2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2018–19 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ASUN Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from ; *North Alabama ineligible for ASUN Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	Brian Kennedy (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rafferty
Assistant coach	Stephen Sauers
Assistant coach	Kim Waiters
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

The 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

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

2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Abdul Lewis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Newark East Side HS South Alabama	Newark, NJ
F	1	Taj Price	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Newark East Side HS	Newark, NJ
F	2	San Antonio Brinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Thomson HS/South Kent School	Augusta, GA
G	4	Zach Cooks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Berkmar HS	Lawrenceville, GA
G	5	Diego Willis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Hermosillo, Mexico
G	11	Shyquan Gibbs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Jr	St. Anthony HS	Hillside, NJ
G	14	Reilly Walsh	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Peter's Boys HS	Staten Island, NY
G	15	Diandre Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Blanche Ely HS Mott CC	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	21	Souleymane Diakite	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Blanche Ely HS Saint Benedict's Prep	Bamako, Mali
G	23	Shawndale Jones	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	The Kiski School	Pittsburgh, PA
G	32	Donovan Greer	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Hillcrest Academy San Jacinto JC	Houston, TX
F	33	Kjell De Graaf	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
F	34	Mohamed Bendary	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony HS	Jersey City, NJ

Head coach

Brian Kennedy (Monmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rafferty (Springfield (MA))
Stephen Sauers (Albany (NY))
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 7, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Colgate CNY Hoops Classic	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Binghamton CNY Hoops Classic	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
November 11, 2018* 2:00 pm	Brown	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	Kean CNY Hoops Classic	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 17, 2018* 4:00 pm	Cornell CNY Hoops Classic	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Wagner	Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2018*	at LIU Brooklyn	Steinberg Wellness Center Brooklyn, NY
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Drexel	Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2018*	at UMass Lowell	Tsongas Center Lowell, MA
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Army	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 8, 2018* 4:00 pm	St. Francis Brooklyn	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 15, 2018*	at Fairleigh Dickinson	Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2018*	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
December 31, 2018*	at Duquesne	Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, PA
Atlantic Sun Conference regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm	Kennesaw State	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm	at North Alabama	Flowers Hall Florence, AL
January 16, 2019 7:00 pm	Lipscomb	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm	Jacksonville	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 21, 2019	at North Florida	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2019 7:00 pm	at Stetson	Edmunds Center Deland, FL
January 27, 2019 4:00 pm	North Alabama	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm	Florida Gulf Coast	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 2, 2019 7:00 pm	at Liberty	Vines Center Lynchburg, VA
February 9, 2019	at Kennesaw State	KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA
February 13, 2019	at Florida Gulf Coast	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm	North Florida	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm	Stetson	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 23, 2019	at Jacksonville	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 25, 2019 6:30 pm	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
March 1, 2019 7:00 pm	Liberty	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
Atlantic Sun Tournament
March 4, 2019– March 10, 2019
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

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[1] "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology. Retrieved 2018-09-07.

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Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches
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2018–19 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kennesaw State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Liberty	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NJIT	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Alabama*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 ASUN Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from *North Alabama ineligible for ASUN Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II