NJIT Highlanders Men's Basketball GAME 18: NJIT (9-8, 0-1) at Florida Gulf Coast University (10-7, 1-0) Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 • 7 PM • Alico Arena • Fort Myers, FL • ESPN3 2015-16 Record|ASC:...... 9-8 | 0-1 2015-16 Record|ASC:...... 10-7 | 1-0 ASC Rank (Preseason):...... T-5th (3rd) ASC Rank (Preseason):.....T-2nd (5th) NCAA RPI:...... 167 NCAA RPI:...... 180 2014-15 Record|ASC:...... 21-12 | n/a 2014-15 Record|ASC:...... 22-11 | 11-3 All-time vs. ASC...... 0-1 All-time vs. NJIT...... 0-0 Head Coach:...... Jim Engles Head Coach:...... Joe Dooley Record at NJIT (8th):...... 100-132 Record at FGCU (3rd):...... 54-31 Career Record (8th):...... 100-132 Career Record (7th):...... 111-83 2015 CIT SEMIFINALISTS • MEMBER OF THE ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE SINCE 2015

2015-16 SCHEDULE BROADCAST INFORMATION: RECORDS NOVEMBER (4-3) Video: ESPN3 (WatchESPN app) David Moulton (play-by-play), Pete Lonergan (analysis) Overall 9-8 14 at Kentucky L, 87-57 Audio: www.njithighlanders.com Matt Provence (play-by-play) Home 5-3 16 at South Florida W, 60-57 Away 4-5 19 BOSTON UNIVERSITY W, 90-76 HIGHLIGHTS: Conference 0-1 21 LAFAYETTE W, 80-66  This is NJIT’s first-ever meeting with the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles (10-7, 1-0). Home 0-1 23 at Providence L, 83-76 Away 0-0  27 at Albany L, 74-73 After an 80-78 loss to USC Upstate on Saturday, NJIT is 0-1 all-time against Atlantic Sun op- Non-Conf. 9-7 29 MAINE-FORT KENT W, 89-60 ponents. Prior, the Highlanders had never played an A-Sun team, either past or current members. Home 5-2 DECEMBER (4-3)  The game against USC Upstate was NJIT’s first conference game in 1,036 days since a 75-59 Away 4-5 loss at Texas Pan-American on March 9, 2013, in the now-defunct Great West Conference. Current streak L2 5 UMASS LOWELL W, 90-77 Long. W streak W3 7 KENT STATE L, 80-75  In its Division-I history, NJIT is now 24-19 (.558) all-time in conference play -- with all but its most recent game against USC Upstate compiled during its four official seasons in the GWC. Long. L streak L2 10 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 92-86 OT Leading at Half 5-1 12 at Columbia L, 65-56  Tonight, the Highlanders are opposing their 10th team (in 18 games) that participated in a Tailing at Half 4-6 22 at St. John’s W, 83-74 national postseason tournament in 2014-15. Five were in the NCAA Tournament; two of which Tied at Half 0-1 28 STONY BROOK L, 83-61 they’ve defeated (Lafayette, St. John’s)... Like NJIT, FGCU was in the CIT last season. Overtime 1-0 30 at St. Francis U. W, 77-65  NJIT is 1-4 all-time in Florida -- but 1-0 this season after a 60-57 win at University of South Travel Days 1-1 JANUARY (1-2) Florida on Nov. 16. The four losses came in tournaments hosted by UCF prior to the Jim Engles era. Day 5-1 Night (6 PM on) 4-7 2 UMBC W, 86-83  At 9-8, NJIT is still tied for its best start all-time through 17 games of a season (2012-13; 6 at Yale L, 83-65 2014-15)... The Highlanders finished their rigorous non-conference schedule at 9-7. Ranked Teams 0-1 9 USC UPSTATE* L, 80-78 Power Conf. 2-2  14 at Florida Gulf Coast* 7:00 p.m. NJIT has dropped back-to-back games. The Highlanders have not dropped three straight affairs All-Time (D-I) 105-185 since Nov. 11-19, 2014 -- a span of 45 contests without a 3-game skid. 16 at Stetson* 3:15 p.m. Division I 81-185 21 JACKSONVILLE* 7:00 p.m.  