NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

NJIT Highlanders
NJIT Highlanders
	2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
University	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Head coach	Grant Billmeier (1st season)
Conference	America East
Location	Newark, New Jersey
Arena	Wellness and Events Center ; (Capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Highlanders
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1995*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1995*
NCAA tournament second round
	1995*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996; at Division III level
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 America East Conference.

Postseason

CIT results

The Highlanders have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 7–3. 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
2019	First round Quarterfinals	Quinnipiac Hampton	W 92–81 L 70–82

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
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). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

External links

Website

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[1] NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.

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v t e New Jersey Institute of Technology
Located in: Newark, New Jersey
Academics	Concrete Industry Management NJIT Capstone Program NJIT School of Management
Life	Eberhardt Hall Owens Valley Radio Observatory EIES The Vector
Athletics	NJIT Highlanders Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Men's lacrosse Yogi Berra Stadium J. Malcolm Simon Stadium Wellness and Events Center America East Conference
Founded: 1881

v t e NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e America East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Bryant Bulldogs Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23