2025–26 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2025–26 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
2025–26 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	16–17 (10–6 America East)
Head coach	Grant Billmeier (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	RaShawn Stores; Pete Lappas; Thomas Messinger; Ty Goode;
Home arena	Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center

2025–26 America East Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMBC †	14	–	2	.875	24	–	9	.727
Vermont	12	–	4	.750	22	–	12	.647
NJIT	10	–	6	.625	16	–	17	.485
UMass Lowell	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
Albany	7	–	9	.438	11	–	21	.344
Maine	6	–	10	.375	8	–	24	.250
Bryant	5	–	11	.313	9	–	22	.290
New Hampshire	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
Binghamton	4	–	12	.250	8	–	23	.258

† 2026 AmEast tournament winner

The 2025–26 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third-year head coach Grant Billmeier and 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.

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2024–25 season 6–25, 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]

Preseason

On October 20, 2025, the America East Conference released their preseason polls. NJIT was picked to finish eighth in the conference.^[3]

Preseason rankings

America East Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Vermont	63 (7)
T–2	Maine	47 (1)
T–2	Albany	47
4	UMass Lowell	39 (1)
5	Binghamton	37
6	Bryant	35
7	UMBC	31
8	NJIT	13
9	New Hampshire	12
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-America East Team

No players were named to the All-America East team.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sebastian Robinson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Roselle Catholic HS	Montclair, NJ
G	1	David Bolden	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Nicolet HS	Milwaukee, WI
G	2	Jeremy Clayville	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Saint Francis (PA)	Ridgewood, NJ
F	3	Jordan Rogers	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	The Phelps School	Ridgewood, NJ
G	5	AJ Altobelli	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Union Catholic Regional HS	Westfield, NJ
G	7	Cameron Piggee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Rutgers Prep	North Brunswick, NJ
F	8	Jeffrey Akintolu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Avon Old Farms	Welling, England
F	11	Melvyn Ebonkoli	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	GS	Kansas City	Trappes, France
C	13	Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Academy of Central Florida	Toronto, ON
G	14	Quentin Duncan	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Waterbury, CT
G	24	Ari Fulton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Westover HS	Fayetteville, NC
F	25	John Kelly	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Rutgers Prep	Hillsborough, NJ
C	32	Malachi Arrington	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Immaculate Conception HS	Somerville, NJ
F	33	Zack Scherler	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Vermont Academy	Clarkston, MI
G	44	Rocco Awad	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	London Basketball Academy	Windsor, ON

Head coach

Grant Billmeier (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

RaShawn Stores (Manhattan)
Pete Lappas (Boston College)
Thomas Messinger (Emerson)
Ty Goode (Fairfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Fordham	W 72–61	1–0	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,008) The Bronx, NY
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairfield	L 53–74	1–1	Wellness and Events Center (1,454) Newark, NJ
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Loyola (MD)	W 66–64	2–1	Reitz Arena (914) Baltimore, MD
November 15, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 93–81	3–1	Wellness and Events Center (790) Newark, NJ
November 18, 2025* 7:00 p.m., NBCSPHI		at Drexel	L 43–75	3–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (802) Philadelphia, PA
November 22, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Navy	L 70–86	3–3	Alumni Hall (784) Annapolis, MD
November 24, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 67–94	3–4	Fifth Third Arena (8,774) Cincinnati, OH
November 26, 2025* 9:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 6 Louisville	L 47–104	3–5	KFC Yum! Center (13,825) Louisville, KY
November 28, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 55–73	3–6	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,484) Ypsilanti, MI
December 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at High Point	L 72–89	3–7	Qubein Center (2,293) High Point, NC
December 10, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Haven	W 70−64	4−7	Wellness and Events Center (792) Newark, NJ
December 13, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacred Heart	L 49–65	4–8	Wellness and Events Center (816) Newark, NJ
December 22, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Butler	L 52–101	4–9	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,304) Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		SUNY Canton	W 95–60	5–9	Wellness and Events Center (352) Newark, NJ
December 31, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Penn	L 61–80	5–10	The Palestra (1,125) Philadelphia, PA
America East regular season
January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Binghamton	W 73–65	6–10 (1–0)	Dr. Bai Lee Court (1,456) Vestal, NY
January 8, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 80–76	7–10 (2–0)	Wellness and Events Center (220) Newark, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maine	L 70–74	7–11 (2–1)	Wellness and Events Center (343) Newark, NJ
January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 73–64	8–11 (3–1)	Kennedy Family Athletic Complex (472) Lowell, MA
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bryant	W 79–55	9–11 (4–1)	Wellness and Events Center (545) Newark, NJ
January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMBC	L 74–87	9–12 (4–2)	Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena Catonsville, MD
January 29, 2026 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Albany	W 77–68	10–12 (5–2)	Broadview Center (2,006) Albany, NY
January 31, 2026 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Vermont	W 79–77	11–12 (6–2)	Patrick Gym (2,383) Burlington, VT
February 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMass Lowell	W 81–56	12–12 (7–2)	Wellness and Events Center (181) Newark, NJ
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Binghamton	W 73–64	13–12 (8–2)	Wellness and Events Center (430) Newark, NJ
February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Hampshire	W 76–70	14–12 (9–2)	Lundholm Gym (338) Durham, NH
February 14, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Maine	W 67–58	15–12 (10–2)	Memorial Gymnasium (1,152) Orono, ME
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Albany	L 63–81	15–13 (10–3)	Wellness and Events Center (507) Newark, NJ
February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Vermont	L 64–70	15–14 (10–4)	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ
February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bryant	L 52–69	15–15 (10–5)	Chace Athletic Center (722) Smithfield, RI
March 3, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UMBC	L 52–91	15–16 (10–6)	Wellness and Events Center (460) Newark, NJ
America East tournament
March 7, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	(6) Maine Quarterfinals	W 60–58	16–16	Wellness and Events Center (1,297) Newark, NJ
March 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	at (2) Vermont Semifinals	L 54–63	16–17	Patrick Gym (2,048) Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "Moore's Buzzer-Beater Lifts NJIT over Binghamton in Season Finale". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. March 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
^ "NJIT Highlanders Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". America East Conference. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[2] "Moore's Buzzer-Beater Lifts NJIT over Binghamton in Season Finale". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. March 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[poll-3] "America East Releases Men's #AEHoops 2025-26 Preseason Poll and Preseason All-Conference Team". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 20, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

[5] "NJIT Highlanders Schedule 2025-26". ESPN. Retrieved November 5, 2025.

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NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
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