The 2014–15 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at the Fleisher Center and were in their second year as an Independent.
On December 6, 2014, NJIT defeated then-#17 Michigan in the program's first game against a top 25 team.How does NJIT beat Michigan?
After starting the season with 5 wins and 9 losses in their first 14 games, the Highlanders won 13 of their next 15 games to improve to 18–11 and earn an invitation to the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT), the first Division I postseason berth in school history. In the CIT, they defeated New Hampshire, Cleveland State, and Canisius to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Northern Arizona. They finished with a record of 21–12.
This was the Highlanders' final season as a Division I independent; as on July 1, 2015, NJIT joined the Atlantic Sun Conference.
Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Ky Howard Guard 6–4 185 Junior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Tim Coleman Guard 6–5 210 Sophomore Union, New Jersey 3 Chris Jenkins Guard/Forward 6–4 215 Sophomore Hillside, New Jersey 5 Damon Lynn Guard 5–11 165 Sophomore Hillside, New Jersey 10 Daquan Holiday Forward 6–8 205 Senior Allentown, Pennsylvania 11 Winfield Willis Guard 6–0 180 Junior Baltimore, Maryland 15 Terrence Smith Forward 6–6 195 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida 22 Odera Nweke Forward 6–5 220 Senior Richmond, Texas 23 Osa Izevbuwa Guard 6–3 230 Sophomore Staten Island, New York 24 Emmanuel Tselentakis Guard 6–5 205 Junior Thessaloniki, Greece 25 Rob Ukawuba Guard 6–3 210 Sophomore East Brunswick, New Jersey 33 Vlad Shustov Forward 6–10 225 RS Freshman Tomsk, Russia
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#000080;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#000080;"| CIT
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