The NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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, name = {{nowrap, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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, former_names = Newark College of Engineering (1930–1975)Ne ...
in
Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...
,
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
, United States. The school's teams are members of the
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I founded in 1979, whose members are located in the Northeastern United States.
The conference has nine core members including eight public research u ...
. They are coached by Brian Kennedy who replaced
Jim Engles
Jim Engles (born August 18, 1968) is an American college basketball coach and current coach of the Columbia Lions men's basketball team. He is the former head men's basketball coach at the New Jersey Institute of Technology
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when he left to coach
Columbia after eight seasons with NJIT.
Postseason
CIT results
The Highlanders have appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...
(CIT) three times. Their combined record is 7–3. The 2015 CIT was their first Division I post season tournament.
NCAA Division III Tournament results
The Highlanders have appeared in the
NCAA Division III Tournament five times. Their combined record is 3–5.
References
External links
Website
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