2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
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CIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 22–13 (8–8 ASUN) |
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Home arena | Wellness and Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 7 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lipscomb | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Florida | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stetson | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 ASUN tournament winner |
The 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third-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 (ASUN). They finished the season 22–13, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Quinnipiac in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Hampton.
Previous season
[edit]The Highlanders finished the 2017–18 season 14–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Colgate CNY Hoops Classic |
W 81–78 OT | 1–0 |
Wellness and Events Center (1,339) Newark, NJ | |||||||
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Binghamton CNY Hoops Classic |
W 74–57 | 2–0 |
Binghamton University Events Center (2,509) Vestal, NY | |||||||
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brown | W 63–60 | 3–0 |
Wellness and Events Center (399) Newark, NJ | |||||||
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kean CNY Hoops Classic |
W 73–40 | 4–0 |
Wellness and Events Center (431) Newark, NJ | |||||||
November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cornell CNY Hoops Classic |
L 73–86 | 4–1 |
Wellness and Events Center (637) Newark, NJ | |||||||
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Wagner | W 71–60 | 5–1 |
Spiro Sports Center (1,278) Staten Island, NY | |||||||
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | W 77–70 | 6–1 |
Steinberg Wellness Center (397) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Drexel | W 70–67 | 7–1 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (828) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMass Lowell | L 71–94 | 7–2 |
Tsongas Center (1,152) Lowell, MA | |||||||
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Army | W 77–72 | 8–2 |
Wellness and Events Center (688) Newark, NJ | |||||||
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Francis Brooklyn | W 82–60 | 9–2 |
Wellness and Events Center (525) Newark, NJ | |||||||
December 11, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fordham | W 53–50 | 10–2 |
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,766) Bronx, NY | |||||||
December 15, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 90–80 | 11–2 |
Rothman Center (612) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at No. 22 Houston | L 59–80 | 11–3 |
Fertitta Center (6,180) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 31, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Duquesne | W 78–67 | 12–3 |
Palumbo Center (1,524) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Kennesaw State | W 72–52 | 13–3 (1–0) |
Wellness and Events Center (455) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | L 55–61 | 13–4 (1–1) |
Flowers Hall (908) Florence, AL | |||||||
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lipscomb | L 52–70 | 13–5 (1–2) |
Wellness and Events Center (700) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Jacksonville | W 77–74 | 14–5 (2–2) |
Wellness and Events Center (500) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Florida | W 76–72 | 15–5 (3–2) |
UNF Arena (1,401) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Stetson | W 82–59 | 16–5 (4–2) |
Edmunds Center (515) Deland, FL | |||||||
January 27, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Alabama | W 76–70 OT | 17–5 (5–2) |
Wellness and Events Center (911) Newark, NJ | |||||||
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Florida Gulf Coast | W 66–54 | 18–5 (6–2) |
Wellness and Events Center (520) Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Liberty | L 57–77 | 18–6 (6–3) |
Vines Center (3,782) Lynchburg, VA | |||||||
February 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kennesaw State | L 62–63 | 18–7 (6–4) |
KSU Convocation Center (1,100) Kennesaw, GA | |||||||
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 55–57 | 18–8 (6–5) |
Alico Arena (3,013) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Florida | L 63–64 | 18–9 (6–6) |
Wellness and Events Center (554) Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stetson | W 82–77 | 19–9 (7–6) |
Wellness and Events Center (227) Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Jacksonville | W 77–73 | 20–9 (8–6) |
Swisher Gymnasium (512) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
February 25, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lipscomb | L 77–81 | 20–10 (8–7) |
Allen Arena (1,877) Nashville, TN | |||||||
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Liberty | L 51–57 | 20–11 (8–8) |
Wellness and Events Center (945) Newark, NJ | |||||||
Atlantic Sun tournament | |||||||||||
March 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | at (4) Florida Gulf Coast Quarterfinals |
W 83–78 | 21–11 |
Alico Arena (2,289) Fort Myers, FL | ||||||
March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(5) | at (1) Lipscomb Semifinals |
L 55–78 | 21–12 |
Allen Arena (3,157) Nashville, TN | ||||||
CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Quinnipiac First round |
W 92–81 | 22–12 |
Wellness and Events Center (777) Newark, NJ | |||||||
March 28, 2019* 8:00 pm |
Hampton Quarterfinals |
L 70–82 | 22–13 |
Wellness and Events Center (776) Newark, NJ | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved September 7, 2018.