2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as second-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record11–18 (6–12 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rafferty
  • Joe Gutowski
  • Ricardo Rush Jr.
Home arenaWellness and Events Center
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
UMBC 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Hartford 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Albany 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Binghamton 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
NJIT 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Maine 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 AmEast tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Highlanders finished the 2020–21 season 7–12, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Albany.

Roster

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2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chauncey Sterling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Concordia College (NY) Willingboro, NJ
G 1 James Lee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Frederick, MD
G 2 Dylan O'Hearn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Western Oklahoma State College Windsor, ON
G 3 Jacob Mansson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr BC Luleå Malmö, Sweden
F 5 Miles Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Indian River State College West Palm Beach, FL
F 10 Eyal Nankin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Emek Harod Ra'anana, Israel
F 13 Jason Murphy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So St. Frances Academy Owings Mills, MD
F 15 Matt Faw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Holy Cross King of Prussia, PA
F 21 Souleymane Diakite 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep Bamako, Mali
G 23 Antwuan Butler   6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Austin Peay Philadelphia, PA
G 24 Mekhi Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Montrose, NY
F 25 Keeshawn Mason 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Bella Vista Prep Shawnee, KS
F 33 Kjell de Graaf 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Rotterdam, Netherlands
F 35 Da'mir Faison 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Hazleton Area HS Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 11, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Merrimack L 54–61  0–1
Wellness and Events Center (557)
Newark, NJ
November 13, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh W 73–56  1–1
Stabler Arena (782)
Bethlehem, PA
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers L 61–75  1–2
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,009)
Piscataway, NJ
November 20, 2021*
7:30 p.m.
at Wagner Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Spiro Sports Center 
Staten Island, NY
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–54  2–2
Wellness and Events Center (327)
Newark, NJ
November 27, 2021*
4:00 p.m., FS2
at St. John's L 68–77 OT 2–3
Carnesecca Arena (3,243)
Queens, NY
November 30, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 75–70  3–3
Wellness and Events Center (311)
Newark, NJ
December 2, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Saint Elizabeth W 76–43  4–3
Wellness and Events Center (328)
Newark, NJ
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lafayette W 90–86 2OT 5–3
Kirby Sports Center (1,202)
Easton, PA
December 10, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Army L 49–66  5–4
Wellness and Events Center (478)
Newark, NJ
December 12, 2021*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Northwestern L 52–70  5–5
Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,392)
Evanston, IL
December 22, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMass Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
America East regular season
January 2, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 69–66  6–5
(1–0)
Wellness and Events Center (228)
Newark, NJ
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 77–72  7–5
(2–0)
Costello Athletic Center (242)
Lowell, MA
January 8, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Binghamton W 67–56  8–5
(3–0)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,658)
Vestal, NY
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC L 56–76  8–6
(3–1)
Wellness and Events Center (278)
Newark, NJ
January 15, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Albany L 56–71  8–7
(3–2)
SEFCU Arena (1,225)
Albany, NY
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont L 57–83  8–8
(3–3)
Wellness and Events Center (314)
Newark, NJ
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Binghamton L 57–68  8–9
(3–4)
Wellness and Events Center (314)
Newark, NJ
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC L 69–73  8–10
(3–5)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,207)
Catonsville, MD
January 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Albany L 53–64  8–11
(3–6)
Wellness and Events Center (229)
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont L 67–90  8–12
(3–7)
Patrick Gym (2,036)
Burlington, VT
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook W 65–62  9–12
(4–7)
Wellness and Events Center (335)
Newark, NJ
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 60–55  10–12
(5–7)
Lundholm Gym (425)
Durham, NH
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Hartford L 49–65  10–13
(5–8)
Wellness and Events Center (541)
Newark, NJ
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell W 59–55  11–13
(6–8)
Wellness and Events Center (248)
Newark, NJ
February 20, 2022
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Maine L 61–65  11–14
(6–9)
Memorial Gymnasium (564)
Orono, ME
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire L 55–83  11–15
(6–10)
Wellness and Events Center (341)
Newark, NJ
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Hartford L 62–83  11–16
(6–11)
Chase Arena (518)
West Hartford, CT
March 1, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 68–87  11–17
(6–12)
Island Federal Arena (1,833)
Stony Brook, NY
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) at (1) Vermont
Quarterfinals
L 59–98  11–18
Patrick Gym (2,199)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.