# 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the First Four.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | | at No. 11 Villanova | L 54–91 | 0–1 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| November 16, 2015* 7:00 pm | | FDU–Florham Campus | W 111–70 | 1–1 | Rothman Center (478) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 18, 2015* 7:00 pm | | Army | L 85–96 | 1–2 | Rothman Center (638) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 21, 2015* 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 62–85 | 1–3 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,108) Bronx, NY |
| November 24, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware | L 72–73 | 1–4 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,584) Newark, DE |
| November 28, 2015* 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 77–62 | 2–4 | Rothman Center (692) Hackensack, NJ |
| November 30, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Princeton | L 61–91 | 2–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,232) Princeton, NJ |
| December 2, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 70–79 | 2–6 | Liacouras Center (4,034) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 9, 2015* 7:00 pm | | at Lafayette | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 3–6 | Kirby Sports Center (1,432) Easton, PA |
| December 18, 2015* 8:00 pm | | Towson | W 69–68 | 4–6 | Rothman Center (547) Hackensack, NJ |
| December 23, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Rutgers | L 64–72 | 4–7 | The RAC (3,624) Piscataway, NJ |
| Northeast Conference regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2016 4:30 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn | W 86–77 | 5–7 (1–0) | Rothman Center (638) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 4, 2016 7:30 pm | | Bryant | L 80–85 | 5–8 (1–1) | Rothman Center (468) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 7, 2016 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 80–68 | 6–8 (2–1) | William H. Pitt Center (354) Fairfield, CT |
| January 9, 2016 pm | | Central Connecticut | W 92–73 | 7–8 (3–1) | Rothman Center (387) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 14, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 71–59 | 8–8 (4–1) | DeGol Arena (1,072) Loretto, PA |
| January 16, 2016 4:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | L 58–64 | 8–9 (4–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,678) Moon Township, PA |
| January 21, 2016 7:00 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | W 101–95 | 9–9 (5–2) | Rothman Center (379) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 24, 2016 2:00 pm | | Mount St. Mary's Postponed from 1/23/16 | L 72–87 | 9–10 (5–3) | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| January 28, 2016 7:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (6–3) | Rothman Center (523) Hackensack, NJ |
| January 30, 2016 4:30 pm | | at LIU Brooklyn | W 88–85 | 11–10 (7–3) | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,375) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 4, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–10 (8–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,722) Staten Island, NY |
| February 6, 2016 4:00 pm | | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 71–85 | 12–11 (8–4) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (355) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 11, 2016 7:00 pm, MSG/FCS | | at Bryant | W 91–77 | 13–11 (9–4) | Chace Athletic Center (689) Smithfield, RI |
| February 13, 2016 4:30 pm, MSG/FCS/RTPT | | Robert Morris | L 70–72 | 13–12 (9–5) | Rothman Center (1,411) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 18, 2016 7:00 pm | | Wagner | L 74–94 | 13–13 (9–6) | Rothman Center (1,116) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 20, 2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | L 86–91 | 13–14 (9–7) | Rothman Center (1,228) Hackensack, NJ |
| February 25, 2016 7:00 pm | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 67–54 | 14–14 (10–7) | Knott Arena (2,160) Emmitsburg, PA |
| February 27, 2016 3:30 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 81–75 | 15–14 (11–7) | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (2,512) New Britain, CT |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2016 7:00 pm | (2) | (7) Saint Francis (PA) Quarterfinals | W 74–72 | 16–14 | Rothman Center (1,127) Hackensack, NJ |
| March 5, 2016 2:00 pm, MSG+, FCS | (2) | (5) Mount St. Mary's Semifinals | W 80–74 | 17–14 | Rothman Center (1,562) Hackensack, NJ |
| March 8, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | at (1) Wagner Championship | W 87–79 | 18–14 | Spiro Sports Center (2,358) Staten Island, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2016* 6:30 pm, truTV | (16 E) | vs. (16 E) Florida Gulf Coast First Four | L 65–96 | 18–15 | UD Arena (11,728) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||