GAME NOTES VS UALBANY 2.19

NEWARK, NJ -- NJIT returns to Newark as the Highlanders host UAlbany on Thursday, February 19^th for a 7:00 p.m. start time. The game will be live streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Provence (Play by Play) and Barry "Slice" Rohrssen (Color) on the call.

Maine Recap

• The Highlanders wins sixth straight on the road against Maine, 67-58, and improve to 10-2 in America East play on Saturday afternoon.
• Leading the way for the Highlanders was junior Sebastian Robinson who continues his impressive play in conference play. The guard from Montclair, New Jersey had 23 points for a second game in a row on 9-15 from the field. This is Robinson's 10^th straight game in double-figures, his 14th in his last 15 games and his seventh game in conference play with 20+ points.
• Freshman David Bolden followed his back court mate with 15 points, his 8th double-digit game in conference play. Sophomore Ari Fulton was the third and final Highlander in double-figures with 14 points, his sixth straight game with 10+ points.
• This is the Highlanders' 10th conference win of the season, which is the highest win total in program history, passing their win total of 9 as a member of the Great West in 2010-11. The six-game winning streak also passes their previous highest winning streak of five games set back in January 2019.

NJIT vs. UAlbany: All-Time Series

• This is the 18^th all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the Great Danes.
• The Great Danes leads the all-time series 15-2.
• Last matchup was this season where the Highlanders took down the Great Danes, 77-68, in Albany on 1/29/26.

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 (2/16) for the fourth time this season averaging 12.0 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 4.0 APG, and 4.5 SPG. Bolden received this honor previously on 11/10, 11/17 and 2/2.

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 welcome Vermont to the Bloom Wellness & Events on Saturday, February 21^st 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.