2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 6–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place.[1] They failed to qualify for the America East tournament.
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record6–25 (3–13 America East)
Headcoach
- Grant Billmeier (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
- RaShawn Stores
- Pete Lappas
- Thomas Messinger
- Mike Hamlin
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| Record | 6–25 (3–13 America East) |
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| Home arena | Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 AmEast tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Highlanders finished the 2023–24 season 7–21, 3–13 in America East play, to finish in last place.[2][3] They failed to make the America East tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | W 69–64 | 2–9 |
Wellness and Events Center (518) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at Delaware State | L 59–71 | 2–10 |
Bayhealth Court (102) Dover, DE | |||||||
| December 14, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Wagner | L 43–50 | 2–11 |
Wellness and Events Center (476) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| December 29, 2024* 3:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Washington | L 53–90 | 2–12 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,779) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| January 4, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Medgar Evers | W 107–51 | 3–12 |
Wellness and Events Center (452) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| America East regular season | |||||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMBC | L 64–87 | 3–13 (0–1) |
Wellness and Events Center (376) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMass Lowell | L 62–70 | 3–14 (0–2) |
Costello Athletic Center (535) Lowell, MA | |||||||
| January 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
Maine | L 44–57 | 3–15 (0–3) |
Wellness and Events Center (1,672) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
New Hampshire | W 64–59 | 4–15 (1–3) |
Wellness and Events Center (333) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | L 64–68 | 4–16 (1–4) |
Patrick Gym (2,041) Burlington, VT | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Albany | L 62–68 | 4–17 (1–5) |
Broadview Center (2,038) Albany, NY | |||||||
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UMass Lowell | W 83–62 | 5–17 (2–5) |
Wellness and Events Center (576) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bryant | L 70–92 | 5–18 (2–6) |
Wellness and Events Center (452) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Maine | L 74–78 | 5–19 (2–7) |
Memorial Gymnasium (717) Orono, ME | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Hampshire | L 69–80 | 5–20 (2–8) |
Lundholm Gym (447) Durham, NH | |||||||
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Bryant | L 66–88 | 5–21 (2–9) |
Chace Athletic Center (873) Smithfield, RI | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Binghamton | L 71–75 OT | 5–22 (2–10) |
Wellness and Events Center (492) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| February 22, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMBC | L 91–95 | 5–23 (2–11) |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,625) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Vermont | L 61–71 | 5–24 (2–12) |
Wellness and Events Center (612) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Albany | L 59–86 | 5–25 (2–13) |
Wellness and Events Center (613) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| March 4, 2025 6:07 pm, ESPN+ |
at Binghamton | W 75–72 | 6–25 (3–13) |
Dr. Bai Lee Court (2,867) Vestal, NY | |||||||