2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
NJIT Highlanders wordmark.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record11–20 (3–11 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coachJeff Rafferty
Kevin Driscoll
Kim Waiters
Home arenaFleisher Center (cap. 1600)
Seasons
2016–17 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast † 12 – 2   .857 26 – 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 – 3   .786 20 – 13   .606
North Florida 8 – 6   .571 15 – 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 – 7   .500 17 – 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 – 7   .500 14 – 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 – 9   .357 17 – 16   .515
NJIT 3 – 11   .214 11 – 20   .355
Stetson 3 – 11   .214 11 – 21   .344
† 2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Lipscomb.

This season was the Highlanders' final season playing at Fleisher Center. The school opened the new Wellness and Events Center for the 2017–18 season.[1]

Previous season[]

The Highlanders 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, 2016 head coach Jim Engles resigned to become the head coach at Columbia.[2] He finished at NJIT with an eight-year record of 111–139. On April 13, the school hired assistant Brian Kennedy as head coach.[3]

Roster[]

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Abdul Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Newark, NJ
F 1 Taj Price 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Newark, NJ
G 2 Tim Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Union, NJ
G/F 3 Chris Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hillside, NJ
G 5 Damon Lynn Injured 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Hillside, NJ
G 11 Shyquan Gibbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Hillside, NJ
G/F 12 Anthony Tarke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gaithersburg, MD
G 14 Reilly Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Staten Island, NY
G 15 James McMillon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newark, NJ
G/F 21 Ron Alston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Alexandria, VA
G 23 Osa Izevbuwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Staten Island, NY
G 25 Rob Ukawuba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr East Brunswick, NJ
G 32 Donovan Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Houston, TX
F 34 Mohamed Bendary 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Jersey City, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: Feb 11, 2017

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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 (PA) 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 (1,267)
Lowell, MA
12/06/2016*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota L 68–74  5–5
 Williams Arena (8,189)
Minneapolis, MN
12/10/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Kent State L 71–87  5–6
 MAC Center (2,388)
Kent, OH
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Iona L 80–94  5–7
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,107)
New Rochelle, NY
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm 		at Temple L 63–68  5–8
 Liacouras Center (4,934)
Philadelphia, PA
12/22/2016*
4:00 pm 		Dean W 92–50  6–8
 Fleisher Center (400)
Newark, NJ
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm 		at Stony Brook W 64–61  7–8
 Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,130)
Stony Brook, NY
01/04/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Brown W 75–73  8–8
 Fleisher Center (475)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
01/07/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at USC Upstate L 65–75  8–9
(0–1) 		G. B. Hodge Center (354)
Spartanburg, SC
01/12/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jacksonville L 81–82  8–10
(0–2) 		Fleisher Center (387)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		North Florida W 84–78  9–10
(1–2) 		Fleisher Center (812)
Newark, NJ
01/19/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson L 76–82  9–11
(1–3) 		Edmunds Center (985)
DeLand, FL
01/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–84  9–12
(1–4) 		Alico Arena (4,545)
Fort Myers, FL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kennesaw State L 65–71  9–13
(1–5) 		KSU Convocation Center (771)
Kennesaw, GA
01/28/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lipscomb L 62–66  9–14
(1–6) 		Fleisher Center (599)
Newark, NJ
01/30/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kennesaw State L 53–54  9–15
(1–7) 		Fleisher Center (657)
Newark, NJ
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Lipscomb L 63–87  9–16
(1–8) 		Allen Arena (1,737)
Nashville, TN
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at North Florida L 69–91  9–17
(1–9) 		UNF Arena (2,011)
Jacksonville, FL
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville L 73–76  9–18
(1–10) 		Swisher Gymnasium (1,176)
Jacksonville, FL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Florida Gulf Coast L 73–80  9–19
(1–11) 		Fleisher Center (577)
Newark, NJ
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Stetson W 60–56  10–19
(2–11) 		Fleisher Center (755)
Newark, NJ
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		USC Upstate W 88–87  11–19
(3–11) 		Fleisher Center (677)
Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Tournament
02/27/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		(7) at (2) Lipscomb
Quarterfinals 		L 66–97  11–20
 Allen Arena (2,456)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[4].

References[]

  1. ^ "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". app.com. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Jim Engles leaving NJIT, takes over at Columbia". New York Daily News.
  3. ^ "Brian Kennedy taking over as head basketball coach at NJIT". The Big Story. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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