Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

Fairleigh Dickinson Knights
University	Fairleigh Dickinson University
Conference	Northeast Conference
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Bradford Hurlbut
Location	Teaneck, New Jersey
Varsity teams	20
Basketball arena	Rothman Center
Baseball stadium	Naimoli Family Baseball Complex
Mascot	Knightro
Nickname	Knights
Colors	Burgundy and blue[1]
Website	fduknights.com

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights refer to the 17 intercollegiate sports teams representing Fairleigh Dickinson University's Metropolitan campus in Teaneck & Hackensack, New Jersey. Fairleigh Dickinson's Florham Campus has a different mascot, the Fairleigh Dickinson Blue Devils. Fairleigh Dickinson University or (FDU) offers a variety of sports on the Division I level. The women's bowling team has won two national titles: in 2006 and 2010. The men's basketball team has reached the NCAA Tournament seven times in the program's history (1985, 1988, 1998, 2005, 2016, 2019, and 2023). The Knights compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.^[2]

In 2023, the men's basketball team created one of the biggest upsets in the NCAA tournament history by overcoming a 23.5 point spread to knock off Purdue. In doing so, the Knights became the second team in history as a 16-seed team to defeat a 1-seed team.