In 1985, FDU was one of the first No. 16 seeds as this was the year that the tournament expanded to 64 teams. FDU gave the No. 1 seed Michigan Wolverines all it could handle in a 59-55 defeat. FDU fans take a little piece of the credit in Villanova’s magical run to the 1985 NCAA Championship. Villanova’s next game was against Michigan, who would defeat Michigan by the same 59-55 score.
In 1988, FDU lost by 15 to top-seeded Purdue, 94-79. Ten years later, FDU went up against No. 2 Connecticut and lost 93-85. This game was tied with just four minutes to play. FDU’s Elijah Allen would score a Tournament high 43 points in that game.
FDU’s most recent trip to the dance was in 2005, when the Knights squared off with No. 1 seed and eventual National Finalist, Illinois. Illinois won the game 67-55, but it was not without a scare from the Knights. The Knights only trailed by one point at halftime.
For a FDU fan, the biggest hope for the program would be to be the first ever sixteen seed to knock off a number one seed. It has yet to happen in 100 tries, but FDU has been one of the closest.
Currently, the Knights have not posted any news on any new recruits to the program for the upcoming season. The University’s basketball home page is found here. When you are low level mid-major like FDU, sometimes the Knights will wait until some of the players who have signed with larger schools to drop their commitment to that school and then sign them to the Knights’ roster.
It appears that things can only get better in 2009-10 for the Knights. I will keep you posted during the off season as we wait until Midnight Madness in October.
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