2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	4–11 (0–3 America East)
Head coach	Grant Billmeier (1st season);
Assistant coaches	RaShawn Stores; Pete Lappas; Thomas Messinger; Mike Hamlin;
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2023–24 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMass Lowell	3	–	0	1.000	12	–	4	.750
Vermont	3	–	0	1.000	13	–	5	.722
Bryant	3	–	0	1.000	11	–	7	.611
Albany	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	7	.588
New Hampshire	1	–	2	.333	9	–	7	.563
Binghamton	0	–	2	.000	8	–	7	.533
Maine	0	–	2	.000	8	–	9	.471
UMBC	0	–	3	.000	5	–	13	.278
NJIT	0	–	3	.000	4	–	11	.267

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders are led by first-year head coach Grant Billmeier and play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as third-year members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 7–23, 4–12 in America East play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.^[2]

On March 6, 2023, it was announced that head coach Brian Kennedy had resigned as head coach, after seven years at the helm.^[3] A month later on April 6, Maryland assistant coach Grant Billmeier was named as the Highlanders' next head coach.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sebastian Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Roselle Catholic High School	Montclair, New Jersey
G	1	Jalen Robinson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Columbia High School	South Orange, New Jersey
G	2	Justin Anderson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	Bloomsburg	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Isaac Hester	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ranney School	Ocean Township, New Jersey
G	4	Adam Hess	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Eastern New Mexico	Westlake Village, California
G	5	Jake Goldberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Pasadena, California
G	7	Cameron Piggee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Rutgers Prep	North Brunswick, New Jersey
F	8	Jeffrey Akintolu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Avon Old Farms	Welling, England
F	10	Eyal Nankin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Emek Harod	Ra'anana, Israel
F	11	Daniel Schreier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Manhattan	Santa Monica, California
F	12	JJ Chaikovsky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	El Segundo High School	Manhattan Beach, California
G	20	Tariq Francis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	First Love Christian Academy	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	22	Levi Lawal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Laurel, Maryland
G	24	Mekhi Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Putnam Science Academy	Montrose, New York
G	30	Elijah Buchanan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Manhattan	Bronx, New York
F	33	Kjell de Graaf	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Canarias Basketball Academy	Rotterdam, Netherlands

Head coach

Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

RaShawn Stores (Manhattan)
Pete Lappas (Boston College)
Thomas Messinger (Emerson)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 4:00 pm	Seton Hall Charity Exhibition	L 60–68	–	Wellness and Events Center (1,012) Newark, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at No. 13 Miami (FL)	L 60–101	0–1	Watsco Center (6,861) Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's	L 48–75	0–2	Wellness and Events Center (616) Newark, NJ
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at American	L 73–87	0–3	Bender Arena (909) Washington, D.C.
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware State	W 81–72	1–3	Wellness and Events Center (383) Newark, NJ
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Wagner	L 51–64	1–4	Spiro Sports Center (558) Staten Island, NY
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at George Mason	L 68–86	1–5	EagleBank Arena (2,443) Fairfax, VA
December 2, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 68–71	1–6	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fordham	W 80–77	2–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,503) Bronx, NY
December 9, 2023* 8:00 pm, ACCN	at Wake Forest	L 59–83	2–7	LJVM Coliseum (7,224) Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara	L 81–89	2–8	Gallagher Center (362) Lewiston, NY
December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Medgar Evers	W 127–51	3–8	Wellness and Events Center (313) Newark, NJ
December 31, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Morgan State	W 69–53	4–8	Wellness and Events Center (363) Newark, NJ
America East regular season
January 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Albany	L 73–79	4–9 (0–1)	Wellness and Events Center (323) Newark, NJ
January 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	L 62–70	4–10 (0–2)	Costello Athletic Center (373) Lowell, MA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	L 55–76	4–11 (0–3)	Patrick Gym (2,434) Burlington, VT
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	New Hampshire			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bryant			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 1, 2024 6:07 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Vermont			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	UMass Lowell			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany			Broadview Center Albany, NY
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Binghamton			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC			Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 2, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "Men's Basketball Concludes 2022-23 Season at #AEPlayoffs". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "NJIT basketball: Brian Kennedy resigns as coach. Who are potential candidates?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "Grant Billmeier Named NJIT Men's Basketball Head Coach". University of Maryland. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
↑ "NJIT Highlanders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Concludes 2022-23 Season at #AEPlayoffs". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[3] "NJIT basketball: Brian Kennedy resigns as coach. Who are potential candidates?". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[4] "Grant Billmeier Named NJIT Men's Basketball Head Coach". University of Maryland. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

[6] "NJIT Highlanders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2023.

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