Men’s Basketball vs. UMass Lowell: Road Game Preview

GAME NOTES AT UMASS LOWELL 1.15

NJIT hits the road as America East play continues as the Highlanders take on UMass Lowell on Thursday, January 15^th for a 6:00 p.m. start time.

Maine Recap

• The Highlanders fell to Maine, 74-70, on Saturday afternoon and drop to 2-1 in America East play.
• Leading the way for the Highlanders was Robinson who finished with a game-high 24 points on 9-16 shooting from the field. This marks his third game scoring 20+ and his ninth scoring in double-digits.

NJIT vs. UMass Lowell: All-Time Series

• This is the 20^th all-time meeting between the Highlanders and the River Hawks.
• The River Hawks lead the all-time series 10-9.
• Last matchup was last season where the Highlanders took down the River Hawks, 83-62, in Newark on 1/30/25.

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, Also 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 home to Newark as the Highlanders welcome Bryant on Monday, January 19^th for a 2:00 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.