# 1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

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.

## 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. MW=Midwest Source. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||