HACKENSACK, N.J. (Oct. 30, 2023) – Fairleigh Dickinson University announced Monday a multi-game broadcast agreement with the YES Network, which will see eight FDU basketball games air live on the YES Network and the YES App during the 2023-24 season.
“It is a great honor for FDU to partner with the YES Network and deliver a robust basketball broadcast package nationwide,” said Senior Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Bradford Hurlbut. “After our men’s basketball team captivated the nation during March Madness and our women’s basketball program reached the WNIT for the second-straight season, we’re thrilled to seize the moment and highlight our exceptional student-athletes, coaches and institution on a network with the prestige of YES. I look forward to providing a new outlet for our fans, family and friends to see the Knights compete on the hardwood and introduce a wider audience to the Burgundy and Blue!”
The first game of the package comes on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. ET in a battle of March Madness Cinderella squads when FDU welcomes in local non-conference rival Saint Peter’s which, as a 15-seed in 2022, marched its way to the Elite Eight, defeating the No. 3 seed, Purdue, in the Sweet 16. FDU famously toppled the No.1 Boilermakers on March 17, 2023, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, the second time ever a 16-seed defeated a one-seed in March Madness. Commentators called the Knights’ win the “greatest upset in college basketball history.” The Nov. 15 game between the Peacocks and Knights marks FDU’s first-ever home non-conference game, men’s or women’s, to air live on a linear television network.
Knights women’s basketball, the two-time defending Northeast Conference regular season champions, welcomes North Jersey rival NJIT to the banks of the Hackensack on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. ET in the first women’s game of the YES slate. FDU bested the Highlanders on the road last season in the first leg of the non-conference home-and-home series. Led by first-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley, FDU has earned two-straight bids to the WNIT and advanced to last season’s NEC tournament final.
In December, the YES Network will air a women’s/men’s doubleheader, beginning with the FDU women hosting UNLV at 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec. 21. The contest will be the first-ever trip to Hackensack for the Lady Rebels, fresh off Mountain West regular season and tournament championships as UNLV enters the season having qualified for each of the last two NCAA Tournaments. Later that day, the Knights men will take-on MAAC opponent Fairfield with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
FDU rings in 2024 with three men’s basketball games in January on YES, including two NEC battles, starting with the first-ever trip for new NEC member Le Moyne to FDU at 2 p.m. ET on Jan. 6. FDU men’s basketball welcomes in Chicago State on Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. ET in the final non-conference matchup of the season. The YES slate of games continues when the FDU men host Stonehill on Jan. 13 (1 p.m. ET) and concludes with a New York area NEC clash between LIU and the Burgundy and Blue on Feb.1 at 7 p.m. ET.
Games, dates and times subject to change. Check your local listings for details.
FDU on YES Broadcast Schedule (subject to change)
Wednesday, Nov. 15 – FDU (m) vs. Saint Peter’s – 7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – FDU (w) vs. NJIT – 7 p.m. ET
Thursday, Dec. 21 – FDU (w) vs. UNLV – 12:30 p.m. ET
Thursday, Dec. 21 – FDU (m) vs. Fairfield – 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 6 – FDU (m) vs. Le Moyne – 2 p.m. ET
Wednesday, Jan. 10 – FDU (m) vs. Chicago State – 7 p.m. ET
Saturday, Jan. 13 – FDU (m) vs. Stonehill – 1 p.m. ET
Thursday, Feb. 1 – FDU (m) vs. LIU – 7 p.m. ET