Stories Tagged with "basketball"
2016 - 22 stories
2015 - 7 stories
2014 - 2 stories
2013 - 4 stories
2011 - 3 stories
2015 - 7 stories
2014 - 2 stories
2013 - 4 stories
2011 - 3 stories
Men's Basketball Unveils 2016-17 Schedule
October 03, 2016
Looking to build upon their second consecutive 20-win season, NJIT will face another challenging schedule in 2016-17, which features a 16-game out of conference slate, highlighted by participating in the 2016 Men's Cancun Challenge, played in Mexico just before the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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With the basketball season in mind, NJIT's record setting senior men's basketball star Damon Lynn has been selected to the College Court Report Top 100 Players in College Basketball for the 2016-17 season.
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The 2016-17 ASUN Men's Basketball season culminates on March 5 with the Conference Championship Final broadcasting on ESPN at 3 p.m. ET. Both the quarterfinal and semifinals contests can be seen on the WatchESPN platform for the sixth-straight season.
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Men's Basketball Announces 2016-17 Captains
July 13, 2016
NJIT men's basketball head coach Brian Kennedy announced seniors Damon Lynn, Tim Coleman and Rob Ukawuba as team captains for the upcoming 2016-17 season.
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Women's Basketball Signs Five for 2016-17 Season
July 13, 2016
NJIT women's basketball coach Steve Lanpher announced the signing of five recruits to join the Highlanders for the 2016-17 season.
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The NJIT men's basketball team will compete in an eight-team field at the 2016 Men's Cancun Challenge, played at the Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Mexico just before the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 22-23.
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Women's Basketball Announces Summer Team Camp
June 30, 2016
The NJIT women's basketball program announced their summer team camp dates, which will run from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7 at the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center located on the campus of NJIT.
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NJIT Names Liz Flooks Assistant Women's Basketball Coach
June 13, 2016
Liz Flooks, who spent 2015-16 as Director of Basketball Operations for NJIT women's basketball, has been promoted to assistant coach, Steve Lanpher, head coach of the Highlanders, announced.
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NJIT Introduces Brian Kennedy as Men's Basketball Head Coach
April 18, 2016
NJIT introduced Brian Kennedy as its new men's basketball coach in a midday news conference on campus Friday.
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Brian Kennedy to be Introduced as New Men's Basketball Head Coach at Friday News Conference
April 13, 2016
Brian Kennedy, who has been an assistant men's basketball coach at NJIT since August 2012, will be introduced as the 11th head men's basketball coach in program history in a Friday, April 15 news conference on campus.
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Jim Engles, who guided NJIT men's basketball to a combined 41 wins the last two seasons, has resigned as head coach at NJIT after serving in the post for eight seasons.
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In what has been another standout season for Highlanders junior guard Damon Lynn, the third-year star has been named to the 2015-16 Division I All-District 3 Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which annually recognizes the finest student-athletes and coaches across America. This mark's the second consecutive season for which he's been honored by the NABC.
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Columbia's three-time All-Ivy League senior guard Maodo Lo scored a season-high 29 points, leading five double-figure scorers for the Lions in their 80-65 win over visiting NJIT Sunday evening in the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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NJIT will host Boston University on Monday, March 21, at 7:30 pm in the second round of the 2016 CollegeInsider.com national basketball tournament, the CIT announced.
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NJIT Men's Basketball to Host Army West Point on Wednesday
March 14, 2016
The Highlanders Kick Off the 2016 CollegeInsider.com National Postseason Tournament at Fleisher Athletic Center
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Tickets Are Now On Sale for Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament Game at NJIT on March 1
February 29, 2016
Tickets are on sale now for the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament quarterfinal men's basketball game at NJIT on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 pm in the Fleisher Athletic Center.
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NJIT Men Clinch First-Round Home Game in A-Sun Tournament
February 22, 2016
With its win on Saturday night, the NJIT men's basketball team has clinched at least one conference postseason home game at Fleisher Athletic Center. This Quarterfinals contest will take place on Tuesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. against an opponent yet to be determined. Ticket information will become available on Monday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m.
