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Men’s Basketball Begins MTE with Cincinnati on Monday Night

11/23/2025 10:00:00 AM

GAME NOTES AT CINCINNATI 11.24

NEWARK, NJ – NJIT remains on the road as the Highlanders travel to Ohio on Monday, the 24th to take on Cincinnati for a 7:00 p.m. start time. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Navy Recap
  • The Highlanders drop to Navy 86-70 on Saturday afternoon.
  • The Highlanders found themselves down early with Navy's offense shooting lights out to start the game. Foul trouble and turnovers caused the Highlanders to trail early, and the team went into the break down by 15 points. Navy shot 17-27 from the field (63%) and 4-8 from deep (50%) and the Highlanders were unable to find their defensive rhythm. 
  • Despite the loss, the Highlanders had five players score in double-digits. Leading the way was Clayville with 16 points on 4-8 shooting from behind the arc. Fulton recorded his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Junior Sebastian Robinson scored a season-high 12 points and Rogers tied his season-high with 11. Bolden followed with 10 points of his own, all of which came in the second half.

NJIT vs. Cincinnati: All-Time Series
  • This is the second all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Bearcats.
  • The Bearcats hold the series record 1-0.
  • The last matchup dates to 11/30/2022 where the Bearcats took down the Highlanders in Cincinnati, 86-60.

America East Honors
  • Fulton was named America East Co-Player of the Week (11/17) averaging 17.0 PPG and 12.0 RPG.
  • Bolden was named America East Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row (11/17) averaging 15 PPG and 6 APG.

Quick Notes:
  • Grant Billmeier enters his third season at the helm.
  • Ty Goode joins the coaching staff as an assistant coach after spending the previous three seasons on the staff at Fordham University as Recruiting/Video Coordinator (2024-25) and Assistant Recruiting Coordinator (2022-24).
  • The Highlanders return nine players from last season, one of the highest marks in the conference.
  • The Highlanders boasts a younger roster with 11 of its 15 members being either freshman or sophomores. The team also has three juniors and a graduate student.
  • Newcomers to Newark include Melvyn Ebonkoli, Jeremy Clayville, Rocco Awad, Zack Scherler, AJ Altobelli and David Bolden.
  • Bolden's 
  • 18 points at Fordham (11/4) is the most points scored by a freshman in their debut since Damon Lynn in 2013. Damon had 21 points at Tulane on Nov. 8, 2013.
  • The last time the Highlanders started off a season 3-1 was back during the 2015-16 season.

Next Up
NJIT stays on the road as the Highlanders travel to Kentucky on Wednesday, the 26th  to take on Louisville for a 9:00 p.m. start time. Stay up to date on all things NJIT Men's Basketball throughout the season by following @NJITHoops on X/Twitter and Instagram.
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