2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team will represent the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Grant Billmeier, will play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as members of the America East Conference.

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	0–2 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Grant Billmeier (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	RaShawn Stores Pete Lappas Thomas Messinger Mike Hamlin
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMass Lowell	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Maine	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
UMBC	0	–	0		–			2	–	1		.667
Albany	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Bryant	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Binghamton	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
New Hampshire	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
Vermont	0	–	0		–			1	–	2		.333
NJIT	0	–	0		–			0	–	2		.000
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner As of November 11, 2024

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 7–21, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They failed to make the America East tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.

Roster

2024–25 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) So Roselle Catholic HS Montclair, New Jersey G 1 Walt Andrews Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Bridgeport, Connecticut G 5 Jake Goldberg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So IMG Academy Pasadena, California G 7 Cameron Piggee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Rutgers Prep North Brunswick, New Jersey F 8 Jeffrey Akintolu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Avon Old Farms Welling, England C 13 Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Academy of Central Florida Toronto, Canada G 14 Quentin Duncan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Waterbury, Connecticut G 20 Tariq Francis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So First Love Christian Academy Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania F 22 Levi Lawal 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mt. Zion Prep Laurel, Maryland G 24 Ari Fulton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Westover HS Fayetteville, North Carolina F 25 John Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Rutgers Prep Hillsborough, New Jersey F 30 Tim Moore Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Benedict College Houston, Texas C 32 Malachi Arrington 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Immaculate Conception HS Somerville, New Jersey F 33 Triston Wennersten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Ithaca Ridgewood, New Jersey F Jordan Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Phelps School Ridgewood, New Jersey	Head coach Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) RaShawn Stores (Manhattan) Pete Lappas (Boston College) Thomas Messinger (Emerson) Mike Hamlin (Bloomsburg) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Penn	L 57–58	0–1	Wellness and Events Center (545) Newark, NJ
November 8, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS2		at Villanova	L 54–91	0–2	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Loyola (MD)			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
November 16, 2024*		at Morgan State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House  Baltimore, MD
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion  Lewisburg, PA
November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament			Woodling Gym  Cleveland, OH
November 27, 2024*		vs. Morehead State Cleveland State Tournament			Woodling Gym  Cleveland, OH
December 1, 2024*		at UMass			Mullins Center  Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, CBSSN		at Seton Hall			Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Navy			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
December 11, 2024*		at Delaware State			Bayhealth Court  Dover, DE
December 14, 2024*  ESPN+		Wagner			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
December 29, 2024*		at Washington			Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
January 4, 2025*  ESPN+		Medgar Evers			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
America East regular season
January 9, 2025  ESPN+		UMBC			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell			Costello Athletic Center  Lowell, MA
January 16, 2025  ESPN+		Maine			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025  ESPN+		New Hampshire			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont			Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
January 25, 2025  ESPN+		at Albany			Broadview Center  Albany, NY
January 30, 2025  ESPN+		UMass Lowell			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025  ESPN+		Bryant			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Maine			Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at New Hampshire			Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bryant			Chace Athletic Center  Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2025  ESPN+		Binghamton			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
February 22, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMBC			Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena  Catonsville, MD
February 27, 2025  ESPN+		Vermont			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025  ESPN+		Albany			Wellness and Events Center  Newark, NJ
March 4, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+		at Binghamton			Dr. Bai Lee Court  Vestal, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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