2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 7–12 (6–10 America East) |
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Home arena | Wellness and Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 10 | – | 5 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 7 | – | 12 | .368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 AmEast tournament winner |
The 2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as first-year members of the America East Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 7–12, 6–10 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Albany in the first round of the America East tournament.
Previous season
[edit]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.[1]
This was the final season the Highlanders were a member of the ASUN. On June 14, 2020, it was announced that they would become a full member of the America East Conference beginning July 1.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]On November 25, 2020, NJIT paused activities following positive Covid-19 tests and canceled all non-conference games that the school had not yet announced.[3]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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December 19, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Temple | L 60–72 | 0–1 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Rider | W 81–66 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
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 13, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Hartford | W 67–57 | 7–8 (6–7) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 14, 2021 ESPN3 | at Hartford | L 61–75 | 7–9 (6–8) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Binghamton | L 63–76 | 7–10 (6–9) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 21, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Binghamton | L 58–72 | 7–11 (6–10) | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ | |||||||
America East tournament | |||||||||||
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | (5) Albany First round | L 66–76 | 7–12 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "NJIT vs. Liberty - Game Recap - March 3, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
- ^ "NJIT Welcomed as 10th America East Member Institution".
- ^ https://www.njithighlanders.com/news/2020/11/25/njit-mens-basketball-pauses-team-activitiesaspx[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved December 2, 2020.