HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's basketball team will conclude the 2020 New Jersey Hoop Group Classic on Monday night when they travel to Hempstead, N.Y. for a non-conference tilt against Hofstra.

Game Info
FDU (0-2, 0-0 NEC) at Hofstra (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
Nov. 30 – 7:00 PM | David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex

Coverage: Stream | Live Stats
In-Game Updates: @FDUKnightsMBB

Game Notes: FDU | Hofstra

All-Time Series
All-Time Series...Hofstra leads 14-6
at Hofstra..0-9
Streak..W1
First Meeting..Hofstra 79, FDU 62 (12/1/56 at FDU)
Last Meeting..FDU 86, Hofstra 67 (1/5/14 at FDU))

Scouting Hofstra
The Pride opened their 2020-21 campaign with a 70-56 loss to No. 23 Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. Hofstra finished the 2019-20 season with a 26-8 record and won their first CAA Championship since 2001. The Pride were selected to win the CAA for the second consecutive season as announced in the conference's preseason poll. Junior Isaac Kante received preseason All-CAA First Team honors, while seniors Tareq Coburn and Jalen Ray were All-CAA Honorable Mentions. Against Rutgers, Ray scored a game-high 22 points and Kante pulled down 17 rebounds.

Scouting the Knights
FDU was selected first in the NEC Preseason poll, the second time the Knights have earned the designation since Herenda came to Hackensack in 2013. Seniors Jahlil Jenkins and Elyjah Williams were selected to the All-NEC Preseason Team. Through two games this season, sophomore Brandon Rush has averaged a team-leading 18.5 points per game and is shooting 55.6 percent from the floor. Freshman Pier-Olivier Racine is nearly averaging a double-double through two contests with 10.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. Four Knights (Rush, Williams, Jenkins, Racine) are averaging double-digit points.

Last Time Out
The Burgundy and Blue fell 96-75 in the first game of the 2020 New Jersey Hoop Group Classic to No. 24 Rutgers on Friday (11/27). In the loss, Racine registered his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Rush and Jenkins each netted 16 points and connected on six field goals apiece. Sophomore Callum Baker scored a career-high 11 points and hit three three-pointers. FDU held the lead for over seven minutes and led by as many as seven points in the first half.

Coach Herenda's Postgame Comments
"I love my team, I love their spirit but we just don't have enough reps right now to play an entire 40 minutes, especially in a Big Ten arena against a really well-coached, athletic basketball team. I really like how Callum Baker has come along and we received contributions from a lot of guys tonight. PO showed his ability to compete against top competition but it's not going to happen overnight for us."

"Our players are getting better and doing everything and anything they can for our University, to go out and travel and play and test and practice. I just can't thank our players enough, we're going to be good and these games get us ready for March."

Next Up
The Knights will conclude their four-game road trip on Saturday, December 5 when they travel to Providence to take on the Friars.