2019–20 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

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2019–20 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
NJIT Highlanders wordmark.svg
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2019–20 record9–21 (6–10 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rafferty
  • Kim Waiters
  • Joe Gutowski
  • Danny Manuel
Home arenaWellness and Events Center
Seasons
2019–20 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty† 13 – 3   .813 30 – 4   .882
North Florida 13 – 3   .813 21 – 12   .636
Lipscomb 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Stetson 9 – 7   .563 16 – 17   .485
North Alabama* 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Florida Gulf Coast 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313
Jacksonville 7 – 9   .438 14 – 18   .438
NJIT 6 – 10   .375 9 – 21   .300
Kennesaw State 0 – 16   .000 1 – 28   .034
* Ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
† 2020 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2019–20 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 6–10 in ASUN play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Liberty.

This was the final season the Highlanders were a member of the ASUN. On June 14, 2020, it was announced that on they would become a full member of the America East Conference beginning July 1, 2020.[1]

Previous season[]

The Highlanders finished the 2018–19 season 22–13 overall, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in fifth place. In the ASUN Tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals,[2] before losing to Lipscomb in the semifinals.[3] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Quinnipiac in the first round,[4] before losing to Hampton in the quarterfinals.[5]

Roster[]

2019–20 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Levar Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Burke HS Hyde Park, MA
F 1 Taj Price 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Newark East Side HS Newark, NJ
F 2 San Antonio Brinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr South Kent School Thomson, GA
G 4 Zach Cooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Berkmar HS Lawrenceville, GA
G 5 Diego Willis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Hermosillo, Mexico
G 10 Caleb Matthews 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Smyrna, DE
G 11 Shyquan Gibbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr St. Anthony HS Hillside, NJ
F 13 Jason Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr St. Frances Academy Owings Mills, MD
G 14 Reilly Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS St. Peter's Boys HS Staten Island, NY
F 21 Souleymane Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Saint Benedict's Prep Bamako, Mali
G 22 Byron Breland III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hamden Hall Country Day School New Haven, CT
F 32 Xavier Mayo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr The Hill School Beacon, NY
F 33 Kjell de Graaf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Canarias Basketball Academy Rotterdam, Netherlands
F 35 Da'mir Faison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hazleton Area HS Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Colgate L 75–80  0–1
 Cotterell Court (871)
Hamilton, NY
November 9, 2019*
4:30 pm, FSN 		at Providence L 47–76  0–2
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,102)
Providence, RI
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cornell W 59–58  1–2
 Newman Arena (274)
Ithaca, NY
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Wagner W 88–69  2–2
 Wellness and Events Center (1,255)
Newark, NJ
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Binghamton L 75–77  2–3
 Wellness and Events Center (504)
Newark, NJ
November 23, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Brown L 63–79  2–4
 Pizzitola Sports Center (555)
Providence, RI
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers L 58–85  2–5
 Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,509)
Piscataway, NJ
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Army L 65–75  2–6
 Christl Arena (658)
West Point, NY
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UCF L 65–78  2–7
 Addition Financial Arena (4,178)
Orlando, FL
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell L 66–72  2–8
 Wellness and Events Center (355)
Newark, NJ
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm 		at St. Francis Brooklyn L 71–73  2–9
 Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (418)
Brooklyn, NY
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kean W 74–46  3–9
 Wellness and Events Center (350)
Newark, NJ
December 29, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UConn L 47–69  3–10
 XL Center (10,507)
Hartford, CT
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Liberty L 38–65  3–11
(0–1) 		Wellness and Events Center (1,004)
Newark, NJ
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville L 52–68  3–12
(0–2) 		Swisher Gymnasium (847)
Jacksonville, FL
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Florida W 78–66  4–12
(1–2) 		UNF Arena (1,919)
Jacksonville, FL
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lipscomb W 75–57  5–12
(2–2) 		Wellness and Events Center (2,016)
Newark, NJ
January 18, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kennesaw State W 66–48  6–12
(3–2) 		Wellness and Events Center (255)
Newark, NJ
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson L 64–65  6–13
(3–3) 		Edmunds Center (680)
DeLand, FL
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Florida Gulf Coast W 56–54  7–13
(4–3) 		Alico Arena (2,843)
Fort Myers, FL
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Alabama L 74–78  7–14
(4–4) 		Wellness and Events Center (328)
Newark, NJ
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Florida L 75–82  7–15
(4–5) 		Wellness and Events Center (256)
Newark, NJ
February 8, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Jacksonville L 54–65  7–16
(4–6) 		Wellness and Events Center (607)
Newark, NJ
February 13, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 63–77  7–17
(4–7) 		Allen Arena (1,485)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 49–62  7–18
(4–8) 		Vines Center (4,745)
Lynchburg, VA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stetson W 78–69  8–18
(5–8) 		Wellness and Events Center (569)
Newark, NJ
February 22, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Florida Gulf Coast L 39–55  8–19
(5–9) 		Wellness and Events Center (735)
Newark, NJ
February 27, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at North Alabama L 65–72  8–20
(5–10) 		Flowers Hall (812)
Florence, AL
February 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kennesaw State W 76–55  9–20
(6–10) 		KSU Convocation Center (1,006)
Kennesaw, GA
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) at (1) Liberty
Quarterfinals 		L 49–55  9–21
 Vines Center (3,042)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "NJIT Welcomed as 10th America East Member Institution".
  2. ^ "NJIT ADVANCES: Highlanders Earn First ASUN Tournament Win at Dunk City". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "NJIT's ASUN Championship Run Ends at Lipscomb". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "BOBCATS BOUNCED: NJIT Defeats Quinnipiac in CIT First Round". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Historic Year Comes To A Close: NJIT's Season Ends in CIT Quarterfinals". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
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