Since Dec. 30, 2014, the Highlanders have won 25 of their last 36 (69.4%) games. Non Division I 24-0 23 NORTH FLORIDA* 7:00 p.m. 27 LIPSCOMB* 7:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 30 at Kennesaw State* 7:00 p.m. No. Name PO YR HT WT Notes FEBRUARY (0-0) 0 Ky Howard G Sr. 6-4 185 • A-Sun: 3rd apg (4.8), 7th FG% (.507), 13th rpg (4.8), 15th ppg (13.5) 1 at Lipscomb* 7:30 p.m. NJIT’s D-I career • Last 3 G: Avg’g 16.0 ppg, 21-24 FT... Last 8 G: 15.0 ppg, 5.3 apg 6 KENNESAW STATE* 4:00 p.m. assists leader (338) • 77 points away from becoming NJIT’s 5th 1,000-point D-I scorer 11 STETSON* 7:00 p.m. 2 Tim Coleman F Jr. 6-5 210 • A-Sun: 4th in spg (1.5) & bpg (1.0), 5th in rpg (7.2), 10th in ppg (14.4) 13 FLORIDA GULF COAST* 4:00 p.m. • L3: 18.0 ppg, 19-28 FG (.679), 8-10 3FG (.800)... L15: 15.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg 18 at North Florida* 2:00 p.m. • at SJU (12/20): 10 pts, 11 reb (3rd dbl-dbl this year; 6th of career) 20 at Jacksonville* 7:00 p.m. 5 Damon Lynn G Jr. 5-11 165 • A-Sun: 2nd in ppg (17.8) & 3PT/G (3.5), 5th in spg (1.5), 10th in apg (3.1) 25 at USC Upstate* 7:00 p.m. Preseason All A-Sun • Last 3 G: 21.3 ppg... At least 1 3FG in last 69 G & in 78 of 79 in career MARCH (0-0) NJIT 3FG King (293) •D-I Act. Career Rnks: 1st in 3FG/G (3.7), 3rd in 3FG (293), 8th ppg (17.5) 1-6 Atlantic Sun Tournament (sites TBD) 15 Terrence Smith F Jr. 6-6 195 • Last 3 G: 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.7 apg while shooting 11-13 FG (.846) • Has a .552 FG%... ‘13-14: Ranked 3rd in NCAA (.629), an NJIT record HOME GAMES IN CAPS • Missed all ‘14-15 after surgery to repair Jones fracture (foot) *Atlantic Sun Conference Game 24 Manny Tselentakis G Sr. 6-5 205 • In his 9 starts: Avg’g 2.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 0.9 apg in 13.8 mpg • Last 12 G: 2.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.7 spg -- shooting 10-21 FG, 5-10 3FG • vs. UMFK (11/29): C-h in assists (6); s-h in pts (10), reb (5), stl (4) REST OF ROTATION No. Name PO YR HT WT Notes 3 Chris Jenkins G/F So. 6-4 215 • L6: 9.5 ppg, .488 FG (21-43)... C-h 19 pts at SJU, 12/20 (7-8, 5-6) 11 Winfield Willis G Sr. 6-0 180 • Last 7 G: 12.3 ppg, .466 FG (27-58)... First 2 G: 3.5 ppg, .231 (3-13) #NewarksTeam Preseason All A-Sun • Has 1,172 pts in NCAA career between D-II Clarion (1) & NJIT (2) 14 Reilly Walsh G Fr. 6-3 180 • Made NCAA debut at SJU... ‘14-15: Top HS player on Staten Island 23 Osa Izevbuwa G Jr. 6-3 230 • Last 5 G: 3.