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About NJIT............................................................................................................................2-3University Administration ......................................................................................................4-5Student-Athlete Support ......................................................................................................5-6Coaching Staff ....................................................................................................................8-10Roster ....................................................................................................................................13Outlook ............................................................................................................................14-15Player Profiles....................................................................................................................16-322008-09 Results and Statistics ..........................................................................................33-352009-10 Opponents ........................................................................................................36-44Live Play-by-Play Information ................................................................................................44The Prudential Center ......................................................................................................45-46Athletics Facilities ..................................................................................................................47Directions/Accommodations ..................................................................................................48School Records ................................................................................................................51-53Highlanders in Postseason......................................................................................................53Division I Records ............................................................................................................54-56All-time records vs. Opponents ..............................................................................................57All-time Roster ......................................................................................................................58Year-by-Year Scores ..........................................................................................................59-63About Newark........................................................................................................................65Newark Sports and Entertainment ........................................................................................66Athletics/PE Staff ....................................................................................................................67NJIT Hall of Fame ..................................................................................................................68NJIT in Division I ....................................................................................................................69The Great West Conference ..................................................................................................70Radio/TV Spotters Chart ........................................................................................................72

ON THE COVERFRONT COVER (L-R): Dan Stonkus, Gary Garris, Isaiah Wilkerson.

BACK COVER: Prudential Center in downtown Newark.INSIDE FRONT COVER: the Campus Center at NJIT.

INSIDE BACK COVER: the 2009-10 Highlanders team picture (all photos by Larry Levanti).

Quick factsNEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY (NJIT)

Location: University Heights, Newark, NJFounded: 1881Enrollment: 5,380 (undergraduate)NJIT website: www.njit.com

Nickname/colors: Highlanders/Red and White(Blue accent)Court Capacity: Estelle and Zoom Fleisher AthleticCenter/Prudential Center (1,500/18,500)

Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECACConference: Great West Conference

University President: Dr. Robert A. AltenkirchDirector of Athletics: Lenny Kaplan

Athletic Department phone: 973-596-3636

Sports InformationNJIT Athletics website: www.njithighlanders.comResults hotline: 973-596-5555

Assistant AD for Sports Information: Tim Camp Phone/Email: 973-596-8461/[email protected] SID: Stephanie PillariPhone/Email: 973-596-8324/[email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year):Jim Engles (Dickinson ’90)Phone/Email: 973-596-5727/[email protected] Career Record: 1-30 (1)Record at School: sameAssistant Coaches: Mike Spisto, Ira Bowman,Kevin TironeDirector of Basketball Operations: Nelson AlbinoCaptains: Gary Garris, Isaiah Wilkerson

2008-09 record: 1-30Returning/lost (starters): 6/4 (4/1)

Media InformationThis guide is designed to assist in coverage of NJITbasketball. For home games, the NJIT sportsinformation office will provide official box score10 minutes following each game. Coach JimEngles and requested players will be available forinterviews following a 10-minute cooling-off peri-od. Radio broadcast requests should be made atleast 10 business days prior to the contest.

Requests for coach and player interviews on non-game days should be made through the NJITsports information office (973-596-8461).

CreditsThe 2009-10 NJIT Men’s Basketball Media Guide isa production of the NJIT Sports Information Officein cooperation of the Office of UniversityCommunications. Written and edited by TimCamp and Stephanie Pillari. Cover and interiordesign by Blu Hand Design, Rahway, NJ. NJIT pho-tographs and information courtesy of UniversityCommunications. All interior team and actionphotography by Larry Levanti, unless noted (page

63, Jim Clarke; page 69, Steve Smith). Printing byPrestige Graphics, Union, NJ.

Why the Highlanders?The home of NJIT, University Heights, was former-ly known as the Newark Highlands and NJIT’smailing address used to be High Street, until thethoroughfare was renamed in memory of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.

In 2006-07, NJIT athletics, in keeping with itsmove to NCAA Division I, unveiled a new graphicidentity, which includes a new Highlanders logo(shown). Developed by CN Foundry for NJIT, thelogo depicts the traditional Highlander, whoseferocity and bravery against all odds are the stuffof legend.

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NJIT is New Jersey’s Science & TechnologyUniversity. With roots going back to 1881, when itwas founded as Newark Technical School, New JerseyInstitute of Technology observed its 125th anniver-sary in 2006.

Located in University Heights, Newark, NJ, home tomore than 30,000 college students, NJIT’s campus isjust 10 miles from New York City.

Playing a critical role in shaping New Jersey’s future,NJIT, as a major public technological university, is animportant pipeline for the flow of technology intosociety. The university’s educational programs pre-pare students to be leaders in the technology-dependent economy of the 21st century. Universityresearchers seek new knowledge to improve process-es and products for industry. Through public and pri-vate partnerships and economic development efforts,the university helps to grow new business venturesthat fuel the economy.

In recent years, NJIT has put more than $83 milliontoward new and improved buildings and facilities onthe 45-acre campus, including biomedical engineer-ing labs and a campus center.

Instructional ProgramsNJIT offers an ever-expanding array of educationalprograms, with eight new academic programsapproved beginning in 2009-10, which comes afterthe addition of 14 new programs in 2008. As of 2009,NJIT lists 55 bachelor’s degree majors, 53 master’sdegree programs and 19 doctoral programs —through six schools:

Newark College of Engineering

College of Architecture and Design

College of Science and Liberal Arts

School of Management

Albert Dorman Honors College

College of Computing Sciences

NJIT has 416 full-time faculty; more than 98 percentof whom hold the highest degree in their field. Thestudent-faculty ratio is 13:1, with more than 5,300undergraduate students and more than 2,800 gradu-ate students. Our students hail from 33 states andmore than 100 countries to rank eighth in the nationfor diversity.

Albert Dorman Honors College enrolls more than500 students who take advantage of honors courses,research opportunities, advising and mentoring.

Honors College students have SAT scores ranking inthe top 10 percent nationally.

With more than 44,000 alumni, NJIT is rated by USNews and World Report as a top-tier nationalresearch university offering bachelor’s, master’s anddoctoral degrees.

ResearchNJIT drew more than $75 million in research fund-ing in 2005 and faculty members welcome studentcollaboration on research projects.

EconomicDevelopment NJIT is committed to economic development forNewark and the region. The university operates sev-eral outreach centers that provide direct technicalassistance to the state’s businesses with the goal ofhelping small and medium-sized companies. NJIT isalso the home of New Jersey’s oldest and largest incu-bator facility, and was one of the first institutions inthe nation to adopt economic development as afourth mission element, together with instruction,research and community service. More than 60 tech-nology start-up companies, many of which hire NJITstudents, are on campus.

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The Career Edge All 10 of the majors with the highest startingsalaries for 2005-06 grads are in engineering,computing and business, according to theNational Association of Colleges and Employers.

Computer and data processing services lead the list ofthe 10 fastest-growing occupations in projectionscompiled by the US Department of Labor. Computer-related employment is expected to grow 117 percentby 2008, according to the Career Guide to Industries.

As technology changes all fields, those with scienceand technology backgrounds are positioned to lead.Among the CEOs of the S&P 500 companies, engi-neering is the single largest undergraduate degreeand more than half of CEOs have undergraduatedegrees in engineering, business management, sci-ence, math and computing.

The Global EdgeThe diversity in NJIT’s student body and faculty pre-pares graduates to understand and succeed in theglobal marketplace. NJIT was named among theworld’s top 500 universities in a study by the Instituteof Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

The Technology Edge NJIT has been designated one of the nation’s mosttechnologically sophisticated universities byForbes.com and a Princeton Review survey and theuniversity has received major funding from theNational Science Foundation and the NationalSecurity Agency in recent years.

The Academic Edge NJIT has long been a national leader in applying newtechnologies and approaches to the educational expe-rience. NJIT was a pioneer in requiring computer sci-ence for students in all majors and the School ofArchitecture has led innovations in teaching CADand digital design. The school’s innovative “paper-less” first-year program was recently cited by CampusTechnology Magazine.

Students have a wide range of educational choices inbuilding an interest-tailored program. Among theiroptions are cross-enrolling at neighboring Rutgers toenrich their program with subjects such as music andlanguages.

NJIT students learn emerging technologies from theresearchers behind the technologies, developing valu-able marketplace skills. Real-world experiencethrough experiential learning makes graduates moremarketable, with many co-op opportunities leadingto permanent jobs.

The Regional Edge New Jersey, with America’s highest concentration ofpharmaceutical, hi-tech, biotech, and medical devicecompanies is the place to study technology. It has thenation’s highest per capita number of engineers andscientists as residents, while also leading in per capi-ta rate of patents issued. Further, the Newark-NewYork region is a living laboratory for architecture andbuilding sciences, environmental engineering andtransportation.

The Research Edge NJIT has been designated by the State of New Jerseyas the Homeland Security Technology SystemsCenter and NJIT operates the world-renowned BigBear Solar Observatory.

A History of NJITFrom the Industrial Revolution to the InformationAge, New Jersey Institute of Technology has a richhistory with its beginnings developing from theindustrial age.

In 1881, an act of the New Jersey StateLegislature, recognizing an urgent need, soughta home for what would be the state’s technicalschool. The efforts of Newark’s public and pri-vate sectors resulted with the opening of NewarkTechnical School, addressing the state’s need.

Over time, the university expanded its curriculumand mission. In 1919, the university established bac-calaureate programs in three engineering fields. Bythe middle of the 20th century, Newark TechnicalSchool was transformed into the robust NewarkCollege of Engineering.

The post-war period was one of enormous activitywith regular expansion of the campus, as well as theintroduction of doctoral level programs. In 1975,with the addition of the New Jersey School ofArchitecture, the institution had evolved into a tech-nological university, emphasizing a broad range ofdegrees and dedication to significant research andpublic service. Newark College of Engineering,stronger than ever, remained intact, but a new uni-versity name — New Jersey Institute of Technology –reflected the institution’s expanded mission.

A broadened mission called for the creation of a res-idential campus and the opening of NJIT’s first dor-mitory in 1980 began a period of steady growth thatcontinues. Two new schools were established duringthe 1980s—the College of Science and Liberal Arts(1982) and the School of Industrial Management(1988). The Albert Dorman Honors College wasestablished in 1994, and the newest school, theCollege of Computing Sciences, was created in 2001.Beginning in 2009 the College of Architecture andDesign was created to house the New Jersey School ofArchitecture and the new school of Art and Design.


Dr. Robert A.AltenkirchPresidentHaving joined NJIT as its seventh president in July2002, Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch is leading the univer-sity in a period of multi-layered growth.

In recent years, NJIT has put more than $80 milliontoward new and improved buildings and facilities,while also drawing similar dollars in annual researchfunding.

Under President Altenkirch, NJIT has expanded itscourse offerings, with 16 new degree programs addedin the 2008-09 academic year alone, and 13 in variousstages of development for implementation in the nexttwo years..

Coinciding with the expansion is NJIT’s transitionfrom a smaller commuter campus to a larger institu-tion with a larger resident student population. Theincoming class of 2012 is the largest in the history ofthe school, and more than half the freshman classresides on campus.

Tied to that transition is Altenkirch’s strong beliefthat the home institution in New Jersey’s largest cityneeds to be residential and provide the experiencesassociated with a residential campus. At the sametime, Altenkirch is committed to NJIT’s involvementwith the community in its home city of Newark.

Intercollegiate athletics fits those goals naturally andupgrading NJIT athletics has been a priority ofAltenkirch’s presidency going back to November2002 meetings that led to NJIT’s reclassification toNCAA Division I.

Adding a personal dimension to his support,Altenkirch, a multi-sport athlete in high school,freshman baseball player at Purdue University, and aformer college soccer official, and his wife, Beth, areregular attendees at NJIT competitions, home andaway.

Immediately before his selection as president of NJIT,Altenkirch was vice president for research atMississippi State University (MSU), a position heheld from 1998 to 2002.

Prior to his appointment as vice president at MSU,Altenkirch served as dean of the College ofEngineering and Architecture at Washington StateUniversity (1995-98).

From 1988 to 1995, he was dean of the College ofEngineering at MSU. He also served as professor andchair of mechanical engineering at the University ofKentucky (1975-88).

Altenkirch holds a PhD from Purdue University, anMS from the University of California, Berkeley, and aBS from Purdue, all in mechanical engineering.

He is the author of over 50 publications and nearly100 presentations in combustion and heat transferand served as principal investigator for 10 SpaceShuttle experiments investigating the spread of fire inreduced gravity.

He is a fellow of the American Society of Engineersand in 2008 received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.

Dr. Joel BloomVice President for Academic and Student ServicesDr. Joel Bloom, who joined NJIT in July 1990, isresponsible for eight divisions of the university,including physical education and athletics.

In 1998, Bloom was appointed the first dean of theAlbert Dorman Honors College in addition to hisvice president responsibilities. The honors collegeenrolls over 500 students, including residents of 15states and several foreign countries. The combinedaverage SAT score is over 1300 and freshmen typical-ly have ranked in the top 10 percent of their highschool graduating class. Honors College studentsmaintain a grade point average higher than 3.5.

Prior to his arrival at NJIT, Dr. Bloom served sevenyears as assistant commissioner of the New JerseyDepartment of Education for the Division of GeneralAcademic Education. He was responsible for manag-ing many of the education department’s initiatives,over 300 grants and contracts, and a $24 millionbudget.

Formerly a teacher and school administrator in NewYork City Public Schools, Dr. Bloom was also a direc-tor of research and instructor at Teacher’s College,Columbia University.

He is chair of the Greater Newark Consortium forPre-College Education and vice chair of the StateBoard for Communities and Schools. He serves fur-ther as a member of numerous boards at the state,regional and national levels and has received nation-al and state education awards, as well as federal, foun-dation and corporate grant awards. He has publishedjournal articles and presented papers on schoolimprovement, curriculum development, college tran-sition and student assessment.

Dr. Bloom holds a master’s degree and a doctoratefrom Teacher’s College, Columbia University. He alsoearned master’s and bachelor’s degrees from HunterCollege of the City University of New York.

Lenny Kaplan Director of AthleticsSince taking over as head of NJIT’s division of physi-cal education and athletics in August 2000, LennyKaplan has been instrumental in guiding NJIT’sreclassification to NCAA Division I.

Kaplan helped stabilize and expand a program thatwas entering its fourth year in Division II when hearrived in Newark. In late 2002, after discussions withuniversity President Dr. Robert A. Altenkirch andVice President Dr. Joel Bloom, Kaplan took on thetask of steering NJIT’s programs into Division I, aprocess that reached fruition with the NCAA’s grant-ing active Division I status, with full championshipeligibility effective September 1, 2009.

Throughout Kaplan’s tenure, NJIT has enhanced theathletics program, particularly in areas that benefitthe student-athletes directly.

The sports offerings have expanded to 19 varsi-ty programs and since 2004, NJIT has renovatedits two main on-campus venues—Mal SimonStadium at Lubetkin Field and the Estelle andZoom Fleisher Athletic Center. The school alsosigned a 10-year partnership to play all homebaseball in the professional Bears and Eagles

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Riverfront Stadium and later agreed to host bas-ketball in the new Prudential Center, downtownNewark home of the NHL’s New Jersey Devils.

Under Kaplan’s leadership, many teams achievedregional and national Division II ranking. Success forseveral women’s teams was unprecedented, with bas-ketball, tennis and soccer all reaching postseason playfor the first time in his administration,

Additionally, men’s volleyball captured a 2007 divi-sional championship in the Eastern Intercollegiate

Volleyball Association and the next year reached theEIVA playoff semifinals hosted by eventual 2008national champion Penn State.

Kaplan guided the Highlanders toward further stabil-ity with membership in the newly-expanded all-sports Great West Conference, which will offer a con-ference home for 11 of NJIT’s 19 varsity sports.

NJIT’s outstanding home facilities will allow it to hostconference championships in the Great WestConference and allowed it to host ECAC postseason

championships in 2005-06.

Before coming to NJIT, Lenny Kaplan served 11 yearsat Manhattan College, where he began as Manhattan’sdirector of operations and was assistant athleticsdirector from 1991-2000.

Kaplan, a 1988 graduate of St. John’s University witha degree in athletics administration, resides inMerrick, NY, with his wife, Nancy, and their sons,Michael and Joshua.

S T U D E N T - AT H L E T E S U P P O RTSports MedicineNJIT sports medicine is moving forward with expand-ed facilities and a staff of three full-time trainers led byhead trainer Matt Koscs, MS/ATC, with assistanttrainers Paul Grayner, MEd/ATC, and Sandra Brendle,MSEd/ATC. They work with team physicians LouisRizio, MD, and Rutvik (Rudy) Patel, DO.

Matt Koscs, who earned both his bachelor’s and mas-ter’s degrees from the University of Delaware, came toNJIT as an assistant trainer in July 2008 and movedup to the head trainer position a year later. As anundergrad, he was recipient of the Paris DelligattiMemorial Award for Excellence in Athletic Training.

Prior to NJIT, he served three years as head trainer atHodgson Vocational Technical High School inNewark, DE. He also worked with soccer clubs inDelaware and was employed at Christiana CarePhysical Therapy Plus, in Newark, DE.

Paul Grayner, who holds a bachelor’s degree fromSaint Leo College in Florida and a master’s fromAmerican University in Washington, DC, has adiverse background in athletic training, havingserved at the college and professional levels, as well asin a fitness center setting. He joined the NJIT stafflate in 2008.

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, he was a train-er in the minor league systems of the New YorkYankees and New York Mets and in 1984 he was assis-tant trainer with the Mets. He later worked with theLong Island Knights professional basketball team.

At the collegiate level, he was head trainer at FairleighDickinson University in Teaneck, NJ from 1989 to1998 and earlier worked as an assistant trainer atHofstra, Adelphi and FDU.

Sandra Brendle, who joined the NJIT staff as an assis-tant trainer in the summer of 2009, earned her bach-elor’s degree, majoring in athletic training fromGreensboro (NC) College in 2007. She earned hermaster’s in athletic training at Old DominionUniversity in May 2009. At ODU, she worked withseven teams and was on the medical staff for the 2008NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournamentfirst and second rounds. At Greensboro, she was 2006Athletic Training Student of the Year and worked onthe 2004 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’sSoccer Championship tournament medical staff.

Dr. Rizio is a board certified orthopedic surgeon andis fellowship trained in the field of sports medicine.He is a graduate of Rutgers and after earning his med-

ical degree from the UMDNJ/New Jersey MedicalSchool, Dr. Rizio completed his orthopedic residencyat Tufts University in Boston.

He then completed a sports medicine fellowship atthe University of Miami and was assistant teamphysician of the Hurricanes, as well as the MiamiDolphins, the Miami Hurricanes.

Dr. Rizio practices at the New Jersey Sports MedicineInstitute. Prior to starting his own practice, Dr Riziowas the Chief of Sports Medicine at the NJ MedicalSchool from 2000-2005.

Dr. Patel practices in association with Dr. Rizio. Acum laude graduate of NYIT, Dr. Patel earned his DOfrom the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine.He was chief resident in Family Medicine at theRobert Wood Johnson Medical School in NewBrunswick, NJ, from 2003 to 2006.

Strength and Conditioning

A formal strength and conditioning program is a keypart of a Division I program, with an eye toward max-imizing individual and team performance in competi-tion. The strength and conditioning coach also worksclosely with the Athletic Training Staff in the areas ofinjury prevention and injury rehabilitation.

The 2008-09 season brought another dimension toNJIT athletics with the hiring of Dan Huff, CSCS, asthe Highlanders’ first full-time strength and condi-tioning coach. In addition to the hiring of a full-time

Matt Koscs

Sandra Brendle

Paul Grayner

Dan Huff


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ALEXIS SCHUGAssoc. Director of Athletics/SWA

(973) [email protected]

JOE CAIOLAAsst. Director of Athletics/Business &

Facilities(973) 642-7224

[email protected]

TIM CAMPAsst. Director of Athletics/Sports Information


RISA OTTAsst. Director of Athletics/Compliance


coach to coordinate the strength and conditioning,NJIT renovated the weight rooms and purchased newequipment, with the area dedicated to use by theHighlander teams.

Huff previously served five years as strength and con-ditioning coordinator at Fairleigh DickinsonUniversity in Teaneck, NJ, from 2003 to 2008, work-ing with an 18-sport NCAA Division I program.

Huff was Sports Performance Director for VelocitySports Performance in Wall, NJ, immediately beforeaccepting his position at NJIT. He is a graduate ofWilliam Paterson University of New Jersey. He holdsnumerous certifications.

Academic EnrichmentNJIT’s Center for Academic and ProfessionalEnrichment (CAPE) added a new component withthe 2007 hiring of Erika Rigby McCourt as AssociateDirector of CAPE in a position that was created forthe specific purpose of serving the needs of NJIT’sstudent-athletes.

Rigby McCourt left her post to focus more on raisingher infant daughter and NJIT is in the process of fill-ing the position, which focuses on five key areas: aca-demic support, career development, personal devel-

opment, leadership and community service includingthe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee andCHAMPS Life Skills for NJIT’s nearly 300 student-athletes.

In 2008-09, Tim Wuorinen moved over to CAPE aseligibility certification officer/academic advisor, afterhaving spent the previous five-plus years working inthe NJIT Department of Athletics as assistant athlet-ic director and coordinator for compliance and stu-dent-athlete services.

Erika Rigby McCourt, the first person to serve NJITas Associate Director for CAPE with the specificcomponent of student-athlete support, previouslyworked for over a decade in three NCAA Division Iprograms, most recently at Seton Hall University,where she was Associate Director of Academic

Support Services. Her career began in 1997 atNorthern Arizona, where she directed the AcademicEnrichment Program and continued asAcademic/Athletic Coordinator at Saint Peter’sCollege.

Tim Wuorinen was a compliance fellow with theMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference and he hasworked in the athletic offices of four colleges, includ-ing Western New England College, his undergraduatealma mater. In addition to his bachelor’s degree fromWestern New England, he earned a master’s degreefrom NJIT.

Tim and his wife, Tara, who is the Academic/AthleticCoordinator at Saint Peter’s College, reside inAberdeen, NJ.

NJIT’s Center for Academic and ProfessionalEnrichment, headed by Dr. Marybeth Boger, is aresource available to all students within NJIT’sStudent Services Division. The CAPE provides aca-demic support services and activities to enhance stu-dents’ academic and professional development and itworks with academic and administrative depart-ments to help students develop the necessary analyt-ical and problem-solving skills to become independ-ent learners.

CAPE provides tutoring, student success workshopsand testing accommodations.

Tim Wuorinen


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Jim EnglesHead Coach Dickinson, 1990Commitment, hard work, attention to detail. Theyare all familiar concepts in the world of sports.

When his players look at Jim Engles, about to enterhis second season at the helm of New Jersey Instituteof Technology men’s basketball, they see those con-cepts put into action as the coach strives to build theHighlanders program into a solid Division I outfit.

NJIT introduced Jim Engles as its new head men’sbasketball coach in a press conference on April 10,2008. And he has attacked the challenge tirelesslyever since, remaking the Highlander program inevery way imaginable ever since.

Taking on his first head coaching position at age 39,Engles agreed to a five-year contract to lead theHighlanders after having been an assistant coach atthe Division I level for 18 years, the last five as thelead assistant at Columbia.

A 1990 graduate of Dickinson College, where he wasa three-year letterwinner, Engles jumped into coach-ing at the Division I level in 1991 as a graduate assis-tant at Wagner College on his native Staten Island,NY. From that point on, he earned the respect of hispeers throughout the region.

He became a full-time assistant at Wagner underhead coach Tim Capstraw and remained with theSeahawks through the 1996-97 season, when hemoved on to Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ.

Engles stayed at Rider from 1997 to 2003, serving asthe top assistant under head coach Don Harnum,who is now Director of Athletics at the school. Englesmoved on to Columbia, where he joined the new staffunder head coach Joe Jones in 2003-04.

In two of his stops—Wagner and Columbia, he wasinvolved in noteworthy program turnarounds. And atRider, he was with teams that averaged better than 15wins per season in his six-year stint.

At Wagner, he was part of the best winning percent-age turnaround in all of Division I basketball, as the

Seahawks went from four wins in 1990-91 to 16 winsin 1991-92, his first season as a full-time coach. Ayear later, Wagner played for the NortheastConference championship on national television andwon a school-record 18 games.

At Columbia, he was part of a new staff that achievedinstant results upon its arrival in 2003-04. The previ-ous season, Columbia was 2-25 overall and winless in14 Ivy League games. In Engles’ first season, the Lionsproduced a 10-17 overall record, including a 6-8mark in the Ivy League.

In 2006-07, Columbia posted a 16-12 record, the pro-gram’s best in 15 years. In 2007-08, the Lions were14-15 overall, plus 7-7 in the Ivy for a second straightyear, matching the program’s best league record sinceit was 10-4 in 1992-93.

His six-year run at Rider included the 2001-02 MetroAtlantic Athletic Conference regular season title witha 13-5 conference record and Rider’s first-ever berthin the postseason National Invitation Tournament(1998 after an 18-win regular season).

His experience will serve him well at NJIT, whichbecomes an active, championship-eligible member ofDivision I in his second season (2009-10) and compet-ed at the Division I level for three seasons before that.

The Highlanders received notice in their first threeseasons of Division I competition. In the first seasonof Division I competition (2006-07), NJIT won itsopening game, upsetting Manhattan, which hadadvanced a round in the previous year’s NIT. TheHighlanders then won their next game against Riderbefore the stunning start was halted in the thirdgame. Back down to earth, the 2006-07 Highlandersfinished 5-24 overall. Coincidentally, NJIT’s dreamstart ended in a 73-60 loss to Engles’ Columbia team.The Highlanders’ second season of Division I compe-tition was without bright spots and NJIT finishedwinless in 2007-08.

Despite having a short recruiting year and carryingover the burden of a losing streak that far precededtheir arrival, Engles and his staff worked tirelessly.

The hard work showed in small ways from the start ofthe season with more competitive performances onthe court and finally paid tangible dividends onJanuary 21, 2009, with a 61-51 home win over Bryantthat generated a torrent of positive local, regional andnational coverage.

Engles, who starred at St. Peter’s High School onStaten Island has strong basketball bloodlines. Hisgrandfather, Ken Engles, was a player and coach atGeorgetown. And Jim’s uncle, John, was a star at Pennunder Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly.

Jim and his wife, Meegan, reside in ConventStation, NJ, with their two daughters, Kelcie (8) andRyenn (6).


Mike SpistoAssistant Coach Mike Spisto brought nine years college coachingexperience with him when he joined the NJIT staff inthe summer of 2008, with four years as a junior col-lege head coach, three years as an assistant at theNCAA Division I level and two years as an assistantin Division III.

He had two stints as head coach at the StateUniversity of New York at Delhi sandwiched aroundthree years as a Division I assistant with Rider andAlbany (NY). He began his coaching career with twoyears an assistant at Division III SUNY Oneonta, hisalma mater.

At Delhi, which is also an alma mater, he was headcoach from 1999 to 2001, left to become a Division Iassistant and then returned for another two-year stintas head coach from 2004 to 2006.

His head coaching record in four years at SUNYDelhi was 86-31 and both stints included champi-onships and coaching awards.

In his second season (2000-01), SUNY Delhi’sBroncos finished 32-2, including a 28-game winningstreak, a conference title and then region and districtchampionships. The Broncos finished fourth at the2001 nationals and Spisto was conference, region anddistrict coach of the year, as well as BasketballCoaches Association of New York Coach of the Year.

When he returned for his second term at SUNY Delhi,Spisto again was chosen Mountain Valley ConferenceCoach of the Year in 2004-05. The following seasonthe Broncos were number one in the country theirdivision for six straight weeks and Spisto repeated asconference and region coach of the year.

He coached numerous all-stars, including a first-team junior college all-American, while sending fourplayers ahead to NCAA Division I and nine more toDivision II and NAIA scholarships.

In July 2006, Mike Spisto assumed duties as Directorof Athletics at SUNY Delhi, a position he held for twoyears before coming to NJIT.

His first Division I coaching assignment came atRider University in 2001-02, where he worked along-side Jim Engles as an assistant when Rider capturedits first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference reg-ular season championship.

Heading to the University at Albany (NY), he helpedrecruit the team that would win back-to-backAmerica East Conference championships. Amongthe players he helped recruit was Jamar Wilson, whowas America East Rookie of the Year and later wastwo-time conference Player of the Year.

Spisto’s coaching career began at Oneonta State fol-lowing his 1997 graduation. In addition to his bache-lor’s degree from Oneonta, he earned an associate’sdegree from SUNY Delhi, as well as an MSS fromUnited States Sports Academy.

He played at both Delhi and Oneonta. He was all-region twice at Delhi, where he is the career assistsleader. At Oneonta he was captain as a senior afterwinning an ECAC title his junior year.

“Mike has been a winner as a head coach and he waspart of building things as an assistant at the DivisionI level,” said Jim Engles. “He was with me (as an assis-tant) at Rider when we won the MAAC regular sea-son title and then he went to Albany and helpedrecruit and coach the nucleus of the team that wentfrom five wins when he got there to winning back-to-back America East titles and making the NCAAs.”

Mike and his wife, Katie-Lynn, reside in Staten Island,NY, with their young sons, Michael (4) andChristopher (1).

Ira BowmanAssistant CoachIra Bowman, who was born in Newark, NJ, returnedto his hometown in 2008 for his first college coachingposition with NJIT after a playing career that saw himspend parts of three seasons in the NationalBasketball Association with the Philadelphia 76ersand the Atlanta Hawks.

An eight-year professional career came after a stand-out college playing career split between Providenceand Penn. His pro career took him to three conti-nents in addition to the Continental BasketballAssociation and his stints in the NBA.

After a torn anterior cruciate ligament halted hisplaying days, Bowman worked four years asExecutive Director of Assist by Knight Foundationfrom 2004 to 2008 immediately before accepting hiscoaching position at NJIT.

One of New Jersey’s top high school players in the late1980s and early 1990s, Bowman starred at Seton HallPrep (West Orange, NJ), where he graduated as thesecond all-time leading scorer at a school with a sto-ried basketball tradition.

He led Seton Hall Prep to a 31-1 record in his senioryear and the school was New Jersey Parochial A andEssex County champion in 1991.

Bowman first attended Providence College andplayed two years in the Big East Conference undercoach Rick Barnes, before transferring to theUniversity of Pennsylvania. Playing at Penn for coachFran Dunphy, he was an all-Philadelphia Big Five andall-Ivy player for the Quakers, who were unbeaten inthe Ivy League in both of his seasons. He was hon-ored as Ivy League Player of the Year in 1996.

Undrafted after college, the 6-foot-5 Bowman playedin Australia, where he was all-league for the GoldCoast Rollers. He moved to the CBA, which was thetop developmental league for the NBA at the timeand he was a starter for the champion ConnecticutPride in 1999 and a CBA all-star in 2000, the sameyear of his first tour as a member of the Philadelphia76ers.

He was back in the NBA with the Hawks for part ofthe 2000-01 season and he had another final stintwith the Sixers in 2001-02.

Out of the NBA, Bowman went to Europe and playedin Naples, Italy, for a year before returning to GrandRapids of the CBA, where he sustained his career-ending ACL injury in 2004.

“Ira has known great success as a player, but he’s alsoknown what it was like to keep working to achieve hisgoals,” said Jim Engles. “He was a top recruit comingout of Seton Hall Prep and he had a great career atPenn.

“He was a year-round player as a pro, where he playedoverseas and in the CBA. He kept at it to win cham-pionships and then realize his goal of playing in theNBA. He has played for people like Larry Brown,Rick Barnes, Pat Knight, Fran Dunphy and during hishigh school career, he was coached by legendarySeton Hall Prep mentor Bob Farrell. The fact that heis from Newark and he succeeded as a player at anacademic institution like Penn makes him a great fitfor what we’re trying to do at NJIT.”

He resides in Vaux Hall, NJ, with his wife, Reyna, andtheir son, Jeremiah (3).


Kevin TironeAssistant Coach Kevin Tirone is in his first full-time college coachingposition, having joined coach Jim Engles’ new NJITstaff in the summer of 2008.

Tirone, who was raised in Staten Island, NY, andresides in Bloomfield, NJ, got involved with coachingwhen he was an undergraduate at Saint Joseph’sUniversity in Philadelphia.

At Saint Joe’s, Tirone worked for head coach PhilMartelli, the 2003-04 national Coach of the Year, afteran Elite Eight postseason appearance that includedthree future NBA players, Jameer Nelson, DelonteWest and Dwayne Jones. Tirone was a student assis-tant for the Hawks during the 2004-05 season as theyadvanced to the National Invitation Tournamentchampionship at Madison Square Garden.

In addition to Coach Martelli, Tirone worked forassistant coaches Monte Ross (now head coach atDelaware), Mike Rice (later top assistant at Pitt andnow head coach at Robert Morris) and Mark Bass.

After graduating from Saint Joe’s, Tirone worked forThe Hoop Group, the largest basketball instructionorganization in the world. Among Tirone’s myriad ofduties was directing the time-honored PoconoInvitational Basketball Camp, a prestigious overnightcamp that began operation in 1963. He also directedindividual camps of Bob Hurley (St. Anthony High

School) and Kevin Boyle (St. Patrick’s High School)and he worked closely with Hoop Group PresidentRob Kennedy.

From the Hoop Group, Tirone headed west to RobertMorris University in the Pittsburgh, PA, area andworked as Director of Basketball Operations in 2007-08 on the staff headed by Mike Rice.

The Colonials finished 26-8 (most wins in school his-tory) and they upset Atlantic Coast Conference powerBoston College and Fordham in non-conference play,while posting a 16-2 Northeast Conference record. Asregular season champion of the NEC, Robert Morriswent to the NIT, where it faced Syracuse. Mike Ricewas National Association of Basketball CoachesDistrict III Coach of the Year and Robert Morris play-er Tony Lee was NEC Player of the Year.

“Kevin is young, but he’s already been part of teamsthat had built up to achieve great success at Saint Joe’sand at Robert Morris. He started his coaching careerat Robert Morris and they had their best season whenhe was out there,” Jim Engles said. “And his work atthe Hoop Group has made him part of a vast networkof coaches—some of the top coaches in the country.”

Nelson AlbinoDirector of Basketball Operations Albino, a 2009 graduate of Drew University inMadison, NJ, where he was a four-year guard for theRangers, joined the NJIT men’s basketball staff asDirector of Basketball Operations.

He worked his way up Drew’s depth chart throughouthis playing career, advancing from a full-time reserverole as a freshman to becoming a starter in half hisgames as a junior and finally to start 23 of his team’s25 games as a senior. He was named to both the Landmark Conference all-academic team and the Landmark ConferenceAcademic Honor Roll as a senior.

A resident of Parlin, NJ, Albino is a graduate of St.Peter’s Prep in Jersey City.

“I am excited to welcome Nelson to our program,”said Engles. “He has a terrific passion for the gameand we are fortunate to bring him to our staff. Hebrings knowledge, leadership, and tremendous char-acter to his position. He will be a wonderful asset toour student-athletes.”

Sunay PandyaStudent ManagerA senior civil engineering major with a minor inenvironmental engineering, Sunay Pandya returnsfor his second season as student manager of the NJITmen’s basketball team.

Pandya, a 2005 graduate Passaic (NJ) High School,resides in Clifton, NJ, with his parents, Ashok andNimisha Pandya. He has an older brother, Tanay (25).

A varsity tennis player at both Clifton and PassaicHigh Schools, he was student manager of the NJITtennis teams for two seasons prior to joining themen’s basketball program.


T H E 2 0 0 9 - 1 0 H I G H L A N D E R S



2 0 0 9 - 1 0 R O S T E R(Numerical)

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL00 Dan Stonkus C 6-9 245 Sr Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick1 Chris Flores G 6-2 190 Fr Dorchester, MA/Marianapolis Prep (CT)2 PJ Miller G 6-3 175 Fr Fort Washington, MD/Potomac School (VA)4 Nick Lopez F 6-6 200 Fr Jackson, NJ/Solebury School (PA)5 Sammy Schickel G 6-3 185 So Charlotte, NC/Gaston Day School

11 Teddy Schickel G 6-1 175 So Charlotte, NC/East Mecklenburg12 Robert Fitzsimmons G 6-2 175 Fr Camp Hill, PA/Camp Hill13 Jheryl Wilson G 6-3 190 Jr Irvington, NJ/St. Benedict’s Prep14 Arjun Ohri * G 6-4 200 Jr Bridgewater, NJ/Solebury School (PA)15 Gary Garris F 6-5 205 Sr Ledgewood, NJ/The Hun School20 Isaiah Wilkerson G 6-3 225 So Staten Island, NY/Curtis21 Matt Darnell F 6-6 220 Fr Stafford, VA/North Stafford22 Drejon Scott G 5-10 170 Fr Hopewell, VA/Petersburg33 Ryan Regis F 6-6 250 So Brooklyn, NY/Living Faith Christian (NJ)50 Sean McCarthy C 6-10 265 Fr Scituate, MA/Loomis Chaffee (CT)

(Alphabetical)NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL21 Matt Darnell F 6-6 220 Fr Stafford, VA/North Stafford12 Robert Fitzsimmons G 6-2 175 Fr Camp Hill, PA/Camp Hill1 Chris Flores G 6-2 190 Fr Dorchester, MA/Marianapolis Prep (CT)

15 Gary Garris F 6-5 205 Sr Ledgewood, NJ/The Hun School4 Nick Lopez F 6-6 200 Fr Jackson, NJ/Solebury School (PA)

50 Sean McCarthy C 6-10 265 Fr Scituate, MA/Loomis Chaffee (CT)2 PJ Miller G 6-3 175 Fr Fort Washington, MD/Potomac School (VA)

14 Arjun Ohri * G 6-4 200 Jr Bridgewater, NJ/Solebury School (PA)33 Ryan Regis F 6-6 250 So Brooklyn, NY/Living Faith Christian (NJ)5 Sammy Schickel G 6-3 185 So Charlotte, NC/Gaston Day School11 Teddy Schickel G 6-1 175 So Charlotte, NC/East Mecklenburg22 Drejon Scott G 5-10 170 Fr Hopewell, VA/Petersburg00 Dan Stonkus C 6-9 245 Sr Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick20 Isaiah Wilkerson G 6-3 225 So Staten Island, NY/Curtis13 Jheryl Wilson G 6-3 190 Jr Irvington, NJ/St. Benedict’s Prep

*will sit out the 2009-10 season due to NCAA transfer rules

Head Coach: Jim Engles (Dickinson, ‘90), second seasonAssistant Coaches: Mike Spisto (SUNY College at Oneonta, ‘97), Ira Bowman (Pennsylvania, ‘96), Kevin Tirone (Saint Joseph’s, PA, ‘05)Director of Basketball Operations: Nelson Albino (Drew, ‘09)Strength & Conditioning Coach: Dan Huff (William Paterson, ‘00)Team Managers: Robert Fitzsimmons, Sunay Pandya


2 0 0 9 - 1 0 O U T L O O KNJIT men’s basketball, under second-year head coachJim Engles, will take its next set toward being a con-sistently competitive Division I program.

The Highlanders are championship-eligible membersof Division I for the first time this season, which alsomarks the first year for the new Great WestConference, an affiliation that will provide NJIT with12 conference regular season games and a postseasontournament.

NJIT has an active roster that is younger even thanwas expected as recently as September. It was nosecret the Highlanders would have six true freshmenplus a sophomore who missed his entire freshmanseason due to injury. Unforeseen, however, the team’sonly two seniors, the projected starting center, DanStonkus, and power forward, Gary Garris, are outwith knee injuries.

Garris, who led the 2008-09 team in rebounding, isout indefinitely following offseason surgery on bothknees. Stonkus, with 84 career starts, tore a meniscusworking in his family’s yard and is likely out for theseason. As a result, the active roster features seventrue freshmen (including a walk-on), four sopho-mores (one of whom missed his entire freshman sea-son) and a junior.

The good news is that the talent level is significantlyhigher than at any previous time in NJIT’s Division I

era. “We have a positive outlook,” said Engles. “Wehave a nice group of freshmen and some veteranswho look young, but who got a lot of experience lastyear because of our situation. The big thing for all ofthem is to learn all the things that go into creating awinning program.”

Appointed head coach of the Highlanders in April2008 after 18 years as a respected assistant at threeDivision I programs in the region, Engles came toNJIT after serving as the lead assistant at Columbiafor five years and previously coached at Wagner andRider. Hewas involved in significant turnarounds atboth Wagner and Columbia and he helped maintainan already high level at Rider.

His Wagner tenure featured the biggest winning per-centage turnaround in all of Division I from 1990-91to 1991-92, when the Seahawks jumped from fourwins to 16 wins. Later, he was part of a new staff thatled Columbia to the second-best one-season turn-around in Ivy League history in 2003-04. And at Rider,he was part of the school’s first-ever NIT berth (1998)and its first MAAC regular season title (2001-02).

NJIT which had success for more than two decades atlower levels of the NCAA, reaching Division III post-season 15 times in 16 seasons (1981 to 1997) and thenreaching postseason three times in nine years in

Division II, has mostly scuffled in its three years atthe highest level.

From the day he moved into his office in April 2008,Engles was proactive in pressing internal improve-ment, adjusting how the players approached theirroles as Division I student-athletes. And now, 12 ofthe program’s 15 players have come in since Engleswas hired and the makeover is ongoing.

The only active holdover is Jheryl Wilson, who flour-ished down the stretch of his sophomore season. Aproduct national schoolboy power St. Benedict’sPrep, Wilson had a decent freshman season that sawhim average 7.1 points per game with a high of 16points in 2007-08, plus a team-leading 68 assists.

After a slow start last year, Wilson picked it up andled NJIT in scoring (12.6 ppg) and assists (67), whilefinishing second in steals (41) and tied for third inrebounding (4.2 rpg). He had 18 double-figure scor-ing games, reaching a high of 26 points twice, includ-ing in a 61-51 win over Bryant on January 21 thatbrought national attention to the Highlanders forbreaking their long losing streak.

This year, he was voted to the 2009-10 preseasonGreat West first team by the conference coaches andlooms as a solid contributor for the final two seasonsof his college career.

Jheryl Wilson


2 0 0 9 - 1 0 O U T L O O KThe top returning sophomore, second-team presea-son all-GWC Isaiah Wilkerson, is a true corner-stone player.

A star at Curtis HS on Staten Island, NY, he enrolledat NJIT for the spring 2009 semester and made hiscollege debut on December 20 without benefit of apractice. He scored three points that day, but threenights later, he scored 12 points at Rutgers, beginninga string of 15 consecutive double-figure scoringgames. He finished as NJIT’s second-leading scorer(12.5 ppg) and was the team’s primary ballhandler. Atleast as important, Isaiah made a seamless transitionoff the court that added leadership and unity to ateam that needed both qualities and he is team cap-tain as a sophomore.

Now, he will match up with bigger men, due in partto the absence of the injured Stonkus and Garris onthe interior. “Isaiah is going from being our pointguard to being our power forward,” said Engles. “He’sa tough kid and he plays hard all the time. He’ll cre-ate some matchup problems for other teams.”

The other three sophomores are post player RyanRegis and twin guards Sammy and Teddy Schickel.Regis played in 28 of NJIT’s 31 games his freshmanyear and started the last two after Stonkus was side-lined due to a concussion.

Sammy Schickel never practiced or played in 2008-09due to a stress fracture in one of his legs. He is bothgood sized and a talented perimeter shooter whowill be a three-point threat. His twin, Teddy,played in 30 games (four starts) as a freshman.A tough competitor and dedicated worker, hewill contribute off the bench at point guardthis season.

The rest of the active roster is freshmen, including twowill start in the backcourt, Drejon Scott and ChrisFlores. Scott, out of one of Virginia’s strongest pro-grams (Petersburg High, alma mater of Hall of FamerMoses Malone), is totally at ease with the ball and hasthe quickness to drive past opponents, combined withan outside shooting touch that saw him make 86three-point baskets as a high school senior year.

Flores, a combo guard, led O’Bryant School of Mathand Science to the 2008 Boston City League Southtitle. He then spent a prep year at Marianapolis Prepin Connecticut, where he rated among the top 20players in the state and scored 35 points in the NewEngland Class B prep final. Flores is an excellentpasser with explosive athleticism and shooting rangethat saw him make 52 three-pointers in his prep year.

Another strong addition is PJ Miller, a long, 6-foot-3combo guard from the Washington, DC, area, wherehe starred at Potomac School in McLean, VA, scoringin double figures every game as a senior, including ahigh of 42 vs. Flint Hill (VA). As a junior, he wasMVP of the Virginia Independent schools Division IItitle game.

Up front, Nick Lopez offers an attractive combinationof toughness, energy and skill. A New Jersey product,

he was one of the top 40 players in his statewide classbefore going to prep school in Pennsylvania for hislast two years.

Two other freshmen in the mix are Sean McCarthy, atrue center, and forward Matt Darnell.

McCarthy, at 6-10, 265, has a background that saw hislast two pre-college teams reach their respective sea-son-ending championship. He will have the chance tocompete in games as he learns college level play.

Darnell isn’t as big (6-6, 220) but was an accom-plished high school player, averaging 19 points as asenior and being named twice by the WashingtonPost as AAA Commonwealth District Player of theYear playing at Virginia’s North Stafford High.

In addition to the inaugural Great West Conferenceseason, NJIT will play its first two games ever againstteams from the powerful Atlantic Coast Conference(December 21 at Virginia and January 5 at BostonCollege). The Highlanders will face another powerconference, visiting Big East opponents Seton Hall(November 30, a one-mile “road trip” to Newark’sPrudential Center; and December 19 at Rutgers).

NJIT will also continue series against teams from theAmerica East, Metro Atlantic, Northeast Conferencesand the Ivy League and Patriot Leagues, in additionto Division I Independent Longwood.

NJIT will return to the Prudential Center as host ofgames on February 18 and 25 for Great West men’s-women’s doubleheaders against Houston Baptist andSouth Dakota, respectively. “The Rock”, in down-town Newark about a mile from the NJIT campus, ishome base of the New Jersey Devils of the NationalHockey League.

CaptainIsaiah Wilkerson



✪ GARY GARRISSenior | Forward | 6-5 | 205

Ledgewood, NJ/The Hun School

Team captain … sidelined indefinitely following offseason surgeryon both knees … did not participate in any preseason practices … when

healthy, is a strong, athletic forward who can slash to thebasket and finish around the rim … determined competitor

who gives a full effort at all times.

2008-09: First player in school history to start 31 gamesin a season … honorable mention on the 2008-09 Division I all-

Independent team ... team captain who led by example, regularly compet-ing in the post against bigger players and giving no quarter, despite playing

with knee tendinitis that would require offseason surgery … leadingrebounder (5.7 rpg) and leader in total steals (49) and 3-point field goals

made (33) … 3rd-leading scorer (10.7 ppg) … scored in double figures 16times (high of 23 vs. Towson on 11/24) … double-figure rebounds five

times (high of 12 vs. Hartford on 11/28) … three double-doubles (17 pts,11 rebs at Vermont on 1/3; 19 pts, 10 rebs vs. Yale on 1/7; and, 13 pts, 11

rebs in win vs. Bryant on 1/21) … 17 pts, 4 steals at Chicago State (1/31)… 8 pts, 10 rebs vs. UTPA (3/3).

Prior to NJIT: Played two seasons at American, which won 28 gamesin his two seasons. AU highs of 4 points and 3 rebounds came as a fresh-

man against George Mason, which would reach the 2006 Final Four … alsohad 3 rebounds vs. Maryland. … before AU, spent a postgrad prep year in

the strong program at the Hun School in Princeton, NJ, where he averaged10 ppg. … high school star at Morristown-Beard and was a Top 20 all-star

at the prestigious Eastern Invitational Camp in the summer betweenhis junior and senior years.

Personal: Gary Wayne Garris. ... son of Gary and Yolanda Garris ...finance major with a minor in computer science … born 6/7/86 in

Westwood, NJ.

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Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2005-06 9/0 4-12 .333 2-5 .400 1-5 .200 6-0.7 11-1.2 0-2-12006-07 6/0 1-8 .125 0-5 .000 0-0 .000 4-0.7 2-0.3 0-0-22008-09 31/31 126-324 .389 33-119 .277 46-68 .676 176-5.7 331-10.7 31-13-49Total 46/31 131-344 .381 35-129 .271 47-73 .644 186-4.0 344-7.5 31-15-53

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 23 at Towson – 11/24/08

Rebounds: 12 vs. Hartford – 11/28/08Assists: 3 vs. Bryant – 1/21/09

Blocks: 2 at Rutgers – 12/23/08Steals: 5 vs. Wagner – 12/28/08

3-pointers: 4 at Towson – 11/24/08Minutes: 40 vs. Utah Valley – 2/12/09; at Chicago State – 1/31/09



✪ ISAIAH WILKERSONSophomore | Guard | 6-3 | 225Staten Island, NY/ Curtis HS

Team captain … Great West Conference preseason 2nd team …natural leader on and off the court and is expected to be a

cornerstone of building NJIT’s Division I program …worked extremely hard in the offseason on his game and on his body

and is stronger, fitter and more skilled heading into his sophomorecampaign … naturally a combo guard, he will compete inside this year,

as well. “Isaiah goes from being our point guard to being our powerforward,” commented coach Jim Engles. “He’s a winner and he’s atough kid who plays hard all the time, so I’m confident he’ll handle

the new responsibility.”

2008-09: Enrolled in NJIT for the second semester and made his collegeplaying debut on December 20 without benefit of a practice. Scored 3

points in that game, but followed with 15 consecutive double-figurescoring games … second-leading scorer in ppg (12.5 ppg) and reached

double figures in 17 of 22 games played … team leader in free throwaccuracy (.766; 59-77) … single-game scoring high was 24 vs. Maryland

Eastern Shore (1/28) … had back-to-back 18-point games, at ChicagoState (4-7 on 3-pointers) on 1/31 and home vs. Houston Baptist on 2/3… had highs of 7 rebounds against Maryland Eastern Shore (1/28) and

Houston Baptist (2/3) … Assists high was 5 vs. Longwood (3/4) … Stealshigh was 3 vs. both Columbia (1/9) and Houston Baptist (2/3) … perfect

at the foul line in 10 games, with a high of 6-for-6 vs. Longwood (3/4).

Prior to NJIT: Starred at Curtis High School on Staten Island playingfor Coach Paul Blanchard and graduated in 2008 ... As a senior, led Curtisto a school-record 25 wins (14-0 in the Staten Island Division of the NYCPSAL). Averaged 16.6 ppg, earning first-team all-Staten Island honors inthe NY Daily News ... Staten Island Advance 1st-team All-Star ... Voted

12th-team all-state in Class AA (larger schools) by the NY StateSportswriters Association ... Honorable mention NYHoops all-PSAL ... Had

seven games of 20 or more points as a senior, topped by 24, which hedid twice. Reached double figures in 26 of 27 games ... Played AAU ball with theBrooklyn Ballers (coach Gary Sheares) and the New Jersey Cyclones (coach Mike

Cervellino) ... Top 20 all-star at the Hoop Group Academic Elite Camp.

Personal: Isaiah Jamal Wilkerson ... son of Beaun and Linda Wilkerson ...undecided on major ... born 11/13/90 on Staten Island ...

four older brothers preceded him in basketball.

Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2008-09 22-20 95-264 .360 25-90 .278 59-77 .766 78-3.5 274-12.5 35-0-20

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 24 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore – 1/28/09

Rebounds: 7 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore – 1/28/09; 7 vs. Houston Baptist – 2/3/09

Assists: 5 vs. Longwood – 3/4/09Blocks: none

Steals: 3 at Columbia – 1/9/09; 3 vs. Houston Baptist – 2/3/03-pointers: 4 at Chicago State – 1/31/09

Minutes: 40 vs. Bryant – 1/21/09; 40 vs. Utah Valley – 2/12/09

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DAN STONKUSSenior | Center | 6-9 | 245

Monmouth Junction, NJ/South Brunswick HS

Is expected to miss the lion’s share, if not all, of the season following knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus sustained working in his family’s yard in early September … ranks fourth on the NJIT career list with 126

blocked shots … started 84 of 87 career games played.

2008-09: Started the first 29 games before missing the last two due to concussion sustained at Utah Valley on 2/28. ... 8 rebounds vs.

Wagner 12/28. ... 9 rebs, 2 blocks at Rutgers 12/23.

2007-08: Played all 29 games (27 starts) … ranked 3rd among Division IIndependents with 1.7 blocks per game on a team-leading 49 total blocks,

raising his career total to 90 (4th on the NJIT career list) ... blocked at least one shot in 24 games, with a high of 5

(three times, 11/24 vs. American; 12/31 vs. Texas-Pan American; 2/13 vs. La Salle) ... career-high 15 points against American

(11/24) … first career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds, plus 4 blocks vs. Loyola, MD; 1/29) … scored 13 vs. Texas-Pan Am (12/31).

2006-07: Second among Division I Independents with 1.4 blocks per gameon a team-leading 41 total blocked shots. ... played all 29 games (28 starts,

only exception was Senior Night) … season-high 14 points vs. North DakotaState (2/10) and 5 blocks against Longwood (1/10). … season-high 3 steals in

the season-opening upset at defending MAAC regular season championManhattan (11/11) … scored at least 8 points in eight of the last 17 after

reaching 8 points just twice in the first 12 contests … made 16 of his last 22free throws (.727) after starting out 13-30 (.433).

2005-06: Redshirted to preserve four years of Division I playing eligibility.

Prior to NJIT: First-team all-Red Division and second-team all-conference for coach Dave Turco at South Brunswick HS ... school career blocked

shots leader playing on teams that won two division titles ... AAU team wasthe New Jersey Cyclones.

Personal: Daniel A. Stonkus … son of Alex and Lisa Stonkus ... mechanicalengineering major … born 2/25/87 in New Brunswick, N

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Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2006-07 29/28 58-110 .527 0-1 .000 29-52 .558 167-5.8 145-5.0 12-41-172007-08 29/27 43-89 .483 0-0 .000 38-72 .528 127-4.4 124-4.3 13-49-132008-09 29/29 21-58 .362 0-1 .000 24-52 .462 122-4.2 66-2.3 11-36-17Total 87/84 122-257 .475 0-2 .000 91-176 .517 416-4.8 335-3.9 36-126-47

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 15 vs. American – 11/24/07

Rebounds: 11 vs. Navy – 1/2/07; 11 vs. IPFW – 1/13/07Assists: 2 vs. Stony Brook – 12/2/08; 2 vs. Army – 12/6/06

Blocks: 5 at La Salle 2/13/08; 5 vs. Texas-Pan American – 12/31/07;5 vs. Longwood – 1/10/07

Steals: 4 vs. Saint Peter’s – 12/10/083-pointers: none

Minutes: 42 vs. Navy – 1/2/07


JHERYL WILSONJunior | Guard | 6-3 | 190

Irvington, NJ/St. Benedict’s Prep

First name is pronounced ja-RELL … comfortable moving between bothguard spots … Great West Conference preseason 1st team …

has shown steady improvement in his college career.

2008-09: Honorable Mention on the Division I all-Independent team ...led the team in points scored (353) and ppg (12.6) ... tied NJIT DI record with

10 FTM (11 FTA) at Houston Baptist (2/21) ...Great West Conference co-Player of theWeek (1/25), njhoops.com Division I Player of the Month (from among eight schools,

for January) … improved significantly in most important categoriesas a sophomore (7.1 ppg to 12.6 ppg; 2.9 rpg to 4.2 rpg; 26 steals to 41 steals) …

tied for third on the team in rebounding (4.2 rpg), assists leader (67), free throws madeleader (77), second in steals (41) … double-figure scorer in 11 of last 13 games, including

career-high 26 points (done twice; first vs. Bryant to key NJIT’s win on 1/21; second vs.Chicago State on 2/14) … scored 23 at Houston Baptist (2/21) and 20 at Longwood (1/24)

… averaged 16 ppg over final 13 games … double-double vs. Maryland Eastern Shore on12/6, with 15 pts and career-high 10 rebounds … collected 8 rebounds each in games at

Chicago State (1/31) and at Houston Baptist (2/21) … double-figure scorer in 18 of 27games played overall … missed three games following a concussion and scored 14 in his firstgame back vs. Loyola (MD) on 1/14 … had at least one assist in every game but the opener.

