NJIT Highlanders men's basketball

NJIT Highlanders
NJIT Highlanders
	2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
University	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Head coach	Brian Kennedy (3rd season)
Conference	Atlantic Sun
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 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
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.
^ "Brian Kennedy taking over as head basketball coach at NJIT". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

External links

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

[2] "Brian Kennedy taking over as head basketball coach at NJIT". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

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