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Men’s Basketball Begins America East Play on the Road at Binghamton

1/2/2026 10:00:00 AM

GAME NOTES AT BINGHAMTON 1.3

NEWARK, NJ – NJIT opens America East play on the road at Binghamton on Saturday, January 3rd for a 2:00 p.m. start time.

Penn Recap
  • The Highlanders fell to Penn, 80-61, on Wednesday afternoon.
  • Freshman David Bolden recorded 18 points on 7-15 shooting from the field.
  • Sophomore Jordan Rogers who scored 15 points on 6-9 shooting from the field and 2-4 from behind the arc. Rogers also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
  • Junior Sebastian Robinson had another double-digit performance off the bench, finishing with 10 points.

NJIT vs. Binghamton: All-Time Series
  • This is the 13th all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Bearcats.
  • The Bearcats hold the all-time series 9-3.
  • Last matchup was last season where the Highlanders won in dramatic fashion at the buzzer, 75-72 in Binghamton on 3/4/25.

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.
  • The Highlanders concluded their non-conference slate with five wins, which is their most non-conference wins since the 2021-22 season (5).

Next Up
NJIT returns to Newark for their conference home opener as the Highlanders welcome New Hampshire on Thursday, January 8th 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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