1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

1987–88 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
ECAC Metro Regular season champions
ECAC Metro tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceECAC Metro
Record23–7 (13–3 ECAC-M)
Head coach
Home arenaRothman Center
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
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 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.

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.