2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner ; As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
2020–21 record	6–8 (5–7 America East)
Head coach	Brian Kennedy (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rafferty; Kim Waiters; Joe Gutowski; Danny Manuel;
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center

The 2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as first year members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2019–20 season 9–21, 6–10 in ASUN play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Liberty.

This was the final season the Highlanders were a member of the ASUN. On June 14, 2020, it was announced that on they would become a full member of the America East Conference beginning July 1, 2020.[1]

Roster

2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Adetokunbo Bakare	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Benedict's Prep	Newark, NJ
G	1	Dylan O'Hearn	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Carolina Basketball Academy Western Oklahoma State CC	Westland, MI
F	2	San Antonio Brinson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	South Kent School	Thomson, GA
F	3	Miles Coleman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	William T. Dwyer HS Indian River State College	West Palm Beach, FL
G	4	Zach Cooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Berkmar HS	Lawrenceville, GA
G	5	Diego Willis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Hermosillo, Mexico
F	13	Jason Murphy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Fr	St. Frances Academy	Owings Mills, MD
F	21	Souleymane Diakite	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Saint Benedict's Prep	Bamako, Mali
G	23	Antwuan Butler	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cardinal O'Hara HS Austin Peay	Philadelphia, PA
G	24	Mekhi Gray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Montrose, NY
F	32	Xavier Mayo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	The Hill School	Beacon, NY
F	33	Kjell de Graaf	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
F	35	Da'mir Faison	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Hazleton Area HS	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Brian Kennedy (Monmouth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rafferty (Springfield (MA))
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)
Joe Gutowski (Roanoke College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2020

Schedule and results

On November 25, NJIT paused activities following positive Covid-19 tests.[2] cancelling nonconference games that the school had not yet announced.

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	at Temple	L 60–72	0–1	Liacouras Center Philaelphia, PA
December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider	W 81–66	1–1	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 27, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	L 78–92	1–2 (0–1)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
December 28, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	W 81–80 ^2OT	2–2 (1–1)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3	at UMass Lowell	W 73–67	3–2 (2–1)	Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 3, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at UMass Lowell	L 60–74	3–3 (2–2)	Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Maine	W 63–54	4–3 (3–2)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Maine	L 41–45	4–4 (3–3)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 16, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany	L 75–83	4–5 (3–4)	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
January 17, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Albany	L 71–83	4–6 (3–5)	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stony Brook	W 74–65	5–6 (4–5)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Stony Brook	L 44–56	5–7 (4–6)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 31, 2021 12:00 pm, ESPN3	UMBC	W 69–65	6–7 (5–6)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 1, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UMBC	L 71–75	6–8 (5–7)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 6, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 7, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton			Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
February 13, 2021 ESPN+	at Hartford			Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
February 14, 2021 ESPN+	at Hartford			Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

https://americaeast.com/news/2020/6/14/NJIT-membership.aspx
https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/11/25/njit-mens-basketball-pauses-team-activitiesaspx
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

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[2] ttps://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/11/25/njit-mens-basketball-pauses-team-activitiesaspx

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
Culture & lore	NJIT Highlander
People	Head coaches
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2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC	9	–	3	.750	13	–	4	.765
Vermont	7	–	3	.700	7	–	3	.700
Hartford	7	–	5	.583	10	–	7	.588
UMass Lowell	6	–	5	.545	7	–	8	.467
New Hampshire	7	–	6	.538	8	–	8	.500
Stony Brook	6	–	6	.500	8	–	10	.444
Albany	4	–	4	.500	4	–	6	.400
NJIT	5	–	7	.417	6	–	8	.429
Maine	2	–	6	.250	2	–	7	.222
Binghamton	2	–	10	.167	2	–	13	.133

† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner As of February 8, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll