1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
	† 1988 ECAC Metro tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll ; *Ineligible for conference tournament

1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
ECAC Metro Regular season champions; ECAC Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	ECAC Metro
Record	23–7 (13–3 ECAC-M)
Head coach	Tom Green (5th season);
Home arena	FDU Gym
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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 FDU Gym 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.^[1]

Roster

1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Damari Riddick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Tom Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1987*		at St. John's	L 60–82	1–1	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
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 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. SE=Southeast Source^[3]. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Roster". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[1] "Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[2] "1987-88 Men's Basketball Roster". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[3] "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". Fairleigh Dickinson University Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

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1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson†	13	–	3	.813	23	–	7	.767
Marist*	13	–	3	.813	18	–	9	.667
Monmouth	11	–	5	.688	16	–	13	.552
Robert Morris	9	–	7	.563	14	–	14	.500
Long Island	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Loyola (MD)	6	–	10	.375	8	–	22	.267
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Saint Francis (PA)	4	–	12	.250	7	–	20	.259
Wagner	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1988 ECAC Metro tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

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1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

References

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