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg, inc. season-high 7 pts at SFU (12/30) MBB CONTACT: 25 Rob Ukawuba G Jr. 6-3 210 • Last 13 G: 8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.8 apg... Ranks 8th in A-Sun at .804 FT% MATT PROVENCE • at PC (11/23): Career-high 20 pts (6-8, 4-6, 4-5) with 4 reb in 22 M CELL: 610-504-1037 33 Vlad Shustov F So. 6-9 225 • DNP L5 (plantar faciitis)... vs. UMFK (11/29): Career-high 7 reb; 3 blk [email protected] 34 Mohamed Bendary F Fr. 6-9 235 • Last 5 G: 2.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg in just 16.4 mpg... C-h 4 blks vs. USCU (1/9)

@NJITHoops • C-h 6 pts vs. SBU, 12/28 (2-4 FG); Played for Bob Hurley at St. Anthony’s 2015-16 HIGHLANDERS @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU

A-SUN PRESEASON POLLS ATLANTIC SUN STANDINGS Conference Overall OSPREYS SWEEP PRESEASON Standings Rec Win % PF PA Rec Win % PF PA Home Away Neut L10 STK POLLS, SUPERLATIVES North Florida 2-0 1.000 90.0 73.5 13-6 .684 84.9 77.8 8-0 3-6 2-0 7-3 W 3 FGCU 1-0 1.000 82.0 53.0 10-7 .588 77.5 69.3 9-3 1-3 0-1 6-4 W 4 MACON, Ga. - North Florida enters the USC Upstate 1-0 1.000 80.0 78.0 7-11 .389 72.5 75.8 5-5 2-6 0-0 6-4 W 4 2015-16 Atlantic Sun Men’s Basketball Kennesaw State 1-0 1.000 102.0 86.0 5-12 .294 69.2 78.2 5-3 0-9 0-0 4-6 W 2 season as the favorites to repeat after gar- NJIT 0-1 .000 78.0 80.0 9-8 .529 75.8 75.2 5-3 4-5 0-0 5-5 L 2 nering first place in both preseason coach- Jacksonville 0-1 .000 68.0 83.0 8-10 .444 74.7 74.2 7-0 1-8 0-2 5-5 L 1 es’ and media polls. Lipscomb 0-1 .000 86.0 102.0 4-14 .222 76.0 80.2 2-5 1-6 1-3 1-9 L 6 The defending regular season and tour- Stetson 0-2 .000 66.0 89.5 6-11 .353 81.0 84.3 4-3 1-7 1-1 3-7 L 2 nament champions secured seven of the A-SUN OFFENSIVE RANKINGS eight first place votes in the coaches’ poll, RK NAME GP FG PCT 3PT PCT FT PCT OFF DEF REB AST TO STL BLK PF PTS while picking up 24 of the 31 first place 1 North Florida 19 569-1165 48.8 234-541 43.3 241-322 74.8 8.4 26.6 35.0 17.2 11.7 5.4 5.5 16.2 84.9 votes in the media poll. FGCU came in sec- 2 Stetson 17 489-1073 45.6 146-400 36.5 253-350 72.3 10.4 25.1 35.5 16.5 13.4 7.0 2.1 16.9 81.0 ond in both polls, as the Eagles collected 3 FGCU 17 493-1062 46.4 97-276 35.1 234-360 65.0 12.8 29.1 41.9 14.2 14.4 7.7 4.6 19.9 77.5 4 Lipscomb 18 465-1102 42.2 190-526 36.1 248-363 68.3 10.0 25.7 35.7 16.7 13.3 6.1 3.1 18.9 76.0 the final first place vote in the coaches’ poll 5 NJIT 17 430-976 44.1 149-413 36.1 279-359 77.7 10.2 24.2 34.4 15.4 13.8 6.8 2.9 19.8 75.8 and six first place nods in the media poll. 6 Jacksonville 18 483-1094 44.1 160-403 39.7 218-326 66.9 9.3 27.6 36.9 12.0 11.9 6.4 2.7 18.9 74.7 League newcomer NJIT earned the final 7 USC Upstate 18 479-1061 45.1 138-381 36.2 209-326 64.1 13.5 23.8 37.3 16.4 13.9 6.3 3.4 17.9 72.5 first place vote in the media poll. 8 Kennesaw State 17 425-983 43.2 88-259 34.0 238-342 69.6 10.1 23.1 33.2 12.0 14.7 7.6 3.1 19.4 69.2 A-SUN DEFENSIVE RANKINGS Preseason Coaches Poll RK NAME GP FG PCT 3PT PCT OFF DEF REB MRGN AST TO STL BLK PF PTS Rank (1st-Place Votes) Total Pts 1 FGCU 17 424-1067 