NEWARK, NJ– The NJIT men's basketball team plays at home for the second time this week when it hosts UAlbany on Saturday in Newark. 

Game Information
Tip-off is slated for 7pm inside the Wellness and Events Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+, with Matt Provence and Rob Kennedy on the call. 

Highlander Highlights
*    Saturday's game is the 17th of the 2022-23 season -- which marks NJIT's 17th participating in Division I, third as a member of the America East and sixth in the Wellness & Events Center (WEC).
*    Four players scored at least 15 points in last Sunday's OT win at Maine led by Miles Coleman's 22 point performance. Coleman scored four points late in regulation to help NJIT come back from a six-point deficit with 2:50 to play and five more in overtime. The senior earned America East Player of the Week honors for his big day.
*    Miles Coleman (at Sacred Heart) and Adam Hess (at South Florida) each have games where they drained seven three-pointers, tying Bryant's Doug Edert for the most this season by an America East player.
*    Kevin Osawe posted his fourth double-double of the season (18 points, 15 rebounds) off the bench against Binghamton on Wednesday. Osawe's four double-doubles are the fifth-most for an America East player this season. UNH's Clarence Daniels leads the way with seven.
*    Souleymane Diakite played in his 100th career game at Army West Point. He and and Kjell de Graaf are both in their fifth seasons with the Highlanders. Da'mir Faison is the next most-tenured Highlander as he is in his fourth season with the program. Miles Coleman played in his 50th career game in an NJIT uniform against Saint Elizabeth. 
*    Six of NJIT's 14 players have completed their undergraduate degrees and are working towards their Master's. Souleymane Diakite and Kjell de Graaf graduated from NJIT last May, while Justin Anderson (Bloomsburg), Adam Hess (E. New Mexico St.), Kevin Osawe (Arkansas-Little Rock), and Raheim Sullivan (Marist) come to NJIT from other institutions.
*    UAlbany is the only team in the America East NJIT has not defeated.

Last Time Out: NJIT 91, Maine 83 (OT) | Sun. 1/8 in Orono, ME
The NJIT men's basketball team went to overtime for the second-straight game on Wednesday, ultimately falling to visiting Binghamton 72-71 at the Wellness and Events Center. 

Binghamton's Dan Petcash drilled a three-pointer with just under 10 seconds to play in the extra period to turn a two-point NJIT lead into a one-point advantage for the Bearcats. NJIT's Raheim Sullivan took the ball to the hoop in the final seconds, but was unable to get a shot off as the Highlanders dropped the overtime game just three days after defeating Maine on the road in overtime. 

Sullivan forced overtime with a heroic three-pointer with just under one second to play in regulation. Adam Hess was able to get an offensive rebound in the final seconds and find Miles Coleman, who dished it to Sullivan at the top of the key for the big shot. 

NJIT vs...Binghamton
NJIT and UAlbany will meet for the 11th time on Saturday, with the Bearcats carrying a 4-2 advantage into the game. As conference opponents, NJIT is 1-3 against Binghamton, as it dropped both games in 2020-21 and the teams split last season. All six meetings have been won by the visiting team. .

NJIT vs. the America East
The Highlanders are 28-49 all-time vs. America East foes. NJIT is 13-24 in conference play as a member of the America East. 

AE Players of the Week
12/19/22 - Kevin Osawe
1/9/23 - Miles Coleman

Up Next
The Highlanders will hit the road for a pair of games next week, traveling to Bryant and Vermont. NJIT opens up the two-game road trip on Thursday with a 7pm tip-off against Bryant in Smithfield, RI.

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