,869) Piscataway, NJ |
| Dec 16, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at NJIT | L 68–71 | 3–7 | Wellness and Events Center (435) Newark, NJ |
| Dec 21, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Maryland | L 50–75 | 3–8 | Xfinity Center (12,133) College Park, MD |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 82–71 | 4–8 (1–0) | Steinberg Wellness Center (697) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 31, 2017 2:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 65–66 | 4–9 (1–1) | William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 81–77 | 5–9 (2–1) | Rothman Center (117) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 6, 2018 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 65–73 | 5–10 (2–2) | Spiro Sports Center (817) Staten Island, NY |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 85–90 | 5–11 (2–3) | Rothman Center (342) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 13, 2018 4:30 pm | | Robert Morris | L 75–81 | 5–12 (2–4) | Rothman Center (578) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | L 65–66 | 5–13 (2–5) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,679) New Britain, CT |
| Jan 20, 2018 4:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 73–72 | 6–13 (3–5) | Rothman Center (486) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 70–76 | 6–14 (3–6) | Rothman Center (297) Hackensack, NJ |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 89–78 | 7–14 (4–6) | Chace Athletic Center (862) Smithfield, RI |
| Feb 1, 2018 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–74 | 7–15 (4–7) | DeGol Arena (742) Loretto, PA |
| Feb 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 73–67 | 8–15 (5–7) | PPG Paints Arena (971) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 77–67 | 9–15 (6–7) | Rothman Center (392) Hackensack, NJ |
| Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | Wagner | W 76–69 | 10–15 (7–7) | Rothman Center (1,731) Hackensack, NJ |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 80–79 | 11–15 (8–7) | Knott Arena (2,322) Emmitsburg, MD |
| Feb 17, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 74–87 | 11–16 (8–8) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (636) Brooklyn, NY |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 82–90 | 11–17 (8–9) | Rothman Center (416) Hackensack, NJ |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:30 pm | | Bryant | W 87–83 | 12–17 (9–9) | Rothman Center (623) Hackensack, NJ |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | (6) | at (3) Saint Francis (PA) Quarterfinals | W 84–75 | 13–17 | DeGol Arena (1,051) Loretto, PA |
| Mar 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (4) LIU Brooklyn Semifinals | L 77–78 | 13–18 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,212) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||