After finishing second in the NEC regular season the Knights hosted and won quarterfinal and semifinal matchups with Saint Francis U and Mount St. Mary’s, respectively, before going on the road to beat top-seeded Wagner in the NEC Championship game.
The 18 wins and 11 NEC wins are the most by an FDU squad since the 2005-06 season and the NEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berths are the first for FDU since the 2005 season.
Sophomores Darian Anderson and Earl Potts Jr. garnered Second Team All-NEC honors following the season, while freshman Mike Holloway earned a place on the NEC All-Rookie Team. Potts also became the second FDU player in Herenda’s tenure to garner NEC Most Improved Player honors.
Greg Herenda was introduced as the seventh head coach in program history on Friday, April 26, 2013. He came to FDU after serving as the head coach at UMass Lowell from 2008-2013, where he posted a record of 95-56 (.629) en route to becoming the program's all-time winningest coach. In nine seasons overall, Herenda is 143-123 (.538) as a head coach.
During his first year in Hackensack, Herenda returned the Knights to the Northeast Conference Tournament for the first time since 2010. He tripled FDU's conference win total during his first season and became the first head coach in the Garden State since December 1987 to defeat both Rutgers and Seton Hall in the same season. The only other coach to accomplish the feat was Pete Carrell at Princeton.
Herenda also developed Sidney Sanders Jr. into the most improved player in the nation after the Knights' co-captain saw his scoring average rise from 4.6 points per game as a junior to 19.1 points per game, the second-highest increase in the NCAA. For his efforts, Sanders Jr. was FDU's first All-NEC First Team performer since 2007 and earned All-NABC and All-Met accolades. He was also the first FDU men’s basketball player to earn the NEC Most Improved Player Award.n his second season, Herenda and the Knights opened with an upset victory at Saint Joseph’s on a late basket by senior, and Philadelphia native, Mustafaa Jones. The team would follow with notable non-conference victories against intrastate rival Princeton and Colonial Athletic Association members Towson and Delaware.
In June of 2015 the FDU men’s basketball program was honored for having the highest grade point average in the Northeast Conference. The Knights outperformed their NEC peers in the classroom during the 2015-16 academic year. It was also the first time that FDU men’s basketball received the prestigious honor.
Throughout Herenda’s time at FDU he has maintained a strong relationship with the Boys and Girls Club of Hackensack/Lodi. He has also worked hard to develop relationships with alumni and in association with an alumni commitment he began the Revitalization of the Alumni Basketball Suite in the Rothman Center.
“I cannot tell you how excited my family and I are to be coming back to New Jersey and to be the head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University,” Herenda said. “This is a dream come true. This will be my 30th year of coaching college basketball, and the road has taken me all over the country and the world. It's incredible that I start my Division I career at home.”
The 53-year-old Herenda, who is a native of North Bergen, N.J. and played for legendary coach Jerome Halligan at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., has a coaching path that has taken him to the Big East, Conference USA, the Ivy League and the Patriot League though the years, and his teams have won multiple conference championships, as well as appearing in both the NCAA and NIT Tournaments.
“I cannot thank David Langford and (Metropolitan Campus Provost) Dr. Joseph Kiernan, as well as the entire committee that selected me,” Herenda said. “Everyone cares so much about the University and the basketball program.”
“When I was a young boy I saw Al LoBalbo coach at FDU, and I remember just what a legend he was,” Herenda said. “I have known Tom Green for years and all the success he had. Now it is my turn to reenergize the program, and I cannot wait to get to work.”
Herenda took over at UMass Lowell in 2008, inheriting a 12-win squad from the year before. In his first season, he was named the Northeast Conference-10 and NABC East Region Coach of the Year after leading the Division II school to a 21-8 record, which started a stretch of three straight 20-win seasons and four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. During that time, Herenda led UMass Lowell to a NE-10 Tournament title in 2009-10, a semifinal appearance in 2010-11 and another championship game appearance in 2011-12.
Before leading UMass Lowell, Herenda was the head coach at Cabrini College for one season (2007-08), Division III school in Radnor, Pa. While coaching at Cabrini, Herenda doubled as a lead analyst and color commentator for YES Network's Ivy League basketball telecasts.
