Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
| Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball | |||
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| University | Fairleigh Dickinson University | ||
| Head coach | Jack Castleberry (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
| Location | Hackensack, New Jersey | ||
| Arena | Bogota Savings Bank Center (capacity: 1,852) | ||
| Nickname | Knights | ||
| Colors | Burgundy and blue | ||
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| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1963*, 2023 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1963*, 1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019, 2023 *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019 | |||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||
| 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 2006, 2019 | |||
The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program that represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, New Jersey. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference (NEC) and plays their home games at the Bogota Savings Bank Center. The Knights have appeared seven times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2023.
Fairleigh Dickinson's most notable NCAA tournament run came in the 2023 NCAA tournament. On March 17, 2023, during March Madness, the Knights became the second men's No. 16 seed team and first First Four team to beat a No. 1 seed team when they defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 63–58. They also advanced past the Round of 64 for the first time in the school's history.