High was 7 assists vs. Maryland Eastern Shore on 1/28 and had 5 assists three times (vs.Wagner, 12/28; at Chicago State, 1/31; at UTPA, 2/23) … had three games with three steals.

2007-08: Honorable mention on the Division I All-Independent team after leading NJIT inassists and tying for 3rd in scoring (7.1 ppg) ... drew the lead man-to-man defensive

assignment against Chicago State guard David Holston, who finished 10th nationally withbetter than 23 ppg, and helped limit the star to a combined 21 points (10.5 ppg on 6 and

15, respectively) in two meetings … scored a season-high 16 points against Army (12/6) anddished out a personal-best six assists at Chicago State (1/19) … scored 14 vs. Vermont

(11/20); 13 against Longwood (2/18); 12 apiece against Penn (1/5) and Loyola, MD (1/29);and, 11 vs. Texas-Pan Am … Summer 2008: One of 10 named Star-Ledger College Summer

League All-Star in the top college summer league in New Jersey.

Prior to NJ IT: Senior captain for St. Benedict’s Prep, located a couple of minutes drivefrom NJIT in Newark … the Grey Bees finished 2006-07 ranked 5th in the USA Today nation-

al Top 25. Benedict’s, which finished 24-1, was ranked 2nd in the East by USA Today …playing in a star-studded lineup, averaged 6.7 ppg, with a high of 21 as a senior … playing

for coach Danny Hurley, Wilson was a 4-year player on the varsity, during which time heteamed with at least 15 players who went on to compete in Division I basketball, plus JR

Smith, who jumped directly from high school into the NBA ... NJHoops selected him as oneof the top 50 seniors in the state prior to the 2006-07 season … high honor roll student.

Personal: Edward Jheryl Wilson ... son of Edward and Patricia Wilson. … Edward was Jheryl’s AAU coach with the GYM (Gifted Young Minds) club ... resides in

Irvington, NJ … communications major … born 7/19/89 in Newark.

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Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl007-08 28/15 63-191 .330 9-31 .290 63-94 .670 80-2.9 198-7.1 68-4-262008-09 28/27 124-336 .369 28-109 .257 77-124 .621 118-4.2 353-12.6 67-1-41Total 56/42 187-527 .355 37-140 .264 140-218 .642 198-3.5 551-9.8 135-5-67

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 26 vs. Chicago State – 2/14/09; 26 vs. Bryant – 1/21/09

Rebounds: 10 at Maryland-Eastern Shore – 12/6/08Assists: 6 at Chicago State – 1/19/08

Blocks: 1 – five timesSteals: 4 at Rider – 11/28/07

3-pointers: 4 vs. Bryant – 1/21/09Minutes: 40 – five times


TEDDY SCHICKELSophomore | Guard | 6-1 | 175

Charlotte, NC/East Mecklenburg HS

Tenacious competitor who is valued for giving a full effort atall times, whether in games, practices or individual workouts …

likely to see most of his time coming off the bench.

2008-09: Career-best 8 points (4-6 FGs), with 2 assists, 0 turnovers in 28 minutes at Utah Valley ... scored 4 of NJIT’s last 6 points

over the final 48 seconds to help secure the 61-51 win over Bryant (1/21) ... started three straight games at the point (January 3 at

Vermont; January 7 home vs. Yale; and, January 9 at Columbia) … first col-lege start vs. Hartford (11/28) ... gained medical clearance to play on eve of

season opener after missing 10 days of practice.

Prior to NJIT: Graduated in 2007 from East Mecklenburg HS near Charlotte, NC … spent 2007-08 at Heat Basketball Academy

in Martinsville, VA, coached by Jason Niblett. Five Heat players, includingTeddy and his twin brother, Sammy, signed National Letters of Intent,

including Ater Majok, a 6-10 top 20 national prospect and UConn signee. Heat won 35 games against a schedule that included the

most demanding prep school competition in the Southeast, as well asnational tournaments … also ran track in high school.

Personal: Theodore Chibuzo Schickel … son of Norbert and Benitta Schickel … will team with twin brother, Sammy, and

play alongside him in the backcourt for the Highlanders in 2009-10…Teddy and Sammy are one of two sets of twins in their immediate family.

… brother (Reggie) played basketball at Dartmouth (2006-07) … business major. … born 7/8/87 in Ithaca, NY.

#11

Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2008-09 30/4 21-73 .288 3-20 .150 8-13 .615 40-1.3 53-1.8 27-3-25

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 8 at Utah Valley – 2/28/09

Rebounds: 4 – three times Assists: 3 at Vermont – 1/3/09; 3 at Chicago State – 1/31/09

Blocks: 1 – three timesSteals: 4 at Vermont – 1/3/09

3-pointers: 1 – three times Minutes: 28 at Utah Valley – 2/28/0


RYAN REGISSophomore | Forward | 6-6 | 250

Brooklyn, NY/Living Faith Christian Apex Academy (Pennsauken, NJ)

Likely to take on a bigger role this season as the only healthybig man among the team’s returnees … defense and rebounding arehis strong suit … worked in the offseason to improve his conditioning

and refine his offensive skills … popular among his teammates.

2008-09: Made his first college start vs. Texas-Pan American (3/3).Also started the finale vs. Longwood (3/4) and scored his

career-high (8 pts on 3-4 FG, 2-2 FT) … filled in for then-junior DanStonkus, who sustained a concussion in the season’s final road game

and sat out the last two games … ranked second on the teamin blocked shots (23), while ranking ninth in minutes played.

Reach a high of 3 blocks four times (vs. Hartford, 11/28; and Yale, 1/7, plus in each of his two starts). Added two blocks in

four other games … first National Letter of Intent signee afterJim Engles was named head coach of the Highlanders.

Prior to NJIT: Attended Living Faith Christian Academy, APEXAcademies in Pennsauken, NJ, where he was named to NJ Hoops all-state

independent schools second team in 2007-08 … played AAU ball for NJElite, where he was all-tournament at the Southern Invitational. Also played

with the Student-Athlete Broncos.

Personal: Ryan I. Regis. … son of Genèvey Regis … business major …born 5/4/90 in Castries, Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean.

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Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2008-09 28/2 16-46 .348 0-1 .000 9-20 .450 54-1.9 41-1.5 3-23-4

CAREER HIGHSPoints: 8 vs. Longwood – 3/4/09Rebounds: 8 at Bryant – 2/17/09

Assists: 1 – three times Blocks: 3 – four times Steals: 1 – four times

3-pointers: noneMinutes: 27 at St. John’s – 12/8/08


SAMMY SCHICKELSophomore | Guard | 6-3 | 185

Charlotte, NC/Gaston Day School

Expected to be a valuable wing player this season after having his college debut delayed by a year due to injury … he is a pure

shooter from the perimeter and is also strong enough to operate around the basket … given NJIT’s personnel situation, his strength

and athleticism will help on the interior.

2008-09: Missed the season due to a leg injury that prevented himfrom practicing or playing at any time during the season.

Prior to NJIT: Graduated in 2007 graduate from Gaston Day School inGastonia, NC … spent 2007-08 at Heat Basketball Academy in Martinsville,

VA, coached by Jason Niblett. Five Heat players, including Sammy and his twin brother, Teddy, signed National Letters of Intent, including Ater

Majok, a 6-10 top 20 national prospect and UConn signee. Heat won 35 games against a schedule that included the most demanding prepschool competition in the Southeast, as well as national tournaments.

Personal: Samuel Chinonso Schickel. … son of Norbert and BenittaSchickel. … Sammy and Teddy Schickel are one of two sets of twins in their

immediate family. … brother (Reggie) played Division I basketball atDartmouth (2006-07) … business major … born 7/8/87 in Ithaca, NY.

#5


CHRIS FLORESFreshman | Guard | 6-2 | 190

Dorchester, MA/John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics(Marianapolis Prepatory School)

Explosive combo guard who will be inNJIT’s rotation from the outset … adds athleticism and toughness

with excellent ability to get to the rim.

Prior to NJIT: A product of the Boston area, he graduated in 2008 from the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics & Science

in Roxbury, MA, and spent a postgrad year at Marianapolis PreparatorySchool in Thompson, CT ... averaged 17 points per game

in his postgraduate year at Marianapolis, including 35 points in the2009 New England Class B Prep final. His team finished the year 19-10and Flores was named its Most Outstanding Player ... Flores also made

52 three-pointers with better than 40 percent accuracy in his year atMarianapolis Prep ... New England Recruiting Report rated Flores as the

18th-best prospect in Connecticut and 77th in New England following the2008-09 season ... After a high school career in which he was one of the

Boston area’s top players, Flores was nominated for the 2008 McDonald’sAll-American game and he was a Boston Herald all-scholastic honoree whenhe was a senior at O’Bryant School of Math & Science, which he led to the

Boston City League South Division title under coach Juan Figueroa ....New England Recruiting Report rated him 34th in Massachusettsfollowing his senior year … Flores’ AAU squad was Metro Boston,

coached by Mo Vasquez

Personal: Christopher Mauricio Flores … son of Amanda Banegas …business major at NJIT … born 5/10/90 in Boston.

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PJ MILLERFreshman | Guard | 6-3 | 175

Fort Washington, MD/Potomac School (McLean, VA)

Long, athletic left-handed combo guard who is expectedto be part of the NJIT rotation right away after being a highly-rated

recruit out of high school.

Prior to NJIT:One of the top high school guards in the Washington,DC, area, Miller scored 472 points in 27 games for a 17.5 points per game

average as a senior at Potomac School, where he was coached by Shaun Whalen ... he reached double-figure scoring in all 27 games,

with a high of 42 points against Flint Hill (VA) on January 31. In thatgame, he scored all 32 of his team’s points in one stretch (scored all 16 of

Potomac’s second-quarter points and the team’s first 16 third-quarterpoints). Even though he was on the visiting team, the Flint Hill crowd

gave him a standing ovation when he exited the game ... topped the 20-point mark on eight other occasions during the 2008-09 season ...

The Washington Post named Miller to its all-Met honorable mention list and he played for the District All-Stars against the Suburban All-Stars in thepreliminary game to the Capital Classic, which is rated each year as one of

the nation’s top high school all-star games. Miller was second on theDistrict All-Stars with 14 points in their win over the Suburban All-Stars ...capitolhoops.com rated Miller as the 25th-best senior in the Washington,DC, area, long considered one of the most fertile regions in the world for

high school basketball talent ... ESPN Rise (the ESPN online unit that covershigh school sports) also named him to its All-Greater DC team. ... as a

junior, Miller averaged 19 ppg and was Most Valuable Player in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Division II state champi-

onship game, as he led Potomac to the crown and was later named to theVISAA Division II all-state team ... AAU team was Hoop Magic, coached

by Curtis Symonds, Sr.

Personal:Paul Miller, Jr. ... son of Paul Miller, Sr. and Antoinette Ford-Miller ... communications major ... born 6/27/90 in Silver Spring, MD.

#2


NICK LOPEZFreshman | Forward | 6-6 | 200

Jackson, NJ/Solebury School (New Hope, PA)

Excellent competitor who will add toughness and mobilityto NJIT’s inside game … has good perimeter skills and will also

compete on the inside, especially given the injuries that have beset theHighlanders’ post players … will play this season with sports goggles

after injuring his eye in a preseason non-basketball accident.

Prior to NJIT: A New Jersey native and resident, he is a 2009 gradu-ate

of Solebury School in New Hope, PA … the first signee of coach Jim Engles’first full recruiting class at NJIT, Lopez signed in the early period

(Fall 2008) … previously attended Monsignor Donovan High Schoolin Toms River, NJ, and then Monmouth Academy in Howell, NJ …

Solebury plays a high level of prep school competition in theNortheast and mid-Atlantic and has sent numerous players on to college

basketball over the years … Averaged 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assistsin 2007-08 when Solebury won 18 games and as a senior, he was

Phillyhoops Player of the Week and regularly scored in the mid andupper teens for coach Cleve Christie’s squad … NJ Hoops, the respected

news service that covers high school, AAU and college basketball inNew Jersey, rated him among the top 40 players in his statewide class inJuly 2007 before he left the state to attend Solebury … He averaged 10

points per game as a young player at Monsignor Donovan HS …his AAU team was Renegades Black, where he was coached by Ken Ross.

Personal: Nicholas C. Lopez ... son of Gus and Margre Lopez ...business major at NJIT ... born 1/10/90 in Point Pleasant, NJ.

#4


MATT DARNELLFreshman | Forward | 6-6 | 220Stafford, VA/North Stafford HS

Skilled forward who will compete for playing timeas a reserve to start his college career.

Prior to NJIT: Scored 1,204 points in his basketball career atNorth Stafford High School while averaging 19 points per game

as a senior, pouring in 433 points in 23 games for North Stafford,which finished the season at 16-7 ...The Washington Post named

Darnell as its AAA Commonwealth District Player of the Year hislast two years in high school ...he was a second-team all-NorthwestRegion (of Virginia) honoree and a first-team AAA CommonwealthDistrict honoree, as well as first-team all-area in the Free Lance-Star

newspaper of Fredericksburg, VA. Darnell was also second-teamall-Northwest Region as a junior ... ESPN Rise (the ESPN unit that covers

high school sports) named him to its All-Greater DC team(Stafford is about 40 miles south of Washington, DC, not far

from the Quantico Marine Base) ... he had two 30-point games in2008-09, netting a high of 32 points on January 9 against MassaponaxHigh. Scored 30 against Mountainview High about three weeks earlier

and and had 10 other games with at least 20 points ... made 41three-point baskets as a senior and scored more than a quarter of

his points at the foul line, where he was a 73 percent shooter(shot 110-for-150 overall) … his high school coach was his father, Mike …

Personal: Matthew Kent Darnell ... son of Mike and Robyn Darnell ...college major is undecided ... born 10/2/90 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma …

Matt’s older brother, Chris, is the all-time leading scorer atNorth Stafford HS (1,464 points) and completed a solid Division I career

at the College of William and Mary in the strong Colonial Athletic Association in 2009.

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DREJON SCOTTFreshman | Guard | 5-10 | 170

Hopewell, VA/Petersburg HS

Quick and confident point guard who is comfortable with the ball inbig situations … possesses the ability to get into the defense

off the dribble, or to make shots from long range … likely starter at point guard.

Prior to NJIT: Named by the Richmond Times-Dispatch to its All-Metro second team, playing at tradition-rich Petersburg (VA)

High School, which is best known in basketball circles as the alma mater of Hall of Famer Moses Malone … Scott’s senior team, which

won Virginia’s Central District and Central Region championships, was mentioned in local news reports along with Malone-led

Petersburg teams that finished 25-0 and won state titles in the 1970s. The 2008-09 Petersburg Crimson Wave had a 30-0 start and the top regular season ranking in Virginia before losing in the

state AAA semifinals to another 30-win team. The loss in his final game was bittersweet for Scott, who was his team’s game-leading scorer

with 20 points and also crossed the coveted 1,000-point career barrier for coach Bill Lawson III … Scott made 86 of 190 three-point tries in

his senior season, including 5-for-7 in the season-ending game ... He was a 76 percent free throw shooter as a senior and netted 425

of his points as a senior, with a high of 36 on January 16 against PrinceGeorge (VA). Most noteworthy in that game, he was successful

on a Petersburg school-record 10 of 11 attempts from three-point distance… He made at least one three-pointer in 28 of his team’s 31 games.

He had four games scoring in the 20s and was a double-figure scorer in 21 of 31 games … Petersburg also reached the state semifinals in 2008,

when it finished 27-4 with Scott at the point in his junior year … AAU team was Petersburg Elite/Team Loaded, coached by Ty White.

Personal: Drejon Vernell Scott ... son of Annie and Luther Scott ... business management major at NJIT ... born 5/13/91 in Richmond, VA.

#22


SEAN MCCARTHYFreshman | Center | 6-10 | 265

Scituate, MA/Scituate HS (Loomis Chaffee School)

A player who it is expected has his best basketball ahead of him … his development has been both slowed and accelerated

since he arrived in college … the preseason injuries to seniors Dan Stonkus and Gary Garris made it necessary for McCarthy to play regularly as a freshman. At the same time, the freshman had nagging

injuries of his own that sometimes prevented him from practicing or participating in conditioning drills and individual workouts … demonstrates good raw skills, combining his excellent size with

good hands and moves in close to the basket.

Prior to NJIT: A 2008 graduate of Scituate High School in his hometown of Scituate, MA, and he spent 2008-09 as a

postgraduate student at the Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, CT ...Helped his last two teams into their respective championship games ...

as a senior at Scituate High, McCarthy helped his team to a 23-3 record, the Eastern Massachusetts championship and a berth in the

state Division III championship game and at Loomis Chaffee, he helped the team to a 19-5 record and its first New England prep school title

in 30 years as Western New England prep champions. ... in 2008, after averaging 12 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks per game as

a high school senior, he was named All-Scholastic by the Patriot Ledgera Quincy, MA-based newspaper that serves the suburban area south

of Boston ... after his year at Loomis Chaffee, he was named to the West team in the prep school all-star game at the New England Challenge,

sponsored by the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. One of histeammates in that game was Chris Flores, who has become a teammate

at NJIT, as well ... New England Recruiting Report rated McCarthy as the 39th-best prospect in Connecticut and 142nd in New England

following the 2008-09 season.

Personal: Sean Michael McCarthy ... son of Kelleigh and Sean McCarthy... engineering major … born 3/17/90 in Norwood, MA.

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ARJUN OHRIJunior | Guard | 6-4 | 200

Bridgewater, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan HS (Solebury School, PA)

Walk-on who is ineligible for competition in 2009-10 underNCAA transfer rules … Will practice with the Highlanders this season …

Played two years at Division III Polytechnic Institute of NYU(formerly known at Polytechnic University) in Brooklyn, NY.

Prior to NJIT: Played two seasons at NCAA Division III NYU-Poly, where he was the team’s main scoring threat … 2008-09: ranked 9th

in DIII in points per game (23.0) and 6th in free throw percentage (91.7),as well as ranking 31st in 3-point field goals per game and 61st in

3-point field goal percentage … made 9 3-pointers vs. Brooklyn (11/25) …scored 46 points vs. St. Joseph’s (Long Island) on 1/29 and 44 vs.

SUNY Maritime (1/8) … named 2nd team all-Skyline Conference … 2007-08: as a freshman, led his team in scoring (16.5 ppg) … in his only

career game against an opponent above Division III, facedDivision I Columbia on 12/29. His team lost by a wide margin (109-63),

but he led all scorers (28 points) and shot 10-20 from the field, including5-11 on threes and 3-4 free throws. Shared team honors with 6 rebounds

… Prep school: spent a year at Solebury School in New Hope, PA,in 2006-07 … High School: 2006 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan

High School in Bridgewater, NJ. Emerged in his senior year, leading BRHSto the Somerset County Tournament championship.

Personal: Arjun Ohri ... son of Ajay and Alka Ohri ... business major …born 1/1/88 in Staten Island, NY.

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Yr GP/GS FG-FGA % 3FG-A % FT-FA % Reb-Avg. Pts-Avg. A-Blk-Stl2007-08 *24/ 147-329 .447 60-162 .370 41-52 .788 86-3.6 395-16.5 36-21-262008-09 *24/ 190-444 .428 74-189 .392 99-108 .917 93-3.9 553-23.0 55-9-27Total 48/ 337-773 .436 134-351 .382 140-160 .875 179-3.7 948-19.8 91-30-53*—all statistics compiled at Division III NYU-Poly


ROBERT FITZSIMMONSFreshman | Guard | 6-2 | 175

Camp Hill, PA/Camp Hill HS

Walk-on freshman guard who will see his action as a reserve.

Prior to NJIT: 1,110-point career scorer for coach Kevin Rutherford at Camp Hill High in central Pennsylvania, near Harrisburg …

team leader in scoring, three-pointers and free throw percentagefor three years straight … honored on the all-conference Mid-Penn

first-team during his junior and senior season; third team as a sophomore.... 3-time Carlisle Sentinel Area all-star team … starred in soccer where

Camp Hill captured the 2007 and 2008 Mid-Penn championships and were state finalists … selected to the Big 11 honorable mention in

soccer … played AAU basketball for the PA Elite.

Personal: Robert Charles Fitzsimmons … son of Bob and Cheryl Fitzsimmons … industrial design major … born 1/4/91 in

Camp Hill, PA … his uncle, James Fitzsimmons, was a high school all-American and played in college at Duke and Harvard

in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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CHICAGO STATEUNIVERSITY

Jan. 23, 4 pm, Fleisher Athletic CenterMarch 6, 4:30 pm, (CT), at Chicago, IL

General InformationLocation: Chicago, IL Founded: 1867Enrollment: 7,131

Nickname: CougarsColors: Evergreen and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Emil and Patricia JonesConvocation Center (7,000)

Conference: Great West Conference

President: Dr. Wayne WatsonDirector of Athletics: Sudie Davis

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Corey MigginsOffice phone: 773-995-2217E-mail: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Benjy Taylor(Richmond ’89)Career record (years): 30-30 (2 years)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Chicago State leads, 4-02008-09 overall record: 19-13

Letterwinners returning/lost: 8/5Starters returning/lost: 1/4

Benjy TaylorHEAD COACH

Carl MontgomerySTAR PLAYER

BOSTONCOLLEGE

Jan. 5, 7 pm, at Chestnut Hill, MA

General InformationLocation: Chestnut Hill, MA Founded: 1863Enrollment: 14,500

Nickname: EaglesColors: Maroon and GoldHome Court (capacity): Silvio O. Conte Forum(8,606)

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

President: Rev. William P. Leahy, SJDirector of Athletics: Gene DeFilippo

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Dick KelleyOffice phone: 617-552-3039E-mail: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Al Skinner(Massachusetts ’74)Career record (years): 370-275 (21)Record at school (years): 232-149 (12)

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 22-122008-09 conference record (finish): 9-7 (T-5th)


Al SkinnerHEAD COACH

Rakim SandersSTAR PLAYER

HOUSTON BAPTISTUNIVERSITY

Jan. 16, 7:35 pm (CT), at Houston, TXFeb. 18, 7 pm, Prudential Center

General InformationLocation: Houston, TXFounded: 1960Enrollment: 2,749

Nickname: HuskiesColors: Royal Blue and OrangeHome Court (capacity): Sharp Gymnasium(1,500)


President: Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr.Interim Director of Athletics: Steve Moniaci

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Jeff SuttonOffice Phone: 281-649-3098Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Ron Cottrell(Arkansas, ’88)Career record (years): 379-94 (18)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Houston Baptist leads, 2-02008-09 overall record: 5-25


Ron CottrellHEAD COACH

Mario FlahertySTAR PLAYER


LEHIGHUNIVERSITY

Jan.2 at 7:30 pm, at Bethlehem, PA

General InformationLocation: Bethlehem, PAFounded: 1865Enrollment: 4,700

Nickname: Mountain HawksColors: Brown and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Stabler Arena (5,600)

Conference: Patriot League

President: Dr. Alice P. GastDirector of Athletics: Joe Sterrett

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Mike StagnittaOffice Phone: 610-758-6631Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Brett Reed(Eckerd ’95)Career record (years): 29-29 (2)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Lehigh leads, 2-02008-09 overall record: 15-142008-09 conference record (finish): 5-9 (5th)


Brett ReedHEAD COACH

Marquis HallSTAR PLAYER

LAFAYETTECOLLEGE

Nov. 21, 4 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Easton, PA Founded: 1826Enrollment: 2,403

Nickname: LeopardsColors: Maroon and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Allan P. Kirby SportsCenter (3,500)

Conference: Patriot League

President: Daniel H. WeissDirector of Athletics: Bruce McCutcheon

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Phillip LaBellaOffice phone: 610-330-5122E-mail: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): FranO’Hanlon (Villanova ’70)Career record (years): 194-210 (14)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Lafayette leads 2-02008-09 overall record: 8-222008-09 conference record (finish): 4-10 (T-7th)


Fran O’HanlonHEAD COACH

Michael GrunerSTAR PLAYER

LONGWOODUNIVERSITY

Feb. 6, 2pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Farmville, VAFounded: 1839Enrollment: 4,044

Nickname/colors: Lancers/Blue & WhiteHome Court (capacity): Willett Hall (1,729)

Conference: None (Division I Independent)

President: Dr. Patricia P. CormierDirector of Athletics: Troy Austin

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Greg ProutyOffice Phone: 434-392-9679Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Mike Gillian(North Adams State ’86)Career record (years): 51-130 (6)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Longwood leads, 4-22008-09 overall record: 17-14


Mike GillianHEAD COACH

Dana SmithSTAR PLAYER


UNIVERSITY OFNORTH DAKOTA

Feb. 11, 8 pm (CT), at Grand Forks, NDFeb. 27, 4 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Grand Forks, ND Founded: 1883Enrollment: 12,748

Nickname: Fighting SiouxColors: Kelly Green and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Betty Engelstad SiouxCenter (3,064)


President: Dr. Robert Kelly Director of Athletics: Brian Faison

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Ryan PowellOffice Phone: 701-777-2986Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Brian Jones(Northern Iowa ’94)Career record (years): 42-44 (3)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 16-12


Brian JonesHEAD COACH

Travis MertensSTAR PLAYER

MANHATTANCOLLEGE

Nov. 14, 2 pm, at Riverdale, NY

General InformationLocation: Riverdale, NYFounded: 1853Enrollment: 3,400

Nickname: JaspersColors: Kelly Green & WhiteHome Court (capacity): Draddy Gymnasium(2,345)

Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

President: Dr. Brennan O’DonnellDirector of Athletics: Robert J. Byrnes

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Stephen DombroskiOffice Phone: 718-862-7228Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): BarryRohrrsen (St. Francis, NY, ’83)Career record (years): 41-50 (3)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Manhattan leads, 2-12008-09 overall record: 16-142008-09 conference record (finish): 9-9 (T-4th)


Barry RohrssenHEAD COACH

Antoine PearsonSTAR PLAYER

POLYTECHNICINSTITUTE OF NYU

Dec. 30, 2pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Brooklyn, NYFounded: 1853Enrollment: 1,700

Nickname: Fighting Blue JaysColors: Royal Blue and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Jacobs Gymnasium(400)

Conference: Skyline Conference (NCAA Div. III)

President: Jerry HultinDirector of Athletics: Maureen Braziel

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Nate Kalin Office Phone: 718-260-3541Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year):Josh Washington (NYU-Poly, ’07)Career record (years): First seasonRecord at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: NJIT leads, 48-9 2008-09 overall record: 4-212008-09 Conference record (finish): 4-14 (9th)

Letterwinners returning/lost: not availableStarters returning/lost: not available

Josh WashingtonHEAD COACH

Jason BucknerSTAR PLAYER


ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE NEW YORK

Nov. 16, 7 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Brooklyn, NYFounded: 1916Enrollment: 1,087

Nickname: BearsColors: Blue, Gold, WhiteHome Court: Brooklyn Technical High School

Conference: Hudson Valley Athletic Conference(NCAA Division III)

President: Sister Elizabeth A. Hills, CSJ, JDDirector of Athletics: Frank P. Carbone

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Anthony MacapugayOffice Phone: 718-940-58-34Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year):Joseph Cocozello (SJC ’95)Career record (years): 104-77 (8)Record at school (years): same

2008-09 overall record: 12-152008-09 conference record (finish): 6-0 (1st)

Letterwinners returning/lost: not availableStarters returning/lost: 2/3

Joseph CocozelloHEAD COACH

Jon MatzelleSTAR PLAYER

RUTGERSUNIVERSITY

Dec. 19, 2 pm, at Piscataway, NJ

General InformationLocation: New Brunswick, NJFounded: 1766Enrollment: 52,471

Nickname: Scarlet KnightsColor: ScarletHome Court (capacity): Louis Brown AthleticCenter (8,000)

Conference: BIG EAST Conference

President: Dr. Richard L. McCormickDirector of Athletics: Tim Pernetti

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Kevin LorinczOffice Phone: 732-445-7812Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Fred Hill(Montclair State ’81)Career record (years): 32-60 (3)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Rutgers leads, 2-02008-09 overall record: 11-212008-09 conference record (finish): /2-16(15th)


Fred HillHEAD COACH

Hamady Ndiaye STAR PLAYER

SAINT PETER’SCOLLEGE

Dec. 9, 8 pm, at Jersey City, NJ

General InformationLocation: Jersey City, NJFounded: 1872Enrollment: 3,282

Nickname: PeacocksColors: Blue and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Yanitelli Center (3,200)

Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

President: Dr. Eugene CornacchiaDirector of Athletics: Patrick Elliot

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Dan DrutzOffice Phone: 201-761-7316Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): John Dunne(Ithaca ’92)Career record (years): 22-68 (3)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Saint Peter’s leads, 4-0 (2-0 in NJIT’s Division I era)2008-09 overall record: 11-192008-09 conference record (finish): 8-10 (6th)


John DunneHEAD COACH

Wesley JenkinsSTAR PLAYER


UNIVERSITY OFSOUTH DAKOTA

Feb. 13, 8 pm (CT), at Vermillion, SDFeb. 25, 7pm, Prudential Center

General InformationLocation: Vermillion, SDFounded: 1862Enrollment: 9,261

Nickname: CoyotesColors: Red and WhiteHome Court (capacity): DakotaDome (10,000)


President: James W. AbbottDirector of Athletics: Joel Nielsen

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Amil AndersonOffice Phone: 605-677-5927Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Dave Boots(Augsburg ’79; Minnesota ’82)Career record (years): 558-235 (28)Record at school (years): 443-172 (21)

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 20-9


Dave BootsHEAD COACH

Tyler CainSTAR PLAYER

SETON HALLUNIVERSITY

Nov. 30, 7 pm, at Prudential Center

General InformationLocation: South Orange, NJFounded: 1856Enrollment: 9,700

Nickname: PiratesColors: Blue and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Prudential Center(9,800)

Conference: BIG EAST Conference

President: Monsignor Robert SheeranDirector of Athletics: Joseph A. Quinlan, Jr.

