GAME NOTES AT MAINE 2.14

NEWARK, NJ – NJIT closes out road trip as the Highlanders travel to Maine on Saturday, February 14^th for a 3:00 p.m. start time.

New Hampshire Recap

• The Highlanders take down New Hampshire, 76-70, on the road and improve to 9-2 in America East play on Thursday night.
• Leading the way for the Highlanders was junior Sebastian Robinson who led all scorers with 23 points on 10-18 shooting from the field. This is Robinson's 9^th straight game in double-figures, his 13th in his last 14 games and his sixth game in conference play with 20+ points.
• Sophomore Ari Fulton followed with 18 points, his fifth straight game in double-digits and his seventh game in conference play with 11+ points.
• Sophomore Jordan Rogers was the third and final Highlanders in double-figures with 10 points, his fourth straight game in double-figures.
• With the win, the Highlanders improve to 9-2 in conference play. Nine conference wins ties the most conference wins in program history since the Highlanders won nine games in the Great West Conference.

NJIT vs. Maine: All-Time Series

• This is the 18^th all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Black Bears.
• The Black Bears leas the all-time series 8-9.
• Last matchup was this season where the Black Bears took down the Highlanders, 74-70, in Newark on 1/10/26.

America East Honors

• Sophomore Ari Fulton was named America East Player of the Week (2/9) averaging 19.5 PPG and 9.5 RPG and shot 12-18 FG (67%). Fulton was also named America East Co-Player of the Week (11/17) earlier in the season.
• Junior Sebastian Robinson was named America East Player of the Week (2/2) averaging 19.5 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 2.0 APG and shot 15-29 FG (51.7%)
• Freshman David Bolden was named America East Rookie of the Week for the third time this season averaging 15.5 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 5.5 APG, 3.0 SPG and shot 6-14 FG (42.9%) and 4-9 3PT FG (44.4%). Bolden was received the same honor two weeks in a row earlier in the season (11/10, 11/17).

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).
• The Highlanders took down Binghamton, 73-65, to win their America East opener for the first time since the 2021-22 season.

Next Up
NJIT returns to Newark as the Highlanders host UAlbany on Thursday, February 19^th 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.