BRONX, N.Y. – This weekend, the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team visits historic Rose Hill Gymnasium for three games in three days at the Johnny Bach Classic hosted by Fordham University.
 
The Knights (2-2) dropped the tournament opener to host Fordham 68-55 on Friday night. but rebounded in impressive fashion to blow past Lipscomb 90-72 on Saturday. Sunday's finale is set for 1 p.m. against Saint Peter's (1-2).

 Notes: Game 5
 
FDU Men's Basketball Report 11/16

Game Information:
Fairleigh Dickinson University (1-2) vs Lipscomb University (2-2)
Where: Rose Hill Gymnasium – Bronx, N.Y.
When: Saturday, November 19 – 5:30 p.m.
Series History: N/A

Broadcast Information:
Audio: KnightVision (Sam Levitt)
Stats: Live Stats
  
Game Information:
Fairleigh Dickinson University (2-2) vs Saint Peter's University (1-2)
Where: Rose Hill Gymnasium – Bronx, N.Y.
When: Sunday, November 20 – 1:00 p.m.
Series History: Saint Peter's leads 41-15
First Meeting: 2/25/52 – FDU W, 74-72
Last Meeting:  11/28/15 – FDU W, 77-62 -  Fairleigh Dickinson used stellar three-point shooting and some strong second half defense to earn the victory last season in Hackensack. The Knights were led in the victory by Earl Potts Jr. and Stephan Jiggetts who scored 19 and 18 points, respectively.
 
Broadcast Information:
Audio: KnightVision (Sam Levitt)
Stats: Live Stats
 
Scouting Saint Peter's:
Website
 
The Peacocks from Jersey City, N.J. entered the weekend with an 0-1 record after falling to Lafayette 61-57 in their season opener on Monday (Nov.14). In Friday's opener of the Johnny Bach Classic, the Peacocks topped Lipscomb 90-77. Saturday, the Peacocks suffered a 63-41 defeat to the host Rams.

Fordham forced the Peacocks into 26 turnovers and only allowed them to connect on 14 field goals (on 40 shots) in the game, including just a pair of three-pointers (on 16 attempts).

The Peacocks feature a veteran squad led by Qadir Welton, who is one of four seniors on this year's squad. Weldon leads the team with 17.7 points per contest. Along with fellow senior Trevis Wyche and sophomore guard Antwon Portley, the Peacocks returned their top three scorers from a season ago.
 
Last season, the Peacocks posted a 14-16 overall record, including a 12-8 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). After qualifying for the MAAC Tournament, the Peacocks were eliminated in the opening round by Fairfield.
 
 
Last Time Out for the Knights:
Stephan Jiggetts amassed a triple-double and Darian Anderson poured in a game-high 28 points as the Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team rolled to a 90-72 victory over Lipscomb University at day two of the Johnny Bach Classic at Rose Hill Gymnasium.
 
Jiggetts filled up the stat sheet with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the win. The assist and rebound totals were both career-highs for the third-year guard, who became the first Knight according to the school record book to accomplish the rare feat of a triple-double.* Jiggetts is the first NEC player to tally double figures in three different categories since Quinnipiac's James Feldeine did it against Monmouth back on February 25, 2010.
 
Four of the Knights five starters scored in double figures including Mike Holloway's 22-point, eight-rebound effort.
 
The Knights shot a red-hot 19-of-24 (79.2%) from the floor in the second half, totaling 58 points, which is the most the team has scored in a half since it amassed 64 two seasons ago against Princeton.
 
Herenda's Take: 
"That second half was a glimpse of what our team can become this year. It started with Darian coming back from a tough injury last night and then it spread like wildfire.

"That was the Stephan Jiggetts we need him to be. He worked so hard this summer and he got what he deserved with his triple-double. That was an incredible performance.

"Now we have the quickest turnaround in my coaching career. We are still in the locker room at 8 p.m. and we turn around and play a really tough and well-coached Saint Peter's team tomorrow. It will be here before you know it."

 
News and Notes: 

Steph's Big Night: Stephan Jiggetts triple-double against Lipscomb was the first by an NEC player since Quinnipiac's James Feldeine did it against Monmouth back on February 25, 2010.

Anderson's Scoring Prowess: Darian Anderson is averaging 20 points per game this season and has a 25-point and a 28-point performance through four games.

300 Games: Tuesday's game against FDU-Florham was Greg Herenda's 300th as a college basketball head coach. Herenda has a career record of 163-140 (.538).

Crash the Boards: The Knights dominated on the glass against FDU-Florham, nabbing a program single-game high 54 rebounds.

Historic Gyms: Two of the Knights' first three games have been played at two of the most iconic buildings in the nation. The Knights opened at Seton Hall's Walsh Gymnasium (1939) and Fordham's Rose Hill Gymnasium (1925). Rose Hill is the oldest active on-campus NCAA Division I gym in the country.

Coming Soon: The Knights announced the signing of ultra-quick point guard Jahlil Jenkins from Virginia Academy (Ashburn, Va.) to next year's squad.

Next up:
The Knights have 10 days off before they travel to Army West Point on Wednesday, November 30 to take on the Black Knights at 7 p.m.