2012–13 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2012–13 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Great West Regular Season Champions
ConferenceGreat West Conference
Record16–13 (6–2 Great West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Spisto
  • Brian Kennedy
  • Michael Brown
Home arenaFleisher Center
Seasons
2012–13 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
NJIT 6 2   .750 16 13   .552
Texas–Pan American 5 3   .625 16 16   .500
Houston Baptist 3 5   .375 14 17   .452
Utah Valley 3 5   .375 14 18   .438
Chicago State 3 5   .375 11 22   .333
2013 Great West tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at the Fleisher Center and were members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 16–13, 6–2 in Great West play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Great West tournament to Houston Baptist.[1]

This was their final year as a member of the Great West as the conference was disbanded when most of its members joined different conference beginning in the 2013–14 season. NJIT was unable to find conference membership and became the only Division I men's basketball independent for 2013–14.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ky Howard Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1 Chris Flores Guard 6–2 195 Senior Dorchester, Massachusetts
2 PJ Miller Guard 6–3 175 Senior Fort Washington, Maryland
10 Daquan Holiday Forward 6–7 205 Sophomore Allentown, Pennsylvania
11 Winfield Willis Guard 6–0 180 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
12 Mitch Farrell Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Brechin, Canada
14 Ryan Woods Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Senior Staten Island, New York
15 Terrence Smith Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, Florida
21 Quentin Bastian Forward 6–6 240 Junior Port Richey, Florida
22 Odera Nweke Forward/Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore Richmond, Texas
23 Nigel Sydnor Guard 6–2 210 Freshman Baltimore, Maryland
24 Emmanuel Tselentakis Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Thessaloniki, Greece
50 Sean McCarthy Center 6–10 265 Senior Scituate, Massachusetts

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012*
2:00pm
at Providence L 63–64  0–1
Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,739)
Providence, RI
11/13/2012*
7:30 pm
Eastern Nazarene W 76–43  1–1
Fleisher Center (356)
Newark, NJ
11/18/2011*
7:30 pm
at South Carolina State L 74–77  1–2
SHM Memorial Center (N/A)
Orangeburg, SC
11/21/2012*
7:30 pm
New Hampshire W 69–67  2–2
Fleisher Center (301)
Newark, NJ
11/24/2012*
2:00 pm
South Carolina State W 72–63  3–2
Fleisher Center (177)
Newark, NJ
11/27/2012*
7:30 pm
Lyndon State W 98–42  4–2
Fleisher Center (411)
Newark, NJ
12/01/2012*
12:00 pm
at St. John's L 49–57  4–3
Carnesecca Arena (4,314)
Queens, NY
12/04/2012*
7:05 pm
at Seton Hall L 59–68  4–4
Prudential Center (6,203)
Newark, NJ
12/11/2012*
6:30 pm
Army W 69–67  5–4
Fleisher Center (619)
Newark, NJ
12/13/2012*
7:30 pm
North Carolina A&T L 71–76  5–5
Fleisher Center (659)
Newark, NJ
12/22/2012*
1:00 pm
City College of New York W 71–43  6–5
Fleisher Center (491)
Newark, NJ
12/28/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Villanova L 60–70  6–6
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
12/30/2012*
3:20 pm
St. Francis Brooklyn L 87–89  6–7
Fleisher Center (605)
Newark, NJ
01/02/2013*
6:00 pm
at Lafayette L 66–83  6–8
Kirby Sports Center (889)
Easton, PA
01/05/2013
8:05 pm, UVU-TV
at Utah Valley W 57–52  7–8
(1–0)
UCCU Center (3,134)
Orem, UT
01/12/2013
3:20 pm
Chicago State W 83–78 3OT 8–8
(2–0)
Fleisher Center (277)
Newark, NJ
01/14/2013*
6:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 66–63  9–8
Rothman Center (412)
Hackensack, NJ
01/17/2013*
6:30 pm
Penn L 53–54  9–9
Fleisher Center (455)
Newark, NJ
01/21/2013*
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 94–96 3OT 9–10
Lakefront Arena (481)
New Orleans, LA
01/26/2013
3:00 pm
Texas–Pan American W 64–51  10–10
(3–0)
Fleisher Center (401)
Newark, NJ
01/30/2013*
6:30 pm
Fisher W 108–69  11–10
Fleisher Center (301)
Newark, NJ
02/02/2013
2:05 pm, Legacy Sports Network
at Houston Baptist L 57–66  11–11
(3–1)
Sharp Gymnasium (528)
Houston, TX
02/06/2013*
6:00 pm
at Colgate W 77–58  12–11
Cotterell Court (276)
Hamilton, NY
02/09/2013
5:00 pm, CSU TV
at Chicago State W 63–58  13–11 (4–1)
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (418)
Chicago, IL
02/16/2013
3:20 pm
Utah Valley W 63–55  14–11
(5–1)
Fleisher Center (409)
Newark, NJ
02/23/2013*
1:00 pm
New Orleans W 84–64  15–11
Fleisher Center (377)
Newark, NJ
03/02/2013
3:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 69–58  16–11
(6–1)
Fleisher Center (1,500)
Newark, NJ
03/09/2013
7:00 pm, Broncs Live
at Texas–Pan American L 59–76  16–12
(6–2)
UTPA Fieldhouse (751)
Edinburg, TX
2013 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament
03/15/2013
5:00 pm
vs. Houston Baptist
Semifinals
L 61–62  16–13
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,271)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

References

  1. ^ "Houston Baptist 62, NJIT 61". ESPN. March 15, 2013. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.