Add Fairleigh Dickinson to the list of giant-killing New Jersey schools in March Madness.
The 16th-seeded Knights pulled off a massive upset Friday night, distressing top-seeded Purdue 63-58 in the veryfirst round of the NCAA Tournament. Undersized FDU played huge versus the Boilermakers and endedupbeing just the 2nd No. 16 seed to fall a No. 1 seed. Maryland-Baltimore County was the veryfirst, knocking off Virginia in 2018.
FDU’s win blew up most of the staying brackets. Just who are these men?
WHERE IS FDU?
The school has 2 schools in New Jersey: Teaneck and Florham. The school’s site list a overall registration of 11,400 trainees, though U.S. News & World Report lists the number as 7,860 as of fall2021 The Teaneck school is close to New York City; the Florham school is on a previous nation estate of socialites Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly. FDU hasactually owned the school consideringthat1958 FDU likewise has schools in Wroxton, England, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
WHAT’S FDU KNOWN FOR?
Founded in 1942, significant alumni consistof billionaire and NFL Minnesota Vikings owner Zygi Wilf; Peggy Noonan, reporter and speechwriter to previous President Ronald Reagan; previous college basketball coach and ESPN expert Seth Greenberg; and U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Delaware Democrat.
WHO ARE THE FDU STARS?
Demetre Robinson (16.6 points per videogame), Grant Singleton (14.3), Ansley Almonor (14.1) and Joe Munden Jr. (10.6). Sean Moore, the Knights’ leading scorer in the Purdue videogame with 19 points, came in balancing 6.7.
HOW DID THE KNIGHTS GET HERE?
FSU lost in the Northeast Conference Tournament last to Merrimack by a single point however got the automated quote to the NCAA tourney duetothefactthat Merrimack wasn’t eligible as it shifts to Division I. FDU routed Texas Southern in the First Four play-in round to make a date versus Purdue.
DID YOU KNOW?
The FDU win is simply the newest in distinctive triumphes by New Jersey schools.
A year ago, Saint Peter’s fell No. 2 seed Kentucky in overtime to bust a lot of brackets and then endedupbeing the veryfirst 15-seed to reach the Elite Eight by pounding … Purdue. FDU’s surprise likewise came simply one day after No. 15 seed Princeton ousted No. 2 seed Arizona, 59-55.
Reporting by The Associated Press.
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