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Men’s Basketball Heads South to Take on High Point Friday Night

12/4/2025 10:00:00 AM

GAME NOTES AT HIGH POINT 12.5

NEWARK, NJ – NJIT finishes their six-game road stretch down in North Carolina as the Highlanders take on High Point on Friday, December 5th for a 7:00 p.m. start time.

Eastern Michigan Recap
  • The Highlanders concluded their week-long MTE falling to Eastern Michigan 73-55 on Friday night.
  • Sophomore Malachi Arrington played his best game as a Highlander finishing with his first career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
  • Junior Sebastian Robinson scored scoring 11 points off the bench on 4-8 shooting from the field.

NJIT vs. High Point: All-Time Series
  • This is the first all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Panthers.

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 two weeks in a row (11/10, 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 returns home to Newark as the Highlanders welcome New Haven to the Bloom Wellness and Events Center on Wednesday, the 10th for a 7:00 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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