2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 America East)
Head coach	Grant Billmeier (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	RaShawn Stores; Pete Lappas; Thomas Messinger; Mike Hamlin;
Home arena	Wellness and Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Albany	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Binghamton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bryant	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Hampshire	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NJIT	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMass Lowell	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UMBC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Vermont	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 AmEast tournament winner

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team will represent the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Grant Billmeier, will play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as members of the America East Conference.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 7–21, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place.^[1] They failed to make the America East tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sebastian Robinson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic HS	Montclair, New Jersey
G	1	Walt Andrews Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Bridgeport, Connecticut
G	5	Jake Goldberg	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Pasadena, California
G	7	Cameron Piggee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Rutgers Prep	North Brunswick, New Jersey
F	8	Jeffrey Akintolu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Avon Old Farms	Welling, England
C	13	Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Academy of Central Florida	Toronto, Canada
G	14	Quentin Duncan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Waterbury, Connecticut
G	20	Tariq Francis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	First Love Christian Academy	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	22	Levi Lawal	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Mt. Zion Prep	Laurel, Maryland
G	24	Ari Fulton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Westover HS	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	25	John Kelly	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Rutgers Prep	Hillsborough, New Jersey
F	30	Tim Moore Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Benedict College	Houston, Texas
C	32	Malachi Arrington	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Immaculate Conception HS	Somerville, New Jersey
F	33	Triston Wennersten	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Ithaca	Ridgewood, New Jersey
F		Jordan Rogers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	The Phelps School	Ridgewood, New Jersey

Head coach

Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

RaShawn Stores (Manhattan)
Pete Lappas (Boston College)
Thomas Messinger (Emerson)
Mike Hamlin (Bloomsburg)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Penn	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 8, 2024* 8:30 pm, FS2	at Villanova	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Loyola (MD)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
November 16, 2024*	at Morgan State	Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm	at George Washington	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Bucknell	Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
November 26, 2024* 6:00 pm	at Cleveland State Cleveland State Tournament	Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH
November 27, 2024*	vs. Morehead State Cleveland State Tournament	Woodling Gym Cleveland, OH
December 1, 2024*	at UMass	Mullins Center Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, CBSSN	at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Navy	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 11, 2024*	at Delaware State	Bayhealth Court Dover, DE
December 14, 2024* ESPN+	Wagner	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
December 29, 2024*	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
January 4, 2025* ESPN+	Medgar Evers	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
America East regular season
January 9, 2025 ESPN+	UMBC	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMass Lowell	Costello Athletic Center Lowell, MA
January 16, 2025 ESPN+	Maine	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025 ESPN+	New Hampshire	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Vermont	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
January 25, 2025 ESPN+	at Albany	Broadview Center Albany, NY
January 30, 2025 ESPN+	UMass Lowell	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025 ESPN+	Bryant	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Maine	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
February 8, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at New Hampshire	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
February 13, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bryant	Chace Athletic Center Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2025 ESPN+	Binghamton	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 22, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at UMBC	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
February 27, 2025 ESPN+	Vermont	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025 ESPN+	Albany	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
March 4, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+	at Binghamton	Dr. Bai Lee Court Vestal, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "Men's Basketball Drops Season Finale at Bryant". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "NJIT Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[2] "Men's Basketball Drops Season Finale at Bryant". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

[4] "NJIT Highlanders 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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