# 2019–20 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by seventh-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 11–19, 9–9 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament to LIU.

## Previous season

The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 21–14, 12–6 in NEC play, to finish in a tie for first place. They defeated Wagner, Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) to capture the NEC tournament championship as the 2-seed. By winning the NEC tournament, the Knights received the conference's automatic bid and defeated Prairie View A&M in the First Four round of the NCAA tournament in Dayton, Ohio. The Knights then lost to 1-seed Gonzaga.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2019* 10:00 am | | Georgian Court | W 88–69 | | Rothman Center (201) Hackensack, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | FDU-Florham | W 101–52 | 1–0 | Rothman Center (518) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at DePaul | L 59–70 | 1–1 | Wintrust Arena (3,945) Chicago, IL |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 50–53 | 1–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,463) The Bronx, NY |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Army | L 65–81 | 1–3 | Christl Arena (484) West Point, NY |
| November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Lafayette | L 75–80 | 1–4 | Kirby Sports Center (1,000) Easton, PA |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Notre Dame | L 66–91 | 1–5 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,166) South Bend, IN |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 78–77 | 2–5 | Rothman Center (652) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 7, 2019* 4:00 pm | | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 52–83 | 2–6 | Rupp Arena (20,080) Lexington, KY |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 70–86 | 2–7 | Yanitelli Center (586) Jersey City, NJ |
| December 14, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Princeton | L 65–80 | 2–8 | Rothman Center (611) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 pm | | at La Salle | L 58–66 | 2–9 | Tom Gola Arena (1,411) Philadelphia, PA |
| NEC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 63–79 | 2–10 (0–1) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (464) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 4, 2020 1:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 77–73 | 3–10 (1–1) | Chace Athletic Center (860) Smithfield, RI |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | Sacred Heart | L 75–77 | 3–11 (1–2) | Rothman Center (711) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 11, 2020 4:30 pm | | at LIU | L 70–84 | 3–12 (1–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (538) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 15, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 85–100 | 3–13 (1–4) | Rothman Center (486) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 20, 2020 3:30 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 83–60 | 4–13 (2–4) | Rothman Center (667) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Merrimack | L 71–74 $^{2OT}$ | 4–14 (2–5) | Merrimack Athletics Complex (955) North Andover, MA |
| January 25, 2020 3:30 pm | | at Sacred Heart | L 60–77 | 4–15 (2–6) | William H. Pitt Center (686) Fairfield, CT |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 68–63 | 5–15 (3–6) | Spiro Sports Center (1,183) Staten Island, NY |
| February 1, 2020 3:30 pm | | Mount St. Mary's | W 85–75 | 6–15 (4–6) | Rothman Center (452) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Merrimack | L 53–57 | 6–16 (4–7) | Rothman Center (1,046) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm | | Wagner | W 106–73 | 7–16 (5–7) | Rothman Center (537) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 15, 2020 1:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 72–71 | 8–16 (6–7) | UPMC Events Center (1,794) Moon Township, PA |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Connecticut | L 75–76 | 8–17 (6–8) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,192) New Britain, CT |
| February 21, 2020 8:00 pm | | LIU | L 81–86 | 8–18 (6–9) | Rothman Center (712) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 23, 2020 3:30 pm | | Robert Morris | W 75–70 | 9–18 (7–9) | Rothman Center (1,010) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | Bryant | W 74–72 | 10–18 (8–9) | Rothman Center (627) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 29, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 83–77 | 11–18 (9–9) | Knott Arena (1,860) Emmitsburg, MD |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | (5) | at (4) LIU Quarterfinals | L 72–73 | 11–19 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,432) Brooklyn, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||