Herenda started his head coaching career at Elgin Community College in Elgin. Ill., in 2006. He turned around a six-win team from the previous year into a squad that finished 18-11, won the Skyway Conference championship and reached the Region IV District B Junior College championship game for the first time in school history during his only season at the helm.
In his last three head coaching jobs, Herenda has improved his teams' win total by an average of 9.33 games in his first year with each of the programs.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Herenda was the associate head coach at East Carolina (2000-05), and an assistant coach at Yale (1997-99), Seton Hall (1994-97), Holy Cross (1989-94), his alma mater Merrimack (1985-89) and UMass Lowell (1983-85).
Herenda returned home to the Garden State in 1994 to become an assistant coach at Seton Hall under Head Coach George Blaney. His three-year stint with the Pirates was highlighted by an NIT appearance in his first season. Herenda also recruited Shaheen Holloway, a former McDonald's All-America Game Most Valuable Player and a three-time All-Big East selection.
Before making the move to Seton Hall, Herenda was an assistant coach at Holy Cross for five seasons. He helped lead the Crusaders (23-7, 12-2 Patriot League) to the 1993 NCAA Tournament after the team earned an NIT bit in 1990 during his first season.
While an assistant coach at Merrimack (1985-89), Herenda helped guide the Warriors (22-10, 13-5 NE-10) to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Championship in 1989 in his final season.
A four-year player at Merrimack, Herenda still holds the school record for assists in a game (22) and shares the record for the single-season average (9.0). He graduated in 1983 and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing.
Herenda currently resides in Bergen County with his wife, Jillene, and his son Trey.
In his third season at the helm of the Fairleigh Dickinson men’s basketball program Greg Herenda completed one of the biggest turnarounds in the NCAA. His young FDU squad finished with an 18-14 overall record a 10-win improvement over the previous season, captured the NEC Tournament title and earned a berth in the 2016 NCAA Tournament.
After finishing second in the NEC regular season the Knights hosted and won quarterfinal and semifinal matchups with Saint Francis U and Mount St. Mary’s, respectively, before going on the road to beat top-seeded Wagner in the NEC Championship game.
The 18 wins and 11 NEC wins are the most by an FDU squad since the 2005-06 season and the NEC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berths are the first for FDU since the 2005 season.
Sophomores Darian Anderson and Earl Potts Jr. garnered Second Team All-NEC honors following the season, while freshman Mike Holloway earned a place on the NEC All-Rookie Team. Potts also became the second FDU player in Herenda’s tenure to garner NEC Most Improved Player honors.
Greg Herenda was introduced as the seventh head coach in program history on Friday, April 26, 2013. He came to FDU after serving as the head coach at UMass Lowell from 2008-2013, where he posted a record of 95-56 (.629) en route to becoming the program's all-time winningest coach. In nine seasons overall, Herenda is 143-123 (.538) as a head coach.
During his first year in Hackensack, Herenda returned the Knights to the Northeast Conference Tournament for the first time since 2010. He tripled FDU's conference win total during his first season and became the first head coach in the Garden State since December 1987 to defeat both Rutgers and Seton Hall in the same season. The only other coach to accomplish the feat was Pete Carrell at Princeton.
Herenda also developed Sidney Sanders Jr. into the most improved player in the nation after the Knights' co-captain saw his scoring average rise from 4.6 points per game as a junior to 19.1 points per game, the second-highest increase in the NCAA. For his efforts, Sanders Jr. was FDU's first All-NEC First Team performer since 2007 and earned All-NABC and All-Met accolades. He was also the first FDU men’s basketball player to earn the NEC Most Improved Player Award.n his second season, Herenda and the Knights opened with an upset victory at Saint Joseph’s on a late basket by senior, and Philadelphia native, Mustafaa Jones. The team would follow with notable non-conference victories against intrastate rival Princeton and Colonial Athletic Association members Towson and Delaware.
