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Fairleigh Dickinson University was founded as the Fairleigh Dickinson Junior College in 1942 as a junior college by Peter Sammartino and wife Sally, and was named after an early benefactor Colonel Fairleigh S. Dickinson, co-founder of Becton Dickinson. [6] Its original campus was located in Rutherford, New Jersey.
2.2 (national) U.S. viewership: 4.37 million. On March 17, 2023, during the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the Purdue University Boilermakers played a college basketball game against the Fairleigh Dickinson University (Fairleigh Dickinson, also FDU) Knights at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
It will be FDU's seventh appearance in March Madness and first since the 2018-19 season. The program is still looking for its first win in the event, having been a 16 seed all but one time.
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference and plays their home games at the Rothman Center . On March 17, 2023, during March Madness, the Knights became the ...
FDU is the second No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed.
FDU became just the second No. 16 team to beat a No. 1 seed in 152 attempts on Friday when it upset Purdue. And after trailing by seven at halftime against Florida Atlantic, the Knights went on a ...
The 2022–23 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Knights, led by first-year head coach Tobin Anderson, played their home games at the Rothman Center in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference.
Fairleigh Dickinson's strategy on offense was to turn its lack of size into a strength by spreading the floor and attacking the basket. The presence of 7-foot-4 Zach Edey can make Purdue ...