2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders NJIT Highlanders wordmark.svg 150 Atlantic Sun Conference A-Sun 20–15 8–6 Jim Engles 8th Brian KennedyJesse AgelKim Waiters Fleisher Center (cap. 1600) CIT Semifinals The 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by eighth year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at the Fleisher Center. After two seasons as the only Division I independent, they were first year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Stetson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Army, Boston University, and Texas–Arlington to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Columbia. On April 1, head coach Jim Engles resigned to become the head coach at Columbia.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/jim-engles-leaving-njit-takes-columbia-article-1.2585444 Jim Engles leaving NJIT, takes over at Columbia New York Daily News He finished at NJIT with an eight-year record of 111–139. Roster NJIT Highlanders 2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster http://www.njithighlanders.com/roster.aspx?roster=203&path=mbball 16 September 2015 Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Ky Howard Guard 6–4 185 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Tim Coleman Forward 6–5 210 Junior Union, New Jersey 3 Chris Jenkins Guard/Forward 6–4 215 Sophomore Hillside, New Jersey 5 Damon Lynn Guard 5–11 165 Junior Hillside, New Jersey 11 Winfield Willis Guard 6–0 180 Senior Baltimore, Maryland 12 Abdul Lewis Forward 6–9 225 Sophomore Irvington, New Jersey 14 Reilly Walsh Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Staten Island, New York 15 Terrence Smith Forward 6–6 195 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida 23 Osa Izevbuwa Guard 6–3 230 Junior Staten Island, New York 24 Emmanuel Tselentakis Guard 6–5 205 Senior Thessaloniki, Greece 25 Rob Ukawuba Guard 6–3 210 Junior East Brunswick, New Jersey 33 Vlad Shustov Forward 6–10 225 Sophomore Tomsk, Russia 34 Mohamed Bendary Forward 6–9 235 Freshman Jersey City, New Jersey Schedule http://www.njithighlanders.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=185&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#NJIT Highlanders 1; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Kentucky 2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY Hoophall Miami Invitational 22,671 SECN 57–87 0–1 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL Hoophall Miami Invitational 2,672 ESPN3 60–57 1–1 11/19/2015 7:30 pm yes Boston University Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Hoophall Miami Invitational 1,488 ESPN3 90–76 2–1 11/21/2015 4:00 pm yes Lafayette Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 1,000 ESPN3 80–66 3–1 11/23/2015 6:30 pm yes yes Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 5,009 FS1 76–83 3–2 11/27/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Albany SEFCU Arena Albany, NY Hoophall Miami Invitational 3,253 73–74 3–3 11/29/2015 2:00 pm yes Maine–Fort Kent Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 400 89–60 4–3 12/05/2015 4:00 pm yes UMass Lowell Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 1,011 ESPN3 90–77 5–3 12/07/2015 7:00 pm yes Kent State Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 987 ESPN3 75-80 5–4 12/10/2015 7:00 pm yes yes St. Francis Brooklyn Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 575 92–86 OT 6–4 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY 1,244 56–65 6–5 12/20/2015 4:00 pm yes yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY 4,414 FS1 83–74 7–5 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes Stony Brook Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 900 ESPN3 61–83 7–6 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes yes Saint Francis (PA) DeGol Arena Loretto, PA 632 77–65 8–6 01/02/2016 4:00 pm yes UMBC Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 510 ESPN3 86–83 9–6 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 886 65–83 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#NJIT Highlanders 1; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season 01/09/2016 4:00 pm USC Upstate Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 882 ESPN3 78–80 9–8 0–1 01/14/2016 7:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 4,124 ESPN3 78–82 OT 9–9 0–2 01/16/2016 3:30 pm yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, FL 512 ESPN3 71–59 10–9 1–2 01/21/2016 7:00 pm Jacksonville Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 755 ESPN3 83–63 11–9 2–2 01/24/2016 6:00 pm North Florida Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 555 ESPN3 80–94 11–10 2–3 01/27/2016 8:00 pm Lipscomb Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 779 ESPN3 72–81 11–11 2–4 01/30/2016 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State KSU Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA 1,623 ESPN3 75–67 12–11 3–4 02/01/2016 7:30 pm yes Lipscomb Allen Arena Nashville, TN 1,713 ESPN3 90–78 13–11 4–4 02/06/2016 4:00 pm Kennesaw State Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 1,322 ESPN3 78–59 14–11 5–4 02/11/2016 7:00 pm Stetson Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 805 ESPN3 74–70 15–11 6–4 02/13/2016 4:00 pm Florida Gulf Coast Fleisher Center Newark, NJ 1,203 ESPN3 68–59 16–11 7–4 02/18/2016 2:00 pm yes North Florida UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL 2,611 ESPN3 71–107 16–12 7–5 02/20/2016 7:00 pm yes Jacksonville Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL 1,003 ESPN3 73–58 17–12 8–5 02/25/2016 7:00 pm yes USC Upstate G. B. Hodge Center Spartanburg, SC 568 ESPN3 71–72 17–13 8–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#NJIT Highlanders 1; color:white;"| Atlantic Sun Tournament 03/01/2016 7:30 pm ESPN3 2 7 Stetson Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Quarterfinals 67–82 1,022 17–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#NJIT Highlanders 1; color:white;"| CIT 03/16/2016 7:30 pm ESPN3 yes Army Fleisher Center Newark, NJ First round 79–65 855 18–14 03/21/2016 7:30 pm ESPN3 yes Boston University Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Second round 83–72 1,134 19–14 03/24/2016 7:30 pm ESPN3 yes Texas–Arlington Fleisher Center Newark, NJ Quarterfinals 63–60 1,383 20–14 03/27/2016 6:00 pm CBSSN yes yes Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY Semifinals 65–80 1,249 20–15 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:NJIT Highlanders men's basketball seasons Njit Njit NJIT Highlanders men's basketball NJIT Highlanders men's basketball