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Men’s Basketball Takes on Sixth Ranked Louisville on Wednesday Night

11/25/2025 10:00:00 AM

GAME NOTES AT #6 LOUISVILLE 11.24

NEWARK, NJ – NJIT stays on the road as the Highlanders travel to Kentucky on Wednesday, the 26th to take on the sixth ranked team in the country, Louisville, for a 9:00 p.m. start time. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Cincinnati Recap
  • The Highlanders fell to Cincinnati 94-67 on Monday night.
  • Freshman David Bolden had himself another strong performance finishing with a team-high 16 points on 5-9 shooting from the field, including 4-7 shooting from behind the arc.
  • Sophomore Ari Fulton finished the game with ten points and four rebounds.
  • Junior Sebastian Robinson was the third and final Highlander to score double-digit points with ten on 4-8 shooting from the field.

NJIT vs. Louisville: All-Time Series
  • This is the first all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Cardinals.

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 concludes their weeklong road trip up in Michigan as the Highlanders take on Eastern Michigan on Friday, the 28th for a 4:00 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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