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Matt SweeneyOffice Phone: 973-761-9493Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): BobbyGonzalez (Buffalo State ’86)Career record (years): 47-46 (3)Record at school (years): 176-123 (10)

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 17-152008-09 conference record (finish): 7-11(11th)


Bobby GonzalezHEAD COACH

Eugene HarveySTAR PLAYER

STONY BROOKUNIVERSITY

Nov. 28, 2 pm, at Stony Brook, NY

General InformationLocation: Stony Brook, NYFounded: 1957Enrollment: 23,998

Nickname: SeawolvesColors: Red, Blue and GreyHome Court (capacity): Pritchard Gymnasium(1,500)

Conference: America East Conference

President: Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr.Director of Athletics: Jim Fiore

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Jeremy CohenOffice Phone: 631-632-7289Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Steve Pikiell(Connecticut ’90)Career record (years): 36-81 (4)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: Stony Brook leads 11-8 (3-0Division I era)2008-09 overall record: 16-142008-09 conference record (finish): 8-8 (t-4th)


Steve PikiellHEAD COACH

Muhammad El-AminSTAR PLAYER


UNIVERSITY OFTEXAS-PAN AMERICAN

Jan. 14, 8 pm (CT), at Edinburg, TXFeb. 20, 4 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Edinburg, TXFounded: 1927Enrollment: 17,534

Nickname: BroncsColors: Forest Green, Orange and WhiteHome Court (capacity): UTPA Fieldhouse(4,000)


Interim President: Dr. Charles SorberDirector of Athletics: Chris King

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Zena DavilaOffice Phone: 956-380-8799Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Ryan Marks(Southern California ’93)Career record (years): 148-83 (8)Record at school (years): First season

Series vs. NJIT: Texas-Pan American leads, 7-02008-09 overall record: 10-17


Nick WeiermillerSTAR PLAYER

SUNYCOBLESKILL

Dec. 3, 2 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Cobleskill, NYFounded: 1916Enrollment: 2,450

Nickname: Fighting TigersColors: Black, Orange and WhiteHome Court (capacity): Iorio Gymnasium(1,150)

Conference: North Eastern Athletic (NCAADivision III)

President: Donald P. Zingale, Ph.D.Director of Athletics: Kevin McCarthy

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Mitchell J. TomaszkiewiczOffice Phone: 518-255-6244Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Matt Allen(Wofford ’95)Career record (years): 8-16 (1)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 8-162008-09 conference record (finish): not available (6th)


Matt AllenHEAD COACH

Andrei LucasSTAR PLAYER

UTAH VALLEYUNIVERSITY

Jan. 30, 4 pm, Newark, NJMar. 4, 7:05 pm (MT), at Orem, UT

General InformationLocation: Orem, UTFounded: 1941Enrollment: 27,000

Nickname: WolverinesColors: Forest Green, Gold and WhiteHome Court (capacity): The McKay Center(8,500)


President: Dr. Matthew S. HollandDirector of Athletics: Michael V. Jacobsen

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Jay HintonOffice Phone: 801-863-6231Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Dick Hunsaker(Weber State ’77)Career record (years): 303-141 (15)Record at school (years): 136-68 (7)

Series vs. NJIT: Utah Valley leads, 6-02008-09 overall record: 17-11


Dick HunsakerHEAD COACH

Jordan SwarbrickSTAR PLAYER


UNIVERSITY OFVIRGINIA

Dec. 21, 7 pm, at Charlottesville, VA

General InformationLocation: Charlottesville, VAFounded: 1819Enrollment: 21,057

Nickname: Cavaliers, WahoosColors: Orange and Blue Home Court (capacity): John Paul Jones Arena(14,593)

Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference

President: John T. Casteen IIIDirector of Athletics: Craig Littlepage

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Rich MurrayOffice Phone: 434-982-5500Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Tony Bennett(Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1992)Career record (years): 69-33 (3 years)Record at school (years): First Year

Series vs. NJIT: First Meeting2008-09 overall record: 10-182008-09 conference (finish): 4-12(11th)


Tony BennettHEAD COACH

Sylven LandesbergSTAR PLAYER

UNIVERSITY OFVERMONT

Dec. 5, 4 pm, Fleisher Athletic Center

General InformationLocation: Burlington, VTFounded: 1791Enrollment: 9,454

Nickname: Catamounts, UVMColors: Green and Gold Home Court (capacity): Patrick Gymnasium(3,266)

Conference: America East Conference

President: Dr. Daniel Mark FogelDirector of Athletics: Dr. Robert Corran

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Ben DickieOffice Phone: 802-656-1188Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): MikeLonergan (Catholic ’88)Career record (years): 329-137 (15)Record at school (years): 78-49 (3)

Series vs. NJIT: Vermont leads, 2-02008-09 overall record: 24-92008-09 conference record (finish): 13-3 (T-1st)Postseason: America East Quarterfinals (lost at Albany, 52-56 (OT); CBI first round (won at Wisconsin-Green Bay 76-72); CBIQuarterfinals (lost at Oregon, 71-70 (OT)


Mike LonerganHEAD COACH

Marqus BlakelySTAR PLAYER

WAGNER COLLEGE

Nov. 24, 7 pm, Fleisher Athletic CenterDec.28, 7 pm, at Staten Island, NY

General InformationLocation: Staten Island, NYFounded: 1883Enrollment: 2,000

Nickname: SeahawksColors: Green and White Home Court (capacity): Spiro Sports Center(2,100)

Conference: Northeast Conference

President: Dr. Richard GuarasciDirector of Athletics: Walt Hameline

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: John BeisserOffice Phone: 718-390-3227Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): Mike Deane(Potsdam State ’74)Career record (years): 433-304 (25)Record at school (years): 90-87 (6)

Series vs. NJIT: Wagner leads, 1-02008-09 overall record: 16-142008-09 conference (finish): 8-10 (7th)


Mike DeaneHEAD COACH

Doug ElwellSTAR PLAYER


YALE UNIVERSITY

Jan. 9, 2 pm, at New Haven, CT

General InformationLocation: New Haven, CTFounded: 1701Enrollment: 5,200 (undergraduate)

Nickname: Bulldogs, ElisColors: Yale Blue and WhiteHome Court (Capacity): John J. LeeAmphitheater (2,532)

Conference: Ivy League

President: Richard C. LevinDirector of Athletics: Tom Beckett

Sports InformationBasketball Contact: Tim BennettOffice Phone: 203-691-5250Email: [email protected]

Men’s BasketballHead Coach (alma mater, year): James Jones(University of Albany ’86)Career record (years): 130-149 (10)Record at school (years): same

Series vs. NJIT: First meeting2008-09 overall record: 13-152008-09 conference (finish): 8-6 (T-2nd)


The first annual Great West Conference basketball tournament will be hosted by Utah Valley University inOrem, Utah in March 2010.

The men’s and women’s basketball teams from the seven Great West Conference institutions, including NJIT,will get together beginning March 10, with the champions crowned on March 13. Every game in the tour-nament will be played on Utah Valley’s campus in the 8,500-seat McKay Center.

The men’s tournament champion will earn an automatic berth into the 16-team national field for theCollegeInsider.com postseason Tournament (CIT).

NJITHighlanders.com will offer free live coverage of all NJIT home men’s andwomen’s basketball games for a second season in 2009-10.

Fans can access the streaming audio play-by-play by linking from the “LiveBasketball Play-by-Play” button that appears on the NJITHighlanders.commain page, as well as the men’s basketball and women’s basketball pages.

This year, the games will be described by Matt Provence and Jon Schaeffer,who will work either in tandem or solo on selected games throughout theschedule.

Play-by-play coverage begins 10 minutes before the scheduled tipoff time.

Provence and Schaeffer also team up in the summer to describe the baseballgames of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, AAA affiliate of the 2008 World Serieschampion and 2009 National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.

Matt Provence, who is in his first full season calling games for the Highlanders,enters his third season with the IronPigs after spending the previous two sea-sons as Assistant General Manager for the Daytona Cubs of the Florida StateLeague. While with Daytona, the New Jersey native was part of a staff thatBaseball America recognized with the 2006 Bob Freitas Award, which annual-ly honors the most outstanding organization in four different levels of MinorLeague Baseball. Prior to his time with the Cubs, Provence handled mediarelations duties as the Director of Broadcasting for the Lynchburg Hillcatsfrom 1998-2004. The graduate of James Madison University officially beganhis professional baseball career with the Norwich Navigators in 1997 afterinterning with the New York Yankees broadcast team in 1995.

Schaeffer, back for a second season with NJIT, is set to make the 2010 seasonhis eighth in professional baseball (and third with the IronPigs) after begin-ning his broadcasting career as a radio announcer with Lynchburg in 2003. Anative of Lower Merion, PA, Schaeffer also handles play-by-play duties forLincoln University football. Schaeffer is a 2002 graduate of Penn StateUniversity with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. While at PSU, he was nom-inated for a Hearst award, recognizing excellence in student broadcasting.James Jones

HEAD COACHAlex ZampierSTAR PLAYER

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

NJITHIGHLANDERS.COM PRESENTS:

LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAYOF

BASKETBALL HOME GAMESAll Men’s And Women’s Games Will Be Covered

Matt Provence

Jon Schaeffer


In October 2007, the Prudential Center ushered in a new erain sports and entertainment in Newark and the entire north-ern New Jersey area.

Newark is in the midst of a major revitalization, convertingthe city core into a vibrant and energized entertainment dis-trict. The Prudential Center, the New Jersey Performing ArtsCenter, The Newark Symphony, Bears and Eagles RiverfrontStadium and in 2010, Red Bull Arena in nearby Harrisonrepresent just part of the nearly $2 billion in constructionunderway.

Prudential Center is the cornerstone in the revitalization andrenaissance of downtown Newark. In addition to the arena,Newark will soon add scores of condominiums, restaurants,themed bars and mixed retail establishments. PrudentialCenter, one of the finest arenas in the country, is New Jersey’shome for hockey, college basketball, indoor soccer, concerts,family shows and special events.

A public/private partnership between the City of Newark andDevils Arena Entertainment made the $375 million PrudentialCenter a reality that is changing the face of downtown Newarkand making it a destination place for sports and live entertain-ment in the region.

Bounded by Edison Place to the north, Lafayette Street to thesouth, Mulberry Street to the east and Broad Street and CityHall to the west, “The Rock” is located about a mile fromNJIT’s University Heights campus.

Known best as the home of the National Hockey League NewJersey Devils, the Prudential Center has a seating capacity of17, 625 for hockey and up to 18,500 for basketball.

Featuring a 4,800 square-foot exterior LED screen, as well astwo club lounges, a goal bar, terrace area and a 350-seat gour-met restaurant, along with 76 Luxury Suites and two EventSuites, the Prudential Center is big league in every way.

The relationship between NJIT and the Prudential Center is anatural. ‘The Rock’ is the centerpiece of Newark’s DowntownCore Redevelopment Project. NJIT, meanwhile, is an integralpart of the city’s educational, civic and economic life.

The arrival of the spectacular Prudential Center nearly coin-cides with NJIT’s arrival as an NCAA Division I institution—the first in Newark and the newest in New Jersey in more than20 years. The Rock opened one year after NJIT began DivisionI competition as part of its NCAA reclassification which isnow complete.

In the arena’s inaugural year, NJIT played host to six basketballgames on four dates, including four men’s basketball gamesand two women’s games. Included was the first women’s orgirls’ sports competition in the building’s history, when theHighlanders entertained Cornell on January 15, 2008.

The Highlanders hosted five more men’s and women’s collegebasketball games in the state-of-the-art building and are set tohost four games in 2009-10. Further, NJIT’s club ice hockeyteam plays all of its home games in the full-size Devils practicerink facility (AmeriHealth Pavilion), which adjoins the mainarena and has an 800-seat capacity.

P r u d e n t i a l C e n t e r


The Prudential Center, located in downtown Newark,about a mile from NJIT’s University Heights campus,is easily accessible by mass transit or by automobile.

“The Rock” is located a short walk from regional masstransportation hub Newark Penn Station, which isserved by Amtrak and New Jersey Transit trains, notto mention the Newark City Light Rail, which has astop (Warren Street Station) at the NJIT campus just afew feet from the entrance of Fleisher Athletic Centerand J. Malcolm Simon Stadium at Lubetkin Field.

Highways passing near the arena include: I-78, I-280,the NJ Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, Routes1 & 9,21, and 22.

There are over 3,500 parking spaces within twoblocks of the arena and way-finding signage, guestservices personnel and security will assist in gettingyou to your destination (Please note: all of the park-ing lots are owned independently, with the exceptionof the VIP Parking Deck (Lot 10) located on LafayetteStreet at the corner of Broad and Lafayette).

DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER

For GPS users, the address is 165 Mulberry Street,Newark, NJ, 07102

From the New Jersey TurnpikeSouthbound——Exit 15 W to I-280 westbound. Turn right on Exit15 A toward Route 21 southbound. Turn right ontoRector Street. Turn left onto Broad Street south-bound. Continue on Broad Street to Lafayette Streetand turn left. Prudential Center will be on your left.

Northbound——Exit 14 toward I-78 westbound. Take center rampafter the toll booth toward US 1-9/Rt. 21. Keep rightto stay on the ramp toward US 1-9. Continue on US1-9 approx. 3 miles and exit on the right onto Rt. 21(McCarter Highway). Bear left onto Broad Streetnorthbound. Continue on Broad Street to LafayetteStreet and make a right. Prudential Center will be onyour left.

Garden State ParkwaySouthbound or northbound——Exit 145. Follow signs to I-280 eastbound. Exit 15(Route 21-Downtown/Arts). At bottom of ramp

(traffic light). Turn right onto Route 21 South.Continue on Rt. 21 to Raymond Boulevard. Turnright onto Raymond Blvd. and then left ontoMulberry Street. The Prudential Center will be visibleahead on your right.

From Newark Liberty InternationalAirportFollow signs for Routes 1 and 9 North via the ramp toState Hwy 21. Slight left at Rt 21 (signs forNewark/US 22/State Hwy 21). Turn left at EdisonPlace. Turn left at Mulberry Street (door-to-door dis-tance is approx. 4.4 miles).

From New York City—From George Washington Bridge or LincolnTunnel, follow signs to New Jersey Turnpike and thenfollow directions above for New Jersey Turnpikesouthbound.

—From Holland Tunnel, follow signs to I-78 west-bound and take center ramp after the toll boothtoward US 1-9/Rt. 21. Keep right to stay on the ramptoward US 1-9. Continue on US 1-9 approx. 3 milesand exit on the right onto Rt. 21 (McCarterHighway). Bear left onto Broad Street northbound.Continue on Broad Street to Lafayette Street andmake a right. Prudential Center will be on your left.


The renovated weight roomsin Fleisher Athletic Center includeall new stations with new equipment.

The NJIT basketball teams will have home games thisseason in the downtown Newark Prudential Centerand on-campus in the recently-renovated gymnasi-um of the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center.

“The Rock”, located about a mile from NJIT’sUniversity Heights campus, opened in October 2007as the new home of the National Hockey League NewJersey Devils. NJITr basketball has played there ineach of the building’s first two seasons and theHighlanders will return for two doubleheaders inFebruary 2010.

The Fleisher Athletic Center gym, also home toNJIT’s volleyball teams, underwent renovation in thesummer of 2006. Included in the makeover wasinstallation of a new floor and baskets and a reposi-tioning of the main playing court.

The gym also got new lighting, a new sound systemand new scoreboards, along with entirely new seatingfor more than 1,000 spectators after the first phase ofrenovation. Future plans include the addition of moreseating, which will nearly double the seating capacitywhile maintaining the up close-feel that puts specta-tors next to the action and contributes to the home-court advantage.

The back bay ‘C gym’ can be sectioned off from themain competition floor, making the facility useful forintramurals, physical education classes and campusrecreation time, while being able to host multiplesimultaneous events.

The NJIT basketball teams also have full access to theother facilities in the Fleisher Center. These includethe fitness area (containing computer-controlled bik-ing equipment, Cybex resistance units and an indoortrack), a free-weight room, four racquetball courts(which can be converted for squash), a martial artscenter and an aerobics dance studio.

A six-lane swimming pool in Fleisher Athletic Centeris home to the NJIT men’s and women’s swimmingteams, while the two varsity tennis squads play on thefour outdoor lighted tennis courts behind FleisherAthletic Center. The NJIT Campus Center houses sixregulation bowling lanes.

Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium, with itsentrance a few feet from the entrance of the FleisherAthletic Center, is a first-class venue for college soc-cer. Outfitted with SprinTurf artificial grass in the

summer of 2004, the complex also includes lightingfor night contests, bleacher seating for more than1,000 spectators, a press box and scoreboard. Theinstallation of the new surface, a walking track andnew landscaping was done at a cost of $1.2 million.

Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium, opened in 1999at a cost of $30 million and with a seating capacity of6,200, became the home of NJIT baseball in 2004. Ina joint December 2005 press conference, New YorkYankees manager Joe Torre was a featured speaker asNJIT and the Newark Bears announced a 10-yearpartnership that designated the downtown stadiumthe home of all Highlanders home games for thedecade to come.

NJIT, which offers a growing list of club sports, alsohas a robust intramural program, which makes use ofthe numerous athletic facilities.

The Estelle and Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center

AT H L E T I C S F A C I L I T I E S


D I R E C T I O N S T O N J I TFor GPS UsersThe address for Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm SimonStadium and the Estelle and Zoom Fleisher AthleticCenter is: 80 Lock Street, Newark, NJ 07102.

By CarNew Jersey Turnpike: Driving Northfrom South Jersey: NJ Turnpike to Exit 13ANewark Airport. After toll booth stay to left followsigns to Rt. 1 & 9 North. You will merge onto Rt. 1& 9 North. Airport will be on right. Follow signs fordowntown Newark and Rt. 21 North-(left lane exitramp). Downtown Newark will be in front of you.Follow Rt. 21 North (McCarter Highway). Turn lefton Raymond Blvd. Follow Raymond Blvd. pastWarren St. traffic light (Raymond Blvd. becomesLock St.) Fleisher Athletic Center & Lubetkin Fieldwill be on your right.

New Jersey Turnpike: Driving Southfrom North Jersey: Take exit 15W to Route280 West. Then follow Route 280 West directions.

Route 280 West: After drawbridge, take Exit15A (Rt. 21 South - McCarter Highway). Follow Rt. 21South to Raymond Blvd. Turn right on RaymondBlvd. Follow Raymond Blvd. past Warren St. trafficlight (Raymond Blvd. becomes Lock St.) FleisherAthletic Center & Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

Route 280 East: Take Exit 15 (Rt. 21 South -McCarter Highway). Follow Rt. 21 South to RaymondBlvd. Turn right on Raymond Blvd. Follow RaymondBlvd. past Warren St. traffic light (Raymond Blvd.becomes Lock St.) Fleisher Athletic Center &Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

Garden State Parkway (North & Southbound): Take exit 145 to Route 280 East, then fol-low Route 280 East directions.

Route 1 & 9 North & South: Take exitmarked Newark, Rt. 21 North. Follow Rt. 21 North(McCarter Highway). Turn left on Raymond Blvd.Follow Raymond Blvd. past Warren St. traffic light(Raymond Blvd. becomes Lock St.) Fleisher AthleticCenter & Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

Route 78 East: Take Route 78 East to Rt. 21North. Turn left on Raymond Blvd. FollowRaymond Blvd. past Warren St. traffic light(Raymond Blvd. becomes Lock St.) Fleisher AthleticCenter & Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

Route 22 East: Take Route 22 East to Route 21North. Turn left on Raymond Blvd. FollowRaymond Blvd. pass Warren Street Stop Light andFleisher Athletic Center & Lubetkin Field will be onyour right.

Route 21 North: Follow Rt. 21 North toRaymond Blvd. Turn left onto Raymond Blvd. FollowRaymond Blvd. past Warren St. traffic light (RaymondBlvd. becomes Lock St.) Fleisher Athletic Center &Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

Route 21 South: Follow Rt. 21 South(McCarter Highway) to Raymond Blvd. Turn Righton Raymond Blvd. Follow Raymond Blvd. pastWarren St. traffic light (Raymond Blvd. becomesLock St.) Fleisher Athletic Center & Lubetkin Fieldwill be on your right.

New York Thruway: Thruway to Exit 14A,Garden State Parkway. Follow Garden State Parkwaydirections above.

George Washington Bridge: NJ TurnpikeSouth to Exit 15W. Follow Route 280 West direc-tions above.

Lincoln Tunnel: West on Rt. 3 to Rt. 21 South.Turn right onto Raymond Blvd. Follow RaymondBlvd. pass Warren Street Stop Light and FleisherAthletic Center & Lubetkin Field will be on your right.

From Brooklyn, Queens and LongIs land: Take Verrazano-Narrows Bridge(Interstate 278) and follow 278 across Staten Island.Cross Goethels Bridge. Follow signs to New JerseyTurnpike North and follow New Jersey Turnpikedirections above.

Other TransportationSystemsNewark International Airport: Fivemiles from the NJIT campus. A minibus (NewarkAirlink) or taxi service connects the airport withPenn Station in Newark. Bus, city subway, and taxiconnections may be obtained at the station.

Newark Penn Station: Connections to theNJIT campus may be made by bus, city subway, ortaxi.

Morris & Essex Broad StreetStation: A five-block walk to the NJIT campusvia King Boulevard to Central Avenue. Taxi serviceis also available

Newark City Subway: From Penn Station inNewark, take the Warren Street stop for the NJITcampus.

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DowntownHilton Newark GatewayGateway Center, Raymond Blvd. & McCarter Hwy.Newark, 973/622-5000

Robert Treat Hotel50 Park Place, Newark, 973/622-1900

Hampton Inn & Suites NewarkRiverwalk 100 Passaic Avenue, Harrison,973/483-1900

Near Newark LibertyInternational AirportBest Western Newark Airport West101 International Way, Newark973/621-6200

Hilton Newark Airport1170 Spring Street, Elizabeth, 908/351-3900

Holiday Inn Newark LibertyInternational Airport 160 Frontage Rd.,Newark973/589-1000



NJIT MEN’S BASKETBALL RECORDS

Isaiah Wilkerson


C A R E E R R E C O R D SPoints2028 Clarence Pierce 1992-961909 Demond Cowins 2000-041875 Chris Miles 1985-891755 Lance Andrews 1989-931638 Tom Callagher 1981-851617 Clayton Barker 2002-071390 Warren Rodgers 1983-871345 Andrew South 1992-951250 Reggie James 1985-891231 Ken Chance 1982-861224 Bob Zanzalari 1978-821202 Marc Milbourne Swan 2003-071192 Sal Gagliardo 1981-851179 Kraig Peters 2004-081177 Phil Renaud 2000-041143 Larry Tosato 1952-561139 Kevin Jackson 1988-921118 Rich Olson 1964-681108 Arnold Giovannoli 1949-531104 Lou Mezzina 1988-921082 Ahmad Rasool^ 2000-031004 Charles Brown 1985-88

^Rasool also scored 282 as a freshman at WheelingJesuit University for a collegiate total of 1,364.

# Mars Mellish M’03 scored 546 points atManhattan College (1997-2000) and 564 at NJIT(2001-02) for a collegiate total of 1,110.

Scoring Average(min. 45 games)24.5 Larry Tosato 1952-5622.6 Arnold Giovannoli 1949-5319.9 Clarence Pierce 1992-9617.2 Tom Gallagher 1981-8517.0 Demond Cowins 2000-04

Rebounds1191 Rich Olsen 1964-6810?? Sal Gagliardo 1981-851026 Andrew South 1992-95959 Demond Cowins 2000-04787 Clarence Pierce 1992-96733 Latif McMorrin 1997-00656 Bill Triplett 1987-91640 Lou Mezzina 1988-92635 Bob Zanzalari 1978-82587 Phil Renaud 2000-04

Assists611 Lance Andrews 1989-93485 Joe Marcotte 1993-95388 Clayton Barker 2002-07379 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03361 Russell Murdock 1989-92332 Clarence Pierce 1992-96

Blocks358 Tory Black 1995-98344 Andrew South 1992-95152 Demond Cowins 2000-04126 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres.76 Clarence Pierce 1992-96

63 Latif McMorrin 1997-9954 Akida Ellerbee 1992-9643 Jose Mikulas 2002-0441 Nesho Milosevic 2006-0839 Phil Renaud 2000-04

Steals273 Clarence Pierce 1992-96216 Clayton Barker 2002-07198 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03158 DeShawn Charles 1998-00153 Joe Marcotte 1993-95126 Akida Ellerbee 1992-96125* Lance Andrews 1989-93122 Demond Cowins 2000-04105 Kraig Peters 2004-0894 Brian Joyce 1996-97

Games Played114 Lou Mezzina 1988-92

Bill Triplett 1987-91113 Kraig Peters 2004-08

Lance Andrews 1989-93112 Demond Cowins 2000-04

Phil Renaud 200-04111 Jeff Roberto 1990-94110 Marc Milbourne Swan 2003-07

Vinnie Williams 1987-91

Field Goals708 Clarence Pierce 1992-96691 Demond Cowins 2000-04621 Chris Miles 1985-89522 Clayton Barker 2002-07520 Andrew South 1992-95488 Reggie James 1985-89435 Akida Ellerbee 1994-96400* Lance Andrews 1989-93397 Kraig Peters 2004-08386 Sal Gagliardo 1981-85

Field-Goal Attempts1572 Clarence Pierce 1992-961342 Clayton Baker 2002-071259 Demond Cowins 2000-041116 Chris Miles 1985-891053 Kraig Peters 2004-08968 Andrew South 1992-95923 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03844* Lance Andrews 1988-93834 Reggie James 1985-89737 Kevin Jackson 1988-92

Field-Goal Percentage(min. 200 made)65.4 Bill Triplett (253-387) 1987-9163.9 Marc Milbourne Swan (433-678) 2003-0759.5 Akida Ellerbee (435-731) 1994-9658.5 Reggie James (488-834) 1985-8958.1* Sal Gagliardo (386-664) 1981-85

Three-Point Field Goals259 Clarence Pierce 1992-96229 Lance Andrews 1989-93210 Clayton Barker 2002-07

151 Kraig Peters 2004-08137 Randle DeFalco 2001-05128 Chris Miles 1986-89124 Owain States 1998-99, 00-01120 Kevin Jackson 1989-91102 DeShawn Charles 1998-0091* Russell Murdock 1989-92

Three-Point Attempts687 Clarence Pierce 1992-96604 Clayton Barker 2002-07501 Lance Andrews 1989-93467 Kraig Peters 2004-08399 Randle DeFalco 2001-05398 Owain States 1998-99, 00-01306 Kevin Jackson 1989-91254 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03246 DeShawn Charles 1998-00235 Jeff Roberto 1990-94

Three-Point Percentage(min. 50 made)66.0 Reggie James (68-103) 1985-8962.4* Chris Miles (128-205) 1985-8944.9 Lance Andrews (229-501) 1989-9341.5 DeShawn Charles (102-246) 1988-0040.1 Russell Murdock (91-224) 1989-92

Free-Throws Made478 Demond Cowins 2000-04416 Clarence Pierce 1992-96371 Tom Gallagher 1981-85357 Clayton Barker 2002-07332 Marc Milbourne Swan 2003-07279 Latif McMorrin 1998-00267 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03265 Andrew South 1992-95263* Lance Andrews 1989-93234 Kraig Peters 2004-08

Free-Throw Attempts740 Demond Cowins 2000-04528 Clarence Pierce 1992-96487 Marc Milbourne Swan 2003-07454 Clayton Barker 2002-07422 Tom Gallagher 1981-85407 Latif McMorrin 1997-00370* Lance Andrews 1989-93363 Andrew South 1992-95358 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03310 Akida Ellerbee 1994-96

Free-Throw Percentage(min. 75 made)87.9 Tom Gallagher (371-422) 1981-8584.0 Mars Mellish (100-119) 2001-0282.3 Darrow Murdock (144-175) 1987-9079.0* Chris Miles (181-229) 1985-8978.8 Clarence Pierce (416-528) 1992-9678.6 Clayton Barker (357-454) 2002-07

*Complete information unavailable. Total is likelyhigher, or average different, than indicated.


