Game 5	NJIT Highlanders (0-4, 0-0 America East) at George Washington Revolutionaries (3-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10)
Date | Time	Monday, November 18 | 7 p.m.
Location	Washington, D.C. | Charles E. Smith Center
Live Video	ESPN + (George Wallace and Jimmy Patsos)
Game Notes	NJIT Notes | GW Notes
Follow	X/Twitter | Instagram | Live Stats

NEWARK, NJ – The NJIT men's basketball team searches for its first victory of the season on Monday night in Washington, D.C. with a matchup against George Washington. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m. with live coverage available on ESPN+.

Highlanders Hit the Road
After playing two of its first three games at home inside the Wellness and Events Center, NJIT will play each of its next seven games away from Newark. This weekend features two matchups with teams from the DMV in Morgan State and George Washington, followed by a trip to Bucknell on Thursday, Nov. 21. Following that, the Highlanders will head to Cleveland to take part in the Cleveland State Thanksgiving Throwback, where they will face the host Vikings on Tuesday, Nov. 26 and a neutral site game against Morehead State on Nov. 27.

After returning to the east coast, NJIT will head up to face UMass on Dec. 1 before wrapping up the road swing with a quick trip to Prudential Center to face Seton Hall on Dec. 4. The seven straight games away from home is the longest such stretch in NJIT's Division I history.

NJIT vs. George Washington: All-Time Series
This will be the first meeting all-time between the Highlanders and the Revolutionaries.

NJIT is 4-6 all-time against Atlantic 10 schools, with the four wins coming against Fordham and Duquesne (two each). The Highlanders faced a pair of A10 schools last season, falling at George Mason before defeating Fordham at Rose Hill. GW is one of two A10 schools the Highlanders will face this season, as they will also travel to Amherst to face UMass on Dec. 1.

Highlander Highlights

• Tariq Francis was highly efficient on Saturday at Morgan State despite the loss. The sophomore scored a game-high 18 points to go with six rebounds, six assists and no turnovers.
• Francis' 16.8 points per game this season rank third in the America East.
• Francis and Robinson each scored 20 points in the season opener against Penn, becoming the first Highlander teammates to score 20+ points in a game since Francis and Elijah Buchanan did so in the win over UMass Lowell on Feb. 10, 2024.
• Robinson had the best all-around game of his young career against Penn, scoring 20 points and snatching a career-best nine rebounds while committing just one turnover.
• NJIT is the lone America East team to have two players score 20+ points in a game so far.
• Grant Billmeier enters his second season as Head Coach of the Highlanders after going 7-21 overall and 3-13 in America East in his first season in University Heights.
• In terms of percentage of underclassmen on the roster, the Highlanders are the second-youngest team in the nation. Of NJIT's 15 players, 13 of them are either freshmen or sophomores.
• Six players return to Newark for their sophomore seasons in 2024-25, led by reigning-America East Rookie of the Year Tariq Francis. All-Rookie honoree Levi Lawal enters his second season as well, alongside Jeffrey Akintolu, Jake Goldberg, Cameron Piggee and Sebastian Robinson.
• Seven freshmen join NJIT's roster in 2024: Walt Andrews Jr., Malachi Arrington, Quentin Duncan, Ari Fulton, Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic, John Kelly and Jordan Rogers.
• NJIT faces a difficult schedule in 2024-25 which includes three NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago, three power conference teams and two NIT qualifiers, including NIT champions Seton Hall.

Next Up
After a quick stop back in Newark, the Highlanders head back out on the road for a matchup at Bucknell on Thursday night at 7 p.m.

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