2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record1–9 (0–0 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWellness and Events Center
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Albany 0 – 0   – 6 – 3   .667
Maine 0 – 0   – 6 – 4   .600
Bryant 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556
UMass Lowell 0 – 0   – 5 – 4   .556
UMBC 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Vermont 0 – 0   – 5 – 5   .500
Binghamton 0 – 0   – 4 – 6   .400
New Hampshire 0 – 0   – 2 – 10   .167
NJIT 0 – 0   – 1 – 9   .100
† 2025 AmEast tournament winner
As of December 4, 2024

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents 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, 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 43 Jordan Rogers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr The Phelps School Ridgewood, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Penn L 57–58  0–1
 Wellness and Events Center (545)
Newark, NJ
November 8, 2024*
8:30 p.m., FS2 		at Villanova L 54–91  0–2
 Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola (MD) L 50–68  0–3
 Wellness and Events Center (555)
Newark, NJ
November 16, 2024*
11:00 a.m. 		at Morgan State L 69–81  0–4
 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (127)
Baltimore, MD
November 18, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Washington L 64–84  0—5
 Charles E. Smith Center (1,682)
Washington, D.C.
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 64–81  0–6
 Sojka Pavilion (719)
Lewisburg, PA
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State
Viking Invitational 		L 53–56  0–7
 Woodling Gym (403)
Cleveland, OH
November 27, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Morehead State
Viking Invitational 		W 78–69  1–7
 Woodling Gym (107)
Cleveland, OH
December 1, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass L 68–80  1–8
 Mullins Center (2,154)
Amherst, MA
December 4, 2024*
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Seton Hall L 56–67  1–9
 Prudential Center (8,099)
Newark, NJ
December 7, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Navy Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
December 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m. 		at Delaware State Bayhealth Court 
Dover, DE
December 14, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wagner Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
December 29, 2024*
3:00 p.m., Peacock 		at Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 4, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Medgar Evers Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
America East regular season
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMBC Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 11, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 16, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Maine Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Hampshire Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
January 25, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Albany Broadview Center 
Albany, NY
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UMass Lowell Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bryant Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Maine Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Hampshire Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bryant Chace Athletic Center 
Smithfield, RI
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Binghamton Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 22, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UMBC Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena 
Catonsville, MD
February 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., 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

  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.