S I N G L E S E A S O N R E C O R D S****—school pre-NCAA era record (before 74-75)***—school Division III era record (74-75 to 96-97)**—school Division II era record (97-98 to 2005-06)*—school Division I era record (2006-07 to present)

Total Points (top 10)624 Clarence Pierce *** 1994-95598 Demond Cowins ** 2003-04

Clarence Pierce 1995-96575 Chris Miles 1988-89570 Clayton Barker 2005-06564 Mars Mellish 2000-01557 Reggie James 1988-89550 Demond Cowins 2002-03542 Lance Andrews 1990-91535 Akida Ellerbee 1995-96

Points Per Game(20 ppg or above)24.3 Clarence Pierce *** 1993-9422.3 Gary Miller 1973-7422.1 Clarence Pierce 1995-9621.9 Clayton Barker ** 2005-0621.4 Demond Cowins 2003-0420.9 Mars Mellish 2000-0120.8 Clarence Pierce 1994-9520.5 Arnold Giovannoli 1952-5320.0 Jerome Anderson 1980-81

Total Rebounds(at least 300)402 Joe Galvao **** 1968-69372 Andrew South *** 1993-94370 Bob Zanzalari 1979-80338 Latif McMorrin 1998-99335 Andrew South 1994-95319 Andrew South 1992-93306 Demond Cowins ** 2003-04

Rebounds Per Game(top 10)22.3 Joe Galvao **** 1968-6914.2 Bob Zanzalari *** 1979-8013.8 Andrew South 1993-9412.6 Bob Zanzalari 1980-8112.4 Andrew South 1994-9512.3 Andrew South 1992-9311.3 Latif McMorrin 1998-9911.0 Latif McMorrin 1999-0010.9 Demond Cowins ** 2003-0410.5 Clarence Pierce 1995-96

Total Assists (top 10)292 Joe Marcotte *** 1994-95217 Lance Andrews 1992-93202 Mark Tompeck 1976-77193 Joe Marcotte 1993-94178 Lance Andrews 1991-92169 Brian Joyce 1996-97159 Clarence Pierce 1995-96151 Russell Murdock 1989-90147 DeShawn Charles 1999-00133 Ahmad Rasool ** 2000-01

Total Blocks (at least 40)198 Tory Black *** 1996-97128 Andrew South 1993-94111 Andrew South 1992-93105 Andrew South 1994-9597 Tory Black ** 1997-9863 Tory Black 1995-9656 Demond Cowins 2003-0449 Dan Stonkus * 2007-0841 Dan Stonkus 2006-07

Total Steals (top 10)94 Brian Joyce *** 1996-97

Clarence Pierce 1995-9693 DeShawn Charles ** 1999-0079 Mars Mellish 2001-02

Joe Marcotte 1994-9576 Clarence Pierce 1994-9574 Joe Marcotte 1993-9473 Ahmad Rasool 2000-0171 Clayton Barker 2002-0370 Lance Andrews 1992-93

3-Point Field Goals(top 5)84 Clarence Pierce *** 1994-9582 Mars Mellish ** 2001-0279 Lance Andrews 1990-9177 Kevin Jackson 1991-9268 Owain States 1998-99

Games Played 31 Gary Garris * 2008-09

Justin Garris * 2008-0930 many tied

Games Started31 Gary Garris * 2008-0930 several tied

Field Goals Made(top 5 totals)240 Chris Miles 1988-89220 Akida Ellerbee 1995-96216 Reggie James 1988-89201 Demond Cowins ** 2003-04195 Demond Cowins 2002-03

Chris Miles 1986-87

Field Goal Attempts(top 5)475 Clayton Barker ** 2005-06456 Mars Mellish 2001-02453 Chris Miles *** 1988-89412 Kevin Jackson 1991-92385 Clarence Pierce 1993-94

Field Goal Pct. (top 5)71.3 Bill Triplett (169-237)*** 1989-9066.1 Akida Ellerbee (185-280) 1994-9566.1 Marc Milbourne Swan (127-192) ** 2005-0664.0 Sal Gagliardo (142-222) 1984-8562.4 Reggie James (151-242) 1987-88

3-Point FG Attempts(top 5 totals)223 Mars Mellish ** 2001-02215 Clarence Pierce *** 1994-95207 Owain States 1998-99196 Clarence Pierce 1995-96191 Clayton Barker 2005-06

Owain States 2000-01

3-Point FG Pct.(min. 30 made; top 5)67.0 Reggie James (59-88) *** 1988-8966.1 Lance Andrews (37-56) 1989-9063.1 Chris Miles (41-65) 1987-88

Chris Miles (41-65) 1986-8761.3 Chris Miles (46-75) 1988-89

Free Throws Made(top 5)168 Demond Cowins ** 2003-04158 Demond Cowins 2002-03157 Clarence Pierce *** 1995-96137 Tom Gallagher 1984-85134 Clarence Pierce 1994-95

Free Throw Attempts(top 5)245 Demond Cowins ** 2003-04232 Demond Cowins 2002-03221 Clarence Pierce *** 1995-96182 Latif McMorrin 1999-00179 Marc Milbourne Swan 2004-05

Free Throw Pct.(min. 35 made; top 5)90.4 Chris Kelley *** 1994-9590.0 Chris Miles 1986-8789.5 Tom Gallagher 1984-8587.6 Tom Gallagher 1981-8287.0 Tom Gallagher 1983-84


The Highlanders in PostseasonNCAA DIVISION III

1991199319941995*1996

* national quarterfinals

ECAC DIVISION III METRO1982*19831985*198619871988*1989199019921997* champion

ECAC DIVISION II199920012003

SINGLE GAME RECORDS/TEAM RECORDS/POSTSEASON

Individual Single-Game Records****—school pre-NCAA era record (before 74-75)***—school Division III era record (74-75 to 96-97)**—school Division II era record (97-98 to 2005-06)*—school Division I era record (2006-07 to present)

POINTS (40+)45 Clayton Barker vs. Post (CT) ** 2/25/0644 Mike Grubbs *** 1976-77

Clarence Pierce vs. Stevens *** 1/15/9443 Clarence Pierce vs. Manhattanville 2/1/9442 Chris Miles vs. USMMA 2/8/8841 Akida Ellerbee vs. Centenary (NJ) 1/18/9640 Joe Caiola vs. Concordia (NY) 2/29/80

REBOUNDS23 Andrew South vs. New York Maritime *** 3/7/94

Vic Foster vs. William Paterson *** 1/18/88

ASSISTS17 Joe Marcotte vs. Southern Vermont *** 2/26/94

Clarence Pierce vs. Centenary (NJ) *** 1/18/95Joe Marcotte vs. Yeshiva *** 1/25/94

BLOCKS16 Tory Black vs. Polytechnic *** 2/5/9714 Andrew South vs. Stevens *** 2/14/94

THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS8 Clarence Pierce vs. Mount St. Vincent *** 2/23/95

Clarence Pierce vs. Manhattanville *** 2/1/945 Clayton Barker vs. Wilmington ** 12/4/02

Team RecordsPoints, season . . . . . . . .2,761 (30 G, 92.0 ppg) . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95

Points, game . . . . .139 at SUNY-Purchase (139-30) . . . . . . . .1/26/87

Points allowed, game . .129 by Mercy (79-129) . . . . . . . . . . .2/23/77

Scoring defense . . .52.3 ppg (national NAIA leader) . . . . . . .1964-65

Scoring offense . . . . . . . . . . . .96.4 ppg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-87

Scoring margin, season . . . . . .26.1 ppg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89

Field Goals, season . . . . . . . . . . .1,047 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89

FG Attempts, season . . . . . . . . .2,236 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92

FG Percentage, season . . . . . . . . .553 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1988-89

Field Goals, game . . . . . . . .60 vs. Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/26/87

FG Attempts, game . . . . . .106 vs. Purchase . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/26/87

3-pt. FG made, season . . . . . . . . .281 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92

3-pt. FG att., season . . . . . . . . . . .772 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1991-92

3-pt. FG pct., season . . . . . . . . . .659 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986-87

3-pt. FG made, game . . . . .22 vs. Stevens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/17/90

3-pt. FG att., game . . . . . . . .44 vs. Pratt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11/26/91

Rebounds, season . . . . . . .1,363 (45.4 rpg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95

Rebounds, game . . . . . . . . . .71 vs. Bard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/19/94

Wins, season . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 (28-2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95

Winning pct., season . . . . . . . . . .933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994-95


(Competition began in 2006-07)

Points (min. 300)659 Kraig Peters 2006-08603 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08551 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.335 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres.331 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Scoring Average(min. 30 games)11.4 Kraig Peters (659/58) 2006-0810.4 Nesho Milosevic (603/58) 2006-0810.7 Gary Garris (331/31) 2008-pres.9.8 Jheryl Wilson (551/56) 2007-pres.3.9 Dan Stonkus (335/87) 2006-pres.

Rebounds (min. 100)436 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08416 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres.221 Kraig Peters 2006-08176 Gary Garris 2008-pres.118 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.

Rebound Average(min. of 30 games)7.5 Nesho Milosevic (436/58) 2006-085.7 Gary Garris (176/31) 2008-pres.4.8 Dan Stonkus (416/87) 2006-pres.3.8 Kraig Peters (221/58) 2006-08

Assists108 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.91 Kraig Peters 2006-0874 Brendon Lyn 2007-0973 Clayton Barker 2006-0769 Andrew Engel 2006-07

Blocks126 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres.41 Nesho Milosevic 2006-0823 Ryan Regis 2008-pres.16 Justin Garris 2007-0915 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Steals79 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.75 Justin Garris 2007-0959 Kraig Peters 2006-0853 Gary Garris 2008-pres.47 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres.

Games87 Dan Stonkus 2006-pres60 Justin Garris 2007-0958 Kraig Peters 2006-08

Nesho Milosevic 2006-08

Field Goals (top 5)232 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08215 Kraig Peters 2006-08187 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.133 Justin Garris 2007-09126 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Field-Goal Attempts(min. 300)613 Kraig Peters 2006-08527 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.513 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08436 Justin Garris 2007-09324 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Field-Goal Percentage(min. 3 made per game).603 Marc Milbourne Swan (73/121) 2006-07.475 Dan Stonkus (122/257) 2006-pres..452 Nesho Milosevic (232/513) 2006-08.351 Kraig Peters (215/613) 2006-08.346 Clayton Barker (98/283) 2006-07

Three-Point Field Goals106 Kraig Peters 2006-0860 Justin Garris 2007-0938 Clayton Barker 2006-0737 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.35 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Three-Point Attempts(min. 100)314 Kraig Peters 2006-08234 Justin Garris 2007-09140 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.140 Clayton Baker 2006-07129 Gary Garris 2008-pres.

Three-Point Percentage(min. 30 made).338 Kraig Peters (106/314) 2006-08.271 Clayton Barker (38/140) 2006-07.271 Gary Garris (35/129) 2008-pres..264 Jheryl Wilson (37/140) 2007-pres..256 Justin Garris (60/234) 2007-09

Free-Throws Made140 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.135 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08123 Kraig Peters 2006-0874 Marc Milbourne Swan 2006-0773 Justin Garris 2007-09

Free-Throw Attempts314 Kraig Peters 2006-08236 Nesho Milosevic 2006-08218 Jheryl Wilson 2007-pres.117 Justin Garris 2007-09106 Marc Milbourne Swan 2006-07

Free-Throw Percentage(min. 50 made).753 Clayton Barker (55/73) 2006-07.698 Marc Milbourne Swan (74/106) 2006-07.642 Jheryl Wilson (140/218) 2007-pres..623 Justin Garris (73/117) 2007-09.572 Nesho Milosevic (135/236) 2006-08

DIVISION I CAREER RECORDS

Kraig Peters (‘08)


(Division I competition began 2006-07 season)

Points363 Nesho Milosevic 2007-08353 Jheryl Wilson 2008-09341 Kraig Peters 2007-08331 Gary Garris 2008-09318 Kraig Peters 2006-07

Scoring Average(top 5 averages; min. 20 games)12.6 Jheryl Wilson 2008-09

Clayton Barker 2006-0712.5 Isaiah Wilkerson 2008-09

Nesho Milosevic 2007-0811.8 Kraig Peters 2007-0811.0 Kraig Peters 2006-0710.7 Gary Garris 2008-09

Rebounds234 Nesho Milosevic 2007-08202 Nesho Milosevic 2006-07176 Gary Garris 2008-09167 Dan Stonkus 2006-07138 Paulius Skema 2008-09

Rebound Average(min. 20 games)8.1 Nesho Milosevic 2007-087.0 Nesho Milosevic 2006-075.8 Dan Stonkus 2006-075.7 Gary Garris 2008-094.9 Paulius Skema 2008-09

Assists73 Clayton Barker 2006-0769 Andrew Engel 2006-0768 Jheryl Wilson 2007-0867 Jheryl Wilson 2008-0943 Kraig Peters 2007-08

Blocks (min. 20)49 Dan Stonkus 2007-0841 Dan Stonkus 2006-0736 Dan Stonkus 2008-09

Steals49 Gary Garris 2008-0941 Jheryl Wilson 2008-0938 Justin Garris 2007-0831 Clayton Barker 2006-0731 Andrew Engel 2006-07

Games31 Gary Garris 2008-09

Justin Garris 2008-0929 Six players 2007-08

Three players 2006-07

Games Started31 Gary Garris 2008-09

Field Goals134 Nesho Milosevic 2007-08126 Gary Garris 2008-09124 Jheryl Wilson 2008-09108 Kraig Peters 2006-07107 Kraig Peters 2007-08

Field-Goal Attempts(top 5 totals)336 Jheryl Wilson 2008-09324 Gary Garris 2008-09

Kraig Peters 2007-08298 Nesho Milosevic 2007-08289 Kraig Peters 2006-07283 Clayton Baker 2006-07

Field-Goal Pct.(min. 3 made per game and .450).603 Marc Milbourne Swan (73/121) 2006-07.456 Nesho Milosevic (98/215) 2006-07.450 Nesho Milosevic (134/298) 2007-08

Three-Point Field Goals56 Kraig Peters 2007-0850 Kraig Peters 2006-0738 Clayton Barker 2006-0733 Gary Garris 2008-0932 Justin Garris 2007-08

Three-Point Attempts169 Kraig Peters 2007-08145 Kraig Peters 2006-07140 Clayton Barker 2006-07119 Gary Garris 2008-09

Justin Garris 2007-08

Three-Point Percentage(min. 20 made and .300).345 Kraig Peters (50/145) 2006-07.331 Kraig Peters (56/169) 2007-08.317 Justin Garris (32/119) 2007-08

Free-Throws Made93 Nesho Milosevic 2007-0877 Jheryl Wilson 2008-0974 Marc Milbourne Swan 2006-0771 Kraig Peters 2007-0863 Jheryl Wilson 2007-08

Free-Throw Attempts159 Nesho Milosevic 2007-08124 Jheryl Wilson 2008-09106 Marc Milbourne Swan 2006-0794 Jheryl Wilson 2007-0889 Kraig Peters 2007-08

Free-Throw Percentage(min. 50 made).798 Kraig Peters (71/89) 2007-08.766 Isaiah Wilkerson (59/77) 2008-09.754 Kraig Peters (52/69) 2006-07.753 Clayton Barker (55/73) 2006-07.698 Marc Milbourne Swan (74/106) 2006-07

DIVISION I SEASON RECORDS

Dan Stonkus (‘10)


DIVISION I SUPERLATIVESNJIT Team Opponents78 at Longwood (2/19/07 and 2/18/08) POINTS 104, North Dakota State (3/1/07)

30 at Longwood (2/19/07) FIELD GOALS MADE 37, North Dakota State (3/1/07)30 vs. Chicago State (2/16/08)

76 at Longwood (2/18/08) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 71, Longwood (1/24/09)

.517 (30-58) at Longwood (2/19/07) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .674 (29-43) Utah Valley (2/24/07)

9 at Columbia (11/17/06) 3 PT. FIELD GOALS MADE 16, Utah Valley (2/28/09)9 at Longwood (2/18/08)9 at Chicago State (1/31/09)

36 at Maine (12/1/07) 3 PT. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 29, Navy (1/2/07)

.533 (8-15), at UCF (12/30/07) 3 PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .750 (9-12) (2/24/07)

28 at Maine (12/1/07) FREE THROWS MADE 32, Loyola, MD (1/14/09)

36 vs. Maine/Vermont (12/1/07 and 11/20/07) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 44, Maryland Eastern Shore (1/28/09)

.889 (16-18) vs. Utah Valley (2/2/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .893 (25-28), IPFW (1/13/07)

48 vs. Rider (11/14/06) REBOUNDS 51, Longwood (2/4/08)

17 at Chicago State (1/19/08) ASSISTS 27, North Dakota State (3/1/07)

14 vs. Lafayette (12/4/06) STEALS 18, Chicago State (1/31/09)

9 at Bryant (2/17/09) BLOCKED SHOTS 14, La Salle (2/13/08)

NJIT Individual Opponents27, Clayton Barker vs. South Dakota State (2/8/07) POINTS 40, Jamal Barney, Loyola, MD (1/14/09)27, Nesho Milosevic vs. Utah Valley (2/2/08)

10, Nesho Milosevic vs. Chicago State (2/16/08) FIELD GOALS MADE 11, Jarell Brown, Army (12/6/07)11, Arizona Reid, High Point (11/14/07)

25, Clayton Baker vs. Navy (1/2/07) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 27, Jamal Barney, Loyola (1/14/09)

1.000 (5-5), Marc Milbourne Swan vs. Siena (11/27/06) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .900 (9-10), Christian Wall, Chicago State (2/16/08).900 (9-10), Nesho Milosevic at Lehigh (11/26/07)

6, Kraig Peters at Longwood (2/18/08) 3 PT. FIELD GOALS MADE 6 (five different players)

12, Clayton Barker vs. Navy (1/2/07) 3 PT. FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 12, Avery Paterson, St. John’s (12/21/06)12, Kraig Peters at Longwood (2/18/08) 12, David Holston, Chicago State (1/19/08)

1.0 (3-3), Courcy Magnus vs. UCF (12/29/06) 3 PT. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.000 (four different players)1.0 (2-2) Isaiah Wilkerson at Utah Valley (2/28/09)

10, Marc Milbourne Swan at Cornell (1/7/07) FREE THROWS MADE 18, Jamal Barney, Loyola (1/14/09)10, Jheryl Wilson at Houston Baptist (2/21/09)

13, Marc Milbourne Swan at Cornell (1/7/07) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 22, Jamal Barney, Loyola (1/14/09)13, Nesho Milosevic at Chicago State (1/19/08)13, Jheryl Wilson at Maryland-Eastern Shore (12/6/08)

1.000 (9-9), Nesho Milosevic vs. Utah Valley (2/2/08) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (9-9), Gerald Brown, Loyola (MD) (1/29/08)1.000 (9-9), Corey Chandler, Rutgers (12/13/07)

16, Nesho Milosevic at Maine (12/1/07) REBOUNDS 17, Jason Thompson, Rider (11/28/07)

8, Andrew Engel vs. Lafayette (12/4/06) ASSISTS 11, Pierre Curtis, James Madison, (12/30/06)11, Ryan Toolson, Utah Valley (2/28/09)

6, Andrew Engel vs. Lafayette (12/4/06) STEALS 9, Paul Stoll, Texas-Pan American (1/26/08)

5, Dan Stonkus vs. Longwood (1/10/07) BLOCKED SHOTS 7, Hamady Ndiaye, Rutgers (12/28/08)


ALL-TIME RECORDS VS. DIVISION I OPPONENTS

ALL-TIME RECORDS VS. OPPONENTS

American...............................0-2Army.....................................0-2Boston College ....................0-2Bryant ...................................1-1Chicago State ......................0-4Central Florida ......................0-2Columbia ..............................0-3Cornell ..................................0-2Fordham ...............................0-1Hartford ................................0-1High Point.............................0-1Houston Baptist...................0-2IPFW .....................................0-2James Madison......................0-1Lafayette ..............................0-2La Salle..................................0-2Lehigh ..................................0-2

Longwood............................2-4Loyola, MD ...........................0-2Maine....................................0-2Manhattan ...........................1-2Maryland-Eastern Shore ........0-2Monmouth............................0-1Navy .....................................0-2North Dakota.......................0-0North Dakota State ...............0-1Penn .....................................0-2Penn State.............................0-1Rider .....................................1-2Rutgers.................................0-2St. John’s...............................0-2Saint Peter’s .........................0-2Seton Hall ............................0-0Siena .....................................0-2South Dakota.......................0-0

South Dakota State ...............1-1Stony Brook .........................0-3Texas-Pan American ............0-7Towson .................................0-1Utah Valley...........................0-6Vermont ...............................0-2Virginia ................................0-0Wagner ................................0-1Washington...........................0-1Yale ......................................0-1

2009-10 opponents in boldTotal Division I – 6-83

(Note: records listed are for gameswhen both teams were competing atthe Division I level)

Adelphi ................................3-5Albany Pharmacy..................1-0Alvernia ................................2-0American ..............................1-2American, PR ........................1-0American International ........0-2Army ....................................0-2Babson ................................0-2Bard ....................................7-0Barry ....................................0-1Baruch..................................2-0Binghamton ........................1-0Bloomfield (aka BloomfieldSeminary) ........................17-33Bentley ................................1-4Boston State ........................1-0Bowie State ..........................1-1Brooklyn ..............................0-2Bryant ..................................1-3Caldwell ............................2-11Cal-Riverside ........................1-0California Maritime ..............1-0Cathedral ............................2-1Catholic................................1-0CCNY ..................................1-0Centenary, NJ ......................3-1Central Florida (UCF)............0-2Clarkson ..............................1-0Chicago State ......................0-4Coast Guard ........................0-2Columbia ............................0-4Columbia Pharmacy ............2-0Concordia, NY......................9-3Connecticut College ............1-4Cooper Union ......................5-5Cornell ................................0-2CW Post ..............................5-1Daemen ..............................1-2Dana ....................................0-2Delaware State ....................0-2District of Columbia(aka DC Teachers) ................2-4Dominican, NY ..................8-10Dowling ..............................2-4Drew ................................57-17East Stroudsburg ..................1-3Eckerd ..................................0-1Elmira ..................................1-0

Fairleigh Dickinson ..............1-0Fairleigh Dickinson-Madison..8-13Felician ................................7-6Fitchburg State ....................1-0Florida Southern ..................0-1Florida Tech..........................1-1Fordham ..............................0-1Franklin Pierce ......................0-1Glenville State ......................0-1Goldey-Beacom ..................12-1Goucher ..............................1-0Hamilton ..............................1-0Hartford................................0-1Haverford ............................1-0High Point ............................0-1Holy Family ..........................6-6Holy Names..........................0-1Houston Baptist ....................0-2Hunter..............................11-12Husson ................................1-0Illinois Tech ..........................1-3Indiana Tech ........................0-1Inter-American......................1-0IPFW ....................................0-2James Madison ....................0-1John Jay ................................6-1John Marshall ......................0-2Kean (aka Newark Normal,Newark Teachers,Newark State) ..................27-24Kutztown..............................0-1Lafayette ..............................0-2La Salle ................................0-2La Verne ..............................0-1Lehman ................................6-1Lehigh ..................................0-2Long Island ..........................3-1Longwood............................2-4Lowell Tech ..........................1-1Loyola, MD ..........................0-2Lycoming ............................1-0Maine ..................................0-2Maine-Machias ....................1-0Manhattan ..........................1-2Manhattan, SI ......................0-1Manhattanville....................11-3Mansfield..............................1-3Maryland Eastern Shore........0-2

MIT ......................................2-1Medgar Evers ......................1-0Mercy ..................................4-3Merrimack ............................0-1Molloy..................................3-4Monmouth ........................0-14Montclair State (aka MontclairTeachers)............................7-19Montevallo ..........................1-0Mt. St. Mary’s, NY ..............4-3Mt. St. Vincent ..................19-2National Agricultural ............1-0Navy ....................................0-2New Jersey City (aka JC State,JC Teachers) ....................11-14New York Maritime ............28-5New York Institute ofTechnology ..........................8-2New York University ............1-1NYU-Poly (aka Polytechnic,Brooklyn Poly) ..................48-9Northeastern Bible................3-0North Dakota State ..............0-1North Florida........................0-1Norwich ..............................1-0Nova Southeastern ..............1-0Nyack ................................11-4Occidental ............................0-1Old Westbury ......................1-3Pace ....................................5-1Panzer ................................3-10Pattan ..................................1-0Penn ....................................0-2Penn State ............................0-1Penn State-Capitol................2-1Philadelphia(aka Phila. Textile) ................2-8Philadelphia Bible ................1-0Pitt-Johnstown......................0-1Plymouth State ....................0-1Pratt ..................................9-11Puerto Rico ..........................1-0Queens, NC..........................0-1Queens, NY ..........................3-5Quinnipiac............................0-1Ramapo................................4-2Richard Stockton ..................0-1Rider ....................................3-4

Roberts Wesleyan ................0-2Rochester Institute ofTechnology ..........................4-0Rollins ..................................0-2Rose-Hulman ........................0-1Rowan(aka Glassboro State)............0-3Rutgers ................................0-2Rutgers-Camden ..................3-2Rutgers-Newark (aka Newark,Newark Arts & Science)....31-18Rutgers Pharmacy ................5-6Saint Anselm ........................0-1Saint Elizabeth ......................1-0Saint Francis ........................1-2Saint Michael’s, VT ..............1-1Saint Peter’s..........................0-4Saint Joseph’s, NY ..............6-0St. Thomas Aquinas ..............0-2Saint Thomas........................1-0Salem State ..........................0-2Sarah Lawrence ....................1-0Savage..................................0-1Seton Hall-Paterson ..............2-2Shaw ....................................0-3Siena ....................................0-2South Dakota State ..............1-1Southeastern ........................3-0Southampton ......................7-1Southern Vermont ................1-0St. Anselm ............................0-2St. John’s, NY ......................0-2St. Rose ................................2-7Staten Island ......................11-5Stevens ............................47-18Stonehill ..............................1-0Stony Brook........................5-11SUNY Cobleskill ..................0-0SUNY-Purchase ....................1-0Tampa..................................0-1Teikyo Post ..........................4-9Texas-Pan American ............0-7Towson ................................0-1Trenton State ....................3-14UConn-Stamford ..................1-0UMass Lowell ......................1-0United Wesleyan ..................1-0Upsala ..............................10-22