39.7 90-351 25.6 13.1 24.7 37.8 4.1 10.6 14.2 7.8 3.2 18.2 69.3 2 Jacksonville 18 467-1076 43.4 158-454 34.8 9.8 28.2 37.9 -1.1 13.7 12.8 4.5 3.4 17.9 74.2 1. North Florida (7) 63 3 NJIT 17 445-1023 43.5 142-417 34.1 13.2 24.2 37.4 -2.9 15.2 13.5 6.1 3.8 19.5 75.2 2. FGCU (1) 54 4 USC Upstate 18 490-1079 45.4 162-439 36.9 11.9 23.6 35.6 1.8 17.7 12.7 6.7 3.3 16.5 75.8 3. NJIT 49 5 North Florida 19 573-1288 44.5 111-354 31.4 14.6 25.1 39.6 -4.6 14.7 11.1 6.7 2.7 17.6 77.8 4. Lipscomb 42 6 Kennesaw State 17 485-1032 47.0 118-363 32.5 13.2 25.7 38.9 -5.7 14.0 13.5 7.7 3.5 18.5 78.2 5. Jacksonville 28 7 Lipscomb 18 501-1115 44.9 166-450 36.9 11.3 28.1 39.4 -3.7 16.3 13.7 6.8 4.1 19.6 80.2 8 Stetson 17 557-1149 48.5 122-376 32.4 12.9 27.5 40.4 -4.8 16.8 13.1 7.1 5.2 18.2 84.3 6. USC Upstate 26 T7. Kennesaw State 13 SCORING REBOUNDING ASSISTS STEALS T7. Stetson 13 RK NAME SCH PPG RK NAME SCH RPG RK NAME SCH APG RK NAME SCH SPG 1 D Moore NFU 19.8 1 B Pegg SU 9.1 1 D Moore NFU 5.6 1 D Fernandez JU 1.9 Preseason Media Poll 2 K Babineaux JU 18.5 2 M Norelia FGCU 8.6 2 N Moran LU 5.1 2 D Myles SU 1.7 3 D Lynn NJIT 17.8 3 E Pepper LU 8.1 3 K Howard NJIT 4.8 3 K Ray KSU 1.6 Rank (1st-Place Votes) Total Pts 4 Y Brown KSU 17.7 4 C Davenport NFU 7.5 4 A Rivera SU 4.5 4 T Coleman NJIT 1.5 5 K Ray KSU 16.9 5 T Coleman NJIT 7.2 5 D Myles SU 4.5 5 D Lynn NJIT 1.5 1. North Florida (24) 235 6 M White JU 16.3 6 A Williams KSU 6.9 6 R Reid FGCU 4 5 C Terrell FGCU 1.5 2. FGCU (6) 208 7 M Norelia FGCU 15.9 7 D Daniels NFU 5.9 7 J Span USCU 3.5 7 Y Brown KSU 1.4 3. Lipscomb 156 8 J Hampton LU 15.8 8 M White JU 5.9 8 C Davenport NFU 3.4 8 N Moran LU 1.3 4. NJIT (1) 154 9 D Newton SU 15.1 9 B Beech NFU 5.7 9 Z Johnson FGCU 3.1 9 B Beech NFU 1.3 5. USC Upstate 136 10 T Coleman NJIT 14.4 10 M Smith USCU 5.6 10 D Lynn NJIT 3.1 10 A Rivera SU 1.2 6. Jacksonville 96 7. Kennesaw State 73 JUNE 12, 2015 8. Stetson 58

Preseason Individual Honors NJIT ATHLETICS FINDS Preseason Player of the Year: ITS HOME IN THE SUN Beau Beech, North Florida NEWARK, NJ — The Atlantic Sun Conference and New Jer- NJIT’s journey officially began in February 2003, when Defensive Player of the Year: sey Institute of Technology held a news conference Friday the Board of Trustees unanimously approved a plan to re- Demarcus Daniels, North Florida on the NJIT campus to announce that the Highlanders will classify men’s soccer to Division I from Division II. Within become the eighth full member institution of the Atlantic two years, the NCAA approved NJIT’s request to begin the Preseason All-ConferenceTeam Sun, effective July 1, 2015. reclassification process for its entire athletics program. “It has been an almost 10-year journey to find the right Men’s soccer began Division I competition in 2004 Position, Name, School, Year conference home for our athletic teams and I am excited and the remaining programs began Division I competition *G, Julian DeBose, FGCU, Sr. that the Atlantic Sun is that home,” said NJIT Director of in 2006-07. Men’s