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Standings - AEC
| Teams | W | L | Pct | Conf | GB | L10 | Stk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermt | 28 | 6 | .824 | 16-1 | - | 10-0 | W10 |
| UMassL | 22 | 10 | .688 | 10-6 | 5.5 | 6-4 | L1 |
| UNH | 16 | 15 | .516 | 8-8 | 7.5 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Stony | 20 | 15 | .571 | 0-0 | 7.5 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Bingha | 15 | 15 | .500 | 7-8 | 8.0 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Maine | 15 | 17 | .469 | 6-8 | 8.5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| UMBC | 11 | 21 | .344 | 6-9 | 9.0 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Albany | 13 | 19 | .406 | 5-10 | 10.0 | 2-8 | L3 |
| NJIT | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3-11 | 11.5 | 3-7 | L6 |
Team Leaders
| Name | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| PTS | Tariq Francis | 14.8 |
| REB | Levi Lawal | 6.0 |
| AST | Tariq Francis | 2.6 |
| ST | Tariq Francis | 1.5 |
| BLK | Levi Lawal | 0.7 |
| FG% | Tariq Francis | .389 |
| FT% | Kjell de Graaf | .845 |
| 3PT% | Adam Hess | .359 |
| MIN | Mekhi Gray | 31.9 |
| PF | Jake Goldberg | 0.5 |
Team Rankings
| Total | AEC Rank | Div I Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PF | 67.9 | 8 | 312 |
| PA | 75.0 | 7 | 273 |
| REB | 32.2 | 7 | 168 |
| FG% | .394 | 9 | 356 |
| 3PTM | 7.2 | 6 | 218 |
| PF | 19.1 | 8 | 325 |
| STO | 0.7 | 3 | 83 |
Latest Game - Mar 2, 2024
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Last 5 Games
Guard
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anderson, Justin | 6'3" | 170 | 0 | Philadelphia, PA, USA | |||
| 30 | Buchanan, Elijah | 6'5" | 190 | 04/08/1999 | 25 | 4 | Bronx, NY, USA | |
| 20 | Francis, Tariq | 6' | 180 | 0 | 1 | Pittsburgh, PA, USA | ||
| 5 | Goldberg, Jake | 6'4" | 190 | 0 | 1 | Pasadena, CA, USA | ||
| 24 | Gray, Mekhi | 6'4" | 190 | 0 | 4 | Montrose, NY, USA | ||
| 4 | Hess, Adam | 6'4" | 205 | 0 | 2 | Westlake Village, CA, USA | ||
| 3 | Hester, Isaac | 5'11" | 180 | 0 | 1 | Ocean Township, NJ, USA | ||
| 7 | Piggee, Cameron | 6' | 180 | 0 | 1 | North Brunswick, NJ, USA | ||
| 1 | Robinson, Jalen | 5'9" | 170 | 0 | 1 | South Orange, NJ, USA | ||
| 0 | Robinson, Sebastian | 6'1" | 190 | 0 | 1 | Montclair, NJ, USA |
Forward
| # | Name | Ht | Wt | DOB | Age | Exp | Birthplace | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Akintolu, Jeffrey | 6'7" | 210 | 0 | 1 | Welling, UK | ||
| 12 | Chaikovsky, JJ | 6'7" | 205 | 0 | 1 | Manhattan Beach, CA, USA | ||
| 33 | de Graaf, Kjell | 6'10" | 230 | 0 | 4 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| 22 | Lawal, Levi | 6'7" | 195 | 0 | 1 | Laurel, MD, USA | ||
| 10 | Nankin, Eyal | 6'7" | 210 | 0 | 3 | Ra'anana, Israel | ||
| 11 | Schreier, Daniel | 6'9" | 225 | 03/22/1999 | 25 | 4 | Santa Monica, CA, USA |
Game Information
| Average Age: 25 |
| Average Height: 6'4" |
| Average Weight: 195 |
Standard
| Player | GP | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PTM | 3PTA | 3PT% | FTM | FTA | FT% | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | ST | BLK | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francis, Tariq G | 27 | 27.4 | 14.8 | 5.1 | 13.2 | .389 | 2.1 | 6.1 | .352 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .787 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Buchanan, Elijah G | 22 | 31.3 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 13.3 | .379 | 1.1 | 4.3 | .255 | 2.0 | 3.2 | .643 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| de Graaf, Kjell F | 13 | 25.0 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 5.6 | .521 | 0.8 | 2.0 | .385 | 3.8 | 4.5 | .845 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Gray, Mekhi G | 28 | 31.9 | 10.1 | 3.5 | 8.9 | .394 | 0.6 | 2.7 | .227 | 2.5 | 3.6 | .693 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Hess, Adam G | 28 | 30.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 8.3 | .369 | 2.0 | 5.6 | .359 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .783 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| Lawal, Levi F | 24 | 22.6 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 | .618 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.3 | .545 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 3.5 |
