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2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
NJIT Highlanders wordmark.svg
Conference Atlantic Sun Conference
2016–17 record 11–20 (3–11 ASUN)
Head coach Brian Kennedy (1st year)
Assistant coach Jeff Rafferty
Kevin Driscoll
Kim Waiters
Home arena Fleisher Center (cap. 1600)
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857     26 8   .765
Lipscomb 11 3   .786     20 13   .606
North Florida 8 6   .571     15 19   .441
USC Upstate 7 7   .500     17 16   .515
Kennesaw State 7 7   .500     14 18   .438
Jacksonville 5 9   .357     17 16   .515
NJIT 3 11   .214     11 20   .355
Stetson 3 11   .214     11 21   .344
2017 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN Tournament to Lipscomb.

This is expected to be the Highlanders' final season at Fleisher Center. The school is building the new Wellness and Events Center and plans to open it for the 2017–18 season.

The Highlanders finished the 2015–16 season 20–15, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to Stetson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Army, Boston University, and Texas–Arlington to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Columbia.


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