For a team that rode two win streaks of five and six games throughout the season, the Stags appeared to be a top contender in the MAAC. They rode their strong 19-16 season into a CollegeInsider.com Tournament invitation, falling to Kent State on the road.

The Fairfield Stags named MAAC co-Rookie of the Year and rising sophomore Amadou Sidibe team captain for the 2013-14 season. Sidibe averaged 5.7 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game as a freshman, sharing Rookie of the Year honors with Manhattan’s Shane Richards. Fairfield head coach Sydney Johnson said he expects Sidibe to fill the [...]

Fairfield junior Keith Matthews will transfer out of the school and look to pursue his senior season closer to his home in Florida, head coach Sydney Johnson confirmed today. Matthews, the Sebastian, Florida native, will look to transfer to a school closer to home after averaging 5.1 points per game and starting 21 of the [...]

SPRINGFIELD – In the final minute two of Fairfield’s most important four-year seniors in the history of the program exited the court. With 51.3 seconds left Colin Nickerson exited the game down 57-42 to an embrace from head coach Sydney Johnson. With 27.3 seconds remaining, perhaps the most prolific player in recent history, Derek Needham, [...]