USP ......................................6-6USMMA..............................16-4Utah Valley ..........................0-6Utica Tech ............................1-1Vassar ..................................5-0Vermont ..............................0-2Wagner ................................8-5Washington..........................0-1Washington, MD ..................0-1Washington Square ..............0-2Webber ................................1-0Webb Naval ......................10-4Wesley..................................1-0West Chester ........................1-2Western Connecticut ............4-6Western Maryland ................1-0West Virginia Wesleyan ........0-1Wilkes ..................................0-1William Paterson ..................1-6Wilmington, DE....................8-4WIT ......................................1-0Worcester State ....................0-1Yale ......................................0-1Yeshiva ..............................37-6York, PA................................1-1York, NY ..............................6-0

Princeton JV..........................0-3Stevens Tech JV ....................1-2YMCA ..................................2-0(the three opponents listed above arenon-varsity. The NCAA recognizes onlyresults against 4-year varsity programs)

Total Division I - (2006- ) 6-83

Total Division II (1997-2006) -118-133 - .470

Total Division III (1994-1997) -388-191 - .670

Total pre-NCAA - 264-270 - .494

2009-10 opponents in bold


A L L - T I M E R O S T E R(1978-79 thru 2008-09)

— A —ACCURSO, Joe 00 01 02ALONSO, Caesar 87ANDERSON, Jerome 80 81ANDREWS, Brent 94ANDREWS, Lance 90 91 92 93

— B —BABER, Sean 96BACKHUS, Fred 79BAILEY, Jermaine 93BALDYGA, Rich 80 81 82 83BARKER, Clayton 03, 05, 06, 07BAULKMAN, M. 81BIANCO, Mike 94 95BILALI, Kujtim 79 80 81 82BLACK, Tory 96 97 98BONNER, Joe 93BOOTH, Kevin 87BRANNICK, Jim 79BRIGUGILO, Al 80BROWN, Charles 86 87 88BROYER, Zach 92BUBET, W. 82 83BURGAGNI, Nick 91BURNS, Kevin 02 03

— C —CABRERA, Rich 91CAIOLA, Joe 79 80CAMPOS, Daniel 00CASTLE, Keicy 01CATALANO, Michael 97 98 99 00CHANCE, Curt 86 87CHANCE, Ken 83 84 85 86CHARLES, DeShawn 99 00COLEMAN, Brian 90COLEY, Anthony 98 01COWINS, Demond 01 02 03 04CRESPO, Jose 96CRUSO, James 09

— D —DAVIS, Shondell 91 92DEAN, Ed 97DEERING, Harry 89DeFALCO, Randle 02 03 04 05DEMPSEY, Will 97 98 99 00DENCH, Brian 05 06DIAZ, Mike 94DiFRANCESCO, Bob 80DIXON, Johnathan 06DROSOS, Gus 84 85 86 87D’ZIO, Larry 88 89

— E —EADY, T. 82 83EDWARDS, Kyle 05, 06, 08ELLERBEE, Akida 93 95 96ENGLE, Andrew 07EPPS, Tyler 08EYHERAMENDY, Olivier 00 01 02 03

— F —FEINTUCH, Justin 00 01 02FORST, Keith 01FOSTER, Victor 88

— G —GAGLIARDO, Sal 82 83 84 85GALLAGHER, Tom 82 83 84 85GANN, K. 83 84GARRIS, Justin 08 09GARRIS, Gary 09GOODSON, Jamal 94GORDON, Wycliffe 97GORESH, Keith 95GREEN, Corey 88GREENE, John 91 93 94 95GRENGER, Bob 88GRIFFING, Bill 85 86 87GRIFFING, Bob 87GRITZMAN, Oren 99GULLEY, Jeff 94GUYDAN, Tim 80 81 82 83

— H —HALL, Kenny 96HAMEED, Quadir 95HARRISON, Rob 97HARRIS, Eugene 04HAWA, Sam 80HENDERSON, Mark 80 81HENDRICK, M. 83HENRY, Jamal 96HLAVATY, Mike 79HOLMES, Gerald 84 85 86HURT, James 05

— I —IFERGAN, Moti 00

— J —JACKSON, Kevin 89 90 91 92JAMES, Reggie 86 87 88 89JEFFERSON, Rey 08JOHNS, Akeil 98JOHNSON, Brett 05 06 07 08JONES, Alex 92JONES, Thomas 95JOYCE, Brian 97

— K —KELLY, A. 84KELLY, Christopher 95KIELY, Yung-Kwang 02 03KONEK, Jason 93KOREN, Itay 99 00KURAN, Ron 86

— L —LASKY, Mark 92 93LEAP, D. 82LEE, Mike 03 04LEDESMA, Claudio 05LENNARD, Derek 88 90LEWIS, Dan 07

LISOVICZ, Jim 79LORENG, Billy 79LYNCH, Kevin 94 95 96 97LYN, Brendon 08 09LYNN, L. 82

— M —MACZKO, Mike 09MADRIGAL, Franklin 96MAGNUS, Courcy 05 06 07 08MANNING, Michael 07MANSON, Ira 91MARCOTTE, Joe 94 95MARTINEZ, Paul 85MARTINS, Matt 00 01 02McGEE, Norm 85 86 87 88McKAY, Josh 04McMORRIN, Latif 98 99 00MEIXNER, Tom 87 88 89MELLISH, Mars 02MERRITT, Rod 86 87 88 89MEZZINA, Lou 89 90 91 92MIKULAS, Jose 03 04MILBOURNE SWAN, Marc 04 05 0607MILES, Chris 86 87 88 89MILOSEVIC, Nesho 07 08MORMILE, John 90 91MORRISON, Carl 80 81 82 83MURDOCK, Darrow 88 89MURDOCK, Russell 90 91 92

— N —NGOMA, Alphonse 99NICHOLAS, Daron 95

— O —O’BOYLE, Ian 05OUTLEY, Charles 97

— P —PALMER, Adam 93PASTOR, Nick 90PATEL, J. 81PETERSON, John 85 86 87PETRIC, Andre 80 81PETERS, Kraig 05 06 07 08PICINICH, J. 84PIERCE, Clarence 93 94 95 96PLEASANT, Lamont 92 93PORTO, Steve 98POWELL, Curt 93PRATOLA, Anthony 95PRICE, Sean 98PRINCE, Glenn 84 88 89PROFET, F. 82PUENTES, Leon 89 90 91 92

— R —RANDOLPH, Fred 93RANFT, Mike 01RANKINE, Dave 98RASOOL, Ahmad 01 02 03REDDICK, Rashad 96REINL, Matt 83 85 86

REGIS, Ryan 09RENAUD, Phil 01 02 03 04RICCIARDI, Steve 98RIPOLL, John 79 80 81ROBERTO, Jeff 91 92 93 94ROGERS, Warren 84 85 86 87ROSS, Haason 89RUNFOLO, J. 81RYAN, Mike 82 83 84 85

— S —SCHEFFLER, Pete 80 81 82 83SCHICKEL, Teddy 09SINCIRE, Teddy 00SINGLETON, Andre 85 86SKEMA, Paulius 08 09SOFMAN, Steve 83 84 85 86SOLAR, David 95SONNEMA, Jeff 95 96 97 98SORIANO, Wilbur 92SOUTH, Andrew 93 94 95SPRUILL, Joe 04 05STARR, Jeff 98 00STATES, Owain 99 01STEWART, Donald 91 92 93STEWART, Eugene 89STONE, Alex 06 07STONKUS, Dan 07 08 09SUAREZ, Orlando 79

— T —TAVARES, Anthony 97 98TAYLOR, Brian 96THOMAS, Ben 88TOMPECK, Mark 79TREVINO, Pedro 01TRIPLETT, Bill 88 89 90 91

— U —UBINSKI, Brian 95 96 97URBAN, Ricky 01 02 04

— V —VENEY, P. 81

— W —WARREN, A.J. 99 00WEEKS, Kevin 96WHITE, Henry 03 04 05 06WIGGINS, David 99WILKERSON, Isaiah 09WILLIAMS, B. 81 82WILLIAMS, Vince 88 89 90 91WILSON, Jheryl 08 09

— Y —YANNI, Rich 79 80

— Z —ZANZALARI, Bob 79 80 81 82ZENTE, Joe 79

Only second year of playing season listed; i.e. 03 = 2002-03 season.

Current players bold


Y E A R - B Y - Y E A R S C O R E S(NOTE: the NCAA recognizes only games against 4-year varsity teams as official contests; games againstJV teams and club teams are listed for the historicalrecord, but are not included in official won-lostrecords)

1922-23 ()Coach: Frank Entwisle

1923-24 ()YMCA W 36-32Stevens Tech JV L 28-33YMCA W 58-15

1924-25 (2-2)Upsala W 36-31Stevens Tech JV L 21-24Bloomfield Seminary L 30-32Webb Naval W 34-26Upsala L 20-26

1925-26 (2-4)Upsala LStevens Tech LWagner LWebb Naval LWebb Naval WWagner W

1926-27 (6-5)St. Francis W 24-14Webb Naval W 28-24Pratt L 23-29Columbia Pharmacy W 29-28Washington Square L 14-21Upsala L 29-31Wagner W 27-21Cooper Union W 23-20Stevens Tech JV W 25-21Wagner W 36-27Webb Naval L 18-32St. Francis L 23-27

1927-28 (3-8)St. Francis L 13-43Columbia Pharmacy W 51-35Princeton JV L 19-32Newark Arts & Sci. W 71-16Stevens Tech L 26-42Washington Square L 28-43Newark Normal L 19-29Webb Naval W 20-19Savage L 27-48Upsala L 33-29Rider L 28-40

1928-29 (1-7)Long IslandColumbia PharmacyStevens TechBrooklyn TechMercer BeasleyRiderLong IslandUpsala

1929-30 (4-5)Webb Naval W 27-21Drew W 20-16Cooper Union L 12-28John Marshall L 21-55Brooklyn Polytechnic W 43-17Webb Naval L 12-13Stevens Tech L 21-43Drew W 24-18Upsala L 23-39Princeton JV L 3-19

1930-31 (8-1)Newark Normal W 47-18Stevens Tech L 25-47Drew W 33-18Webb Naval W 49-26Brooklyn Poly. (3ot) W 39-37NYU W 39-22Webb Naval W 38-17Drew W 38-33Upsala W 32-31

Coach: Otto Falb

1931-32 (3-6)Brooklyn Polytechnic L 15-31Webb Naval W 26-19Drew W 41-30LIU L 27-43Dana L 20-31Upsala L 28-40Cooper Union L 36-50Drew W 36-30Brooklyn L 14-48

1932-33 (5-4)at Newark Normal L 32-36at Bloomfield Sem. L 30-35at Drew W 43-25at Brooklyn Poly. W 41-29JERSEY CITY STATE W 30-25DREW W 44-29WEBB NAVAL W 41-26UPSALA LDANA L

Coach: Fred Bauder

1933-34 (3-6)Newark Teachers W 29-26Newark Teachers L 17-25Drew W 41-25Drew W 32-28Upsala L 28-72Rutgers Pharmacy L 24-38Brooklyn Polytechnic L 25-35Webb Naval L 22-25Wagner L 22-32

Coach: Fred Bauder

1934-35 (5-3)at Princeton JV L 24-63at Drew W 29-27DREW W 28-18NEWARK NORMAL W 31-29At Rugters Pharmacy L 26-42WEBB NAVAL W 27-21At Newark Normal W 27-19At Wagner L 22-32COOPER UNION L 15-32

Coach: Fred Bauder

1935-36 (8-3)at Drew W 30-29BLOOMFIELD SEM. L 34-36BROOKLYN POLY L 25-28At Pratt L 20-43DREW W 31-28NEWARK NORMAL W 33-24RUTGERS PHARM. W 42-34COOPER UNION W 27-25WAGNER W 36-34at Upsala W 34-25at Newark Normal W 41-39

Coach: Fred Bauder

1936-37 (5-4)at Wagner W 34-27at Rugters Pharmacy L 26-28DREW L 21-25at Newark Normal W 34-17at Brooklyn Poly. L 34-40at Newark L 22-47NEWARK NORMAL W 36-31UPSALA W 37-22DREW W 31-18

Coach: Fred Bauder

1937-38 (8-2)BROOKLYN POLY. W 42-24RUTGERS PHARM. W 43-33DREW (ot) W 40-36NEWARK TEACHERS W 70-28at Pratt L 40-45at Newark Teachers W 48-17at Wagner W 34-33at Drew W 30-28at Newark L 32-36NEWARK W 43-38

Coach: Fred Bauder

1938-39 (6-5)CATHEDRAL W 55-24at Brooklyn Poly. L 33-38MONTCLAIR TEACH. L 35-46

at Rutgers Pharmacy W 61-28NEWARK TEACHERS W 56-22BLOOMFIELD W 36-29WAGNER W 50-28at Drew W 47-34at Newark L 33-38DREW L 24-36MANHATTAN, SI L 39-41

Coach: Fred Bauder

1939-40 (9-4)at Panzer L 27-34RUTGERS PHARM. W 49-30At Newark Teachers W 50-19BROOKLYN POLY. W 47-34JOHN MARSHALL L 28-32DREW W 38-27at Upsala W 55-51at Drew W 51-38

at Montclair Teachers L 28-37PRATT W 57-45at Wagner W 36-30NEWARK L 42-43UPSALA W 49-33

Coach: Fred Bauder

1940-41 (2-8)Drew L 29-45Panzer L 29-53Brooklyn Polytechnic L 38-46Rutgers Pharmacy L 40-44Pratt L 37-55Newark L 35-39Newark Teachers W 36-25Drew L 35-46Montclair Teachers L 47-74Upsala W 72-53

Coach: Fred Bauder

1941-42 ()Coach: Fred Bauder

1942-43 (2-6)Coach: Fred Bauder






1948-49 ()Saint Peter’s L 54-69

Coach: Fred Bauder

1949-50 (5-5)Drew W 57-55Rutgers-Newark L 44-66Jersey City Teachers W 76-62Stevens Tech W 50-48Newark Teachers W 69-52St. Peter’s L 60-65Rutgers Pharmacy L 43-69Paterson Teachers L 59-66Drew W 68-64Rutgers-Newark L 70-78

Coach: Fred Bauder

1950-51 (10-3)12/2 at Panzer L 64-6912/5 at Newark Teachers W 65-5612/9 DREW W 57-5412/16 NEWARK TEACH. W 73-571/6 at Rutgers Pharm. W 83-671/13 STEVENS TECH L 49-571/27 PATERSON TEACH. L 63-64

Jersey City Teachers W 84-612/8 at Nat’l Agricultural W 71-41

2/17 at Rutgers-Newark W 84-752/22 PANZER W 77-752/24 at Drew W3/3 RUTGERS-NEWARK WCoach: Fred Bauder

1951-52 (8-7)12/1 Drew L 49-6712/8 Bloomfield L 52-5912/15 Stevens Tech W 53-481/5 Jersey City Teachers L 33-621/12 Montclair State W 59-571/19 Newark State L 54-571/26 Panzer W 86-612/2 Montclair State W 69-622/6 Rutgers Pharmacy L 59-972/9 Rutgers-Newark W 66-622/16 Paterson State W 78-662/22 Newark State W 65-552/23 Drew L 76-863/1 Rutgers-Newark W 66-623/8 Panzer L 73-82Coach: Fred Bauder

1952-53 (12-5)Coach: Fred Bauder


1954-55 (10-7)12/4 PATERSON TEACH. L 89-9312/11 at Drew W 88-7112/18 MONTCLAIR TEACH. W 92-851/7 at Montclair Teachers L 79-831/15 NEWARK TEACHERS W 67-631/22 PANZER L 62-891/29 BLOOMFIELD W 120-992/1 at Paterson Teachers W 94-912/4 at Jersey City Teach. W 86-712/5 at Panzer L 78-912/7 at Rutgers-Newark W 80-632/8 at Rider W 70-662/12 at Bloomfield L 72-842/19 RUTGERS-NEWARK L 65-692/22 DREW W 59-562/26 RIDER L 64-713/5 STEVENS TECH W 77-71Coach: Fred Bauder

1955-56 (8-6)12/3 PATERSON TEACH. W 103-5912/10 at Stevens Tech L 57-6412/17 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 86-661/7 DREW W 83-641/14 PACE W 111-731/21 BLOOMFIELD L 87-911/31 at Paterson Teachers W 92-852/3 at Panzer L 94-1052/7 at Rutgers-Newark L 69-872/9 YESHIVA L 61-732/18 at Drew W 96-752/21 at Jersey City Teach. W 85-802/25 PANZER L 90-1073/3 MONTCLAIR TEACH. W 90-77Coach: Fred Bauder

1956-57 (9-6)12/8 S. HALL-PATERSON W 84-7912/15 vs. Rugters-Newark W 66-541/5 vs. Newark Teachers W 64-491/12 DREW W 73-711/19 COOPER UNION W 78-601/26 JERSEY CITY TEAC. W 72-561/29 at Paterson Teachers L 61-622/2 at Montclair Teachers L 64-672/5 at Pace W 83-642/9 at Bloomfield L 71-792/16 at Yeshiva L 74-992/21 at Panzer L 79-982/23 at Drew W 70-593/2 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 66-503/9 STEVENS TECH (ot) L 70-78Coach: Fred Bauder

1957-58 (10-6)12/7 at Rutgers-Newark W 67-5812/14 at Stevens Tech L 64-811/11 DREW W 75-661/18 at Monmouth L 58-75


1/25 NEWARK TEACHERS L 74-821/28 PATERSON TEACH. W 66-641/30 PACE W 73-592/1 at Brooklyn Polytech. W 86-702/4 MONTCLAIR TEACH. W 77-752/6 PANZER W 74-662/8 at Cooper Union L 66-802/15 at Drew W 72-612/21 at Newark Teach. (ot) L 92-1022/28 LOWELL TECH L 69-753/1 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 66-553/8 BLOOMFIELD W 91-75Coach: Fred Bauder

1958-59 (7-8)12/6 at Blooomfield L 57-7412/13 at Rutgers-Newark W 87-781/10 COOPER UNION W 80-631/17 MONMOUTH L 72-801/24 at Newark State L 71-841/27 BROOKLYN POLY. W 81-691/29 at Paterson State L 59-731/31 DREW W 77-702/3 at Montclair State L 68-872/6 at Pace W 97-732/7 NEWARK STATE L 76-852/14 UPSALA L 70-842/21 at Drew W 68-622/28 STEVENS TECH W 58-563/7 RUTGERS-NEWARK L 77-79Coach: Fred Bauder

1959-60 (7-10)12/12 at Stevens Tech L 71-7912/19 at Rutgers-Newark L 81-891/8 at Newark State W 68-611/16 MONTCLAIR STATE L 73-831/23 PACE W 84-671/29 PATERSON STATE W 85-771/30 at Brooklyn Polytech. L 54-602/4 at Monmouth L 70-932/6 at Drew W 84-752/9 at Jersey City State L 61-812/13 at Cooper Union W 76-712/20 at Upsala L 61-1152/27 DREW W 92-663/5 RUTGERS-NEWARK L 78-79Coach: Fred Bauder

1960-61 (9-9)12/3 JERSEY CITY STATE L 54-7112/10 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 67-5812/16 at Newark State L 62-80

at RIT W 72-63vs. Illinois Tech L 50-79vs. Indiana Tech L 52-79

———————Fitzgerald———————

1/7 NEWARK STATE L 65-691/14 at Montclair State L 54-65

at S. Hall-Paterson L1/27 at Paterson State L 62-671/31 at Pace L 69-892/2 DREW W 62-602/7 BLOOMFIELD W 89-772/9 BROOKLYN POLY. W 79-652/11 LONG ISLAND COLL. W 74-572/18 at Drew W 77-492/25 STEVENS TECH W 82-613/4 at Rutgers-Newark W 69-66Coach: Fred Bauder/Joseph Fitzgerald

1961-62 (11-8)S. HALL-PATERSON W 73-70At Stevens Tech W 65-61RUTGERS-NEWARK W 86-73vs. Indiana Tech L 67-78vs. Brooklyn Polytech W 74-58vs. Pratt L 49-51

2/1 At Newark State L 61-62MONTCLAIR STATE L 70-82PATERSON STATE L 61-73Monmouth L 75-100NEWARK STATE L 86-87at Drew W 66-62Trenton State W 74-66Brooklyn Polytechnic W 82-62Long Island College W 100-79DREW W 88-75At Bloomfield L 80-94

2/24 at Jersey City State W 67-613/2 at Rutgers-Newark W 66-61Coach: Joseph Fitzgerald

1962-63 ()12/1 at Seton Hall-Paterson L 73-8812/8 DREW12/15 NEWARK STATE L 67-981/5 at Rutgers-Newark1/11 at Montclair State1/19 JERSEY CITY STATE1/26 at Brooklyn Polytech.1/29 at Monmouth2/1 at Pratt L2/5 TRENTON STATE W2/7 UPSALA L2/9 LONG ISLAND COLL W2/16 at Drew W2/21 LOWELL TECH W2/23 STEVENS TECH W 74-483/2 Rutgers-Newark WCoach: Joseph Fitzgerald

1963-64 (8-11)Coach: Joseph Fitzgerald

1964-65 (9-4)Coach: Joseph FitzgeraldLed NAIA in scoring defense (52.3 ppg)

1965-66 (11-8)Paterson State W 90-69Hunter W 67-53Delaware State L 63-69vs. Stevens Tech W 68-44vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W 66-56Montclair State W 65-55Jersey City State L 50-71Monmouth L 57-70Rutgers-Newark L 48-59DC Teachers L 93-95Delaware State L 55-91Pratt W 57-54Trenton State L 64-96Drew L 53-56FDU-Madison W 74-66Newark State W 69-64Brooklyn Polytechnic W 71-59Stevens Tech W 91-59Bloomfield W 89-82

Coach: Joseph Fitzgerald

1966-67 (11-8)UPSALA L 56-64NEWARK STATE W 82-62BROOKLYN POLY. W 79-38vs. Bloomfield W 91-61at Montclair State L 54-69Rutgers-Newark W 64-62DC TEACHERS L 52-58at Monmouth L 46-76at Trenton State L 71-94RIT W 69-60RUTGERS-NEWARK W 70-49

1/31 at Boston State W 59-572/1 at Bentley L 65-862/4 JERSEY CITY STATE L 58-722/11 FDU-MADISON W 67-60

MONTCLAIR STATE L 74-86Paterson State W 80-58STEVENS TECH W 73-42at Bloomfield W 74-70

Coach: Lou Torciocollo

1967-68 (13-7)12/2 UPSAL:A W 65-6012/9 BENTLEY W 79-7612/16 MONTCLAIR STATE L 71-81

PRATT W 83-74vs. Monmouth L 66-75vs. Upsala L 59-60at Brooklyn Polytech. W 82-55at Newark State W 73-64TRENTON STATE L 73-82at DC Teachers W 112-85at Southeastern W 64-45at Rutgers-Newark W 79-62PATERSON STATE W 89-66at Jersey City State L 65-67at FDU-Madison L 65-81RIT W 109-87MONMOUTH L 69-71at Drew W 81-50at Stevens Tech W 103-59at Bloomfield W 97-78


1968-69 (6-12)11/30 at Upsala L 49-5712/6 LEHMAN L 50-5812/14 at Montclair State L 47-7712/20 at Hunter W 69-5912/27 at Montcialr State L 53-771/3 Pratt W 75-591/10 BROOKLN POLY. W 75-33

NEWARK STATE L 66-70at Trenton State L 46-64at Bentley L 94-97RUTGERS-NEWARK W 57-56at Paterson State L 81-84JERSEY CITY STATE L 58-61FDU-MADISON L 68-73at Monmouth L 73-97STEVENS TECH W 70-47DREW W 92-45at Bloomfield L 73-74


1969-70 (7-13)UPSALA L 81-102BENTLEY L 77-100Brooklyn Polytechnic W 77-68MONTCLAIR STATE L 59-101at Rutgers-Newark W 67-65BLOOMFIELD L 52-69NEWARK STATE W 90-76PRATT L 66-67at Newark State W 74-72TRENTON STATE L 44-74at DC Teachers L 83-91at Southeastern W 78-73HUNTER L 35-51PATERSON STATE L 71-81at Jersey City State L 56-76at FDU-Madison L 66-110Monmouth L 70-87Stevens Tech W 62-47at Drew W 50-45at Bloomfield L 57-72


1970-71 (6-13)at Upsala L 60-67STEVENS TECH W 57-55at Montclair State L 62-85ST. ELIZABETH W 76-75RUTGERS-NEWARK W 58-52STEVENS TECH W 47-46BLOOMFIELD L 45-61PRATT W 87-76NEWARK STATE L 58-63

1/16 at Trenton State L 58-74at Hunter L 55-73FDU-MADISON L 57-59at Salem State L 69-95at Bentley L 56-75at Paterson State L 92-113BROOKLYN POLY. W 87-80at Monmouth L 79-115JERSEY CITY STATE L 61-89DREW W 90-61at Bloomfield L 69-78


1971-72 (4-16)UPSALA L 60-110PRATT L 74-76at Stevens Tech L 72-91MONTCLAIR STATE L 69-107at Rutgers-Newark L 56-64DREW W 77-66STEVENS TECH L 54-71At Newark State L 58-66TRENTON STATE L 71-88HUNTER L 65-73at Southeastern W 100-62at DC Teachers L 69-87at FDU-Madison L 67-96at William Paterson L 79-92N.Y. MARITIME W 70-45BABSON L 85-87MONMOUTH L 76-114at Jersey City State L 73-97at Drew W 81-70at Bloomfield L 61-96

1972-73 (4-16)at Montclair State L 48-99

11/16 RUTGERS-NEWARK L 57-6012/18 STEVENS TECH L 66-79

BLOOMFIELD L 43-58

1/6 NEWARK STATE L 65-75at Trenton State L 53-83

1/20 at Hunter L 81-1041/24 BROOKLYN POLY. W 73-571/27 FDU-MADISON L 73-851/30 at William Paterson L 68-922/2 at Quinnipiac L 72-942/3 at Babson L 78-872/10 at Monmouth L 63-1202/16 at N.Y. Maritime W 83-672/17 JERSEY CITY STATE L 49-832/19 DREW L 71-722/23 at Pratt W 66-563/3 at Bloomfield L 55-72Coach: Rem Becker

1973-74 (4-16)Coach: Rem Becker

1974-75 (5-10)First year NCAACoach: Rem Becker

1975-76 (3-17)Brooklyn Polytech W 87-61Stevens Tech L 57-86Rutgers-Camden L 67-87Rutgers-Newark L 58-62Yeshiva L 61-78Pratt W 63-58Stevens Tech L 59-77Worcester State L 49-97MIT L 63-92FDU-Madison L 69-104Plymouth State L 58-68Pratt L 60-77Mercy (ot) W 101-90Dominican (NY) L 57-73Jersey City State L 52-86New York Maritime L 53-57Drew (2ot) L 50-63Conn. College L 75-77Bloomfield L 64-82

* IAC (0-4)Coach: Rem Becker (17-65)

1976-77 (5-18)STEVENS TECH W 65-63BLOOMFIELD L 64-79POLYTECHNIC W 105-73RUTGERS-NEWARK W 67-64at John Jay L 62-90KEAN L 71-91at Yeshiva L 86-88vs. Dominican (NY) W 80-71at Pratt L 80-102at Dominican (NY) L 67-77at Drew L 76-101at MIT W 53-50FDU-MADISON L 76-84at USMMA L 63-98at Coast Guard L 63-81at Conn. College L 57-69at Jersey City State L 44-70at Stevens Institute L 69-72at New York Maritime L 75-82at Concordia (NY) L 69-66at Pratt L 87-96MERCY L 79-129at Bloomfield L 51-89

Coach: Jim Rake

1977-78 (4-21)Stony Brook L 42-105

Coach: Jim Rake

1978-79 (5-17)12/8 at Connecticut College L 69-9512/9 at Coast Guard L 26-5812/13 KEAN L 51-8712/16 Yeshiva L 57-671/6 at FDU-Madison L 72-881/8 DREW L 64-951/15 at Ramapo L 67-80a1/20 Rutgers-Newark L 76-1091/27 at Bloomfield L 63-811/31 STATEN ISLAND W 57-532/3 at Jersey City State L 70-1142/5 NEW YORK TECH W 54-502/9 at N.Y. Maritime L 60-772/10 at Stevens Tech L 71-982/17 at Drew L 63-942/23 at Penn State-Capitol L 51-61

