2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	11–20 (3–11 ASUN)
Head coach	Brian Kennedy (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jeff Rafferty Kevin Driscoll Kim Waiters
Home arena	Fleisher Center (cap. 1600)
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

This season was the Highlanders' final season playing at Fleisher Center. The school opened the new Wellness and Events Center for the 2017–18 season.^[1]

The Highlanders finished the 2015–16 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, 2016 head coach Jim Engles resigned to become the head coach at Columbia.^[2] He finished at NJIT with an eight-year record of 111–139. On April 13, the school hired assistant Brian Kennedy as head coach.^[3]

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Abdul Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Newark, NJ F 1 Taj Price 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Newark, NJ G 2 Tim Coleman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Union, NJ G/F 3 Chris Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Hillside, NJ G 5 Damon Lynn  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Hillside, NJ G 11 Shyquan Gibbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Hillside, NJ G/F 12 Anthony Tarke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Gaithersburg, MD G 14 Reilly Walsh 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Staten Island, NY G 15 James McMillon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Newark, NJ G/F 21 Ron Alston 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Alexandria, VA G 23 Osa Izevbuwa 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Staten Island, NY G 25 Rob Ukawuba 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr East Brunswick, NJ G 32 Donovan Greer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Houston, TX F 34 Mohamed Bendary 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Jersey City, NJ	Head coach Brian Kennedy (Monmouth) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Rafferty (Springfield) Kevin Driscoll (Misericordia) Kim Waiters (Robert Morris) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: Feb 11, 2017