In June of 2015 the FDU men’s basketball program was honored for having the highest grade point average in the Northeast Conference. The Knights outperformed their NEC peers in the classroom during the 2015-16 academic year. It was also the first time that FDU men’s basketball received the prestigious honor.
Throughout Herenda’s time at FDU he has maintained a strong relationship with the Boys and Girls Club of Hackensack/Lodi. He has also worked hard to develop relationships with alumni and in association with an alumni commitment he began the Revitalization of the Alumni Basketball Suite in the Rothman Center.
“I cannot tell you how excited my family and I are to be coming back to New Jersey and to be the head coach at Fairleigh Dickinson University,” Herenda said. “This is a dream come true. This will be my 30th year of coaching college basketball, and the road has taken me all over the country and the world. It's incredible that I start my Division I career at home.”
The 53-year-old Herenda, who is a native of North Bergen, N.J. and played for legendary coach Jerome Halligan at St. Peter's Prep in Jersey City, N.J., has a coaching path that has taken him to the Big East, Conference USA, the Ivy League and the Patriot League though the years, and his teams have won multiple conference championships, as well as appearing in both the NCAA and NIT Tournaments.
“I cannot thank David Langford and (Metropolitan Campus Provost) Dr. Joseph Kiernan, as well as the entire committee that selected me,” Herenda said. “Everyone cares so much about the University and the basketball program.”
“When I was a young boy I saw Al LoBalbo coach at FDU, and I remember just what a legend he was,” Herenda said. “I have known Tom Green for years and all the success he had. Now it is my turn to reenergize the program, and I cannot wait to get to work.”
Herenda took over at UMass Lowell in 2008, inheriting a 12-win squad from the year before. In his first season, he was named the Northeast Conference-10 and NABC East Region Coach of the Year after leading the Division II school to a 21-8 record, which started a stretch of three straight 20-win seasons and four straight trips to the NCAA Tournament. During that time, Herenda led UMass Lowell to a NE-10 Tournament title in 2009-10, a semifinal appearance in 2010-11 and another championship game appearance in 2011-12.
Before leading UMass Lowell, Herenda was the head coach at Cabrini College for one season (2007-08), Division III school in Radnor, Pa. While coaching at Cabrini, Herenda doubled as a lead analyst and color commentator for YES Network's Ivy League basketball telecasts.
Herenda started his head coaching career at Elgin Community College in Elgin. Ill., in 2006. He turned around a six-win team from the previous year into a squad that finished 18-11, won the Skyway Conference championship and reached the Region IV District B Junior College championship game for the first time in school history during his only season at the helm.
In his last three head coaching jobs, Herenda has improved his teams' win total by an average of 9.33 games in his first year with each of the programs.
Prior to becoming a head coach, Herenda was the associate head coach at East Carolina (2000-05), and an assistant coach at Yale (1997-99), Seton Hall (1994-97), Holy Cross (1989-94), his alma mater Merrimack (1985-89) and UMass Lowell (1983-85).
Herenda returned home to the Garden State in 1994 to become an assistant coach at Seton Hall under Head Coach George Blaney. His three-year stint with the Pirates was highlighted by an NIT appearance in his first season. Herenda also recruited Shaheen Holloway, a former McDonald's All-America Game Most Valuable Player and a three-time All-Big East selection.
Before making the move to Seton Hall, Herenda was an assistant coach at Holy Cross for five seasons. He helped lead the Crusaders (23-7, 12-2 Patriot League) to the 1993 NCAA Tournament after the team earned an NIT bit in 1990 during his first season.
While an assistant coach at Merrimack (1985-89), Herenda helped guide the Warriors (22-10, 13-5 NE-10) to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division II Championship in 1989 in his final season.
A four-year player at Merrimack, Herenda still holds the school record for assists in a game (22) and shares the record for the single-season average (9.0). He graduated in 1983 and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and marketing.
Herenda currently resides in Bergen County with his wife, Jillene, and his son Trey.
Sessions auxquelles Greg Herenda participe
- PDS Coaching Clinic: Fairleigh Dickinson Basketball: Rebuilding a Program with Greg Herenda Hilton Americas - Ballroom of the Americas A
- 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | 1 heure