W


2/26 at Dominican (NY) L 97-1102/28 YESHIVA W 95-67

Concordia (NY) L 74-78Coach: Jim Rake (14-56)

1979-80 (20-7)St. Joseph’s W 92-57

12/1 POLYTECHNIC (ot) W 39-3612/4 at Northeastern Bible W 73-4012/7 Washington (MD) L 65-74

Hunter L^ 45-4612/12 at Kean (ot) W 84-7412/13 SARAH LAWRENCE W 90-4012/15 Dominican (NY) W 61-58

St. Joseph’s W 95-3612/22 PHILA. BIBLE W 78-521/5 Yeshiva W 84-651/7 at Drew L 60-65

Ramapo W 63-591/16 CONN. COLLEGE W 88-581/19 Rutgers-Newark L 44-501/22 FDU-MADISON (2ot) W 76-741/26 at Stevens Tech W 56-492/2 BLOOMFIELD W 47-442/8 N.Y. MARITIME L 64-702/9 STEVENS TECH W 72-602/13 YESHIVA L 63-702/15 at Alvernia W 61-522/16 at United Wesleyan W 75-562/21 DREW W 54-492/23 PENN ST.-CAPITOL W 75-57

at Polytechnic L 60-632/29 CONCORDIA (NY) W 95-68^ Hunter later forced to forfeitCoach: Jim Catalano

1980-81 (14-9)11/25 NORTHEAST. BIBLE W 74-4412/1 at Yeshiva W 65-44

POLYTECHNIC W 55-38Dominican (NY) W 94-60

12/13 St. Thomas Aquinas L 76-99LEHMAN W 46-45

1/6 at Concordia (NY) W 70-681/7 at Bloomfield L 56-651/10 DREW L 60-86

Ramapo L 56-651/17 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 60-531/24 STEVENS TECH W 55-42

FDU-Madison L 42-44at N.Y. Maritime L 57-65

2/10 YESHIVA W 68-462/14 at Connecticut College L 55-622/17 BLOOMFIELD W 64-612/18 at Polytechnic (ot) L 52-59

Stevens L 59-602/23 at Drew W 65-63

Cathedral W 84-73at Alvernia W 68-65at Penn-State Capitol W 58-57

Coach: Jim Catalano

1981-82 (23-5)Bard W 85-24Concordia (NY) W 69-65

11/24 NORTHEAST. BIBLE W 87-3211/28 at Trenton State L 63-7212/4 at New York Tech W 72-48

Cathedral W 91-6212/9 Yeshiva W 60-59

MIT W 73-53Florida Tech W 69-65

1/9 at Drew L 70-79Rutgers-Newark W 73-64

1/23 at Stevens Tech W 82-621/25 at William Paterson L 63-781/27 at Bloomfield L 50-65

Mt. St. Vincent W 96-63at Old Westbury L 58-64Mt. St. Vincent W 60-51Yeshiva W 62-45N.Y. Maritime W 78-63St. Joseph’s (NY) W 88-61New York Tech W 55-28Stevens Tech W 77-63Drew W 66-52FDU-Madison W 72-65Drew (ot) W 79-73N.Y. Maritime W 88-72Baruch@ W 79-67John Jay@ W 81-63

@ ECAC TournamentECAC D-III NY-Metro ChampionsCoach: Jim Catalano

1982-83 (19-7)St. Joseph’s (NY) W 88-59York (NY) W 60-53Trenton State W 58-54Kean L 71-81Polytechnic W 68-53Yeshiva W 91-60Mount St. Vincent W 65-50Illinois Tech W 76-70Binghamton W 74-72FDU-Madison L 72-78Rutgers-Newark W 86-68Upsala L 72-82Stevens W 91-68William Paterson L 70-73Bloomfield L 66-77Drew W 83-66

3/2 at N.Y. Maritime W 63-62Staten Island@ L

@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1983-84 (12-12)BARUCH W 79-70VASSAR W 92-58vs. Rose-Hulman L 62-77vs. RIT W 85-74at Illinois Tech L 77-94YESHIVA W 94-57vs. Trenton State L 59-64vs. Upsala L 59-71vs. Kutztown State L 77-85FDU-MADISON W 67-63at Rutgers-Newark W 71-63UPSALA L 69-91at Stevens Tech W 76-66at William Paterson L 63-86at Bloomfield W 55-53POLYTECHNIC W 82-47at Drew L 77-85at Old Westbury L 50-75at Yeshiva W 62-50N.Y. MARITIME W 76-52at St. Thom. Aquinas L 67-91at Kean (ot) L 75-76STEVENS TECH W 67-56DREW L 56-60

* IAC (5-2)Coach: Jim Catalano

1984-85 (22-7)11/27 MT. ST. VINCENT W 103-75

vs. Fitchburg State W 83-68vs. N.Y. Maritime W 66-50

12/6 TRENTON STATE L 64-6612/8 N.Y. MARITIME W 91-7012/12 at Yeshiva W 91-6112/28 vs. Montclair State W 75-7312/29 at Upsala L 82-921/4 POLYTECHNIC W 90-45

at FDU-Madison W 77-591/11 NORWICH W 75-571/12 RUTGERS-NEWARK W 118-791/19 STEVENS TECH W 83-661/21 WILLIAM PATERSON L 67-701/23 BLOOMFIELD L 66-701/26 at Polytechnic W 94-651/31 OLD WESTBURY W 69-632/2 at Upsala L 81-902/6 YESHIVA W 102-622/8 at N.Y. Maritime W 75-612/9 VASSAR W 96-622/11 at St. Thom. Aquinas L 62-96

Kean W 103-842/16 at Stevens Tech L 60-672/20 at Drew W 68-662/27 at Stevens Tech W 89-683/2 JERSEY CITY ST.@ W 89-843/6 LEHMAN@ W 57-553/9 USMMA@ W 70-68* IAC (8-1)@ ECAC TournamentECAC D-III NY-Metro ChampionCoach: Jim Catalano

1985-86 (16-10)@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1986-87 (23-4)11/21 ROBERTS WESLEYAN L 78-79

CCNY W 108-6712/1 at Queens (NY) L 68-8012/3 MT. ST. VINCENT W 130-51

N.Y. MARITIME* W 120-69RAMAPO W 112-84

12/10 at Yeshiva* W 90-76at Polytechnic* W 108-54

1/5 at Rutgers-Camden W 74-651/7 KEAN W 85-681/13 at Nyack W 90-771/14 TRENTON STATE L 73-811/17 STEVENS TECH* W 110-62

POLYTECHNIC* W 108-541/26 at SUNY-Purchase W 139-301/28 at Drew W 88-54

at Western Conn.* W 83-742/2 E. STROUDSBURG W 90-882/4 YESHIVA* W 85-52

VASSAR W 74-512/9 USMMA W 73-55

at Stevens Tech* W 88-52at N.Y. Maritime* W 94-53WESTERN CONN.* W 93-77MT. ST. MARY’S W 74-55LEHMAN@ W 55-49

3/11 OLD WESTBURY@ L 55-61* IAC (10-0)@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1987-88 (22-7)11/30 at Ramapo W 85-5012/2 DREW W 73-6312/5 at N.Y. Maritime* W 103-6112/9 at Yeshiva* W 75-6812/23 at John Jay W 107-8012/28 at St. Peter’s L 60-8412/29 WPI W 91-7812/30 FDU-MADISON L 78-871/4 RUTGERS-CAMDEN L 82-851/6 at Kean L 78-801/11 at Webber W 98-881/13 at Trenton State L 86-1111/16 at Stevens Tech* W 93-681/18 WILLIAM PATERSON W 75-701/20 POLYTECHNIC* W 87-571/27 PRATT* W 96-511/30 WESTERN CONN.* W 87-742/1 at E. Stroudsburg L 69-812/3 YESHIVA* W 74-712/6 at Vassar W 74-652/8 USMMA W 100-842/10 at Polytechnic* W 100-552/13 STEVENS TECH* W 72-512/15 N.Y. MARITIME* W 82-552/20 at Western Conn.* L 75-862/23 NYACK W 101-64

HUNTER@ W 96-81at FDU-Madison@ W 92-75at Jersey City State@ W 103-93

* IAC (9-1)@ ECAC TournamentECAC D-III Metro ChampionsCoach: Jim Catalano (first year full-time)

1988-89 (23-6)11/18 vs. Albany Pharmacy W 96-4911/19 at Hunter W 83-7011/23 at Rutgers-Camden W 81-7111/26 DAEMEN W 88-7511/28 RAMAPO W 87-8312/1 at Polytechnic* W 106-4312/3 at N.Y. Maritime* W 91-6312/7 YESHIVA* W 95-5212/21 TRENTON STATE L 76-9612/30 JOHN JAY W 88-601/4 KEAN W 83-811/7 MONTCLAIR STATE L 79-811/10 at Inter-American W 94-751/14 STEVENS TECH* W 114-331/18 at Southampton W 87-861/26 at Yeshiva* W 79-621/28 at Western Conn.* L 67-802/1 at Drew W 88-732/6 at USMMA W 83-702/10 at York (NY) W 107-782/11 at Stevens Tech* W 124-642/13 at N.Y. Maritime* W 108-722/15 VASSAR W 113-622/18 WESTERN CONN.* L 82-842/20 POLYTECHNIC* W 121-572/23 at Stony Brook L 69-75

Mt. St. Vincent@ W 87-78Stony Brook@ W 88-79Kean L 97-116

* IAC (8-2)@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1989-90 (19-10)11/22 RUGERS-CAMDEN W 92-7111/29 DREW W 75-7112/2 N.Y. MARITIME* W 110-7612/6 at Yeshiva* W 75-7412/8 vs, Medgar-Evers W 85-7812/9 at Utica Tech L 70-8612/11 STONY BROOK$ L 82-8812/13 SOUTHAMPTON W 92-7712/22 BLOOMFIELD W 89-5812/23 FDU-MADISON L 62-671/3 LEHMAN W 90-491/15 at Kean L 100-1201/18 at Stevens Tech W 79-671/25 YESHIVA* W 99-631/27 STATEN ISLAND$ W 92-601/29 POLYTECHNIC* W 109-601/31 at Mt. St. Vincent* L 77-812/2 at York (NY) W 103-702/6 at USMMA$ L 68-752/8 at John Jay W fft2/10 STEVENS TECH* W 115-52

Hunter$ L 71-982/13 at N.Y. Maritime* W 119-832/17 WESTERN CONN.* L 81-84

Polytechnic* W 84-76Mt. St. Vincent* W 106-88At Western Conn.* L 56-97Upsala@ W 93-92Stony Brook@ L 72-85

* IAC (9-3)$ Skyline (1-3)@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1990-91 (25-5)12/1 at N.Y. Maritime* W 121-7912/3 YESHIVA* W 86-6612/5 at Manhattanville$ W 78-7712/8 UTICA TECH W 89-7612/11 STONY BROOK$ L 78-8112/13 HUNTER$ W 96-8812/27 vs. American W 102-981/4 vs. Catholic W 80-681/5 at York (PA) W 83-711/10 POLYTECHNIC* W 124-551/12 at Hunter$ L 86-961/14 STATEN ISLAND$ W 115-881/17 STEVENS TECH* W 124-741/22 USMMA$ W 82-471/26 at Staten Island$ W 92-721/29 at Yeshiva* W 78-652/1 CENTENARY W 115-742/2 DREW W 83-642/4 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 84-692/6 at USMMA$ W 82-472/8 MT. ST. VINCENT* W 84-692/12 N.Y. MARITIME* W 139-932/15 at Polytechnic* W 119-702/16 at Western Conn.* L 72-832/18 at Stevens Tech* W 101-752/20 at Stony Brook L 79-922/21 POLYTECHNIC+ W 115-652/22 MT. ST. VINCENT+ W 105-702/23 WESTERN CONN.+ W 82-742/28 GLASSBORO ST.@ L 80-88* IAC (9-1)$ Skyline (6-2)+ IAC Tournament@ NCAA TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1991-92 (24-6)11/26 PRATT W 137-6811/30 STATEN ISLAND$ W 98-8712/2 at Yeshiva* W 81-6712/4 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 102-7512/6 vs. Centenary W 116-9512/7 vs. Upsala W 97-7912/10 STONY BROOK$ W 91-7512/12 at Hunter$ L 84-9212/30 at Florida Tech L 78-931/4 YESHIVA* W 86-761/11 HUNTER$ L 78-871/13 at Staten Island$ W 118-1091/16 at Stevens Tech* W 91-731/18 N.Y. MARITIME* W 118-531/21 at USMMA$ W 79-631/25 at Polytechnic* W 123-831/27 USMMA$ W 71-611/31 YORK (NY) W 100-702/3 at Manhattanville$ L 72-732/7 at Mt. St. Vincent* W 104-892/8 POLYTECHNIC* W 110-85


2/10 ADELPHI W 72-652/13 at Stony Brook$ L 65-882/15 BARD* W 118-632/17 STEVENS TECH* W 109-792/20 N.Y. Maritime+ W 87-702/22 Mt. St. Vincent+ W 96-723/7 John Jay@ W 106-843/11 FDU-Madison@ W 79-763/14 Glassboro State@ L 84-91* IAC (9-0)$ Skyline (6-4)+ IAC Tournament@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1992-93 (22-4)11/30 YESHIVA* W 83-5212/2 at Manhattanville$ W 91-7412/5 STEVENS TECH* W 104-5612/7 STATEN ISLAND$ W 104-7212/9 at Stony Brook$ L 69-8012/11 vs. Lycoming W 94-5512/12 at Western Maryland W 78-731/7 AMERICAN (PR) W 81-671/9 HUNTER$ W 85-801/17 at N.Y. Maritime* W 96-551/19 at USMMA$ W 94-781/21 at Staten Island$ W 109-851/23 POLYTECHNIC* W 115-431/25 USMMA* W 84-431/27 at Adelphi L 73-781/30 at Hunter$ L 67-752/2 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 67-602/5 MT. ST. VINCENT* W 123-952/7 at Polytechnic* W 123-672/11 STONY BROOK$ W 82-622/15 at Stevens Tech* W 99-542/18 at Yeshiva* W 92-592/20 at Bard* W 106-502/23 vs. Stevens Tech+ W 90-632/25 vs. Yeshiva+ W 71-503/6 Hunter@ L 70-83* IAC (9-0)$ Skyline (8-2)+ IAC Tournament@ NCAA TournamentNCAA Second RoundCoach: Jim Catalano

1993-94 (23-4)12/4 vs. Wesley W 93-7212/5 at York (PA) L 56-6712/10 at USMMA$ W 65-581/3 YORK (NY) W 89-621/5 USMMA$ W 76-571/7 vs. Clarkson W 77-571/8 at Wilkes L 60-741/13 at Hunter$ L 77-921/15 at Stevens Tech* W 87-491/22 at Polytechnic* W 113-681/25 at Yeshiva* W 95-551/29 HUNTER$ W 84-622/1 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 96-642/3 at Staten Island$ W 77-662/5 at Mt. St. Vincent$ W 94-722/7 POLYTECHNIC$ W 96-542/10 at Stony Brook$ W 66-612/14 STEVENS TECH* W 74-522/16 N.Y. MARITIME* W 76-632/18 at Manhattanville$ W 69-602/19 BARD* W 112-472/20 YESHIVA* W 61-442/24 YESHIVA+ W 75-552/26 STONY BROOK$ W 72-542/28 STATEN ISLAND$ W 92-673/5 RICH. STOCKTON@ L 69-743/7 N.Y. MARITIME+ W 81-58* IAC (8-0)$ Skyline (10-1)+ IAC Tournament@ NCAA TournamentNCAA First RoundCoach: Jim Catalano

1994-95 (28-2)11/18 vs. Goucher W 88-7511/19 vs. Elmira W 87-7711/22 at Yeshiva* W 96-5811/29 MT. ST. MARY$ W 102-6012/12 STATEN ISLAND$ W 79-7412/28 at St. Thomas W 82-751/2 at Staten Island$ L 76-791/4 USMMA$ W 114-611/13 HAVERFORD W 105-831/15 at Stevens Tech* W 98-69

1/17 at Bard* W 103-621/19 STEVENS TECH* W 126-791/21 POLYTECHNIC* W 100-471/23 MT. ST. VINCENT W 72-581/28 at Hunter$ W 74-621/31 at Manhattanville$ W 99-562/1 vs. Yeshiva* W 75-552/7 at Polytechnic* W 107-582/11 USMMA$ W 83-772/13 HUNTER$ W 86-612/15 at N.Y. Maritime* W 74-732/17 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 92-592/19 at Mt. St. Mary$ W 104-712/21 vs. N.Y. Maritime+ W 88-632/23 at Mt. St. Vincent+ W 86-772/26 SOUTHERN VT. W 98-793/2 YORK (NY)@ W 87-703/4 JERSEY CITY ST.@ W 97-863/10 HAMILTON@ W 96-863/11 ROWAN@ L 87-101* IAC (8-0)$ Skyline (9-1)+ IAC Tournament@ NCAA TournamentNCAA Elite EightCoach: Jim Catalano

1995-96 (17-10)11/17 vs. Daemen L 96-10811/18 vs. Lehman W 93-8311/21 BARD* W 127-4011/28 MT. ST. MARY$ W 95-9311/30 at Centenary$ L 91-10112/2 STATEN ISLAND L 75-8612/4 at Yeshiva* W 71-5712/9 at Polytechnic* W 77-5512/29 at Occidental L 73-8812/30 vs. LaVerne L 80-881/3 MT. ST. VINCENT*$ W 78-731/13 STEVENS TECH* W 78-671/18 CENTENARY$ W 91-521/20 at USMMA$ L 68-841/22 at Mt. St. Vincent*$ L 80-811/26 at Hunter W 81-781/29 YESHIVA* W 91-641/31 at Manhattanville$ L 82-862/3 at Stevens Tech* W 94-902/6 POLYTECHNIC* W 98-702/7 at Mt. St. Mary$ L 82-932/10 USMMA$ W 72-682/14 N.Y. MARITIME* W 81-692/17 MANHATTANVILLE$ W 85-62

At Stevens Tech+ W 87-76Vs. Mt. St. Vincent+ W 74-64Vs NYU@ L 88-105

* IAC (9-1)$ Skyline (5-5)+ IAC Tournament@ NCAA TournamentNCAA First RoundCoach: Jim Catalano

1996-97 (18-9)11/22 UCONN-STAMFORD W 137-3711/23 CONCORDIA (NY) W 70-6811/26 YESHIVA W 69-5411/30 ST. JOSEPH’S (NY) W 75-3812/3 MT. ST. MARY* L 63-7812/5 at Staten Island L 46-7812/7 N.Y. MARITIME* W 63-6212/28 at Patten W 86-7812/30 at Holy Names L 54-731/4 at Mt. St. Vincent* W 103-641/8 MANHATTANVILLE* W 60-441/18 at USMMA* L 54-731/23 POLYTECHNIC W 68-581/25 at St. Joseph’s (NY) W 72-411/27 at Mt. St. Vincent* L 57-601/31 HUNTER W 85-612/3 at Yeshiva W 64-432/5 at Polytechnic W 56-502/7 USMMA* W 81-602/10 BARD W 88-242/12 at Mt. St. Mary* L 83-852/18 at Manhattanville* L 72-782/22 at N.Y. Maritime* W 66-502/25 MOLLOY L 62-672/26 at Yeshiva W 61-552/27 JOHN JAY W 80-713/1 at Staten Island@ L 62-65* Skyline (5-5)@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1997-1998 (12-15)11/14 at W. Va. Wesleyan L 73-9011/15 vs. Glenville State L 62-7011/19 at Concordia (NY)* W 86-8211/22 at St. Rose* L 68-8712/3 DOWLING* L 59-7112/6 at Mercy (NY)* L 71-7912/10 at Adelphi* L 59-7412/13 SOUTHAMPTON* W 94-831/3 at Cal-Riverside W 65-601/7 at Cal-Maritime W 73-531/10 at Dowling* L 78-811/14 QUEENS (NY)* L 90-921/17 PHILA. TEXTILE* L 49-781/19 at C.W. Post* L 65-721/21 at Molloy* L 73-801/24 MERCY (NY)* W 76-681/28 at Queens (NY)* W 71-691/31 MOLLOY* W 72-652/2 NEW YORK TECH* W 66-642/4 at Phila. Textile* L 64-832/7 CONCORDIA (NY)* W 91-712/9 C.W. POST* W 66-652/13 at Southampton* W 98-932/14 at New York Tech* W 86-712/18 ADELPHI* L 46-642/21 ST. ROSE* L 69-792/24 at St. Rose+ L 68-79* NYCAC (10-12)First year Division IICoach: Jim Catalano

1998-99 (17-13)11/14 DIST. OF COLUMBIA W 73-6711/15 UMASS LOWELL W 57-5411/18 at Columbia L 58-6912/2 ADELPHI* W 60-5412/5 MOLLOY* W 75-7012/9 at Phila. Textile* L 59-6112/12 ST. ROSE* (ot) L 74-8612/29 at Florida Southern L 87-911/2 DOWLING* L 72-771/4 CONCORDIA (NY)* W 118-741/6 at Southampton* (ot) W 94-911/9 at New York Tech* W 73-651/13 QUEENS (NY)* W 70-621/16 at Mercy* W 95-821/18 C.W. POST* W 70-471/20 at Adelphi* L 64-761/23 at Molloy* L 73-831/27 PHILA. TEXTILE* (ot) L 67-691/30 at St. Rose* W 57-522/3 at Concordia (NY)* L 89-912/6 SOUTHAMPTON* W 82-592/8 at Dowling* L 75-822/10 NEW YORK TECH* W 59-542/13 at Queens (NY)* L 72-852/17 MERCY (NY)* W 68-512/20 at C.W. Post* (ot) W 70-692/23 QUEENS (NY)+ (ot) W 73-712/25 at St. Rose+ L 69-893/6 NEW YORK TECH@ W 63-623/7 MERRIMACK@ L 82-96* NYCAC (13-9)+ NYCAC Tournament@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

1999-2000 (15-12)11/27 PUERTO RICO W 87-6712/1 at New York Tech* L 72-8212/3 at Nyack W 94-8312/4 vs. Roberts Wesleyan L 83-9812/8 PHILADELPHIA* W 85-7812/11 at Queens (NY)* L 70-7312/19 ST. ROSE* W 91-8712/21 ADELPHI* W 80-7012/28 at Eckerd L 67-7812/30 at Tampa L 75-941/3 at Southampton* W 96-901/5 MOLLOY* L 57-651/8 at Mercy* L 71-881/12 DOWLING* W 73-701/15 at C.W. Post* W 90-801/17 CONCORDIA (NY)* W 78-661/19 at Adelphi* L 74-771/22 NEW YORK TECH* L 56-601/26 at Philadelphia* L 86-931/29 QUEENS (NY)* W 72-632/2 SOUTHAMPTON* L 66-782/5 at Molloy* W 75-682/9 MERCY (NY)* W 92-772/12 at Dowling* W 97-81

2/16 C.W. POST* W 76-702/20 at Concordia (NY)* W 102-692/26 at St. Rose* L 70-77* NYCAC (13-9)Coach: Jim Catalano

2000-01 (13-15)11/18 ST. ANSELM L 66-8611/21 DOMINICAN (NY)* L 61-6411/29 at Goldey Beacom* W 86-8512/2 vs. Maine Machias W 101-8712/3 at Husson W 77-7412/6 at Nyack* W 80-6912/9 BOWIE STATE W 91-7812/15 HOLY FAMILY* W 90-6912/19 BLOOMFIELD* L 78-8712/29 at Rollins L 58-7912/30 vs. Montevallo (ot) W 93-911/9 at USP* L 78-811/11 at Teikyo Post* L 71-781/13 at Felician* L^ 55-941/17 at Dominican (NY)* L 75-841/20 at Bowie State L 52-681/23 at Bloomfield* L 72-801/25 at Wilmington (DE)* W 81-691/27 USP* W 65-421/30 CALDWELL* L 48-522/3 GOLDEY BEACOM* W 75-582/6 TEIKYO POST* L 55-792/7 NYACK* W 81-652/10 FELICIAN* W 72-622/12 at Caldwell* L 46-632/14 WILMINGTON (DE)* W 70-672/17 at Holy Family* L 53-653/10 vs. St. Rose@ L 58-62*CACC (10-10)^ Felician later forced to forfeit@ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

2001-02 (14-13)11/16 E. STROUD. (2ot) L 70-7511/18 at St. Anselm L 47-6911/27 NYACK* W 79-7412/1 at Wilmington (DE)^ L12/5 DOMINICAN (NY)* L 54-5612/7 vs. Pitt-Johnstown L 62-6312/8 vs. East Stroudsburg L 49-6312/10 at Felician* W 77-7412/13 at Caldwell* L 56-5712/22 USP* W 65-5912/29 at Nova Southeastern W 70-6512/30 at Barry L 70-881/3 TEIKYO POST* L 71-731/5 at Holy Family* L 52-741/8 at Bloomfield* W 61-571/10 at Dominican* (ot) W 75-671/15 FELICIAN* W 76-701/23 at Nyack* W 61-511/26 CALDWELL* L 60-631/31 at Goldey-Beacom* W 77-572/2 HOLY FAMILY* W 74-722/5 at Teikyo Post* W 81-772/9 GOLDEY-BEACOM* W 84-802/12 at USP* W 76-532/14 BLOOMFIELD* L 61-642/16 WILMINGTON (DE)* W 87-772/23 at Shaw L 71-87^ Wilmington later forced to forfeit* CACC (14-6, 2nd/11)Coach: Jim Catalano

2002-03 (18-11) 11/22 vs. Stonehill W 70-6411/23 at Mansfield (ot) L 77-8412/2 NYACK* W 83-7112/4 at Wilmington (DE)* W 88-6212/7 at Dominican (NY)* W 78-7512/10 SHAW (ot) L 72-8412/14 MANSFIELD L 59-6812/28 vs. Queens (NY) L 42-5612/29 vs. Daemen (ot) L 76-811/5 USP* W 75-691/7 at Caldwell* L 46-531/9 TEIKYO POST* W 83-691/14 at Bloomfield* W 78-751/16 DOMINICAN (NY)* W 71-611/18 at Holy Family* L 61-791/21 FELICIAN* W 75-701/25 GOLDEY-BEACOM* W 91-681/28 at Nyack* W 91-662/1 CALDWELL* W 59-502/3 at Felician* W 81-732/5 at Teikyo Post* L 65-682/8 at Holy Family* W 61-60


2/11 at USP* L 72-742/13 at Goldey-Beacom* W 73-642/15 BLOOMFIELD* W 98-642/19 at West Chester W 79-762/22 WILMINGTON (DE)* W 105-772/27 vs. Felician+ L 68-743/15 at Mansfield^ L 73-83* CACC (16-4, 1st/11)+ CACC Tournament^ ECAC TournamentCoach: Jim Catalano

2003-04 (10-18) 11/19 AMERICAN INT’L L 50-7111/21 vs. Queens (NC) L 59-9111/22 vs. Goldey-Beacom W 79-6511/25 at Nyack* W 83-7612/3 WILMINGTON (DE)* L 62-6812/13 at Felician* L 74-9112/20 at Philadelphia L 73-871/2 vs. Shaw L 63-811/3 vs. North Florida L 63-731/8 TEIKYO POST* L 83-931/13 BLOOMFIELD* (ot) W 118-1151/15 at Dominican (NY)* (ot) W 70-671/17 at Holy Family* W 79-711/20 CALDWELL* L 63-651/24 at Goldey-Beacom* W 73-501/27 NYACK* L 63-651/29 at USP* L 64-661/31 at Caldwell* L 68-782/2 DOMINICAN (NY)* L 67-732/4 at Teikyo Post* (ot) L 91-1012/7 HOLY FAMILY* W 86-842/10 USP* W 74-732/14 at Bloomfield* (ot) L 98-1002/18 WEST CHESTER L 50-762/21 at Wilmington (DE)* L 66-692/24 FELICIAN* (ot) W 78-702/26 GOLDEY-BEACOM* W 84-703/3 at Teikyo Post+ L 69-95* CACC (9-11, 7th/11)+ CACC TournamentCoach: Jim Casciano