| Robinson, Sebastian G | 28 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 6.3 | .307 | 0.4 | 1.7 | .208 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .655 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Akintolu, Jeffrey F | 26 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .425 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .333 | 0.7 | 0.9 | .783 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Anderson, Justin G | 21 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .340 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .250 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .615 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| Schreier, Daniel F | 18 | 11.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.8 | .531 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .600 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Robinson, Jalen G | 8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Goldberg, Jake G | 26 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | .208 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .700 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Hester, Isaac G | 15 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .545 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Chaikovsky, JJ F | 9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Nankin, Eyal F | 7 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | .286 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
Extra
| Player | GP | MIN | +/- | EFF | A/TO | STO | PPS | 2DO | 3D | TF | FF | EJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| de Graaf, Kjell F | 13 | 25.0 | -31 | 13.538 | 0.65 | 0.24 | 1.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hess, Adam G | 28 | 30.2 | -36 | 8.393 | 0.88 | 1.04 | 1.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nankin, Eyal F | 7 | 6.6 | -2 | 1.143 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawal, Levi F | 24 | 22.6 | -1 | 10.042 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 1.53 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goldberg, Jake G | 26 | 9.4 | -20 | 1.308 | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson, Sebastian G | 28 | 20.9 | -25 | 3.536 | 1.23 | 0.44 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hester, Isaac G | 15 | 2.4 | -2 | 1.067 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson, Justin G | 21 | 7.8 | -8 | 2.238 | 0.67 | 1.67 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Schreier, Daniel F | 18 | 11.7 | -7 | 3.167 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francis, Tariq G | 27 | 27.4 | -14 | 12.370 | 1.31 | 0.74 | 1.12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson, Jalen G | 8 | 2.1 | -2 | 1.500 | 99.99 | 99.90 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gray, Mekhi G | 28 | 31.9 | -35 | 10.357 | 1.16 | 0.56 | 1.14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaikovsky, JJ F | 9 | 3.2 | -2 | 1.667 | 99.99 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buchanan, Elijah G | 22 | 31.3 | -22 | 11.864 | 1.14 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akintolu, Jeffrey F | 26 | 8.8 | 2 | 3.808 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent
| Date | Opponent | Result | Pts Leader | Rebs Leader | Asst Leader | Game Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Nov 6 | @Miami (FL) | L, 101-60 | Hess (14) | Francis (7) | Francis (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Nov 11 | St. Peter's | L, 75-48 | Hess (23) | Hess (10) | Robinson (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Nov 16 | @American University | L, 87-73 | Gray (18) | Lawal (6) | Robinson (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Mon Nov 20 | Delaware State | W, 81-72 | Robinson (21) | Hess (12) | Robinson (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Nov 25 | @Wagner | L, 64-51 | Francis (17) | Hess (8) | Gray (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Wed Nov 29 | @George Mason | L, 86-68 | Buchanan (28) | Buchanan (7) | Francis (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L, 71-68 | Buchanan (19) | Buchanan (8) | Buchanan (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Wed Dec 6 | @Fordham | W, 80-77 | Gray (21) | Hess (8) | Robinson (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 9 | @Wake Forest | L, 83-59 | Hess (15) | de Graaf (6) | Robinson (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Dec 16 | @Niagara | L, 89-81 | Francis (20) | Buchanan (6) | Hess (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Fri Dec 22 | (Unknown) | W, 127-51 | Hess () | de Graaf () | Francis () | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sun Dec 31 | Morgan State | W, 69-53 | de Graaf (18) | Gray (17) | Francis (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 6 | Albany | L, 79-73 | Francis (22) | Lawal (16) | Francis (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Jan 11 | @UMass Lowell | L, 70-62 | Francis (15) | Francis (6) | Gray (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 13 | @Vermont | L, 76-55 | Anderson (11) | Anderson (6) | Robinson (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Jan 18 | New Hampshire | L, 70-62 | Hess (18) | Lawal (9) | Gray (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 20 | Maine | L, 70-64 | Gray (20) | Buchanan (13) | Francis (5) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Jan 25 | Bryant | L, 70-55 | Francis (13) | Lawal (11) | Gray (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Jan 27 | @UMBC | W, 75-74 | Francis (22) | Lawal (9) | Robinson (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Feb 1 | @Binghamton | L, 75-66 | Francis (21) | Gray (8) | Robinson (2) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Feb 8 | Vermont | W, 63-61 | Francis (18) | Francis (8) | Buchanan (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 10 | UMass Lowell | W, 71-64 | Francis (21) | Francis (9) | Francis (3) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Feb 15 | @Albany | L, 83-58 | Buchanan (19) | Schreier (7) | Francis (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 17 | Binghamton | L, 69-55 | Francis (17) | Lawal (8) | Buchanan (8) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Feb 22 | @New Hampshire | L, 83-78 | Francis (23) | Gray (6) | Francis (6) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Feb 24 | @Maine | L, 68-58 | Francis (16) | Gray (8) | Gray (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Thu Feb 29 | UMBC | L, 79-60 | Francis (18) | Lawal (9) | Buchanan (4) | Recap | Boxscore |
| Sat Mar 2 | @Bryant | L, 101-82 | Buchanan (26) | Buchanan (10) | Gray (7) | Recap | Boxscore |
Depth Chart
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de Graaf will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury.
Buchanan (groin) is available for NJIT's game Monday at Miami, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium.
Buchanan (groin) is questionable for Monday's game against Miami, Jeff Goodman of Stadium reports.
O'Hearn has committed to play for Jacksonville University next year, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Lee has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Butler (undisclosed) is not starting for NJIT on Saturday, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
Lee is not in the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against New Hampshire, Jordan Majewski of SBNation.com reports.
O'Hearn registered 42 points (12-24 FG, 5-11 3Pt, 13-15 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and three steals across 50 minutes during Sunday's 90-86 2OT win over Lafayette.
Cooks is in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Willis has placed his name in the transfer portal, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Cooks had a team-high 24 points (7-18 FG, 3-9 3Pt, 7-8 FT) to go along with 12 rebounds and five steals across 39 minutes in Sunday's 92-78 loss to NJIT.
Butler received a waiver from the NCAA and is eligible to play in the 2020-21 season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Cooks will return to NJIT for the upcoming season, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Cooks announced April 19 via his personal Twitter account that he declared for the 2020 NBA Draft.
Breland entered the NCAA's transfer portal Wednesday, VerbalCommits.com reports.
Lewis hammered North Florida for 24 points (9-19 FG, 6-7 FT) and 18 rebounds in the win on Monday.
Lewis led the Highlanders with 19 points (6-15 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 7-10 FT) and 16 rebounds in the win over St. Francis (Brooklyn) on Saturday. He added five blocks.
Lewis will return to NJIT for his senior season, removing his name from 2018 NBA draft consideration Thursday, Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com reports.
Tarke will transfer to UTEP, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Tarke, who received his release from NJIT in March, has met with a number of teams over the past month in pursuit of transferring, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Lewis will enter the 2018 NBA Draft without an agent, Jeff Goodman of ESPN.com reports.
Lewis led the Highlanders with 23 points (9-17 FG, 5-9 FT), 18 rebounds and four assists in the win over LIU-Brooklyn on Tuesday.
Lynn ruptured his Achilles' tendon on Jan. 21 and is out for the season, the New York Post reports.
Lewis scored eight points (3-14 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-2 FT) with 16 rebounds in the loss to Kennesaw State on Wednesday.
Lewis had a career game with 20 points and 19 rebounds in the loss to Stetson on Thursday.
Lynn provided 33 points -- including six 3-pointers -- in the win over North Florida on Saturday. He was 11-of-12 from the free-throw line.
Coleman put up 14 points and 15 rebounds in the loss to Iona on Wednesday. He also had five assists.
Lynn equaled his career high with 34 points in the loss to Utah State on Monday. He hit six 3-pointers.
Howard posted 14 points (6-7 FG, 0-1 3Pt, 2-3 FT), three rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes Saturday against Kennesaw State.
Coleman recorded 17 points (8-12 FG, 0-2 3Pt, 1-2 FT), 10 rebounds, four assists, one block and three steals in 29 minutes Saturday against Kennesaw State.
Lynn had eight points (3-18 FG, 0-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT), two rebounds, seven assists and two steals in 40 minutes Sunday versus North Florida.
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