2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team

2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record18–15 (11–7 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachBruce Hamburger
Assistant coaches
  • Dwayne Lee
  • Winston Smith
Home arenaRothman Center
2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wagner 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Sacred Heart 11 7   .611 12 18   .400
St. Francis Brooklyn 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Mount St. Mary's 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
LIU Brooklyn 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Saint Francis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Robert Morris 8 10   .444 10 22   .313
Bryant 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Central Connecticut 3 15   .167 4 25   .138
2016 NEC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights men's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Greg Herenda. The Knights played their home games at the Rothman Center and were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They defeated Saint Francis (PA), Mount St. Mary's, and Wagner to win the NEC tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 16 seed, they lost to Florida Gulf Coast in the First Four.