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.

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	Rothman Center
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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

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

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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[3]. All times are in Eastern Time.