2004-05 (11-17)11/19 vs. Saint Anselm ^ L 61-8311/20 at Saint Michael’s ^ L 72-8211/23 PHILADELPHIA U. (ot) W 64-6311/30 at Felician* L 53-5612/2 GOLDEY-BEACOM* W 77-6912/4 HOLY FAMILY* W 68-6512/7 at Post* W 90-8512/11 USP* W 63-5712/18 BRYANT L 47-8512/21 at American Int’l L 68-8412/29 at Bryant# L 39-7812/30 at Franklin Pierce# L 57-611/5 WILMINGTON (DE)* W 87-821/11 at Caldwell * L 54-751/15 at Bloomfield* L 78-801/18 DOMINICAN (NY)* (ot) W 76-721/20 at Nyack* L 53-631/25 FELICIAN* L 56-771/27 at Goldey-Beacom* (ot) W 83-801/29 at Holy Family* L 81-842/1 POST* L 66-732/5 USP* W 72-712/12 at Wilmington (DE)* W 69-542/15 CALDWELL* W 62-552/19 BLOOMFIELD* L 69-742/22 at Dominican (NY)* L 69-742/25 NYACK L 71-793/1 at Caldwell$ L 71-85*CACC (10-10,T 6th/11)^Clarion Doc Jacobs Classic at Saint Michael’s#Comfort Suites Holiday Classic at Bryant$CACC TournamentCoach: Jim Casciano

2005-06 (8-19)11/18 vs. St. Michael’s (VT) W (OT)79-7511/19 at West Chester L 52-5811/22 at Molloy W 74-7011/29 CALDWELL* L (OT) 65-7112/1 HOLY FAMILY* L 52-7412/3 at Goldey-Beacom* W 53-5112/6 at Bloomfield* L 83-10012/10 NYACK* L (OT) 80-8512/29 at Rollins & L 57-6712/30 vs. Mansfield & W 71-691/7 at USP* L 56-691/10 WILMINGTON* W 82-691/12 at Philadelphia* L 62-681/17 FELICIAN* W (OT)87-82

1/19 at Post* L 64-781/21 DOMINICAN* L 62-721/24 at Wilmington* L 75-791/26 BLOOMFIELD* L 75-811/28 GOLDEY-BEACOM* L 49-551/31 at Nyack* W 70-692/2 USP* L 46-602/4 at Felician* L 66-752/7 at Dominican* L 71-742/11 PHILADELPHIA* L 65-692/14 at Holy Family* L 61-672/18 at Caldwell* L 70-822/25 POST* W 74-68*CACC (5-17, 12th place)^ West Chester Tournament at West Chester& Rollins Tournament at RollinsCoach: Jim Casciano

2006-07 (5-24)11/11 at Manhattan W 56-5511/14 RIDER W 63-5211/17 at Columbia (&) L 60-7311/18 vs. Saint Peter’s (&) L 57-7511/27 SIENA L 40-6411/29 at American L 50-7512/1 MAINE L 58-6812/4 LAFAYETTE L 57-7612/6 at Army L 40-6012/11 STONY BROOK L 61-6512/21 at St. John’s L 50-6812/29 at Central Florida (^) L 63-7512/30 vs. James Madison (^) L 66-701/2 NAVY L (ot) 50-521/7 at Cornell L 58-691/10 LONGWOOD W 59-551/13 at IPFW L 65-82

1/16 at LaSalle L 59-781/23 at Siena L 63-872/1 at Utah Valley L 55-862/3 at Texas-Pan American L 60-722/8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W 67-622/10 NORTH DAKOTA STATE L 57-802/17 IPFW L 47-522/19 at Longwood W 78-742/24 UTAH VALLEY L 47-772/26 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN L 58-703/1 at North Dakota State L 52-1043/3 at South Dakota State L 61-71(&) Denotes 3rd Annual Tyler Ugolyn ColumbiaClassic(^) Denotes UCF Holiday ClassicFirst year Division ICoach: Jim Casciano

2007-08 (0-29)11/10 MANHATTAN L 28-7011/13 at Washington* L 47-8811/14 vs. High Point* L 53-7611/20 VERMONT L 71-9111/24 AMERICAN L 50-7311/26 at Lehigh L 58-6711/28 at Rider L 58-8412/1 at Maine L 58-8612/3 at Lafayette L 56-8112/6 ARMY L 44-5512/8 at Fordham L 44-8812/10 at Stony Brook L 53-6212/13 RUTGERS L 55-6612/30 at UCF^ L 50-8212/31 Texas-Pan American^ L 61-761/2 at Navy L 55-841/5 at Penn L 68-791/12 COLUMBIA L 52-641/15 CORNELL L 33-641/19 at Chicago State L 62-791/26 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN L 42-521/29 LOYOLA (MD) L 54-722/2 UTAH VALLEY L 69-812/4 LONGWOOD L 68-782/9 at Texas-Pan American L 64-902/13 at La Salle L 65-872/16 CHICAGO STATE L 76-862/18 at Longwood L 78-962/23 at Utah Valley L 50-76*2007 Dicks Sporting Goods

NIT Season Tip-Off^UCF Holiday ClassicCoach: Jim Casciano(Note: Casciano took a temporary leave of absence forpersonal health reasons from November 11 to December16, a period that included 12 games. Assistant coachWendell Alexis served as interim coach during those 12games and was assistant coach in the one game beforeand16 games after Casciano's leave of absence).

2008-09 (1-30)11/15 MANHATTAN L 32-5611/17 at Penn State ^ L 47-7411/24 at Towson ^ L 48-6111/28 vs Hartford^ L 38-5011/29 vs Monmouth^ L 47-5512/2 STONY BROOK L 39-6012/6 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 42-4612/8 at St. John’s L 54-8212/10 ST. PETER’S L 38-5112/20 at Rider L 49-7012/23 at Rutgers L 52-7812/28 WAGNER L 58-6812/31 LEHIGH L 38-661/3 at Vermont L 47-731/7 YALE L 51-801/9 at Columbia L 50-731/14 at Loyola, MD L 62-701/17 PENN L 40-591/21 BRYANT W 61-511/24 at Longwood L 51-631/28 MD. EASTERN SHORE L 67-731/31 at Chicago State L 69-852/3 HOUSTON BAPTIST L 49-652/12 UTAH VALLEY L 40-612/14 CHICAGO STATE L 68-842/17 at Bryant L 46-702/21 at Houston Baptist L 51-702/23 at Texas Pan-American L 53-602/28 at Utah Valley L 39-893/3 TEXAS PAN-AMERICAN L 49-633/4 LONGWOOD L 70-77^Philly Hoop Group Classic games; Hartford andMonmouth games played at the PalestraCoach: Jim Engles

Clayton Barker (‘07)



Newark:The Renaissance CityNJIT is located in the heart of New Jersey's largestcity. A major urban center, Newark is a city on themove. Some 30,000 undergraduate, graduate and pro-fessional students attend classes in University Heightsat the city's four public institutions of higher learning:NJIT, Rutgers-Newark, the University of Medicineand Dentistry of New Jersey, and Essex CountyCollege.

Attractions in Newark's revitalized downtowninclude:

• The Newark Museum• New Jersey Performing Arts Center• The Newark Public Library• Symphony Hall• Branch Brook Park• Art galleries, restaurants, and shopping• An urban architectural laboratory• Professional minor league baseball

(Newark Bears)• New Jersey Devils Hockey and

other events at the Prudential Center

New Jersey/New YorkMetropolitan Region

The NJIT campus is in one of the nation's most excit-ing cultural and business regions. Advantages include:

• Minutes from New Jersey Performing ArtsCenter, Liberty Science Center,Meadowlands Sports Complex, Manhattanand all of its attractions, Newport CenterMall, and Secaucus Outlet Center.

• Discount tickets for Broadway shows,museums, concerts, and sporting events.

• Weekend trips throughout the Northeastern United States: skiing,boating, swimming, hiking, and more.

• The spectacular Jersey shore is less thanone hour away.

Newark: New Jersey'sCollege TownAdjacent to NJIT is the Newark campus of RutgersUniversity.

NJIT and Rutgers enjoy an exceptionally close andproductive consortial relationship within the thrivingUniversity Heights section of Newark. NJIT andRutgers students have library privileges at both cam-puses. NJIT students may also enrich their education-al experience by enrolling in Rutgers-Newark coursesand in full degree programs in disciplines not offeredat NJIT, such as art, music, geology and psychology.

Each year the two universities co-sponsor a commonseason of theatrical productions, as well as 'WorldWeek,' a joint program of honors colloquia, and a vari-ety of other cultural and social activities.

A B O U T N E WA R K

Far Right: New Jersey Performing Arts Center,located minutes from campus, is quickly becoming one the state’s more popular entertainment venues.Right: The Newark Museum, a staple in the revitalizationefforts in the downtown Newark area.Below: Aerial view of downtown Newark.


SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENTIN & AROUND NEWARK

Prudential CenterThe new home of the National Hockey League NewJersey Devils is in downtown Newark at the corner ofMulberry and Edison streets, about one mile from theNJIT's University Heights campus.

Opened in October 2007, 'The Rock' is the center-piece of the city's Downtown Core RedevelopmentProject. In addition to the world's best hockey, it ishome to numerous entertainment and sportingevents, including NJIT basketball. Indeed, NJIT host-ed the first women's basketball game in thePrudential Center on January 15, 2008 (NJIT vs.Cornell).

NJIT played in the Rock in the inaugural year andplans are ongoing for the Highlanders to play gameseach year in North America's newest major arena.

The arena, with full-capacity seating for 18,500 spec-tators, features a 4,800 square-foot exterior LEDscreen, as well as the latest in ice-surface technologyand a gourmet restaurant overlooking the ice forDevils games. The building contains 850,000 squarefeet of space, 9,000 tons of steel, eight million poundsof structural steel and 25,000 cubic yards of concrete.

Red Bull ArenaThe new home of the New York Red Bulls (openingin March 2010) will set the standard for soccer ven-ues across North America.

The state-of-the-art soccer-specific facility, underconstruction in Harrison, NJ, about two miles from

the NJIT campus, is a major component of a multi-billion dollar development.

Red Bull Arena will have a number of key design ele-ments which will give Red Bull Arena's seating bowla close-to-the-action feeling and the unique stadiumroof design will extend from its leading edge over theentire seating bowl and then curve down to the con-course.

The overall seating capacity for soccer will be 25,189,including 30 luxury suites (20 lower level and 10upper level) and 1,116 club seats. Other amenitiesinclude three stadium clubs and two retail outlets.

Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium

Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium, the $30 millionstate-of-the-art home of the professional baseballNewark Bears and since 2004 the home of NJITHighlanders baseball, officially opened to the publicon July 16, 1999. With a seating capacity of 6,200,"The Den" affords fans an up-close view of the action.The ballpark also has 20 luxury suites, a picnic area, aparty deck, a concert stage situated behind the out-field wall and a major league-caliber press box.

In December 2005, NJIT and the Bears held a jointpress conference to herald a new partnership thatincludes a 10-year deal that extends Bears and EaglesRiverfront Stadium as the home of NJIT Highlandersbaseball.


ATHLETICS/PE STAFF & HEAD COACHES

SHANNON ABRAHAMOperations Manager


ADALBERTO M. ALONSOM/W Track & FieldM/W Cross Country


BRIAN CALLAHANBaseball


ROBERT ENGLISHFaculty Athletics Representative


DUANE FELCZAKAsst. Director of Phys. Ed.


H. PAUL GRAYNERAsst. Athletic Trainer


LENNY KAPLANDirector of Athletics


DAN HUFFHead Strength and Conitioning

Coach(973) [email protected]

MARGARET MCKEONWomen’s Basketball


RYAN MCNEILMen’s Volleyball(973) 596-6498

[email protected]

JIM ENGLESMen’s Basketball(973) [email protected]

ERIC RASMUSSENM/W Swimming(973) 596-5229

[email protected]

STEPHANIE PILLARIAsst. Sports Information Director


KEISHA PETERSAdministrative Assistant for the

Director of Athletics(973) 596-3636

[email protected]

MICHELLE NIJANDERReceptionist


TIM WUORINENEligibility Certification

Officer/Academic Advisor(973) 596-5458

[email protected]

JONATHAN WALKERFront Desk AttendantEquipment Specialist

(973) 596-5730

MIKE SOWTERM/W Tennis


ABBEY STRONGCoordinator of Compliance and

Student-Athlete Services(973) [email protected]

JR MARTINSInterim Women’s Volleyball


MATT KOSCSHead Athletic Trainer


KEVIN LEACOCKWomen’s Soccer(973) [email protected]

SANDRA BRENDLEAsst. Athletic Trainer


YEFIM LITVANM/W Fencing


PEDRO LOPESMen’s Soccer



N J I T H A L L O F F A M EGrad. Year of

Name Year Contribution Sport(s) Years InductionBAKUN, Andrew I. 1982 Athlete/Asst. Coach M-Soccer 1978-81/90-91 2005BAKUN, Myron 1967 Athlete M-Soccer 1964-66 1991BARTH, Roland E. 1960 Athlete M-Fencing 1957-59 2009

M-Soccer 1956-59BAUDER, Fred ''Coach'' -- Coach M-Basketball 1932-61 1989BLUM, Raymond E. 1950 Distinguished Alum. Speedskating/Cycling -- 1996BORJA, Hernan ''Chico'' 1981 Athlete M-Soccer 1977-80 1986BORNAKO, Gregory ''Egor'' 1970 Athlete M-Fencing 1966-70 1987BOWSER, Hamilton V. 1952 Athlete M-Fencing 1948-52 1989BRADLEY, Thomas 1978 Athlete M-Swimming 1974-78 1990BROWN, Andrew D. 1982 Athlete M-Soccer 1956-78 2006CRIMMINS, David 1952 Athlete M-Fencing -- 2007CRUZ, Edward 1963 Athlete M-Soccer 1959-62 1995DAWSON, Marilyn E. 1986 Athlete WVB/WBKB/SB 1982-86 1991DeNICOLA, Carmine P. 1978 Athlete Baseball 1975-78 2005DeNURE, Dave -- Coach M-Volleyball 1982-98 2009

W-Volleyball 1986-90W-Basketball 1987-88

DeVITO, Louis 1960 Athlete M-Soccer/M-Fencing 1956-60 1992DIAS, Joe A. 1977 Athlete M-Soccer 1973-76 1993DRURY, Eugene M. 1963 Athlete M-Tennis 1960-63 1988ENG, Katherine 1993 Athlete W-Volleyball 1989-92 2007ETIENNE, Yves 1979 Athlete M-Volleyball 1976-78 1990FEHN, Gilbert F. 1940 Athlete M-Basketball/M-Tennis 1936-40 1992FITZGERALD, Joseph M. -- Coach /Asst. Coach M-Basketball 1961-66/52-61 1986FLEISHER, Seymour ''Zoom'' 1951 Athlete M-Basketball 1947-51 1992GAGLIARDO, Salvatore A. 1985 Athlete M-Basketball 1981-85 1995GALLAGHER, Thomas G. 1985 Athlete M-Basketball 1981-85 1991GIOVANNOLI, Arnold L. 1953 Athlete M-Basketball 1950-53 1993GOLDRICK PITT, Elizabeth M. 1990 Athlete WVB/SB/WBKB/WTen 1985-90 1995GRAZIANO, Jean M. 1989 Athlete Softball 1986-89 2009GRUENEWALD, Wendy A. 1997 Athlete WBKB/SB/WVB/WSoc 1992-96 2003HAASE, Jay W. 1975 Athlete M-Fencing 1971-75 1988HAMMOND, Kenneth W. 1979 Athlete M-Soccer 1974-77 2003HANDWERKER, Andy 1963 Athlete M-Soccer 1959-62 2002HAUSSER, Paul C. -- Administrator -- 1953-91 1990

Coach Fencing /Baseball 1954-88/53-72HUBEY, Ali 1972 Athlete M-Soccer 1968-71 1990HURTADO, Fabian 1975 Athlete M-Soccer 1970-73 1987IRIS, Herb 1951 Benefactor -- -- 2007KAMINSKY, Nicholas J. 1978 Athlete Baseball 1975-78 2006KASBARIAN, Raymond P. 1966 Founder/Athlete Judo 1962-66 1989KETZNER, Robert Shelby -- Coach Rifle 1962-86 1987KHOWAYLO, Alex 1969 Athlete M-Soccer 1960-63 1996LUBETKIN, Charles ''Tudy'' 1953 Athlete M-Basketball/M-Track 1949-52 1994LYNCH, Robert K. 1984 Athlete/Coach M-Fencing 1977-80/86-91 1993MacDONALD, Dan 1984 Athlete Baseball 1981-84 1991OLSEN, Richard J. 1969 Athlete M-Basketball 1965-69 1988OLSON, George R. 1977 Athlete Baseball 1974-77 1987PAULIUS, Raymond V. 1985 Athlete M-Soccer 1980-83 2006ROGERS, Warren E. 1988 Athlete M-Basketball 1983-87 1993ROMULUS, Rudy 1991 Athlete M-Volleyball 1988-91 1996SARLO, Paul A. 1992 Athlete Baseball 1989-91 2005SCHMID, John ''Gene'' -- Coach/Asst. Coach Baseball 1973-97/68-72 2002SIMON, J. Malcolm -- Coach M-Soccer 1955-83 1994

Athletics Director -- 1983-94SKURLA, Peter J. 1941 Athlete Bowling 1937-41 1992SWANSON, Robert F. -- Athletics Director -- 1947-82 1986TAETZSCH, Robert 1952 Athlete M-Fencing -- 2007TAETZSCH, William 1952 Athlete M-Fencing -- 2007TOSATO, Lawrence P. 1956 Athlete M-Basketball/Baseball 1952-56 1987TUBELLO, Jeffrey 1976 Athlete Rifle 1972-76 1988VAN WRIGHT, Nevea 1997 Athlete W-Basketball 1991-96 2005WALSH, John J. 1966 Athlete MSoc/MBKB/Baseball 1962-66 1986WASNIEWSKI, Frank 1980 Athlete M-Tennis 1977-80 1990WELGOS, Bob 1962 Athlete M-Basketball/Bowling 1959-62 2005WOROBEC, Myron S. 1966 Athlete M-Soccer 1962-65 1994YONEZUKA, Yoshisada -- Founder/Coach Judo 1962-?? 1991ZORN, Werner 1962 Athlete M-Soccer 1958-61 1988

1960 Men's Soccer Team NAIA co-national champion 19881981-82 Men's Basketball Team NJIT's first ECAC and IAC champion 19901982 Baseball Team NJIT's second ECAC and IAC champion 1993


New Jersey Institute of Technology athletics is on themove to the top level of college athletics—NCAADivision I.

The reclassification is nearly complete, as NJIT closesin on active championship-eligible Division I status,which is slated to arrive for all programs in 2009-10.

Formerly a member of Division II, NJIT got the go-ahead to begin the reclassification process, whichbegan with an exploratory year in 2005-06. All of theprograms that previously competed in Division IIthen moved up to face Division I competition effec-tive in 2006-07.

Two sports—men’s soccer and women’s soccer—paved the way on a faster NCAA track that allowslower division schools to elevate one sport in eachgender to Division I in a process that takes two yearsto complete.

NJIT men’s soccer became a full member of NCAADivision I at the start of the 2005 season, when theHighlanders arrived at championship eligibility. Themen’s journey to the top level began in 2003. NJITwomen’s soccer began a similar two-year process in2005, with full Division I status and championship eli-gibility arriving with the 2007 season.

The larger process of advancing the entire program toDivision I takes longer and includes application, adetailed strategic plan and in-depth annual review ofthe institution’s progress in moving toward its goal ofcomplying with NCAA Division I rules and buildinga strong, broad-based athletics program.

NJIT’s move to Division I progressed quickly after theNovember 2002 discussions among President RobertA. Altenkirch, Vice President Joel Bloom andAthletics Director Lenny Kaplan.

From there came a proposal from Dr. Altenkirch tothe Board of Trustees, which unanimously approvedin February 2003 a plan to reclassify men’s soccer toDivision I. Little more than two years later, theNCAA approved NJIT’s proposal to advance its entireprogram to Division I .

Along the way, scholarship and operating budgetshave been enhanced, with expanded coaching staffs,increased scholarship dollars and upgraded facilitiesfor competition and practice.

Upgrading athletics has been a priority for Dr.Altenkirch since he was selected as the seventhPresident of NJIT in May 2002.

“As NJIT continues to grow academically, and as aresidential university, strengthening the athletics pro-gram through the transition to Division I will allowus to align the university athletically with our aca-demic peers,” said Altenkirch. “It will also enable usto recruit the best and brightest student-athletes,improve athletics facilities available to the entire NJITcommunity, gain regional and national visibility, andbuild strong linkages with students that will carryover to their days as alumni.”

Moving to Division I has allowed NJIT student-ath-letes to test themselves in competition against theirpeers from all over the country, including competi-tion against teams from the nation’s best conferences.

Along the way, two NJIT opponents (Maryland men’ssoccer in 2005 and Penn State men’s volleyball in2008) have faced the Highlanders in the regular sea-son and then gone on to win their respective nation-al championship.

NJIT fans packed the stands for the first Division I home game on November 14, 2006

Division I firsts for NJIT (11/11/06 vs. Manhattan)

FIRST WINGame 1 vs. Manhattan, 56-55

FIRST BASKETMarc Milbourne Swan, layup

(18:31 first half)

FIRST REBOUNDSwan (18:43 first half, defensive)

FIRST ASSISTClayton Barker (17:19 first half,

assisted Dan Stonkus)

FIRST STEALCourcy Magnus (15:49 first half)

FIRST BLOCKED SHOTDan Stonkus (5:06 first half,

blocked Arturo Dubois)

FIRST THREE-POINT BASKETAndrew Engel (13:36 first half)

FIRST LEAD8-7 on Engel’s three-pointer with

13:36 left in the first half

BIGGEST LEAD OF OPENING GAMEtwo points (twice in the first half;

three times in second half)

BIGGEST DEFICIT OF OPENING GAME14 (trailed, 39-25, with 16:08 remaining)

GAME-WINNING BASKETClayton Barker layup for 56-55 lead with

31 seconds remaining

FIRST PLAYER TO REACHDOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING

Nesho Milosevic (layup with 11:12 remaining)

FIRST PLAYER TO REACHDOUBLE-FIGURE REBOUNDING

Nesho Milosevic (4:50 remaining)

N C A A D I V I S I O N 1


NJIT’s basketball teams begin 2009-10 competition aspart of the expanded multi-sport Great WestConference.

Member schools are spread over seven states and fourtime zones, giving each school added exposure innew destinations. The conference, which began as afootball-only league, took a giant leap in the colle-giate athletic world with expansion to include severaladditional sports and new members.

Joining the league on July 10, 2008 were: HoustonBaptist, NJIT, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley. Chicago State accept-ed the league’s invitation to join in October 2008.These seven schools joined football-only membersCal Poly, UC Davis and Southern Utah.

As the conference began planning for multi-teamsport competition in 2009-10, several teams wereadded in the sports of women’s soccer and baseball tohelp provide a more diverse and competitive field.Delaware State, Howard and South Carolina Statejoined as associate members in women’s soccer.Northern Colorado and New York Institute ofTechnology joined as associate members in baseball.Seattle was added as an associate member in crosscountry and track and field in 2009.

NJIT, Texas-Pan American and Utah Valley havebeen playing each other in multiple sports, includinghome-and-home games in men’s and women’s basket-ball, since NJIT began Division I competition for thefirst time in 2006-07.

NJIT and Utah Valley completed their NCAA reclas-sification and became active championship-eligiblemembers of NCAA Division I on September 1, 2009.Houston Baptist announced an agreement with theNCAA than can make HBU an active member ofDivision I in 2011-12 and North Dakota and SouthDakota will be active members of Division I in 2012-13. Texas-Pan American and Chicago State have beenactive Division I programs for many years.

The expanded conference is not an automatic NCAADivision I championship postseason qualifier, butwill offer the benefit of conference championshipcompetition, stable scheduling opportunities andindividual recognition for student-athletes throughweekly and season all-conference recognition.

The champion of the Great West Conference men’sbasketball postseason tournament (hosted in 2010 byUtah Valley) will receive an automatic bid into theCollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) a 16-teamnational postseason tournament. The CIT, won byOld Dominion in 2009, will crown its 2010 championon March 30 in a game that will be televised nation-ally on Fox College Sports.

The governance of the Great West Conferenceremains primarily with the member institutions.Each member institution is represented on thePresident’s Council by its respective CEO. The gener-al operations and management of the Conference willbe conducted by the Directors of Athletics and SeniorWoman Administrators (Joint Council). Schedulingof contests, assignment of officials and certain mediarelations functions remain with member institutions.

NJIT’s sports that do not come under the Great Westumbrella will continue in their existing conferences—men’s soccer in the Atlantic Soccer Conference andmen’s volleyball in the Eastern IntercollegiateVolleyball Association, which has an automaticNCAA postseason berth, which was claimed in 2008by eventual national champion Penn State.

In addition, NJIT will continue competition againsttop non-conference regional and national opponents.Two NJIT opponents—Maryland in men’s soccer andPenn State in men’s volleyball, have won nationalchampionships following seasons in which they facedthe Highlanders. Meanwhile, NJIT teams will com-pete regularly with opponents from the AtlanticCoast, Atlantic 10, America East, Big East, IvyLeague, Patriot League, MAAC and NortheastConference.

CONFERENCE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICEEd Grom, Commissioner; Phone: (630) 428-4492; E-Mail: [email protected]

Mike Sharpe, Assistant Commissioner; Phone: (816) 210-4305; E-Mail: [email protected] Jacque Cottrell, Director of Media Relations (SWA); Phone: (713) 305-8614; E-Mail: [email protected]

Cliff Martin, Media Relations Assistant; Phone: (214) 770-6463; E-mail: [email protected]

The latest conference news and information is available on-line at http://www.greatwestconference.org/

Jheryl Wilson



RADIO/TV SPOTTERS CHART

JIM ENGLESHead Coach

MIKE SPISTOSPISS-toe

Assistant Coach

IRA BOWMANAssistant Coach

KEVIN TIRONEty-RONE

Assistant Coach

NELSON ALBINOal-BEE-no

Director of BasketballOperations

00 DAN STONKUSSTON-kus

C | 6-9 | 245 | SrMonmouth Junction, NJ/

South Brunswick HS

1 CHRIS FLORESFLOR-ez

G | 6-2 | 190 | FrDorchester, MA/

Marianapolis Prep (CT)

2 PJ MILLERG | 6-3 | 175 | Fr

Fort Washington, MD/Potomac School (VA)

4 NICK LOPEZF | 6-6 | 200 | Fr

Jackson, NJ/Solebury School (PA)

5 SAMMY SCHICKELG | 6-3 | 185 | SoCharlotte, NC/

Gaston Day School

20 ISAIAH WILKERSONG/F | 6-3 | 225 | SoStaten Island, NY/

Curtis HS

21 MATT DARNELLF | 6-6 | 220 | Fr

Stafford, VA/North Stafford HS

22 DREJON SCOTTDRAY-JON

G | 5-10 | 170 | FrHopewell, VA/Petersburg HS

33 RYAN REGISF | 6-6 | 250 | So

Brooklyn, NY/Living Faith Christian (NJ)

50 SEAN McCARTHYC | 6-10 | 265 | Fr

Scituate, MA/Loomis Chaffee (CT)

11 TEDDY SCHICKELG | 6-1 | 175 | SoCharlotte, NC/

East Mecklenburg HS

12 ROBERT FITZSIMMONSG | 6-2 | 175 | FrCamp Hill, PA/Camp Hill HS

13 JHERYL WILSONJa-RELL

G | 6-3 | 190 | JrIrvington, NJ/

St. Benedict’s Prep

15 GARY GARRISF | 6-5 | 205 | SrLedgewood, NJ/The Hun School

Documents

NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF · sports information office (973-596-8461). Credits The 2009-10 NJIT Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a production of the NJIT Sports Information Office