NEWARK, NJ--The NJIT men's basketball team returns to action on Thursday for its first away America East Conference game of the season when the Highlanders take on host UMass Lowell.
Game Information
Tipoff is slated for 6pm at the Costello Athletics Center on the UMass Lowell campus. The game will also be streamed via ESPN3, which can be accessed free of charge.
All-Time Series
Thursday's matchup is the 13th all-time between the Highlanders and Riverhawks with UML holding a 6-5 advantage. The teams split a pair of matchups in Lowell last season, the first two as conference foes.
NJIT vs. the America East
NJIT is 22-34 in America East Conference play. The Highlanders are in their second season as a member of the conference and went 15-23 against AE teams before joining the league in the summer of 2020. Last season, the Highlanders finished 6-10 in AE action.
Award Season
Miles Coming earned America East Player of the Week honors this week, following his 23-point, 10-rebound performance in Sunday's America East opener vs. Maine. Coleman is the second Highlander to earn the honor this season, following teammate Dylan O'Hearn in early December.
O'Hearn's Big Day
Senior Dylan O'Hearn erupted for a new Division I program-record 42 points on Sunday, December 5, as NJIT came back from a late, double-digit deficit to win in 2OT. O'Hearn scored 36 of his points at halftime and tallied all 15 of NJIT's points after regulation. The Windsor, ON, native's 42-point game is tied for the second-highest scoring effort in Division I this season as Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis narrowly has the first place spot with a 43-point game. O'Hearn was named the CollegeInsider.Com Lou Henson National Player of the Week (Top mid-major player) and America East Player of the Week.
#ProtectTheWEC
NJIT is in its fifth campaign in the state-of-the-art Wellness and Events Center (WEC) . In four-plus seasons playing in the WEC, the Highlanders are 33-26 in this three story, 220,000-square-foot building that features a 3,500-seat basketball arena and a take a three-game home winning streak into Friday's matchup with Army West Point.
America East Conference
NJIT will begin its second season in the America East and will play a schedule of 18 conference games against the other nine schools. The Highlanders became the 10th full member of the America East on July 1, 2020.
The Highlanders were predicted to finish eighth out of the 10 league teams in the preseason coaches poll.
Next Up
The Highlanders will hit the road for a pair of America East games this week, first taking on UMass Lowell at 6pm on Friday, before playing Binghamton on Saturday at 4pm.
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