NJIT

NEWARK, NJ—Dytanya Johnson, a post player noted for his on-court toughness, particularly in the areas of defense and rebounding, will bring his game from one of Maryland’s strongest high school programs to NJIT, where he will continue his studies in 2010-11, men’s basketball coach #Jim Engles# announced.

OREM, UT—Houston Baptist dominated the first eight minutes and the last eight minutes and when the final buzzer sounded Friday night, the second-seeded Huskies had a 74-64 win over number six NJIT in semifinal round action at the Great West Conference men’s basketball tournament hosted by Utah Valley University.

OREM, UT—NJIT relied on what has been a foolproof formula to win its first game in the 2010 Great West Conference Tournament, defeating North Dakota, 70-57, at the UVU Events Center Wednesday night on the campus of Utah Valley University.

VERMILLION, SD—The University of South Dakota celebrated its newly-minted Great West Conference regular season men’s basketball championship with an 83-49 win Sunday night against visiting NJIT in the DakotaDome, as the teams met in the final regular season contest of 2009-10