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NJIT Men Subdue Florida Gulf Coast; Highlanders Now in 3-Way Tie Atop A-Sun Standings
February 15, 2016
Propelled by what may have been its best defensive half of the season, NJIT won its season-best fifth consecutive game, topping Florida Gulf Coast 68-59 late Saturday afternoon in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball played in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.
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NJIT Men Have Their First 3-Game A-Sun Winning Streak After Topping Kennesaw State, 78-59
February 08, 2016
NJIT continued to take care of business with a 78-59 win over visiting Kennesaw State in Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball in the Fleisher Athletic Center late Saturday afternoon.
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NJIT Men Pass Another A-Sun Road Test
February 01, 2016
With the Atlantic Sun Conference regular season men's basketball schedule reaching its midpoint, NJIT headed south needing a win to stay relevant in the A-Sun standings and that's exactly what the Highlanders accomplished late Saturday afternoon, as they topped Kennesaw State, 75-67.
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In a season of firsts, NJIT men's basketball scored its first home win as a first-year member of the Atlantic Sun Conference with a wire-to-wire 83-63 victory over visiting Jacksonville Thursday night in the Fleisher Athletic Center.
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NJIT Men's First A-Sun Win is Decisive
January 19, 2016
After opening its membership in the Atlantic Sun Conference with two razor-thin losses, the NJIT men's basketball team left little to chance in its first conference win on Saturday, a wire-to-wire 71-59 victory over Stetson in a game NJIT led by 20 at halftime.
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NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles was honored Friday afternoon as the 2015 John McLendon National Coach of the Year at the annual CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
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The energy on campus is electric. Everywhere you turn, students are sporting NJIT gear in support of tonight's game.
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NJIT, the last Division I men's basketball program still playing of the 21 in the Metropolitan area, will face a big challenge from rugged Cleveland State in Round 2 of the 2015 CollegeInsider.com postseason men's basketball tournament (CIT) when the Vikings invade Fleisher Athletic Center Monday at 7 pm.
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Former New Jersey Governor Richard J. Codey witnessed the Highlanders' 84-77 victory over New Hampshire in NJIT's first-ever Division I national postseason game March 16.
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NJIT men's basketball will play in its first-ever national postseason tournament at the Division I level when the Highlanders host a first-round game in the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) as a host team on Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. >>
NJIT Winning Streak Goes to Five After 79-60 Victory Wednesday Night
January 15, 2015
Junior Winfield Willis scored 11 points in each half and NJIT pulled away from a determined St. Joseph's Brooklyn, 79-60, in men's basketball Wednesday night in the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.
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The Eastern College Athletic Conference announced that a fast-break dunk play by NJIT men's basketball against Saint Francis U is the Division I Basketball Play of the Week. >>
NJIT Highlanders Recognized in Special Edition of Sports Illustrated
December 18, 2014
NJIT's men's basketball team was named a “breakout performer” in Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. >>
NJIT Visits #17/#16 Michigan Saturday at Noon
December 05, 2014
NJIT men's basketball plays a milestone game in program history when the Highlanders visit tradition-rich Michigan for a noon game on Saturday to be televised nationally by the Big 10 Network. >>
NJIT Men's and Women's Basketball Teams Recognized by NJIT Board of Trustees for Historic 2012-2013 Seasons
April 17, 2013
The NJIT men's and women's basketball teams each were presented with resolutions yesterday from the NJIT Board of Trustees in recognition of their historic championship seasons of both athletic and academic accomplishments. >>
NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles is one of 20 national finalists for the 2013 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which is presented by the website CollegeInsider.com.
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NJIT Wins Great West Conference
March 04, 2013
The NJIT men's basketball team led by head coach Jim Engles won the Great West Conference Championship on Saturday by coming back from a 17 point deficit against Houston Baptist. Congratulations to NJIT athletics, men's basketball, its coaches and players.
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Twenty-nine student-athletes in six sports were named to the Winter/Spring 2010-11 Great West Conference all-Academic team.
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NJIT men's basketball coach Jim Engles is one of 16 national finalists for the 2011 Skip Prosser Man of the Year award, which is presented by the website CollegeInsider.com.
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NJIT Volunteers Needed for GoNewark Hoopfest: March 24-27, 2011
February 22, 2011
NJIT volunteers are needed for the GoNewark HoopFest NCAA Basketball Tournament on March 24-27, 2011. Register here.
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