NEWARK, NJ - The NJIT men's basketball team comes off its bye weekend on Wednesday evening when it hosts New Hampshire in America East action.

Game Information
Tip-off is slated for 7pm inside the Wellness and Events Center on NJIT's campus in Newark. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Provence providing play-by-play and Rob Kennedy serving as the color analyst.

Highlander Highlights
*    Wednesday's game is the 21st 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.
*    NJIT is 3-4 in America East action and four of the seven games have come down to the final possesion of regulation. Two games needed an overtime period to decide the winner. 
*    The Highlanders have won two straight home games, defeating UAlbany on Jan. 14 and UMBC last time out on Jan. 25.
*    Mekhi Gray served as the hero in the victory over UMBC, scoring a season-high 18 points with the two biggest points coming on a layup with 3.7 left to break a 65-65 tie and give the Highlanders the victory. Gray also tied a season-high with seven rebounds 
*    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 second-most this season by an America East player. Charles Pride (Bryant) drained eight vs. UAlbany on Jan. 11.
*    Kevin Osawe leads NJIT with five double-double this season, which ranks tied for fourth this season in the America East.
*    Raheim Sullivan scored 23 points to lead NJIT at Vermont on Sunday. That mark ties his NCAA career-high which he established last season at Marist against American.
*    Adam Hess leads the America East in 3FG%, knocking down 43.9% this season (36-for-82).
*    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.

Last Time Out: NJIT 69, UMBC 65 | Wed. 1/25 in Newark, NJ
Mekhi Gray broke a 65-65 tie making a tough layup with 3.7 seconds on the clock to lift the NJIT men's basketball team to an America East Conference victory on Wednesday evening at the Wellness and Events Center.

UMBC was unable to inbound the ball cleanly and Adam Hess drained a pair of foul shots to help the Highlanders improve to 3-4 in America East action and cool off a Retrievers' team came in winners of five of their last six games. 

"We are coming off a tough road trip, but I'm proud of our guys for bouncing back," said seventh-year Head Coach Brian Kennedy following the win. "We came out tonight and really defended, especially in the first half holding a really good offenisve team to just 26 points."

NJIT vs...New Hampshire
NJIT and UNH will meet for the sixth time on Wednesday, with the Highlanders holding a 4-1 advantage in the series. The squads split last year's home-and-home with each team winning on the road following the 2020-21 season where the team's didn't play due to COVID-19. Prior to joining the America East in the summer of 2020, NJIT played UNH three times and won all three games between 2012 and 2015. The 2015 contest was part of the CIT as Damon Lynn and Tim Coleman combined for 48 points to lead NJIT past UNH 84-77 and into the second round of the tournament.

NJIT vs. the America East
The Highlanders are 30-51 all-time vs. America East foes. NJIT is 15-26 in conference play as a member of the America East. 

Like Fine Wine
NJIT will feature one of the oldest rosters in the country this season as the team's average age on opening night is 22.7 years old. Kevin Osawe and Adam Hess both turned 24 prior to the season, while Souleymane Diakite, Kjell de Graaf, Justin Anderson, Raheim Sullivan, and Miles Coleman are all 23.

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

Up Next
The Highlanders will play their next two games on the road, taking on UMass Lowell this Saturday at 1pm before traveling to Baltimore for a 7pm tip at UMBC next Wednesday.

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