NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
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University | New Jersey Institute of Technology | ||
Head coach | Grant Billmeier (2nd season) | ||
Conference | America East | ||
Location | Newark, New Jersey | ||
Arena | Wellness and Events Center (capacity: 3,500) | ||
Nickname | Highlanders | ||
Colors | Red and white[1] | ||
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
[edit]CIT results
[edit]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 NCAA Division I postseason tournament.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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
[edit]The Highlanders have appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament five times. Their combined record is 3–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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
[edit]- ^ NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
External links
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