The 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the

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during the

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 8, 2019. Pract ...

. The Highlanders, led by third-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in

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as members of the

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(ASUN). They finished the season 22–13, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated

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in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2017–18 season 14–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Njit New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a Public university, public research university in Newark, New Jersey, United States, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local indust ...

NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a Public university, public research university in Newark, New Jersey, United States, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local indust ...