NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

NJIT Highlanders

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

University

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Conference

Atlantic Sun

Location

Newark, NJ

Head coach

Brian Kennedy (1st year)

Arena

Fleisher Center
(Capacity: 1,500)

Nickname

Highlanders

Colors

Red and White^[1]

Conference regular season champions

Great West Conference
2013

The NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The school's teams are members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They are coached by Brian Kennedy who replaced Jim Engles when he left to coach Columbia after eight seasons with NJIT.^[2]

Postseason

CIT results

The Highlanders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their record is 6–2. The 2015 CIT was their first Division I post season tournament.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	New Hampshire Cleveland State Canisius Northern Arizona	W 84–77 W 80–77 W 78–73 L 61–68
2016	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Army Boston University Texas–Arlington Columbia	W 79–65 W 83–72 W 63–60 L 65–80

NCAA Division III Tournament results

The Highlanders have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament five times. Their combined record is 3–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1991	Regional First Round	Glassboro State	L 80–88
1993	Regional Quarterfinals	Hunter	L 70–83
1994	Regional Quarterfinals	Richard Stockton	L 69–74
1995	Regional First Round Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	York Jersey City State Hamilton Rowan	W 87–70 W 97–86 W 96–86 L 87–101
1996	Regional First Round	NYU	L 88–105

References

↑ NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
↑ "Brian Kennedy taking over as head basketball coach at NJIT". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

External links

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Website

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

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

Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball

Teams	Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls Lipscomb Bisons NJIT Highlanders North Florida Ospreys Stetson Hatters USC Upstate Spartans

Championships & awards	Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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