![]() ![]() "Put yourselves in their shoes at 22 years old. Tobin Anderson has turned the FDU program around in his first season. ![]() Though Edwards' shot at the end of regulation still haunts him and solicits an eye roll, his team's competitiveness that night stands out as a sign of the good coming FDU's way. Three months later, the game remains fresh in the mind of first-year Fairleigh Dickinson coach Tobin Anderson for another reason. On a dull opening night of college basketball void of marquee matchups, it was one of the highlights. Loyola-Chicago proceeded to win 88-82 in an overtime game that had Sister Jean's divine touch written all over it. – Any college basketball fan who remembers Loyola-Chicago's opening night win over Fairleigh Dickinson likely remembers it for the absurdity of the full-court pass and Christian Laettner-esque, buzzer-beating jump shot from the Ramblers' Sheldon Edwards that tied the game at the end of regulation. For a program coming off a 4-22 season, even making it to the Big Dance marked a stunning turnaround, and pushing Purdue to the brink only validated the incredible nature of the program's turnaround. The game pitted FDU's tiny lineup against the Boilermakers and their 7-foot-4 center, Zach Edey. Since then, the Knights secured the NEC's automatic bid to the Big Dance and won First Four game and were then matched up against Purdue. Note: This story on Fairleigh Dickinson originally appeared on in February as the team was midway through conference play in its first season under coach Tobin Anderson.
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