2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record	5–4 (0–0 A-Sun)
Head coach	Brian Kennedy (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rafferty Kevin Driscoll Kim Waiters
Home arena	Fleisher Center (cap. 1600)

2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
NJIT	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
USC Upstate	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Stetson	0	–	0	–	4	–	6	.400
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300
North Florida	0	–	0	–	3	–	7	.300


† 2017 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first year head coach Brian Kennedy, play their home games at the Fleisher Center and are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to Stetson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Army, Boston University, and Texas–Arlington to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Columbia.

On April 1, head coach Jim Engles resigned to become the head coach at Columbia.^[1] He finished at NJIT with an eight-year record of 111–139.

Roster

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Lewis, AbdulAbdul Lewis	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Newark, NJ
3.5 !F	1	Price, TajTaj Price	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Newark, NJ
1.5 !G	2	Coleman, TimTim Coleman	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Union, NJ
2.5 !G/F	3	Jenkins, ChrisChris Jenkins	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Hillside, NJ
1.5 !G	5	Lynn, DamonDamon Lynn	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Hillside, NJ
1.5 !G	11	Gibbs, ShyquanShyquan Gibbs	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hillside, NJ
2.5 !G/F	12	Tarke, AnthonyAnthony Tarke	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gaithersburg, MD
1.5 !G	14	Walsh, ReillyReilly Walsh	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Staten Island, NY
1.5 !G	15	McMillon, JamesJames McMillon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Newark, NJ
2.5 !G/F	21	Alston, RonRon Alston	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Alexandria, VA
1.5 !G	23	Izevbuwa, OsaOsa Izevbuwa	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Staten Island, NY
1.5 !G	25	Ukawuba, RobRob Ukawuba	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	East Brunswick, NJ
1.5 !G	32	Greer, DonovanDonovan Greer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	34	Bendary, MohamedMohamed Bendary	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	2.0 !So	Jersey City, NJ

Head coach

Brian Kennedy (Monmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rafferty (Springfield (MA))
Kevin Driscoll (Misericordia)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:45 pm, ESPN3	Sarah Lawrence	W 100–38	1–0	Fleisher Center (800) Newark, NJ
11/14/2016* 9:00 pm	at Utah State Cancún Challenge	L 84–93	1–1	Smith Spectrum (8,584) Logan, UT
11/17/2016* 7:00 pm	at Lafayette	L 83–84 ^OT	1–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,539) Easton, PA
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Colgate	W 74–68	2–2	Fleisher Center (802) Newark, NJ
11/22/2016* 12:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Georgia State Cancun Challenge	L 53–74	2–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancun, Mexico
11/23/2016* 12:30 pm, YouTube	vs. Idaho State Cancun Challenge	W 71–67	3–3	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancun, Mexico
11/26/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3	at No. 17 Purdue Cancun Challenge	L 68–79	3–4	Mackey Arena (10,479) West Lafayette, IN
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Saint Francis	W 83–70	4–4	Fleisher Center (752) Newark, NJ
12/03/2016* 2:00 pm	at UMass Lowell	W 75–74	5–4	Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
12/06/2016* 8:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota			Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm	at Iona			Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
12/17/2016* 7:00 pm	at Temple			Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm	Dean			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
01/04/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Brown			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at USC Upstate			G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Jacksonville			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
01/14/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3	North Florida			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
01/19/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Stetson			Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
01/21/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Florida Gulf Coast			Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
01/28/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Lipscomb			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
01/30/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Kennesaw State			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3	at Lipscomb			Allen Arena Nashville, TN
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at North Florida			UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Jacksonville			Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Florida Gulf Coast			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
02/18/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3	Stetson			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
02/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3	USC Upstate			Fleisher Center Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–present) Wellness and Events Center (expected 2017)

Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander

People	Head coaches

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