soccer became Division I championship- Athletics Lenny Kaplan. eligible in 2005 and women’s soccer followed in 2007. *G, Kori Babineaux, Jacksonville, Sr. NJIT will compete for Atlantic Sun championships in The remaining programs, operating under a longer *G, Josh Williams, Lipscomb, Jr. six men’s sports and seven women’s sports in the 2015-16 NCAA-mandated reclassification process, became champi- *G, Damon Lynn, NJIT, Jr. seasons. The number will grow to seven men’s sports and onship-eligible as of September 1, 2009. *F/G, Beau Beech, North Florida, Sr. 14 total in 2016-17, when men’s soccer, which has been This new affiliation with the Atlantic Sun Conference *G, Dallas Moore, North Florida, Jr. in the Sun Belt Conference since 2014, transitions to the marks the first time that NJIT has been a full member of an PG, Yonel Brown, Kennesaw State, Sr. A-Sun in the fall of 2016. automatic qualifying NCAA Division I multisport conference. G, Winfield Willis, NJIT, Sr. As one of 32 multisport conferences in NCAA Division The other members of the Atlantic Sun are (listed alpha- I, the Atlantic Sun’s champions receive automatic qualifying betically): Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers); Jack- F, Demarcus Daniels, North Florida, Sr. berths into NCAA Division I postseason championship play. sonville (FL) University; Kennesaw (GA) State University; F, Chris Davenport, North Florida, Jr. In addition to championship and postseason opportunities Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN); University of North for teams, individual student-athletes from NJIT will be eli- Florida (Jacksonville); University of South Carolina Upstate * Denotes unanimous selection gible for conference honors on a weekly and seasonal basis. (Spartanburg); and, Stetson University (DeLand, FL). @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU HIGHLANDERS BY THE NUMBERS NJIT: QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: University Heights, Newark, NJ 5 45 69 77 100 Founded: 1881 Consecutive win- Consecutive games Straight games for Points needed by Wins by head coach Enrollment: 7,550 (undergraduate); 3,096 (graduate) ning months for for NJIT without Damon Lynn with senior Ky Howard Jim Engles in his Nickname/Colors: Highlanders/Red and White (Blue accent) NJIT in 2015: Jan losing three straight. at least 1 3FGM. to reach 1,000 in head coaching ca- Affiliation: NCAA Division I (6-1), Feb (5-1), Their last three- He’s also made at his career. He would reer, reached with Transition to Division I: 2006-07 March (4-1), Nov game skid was least one trey in 76 become the 5th an 86-83 win over Conference: Atlantic Sun (1st season) (4-3) & Dec (4-3). Nov. 11-19, 2014. of 77 career games. in NJIT’s D-1 era. UMBC on 1/2. University President: Dr. Joel Bloom EdD Director of Athletics: Lenny Kaplan THE STATE OF... SUNSHINE!: Athletic Dept. Phone: 973-596-3636 This week, NJIT plays its first two road games in the program’s Atlantic Sun Conference history -- both in NJIT website: www.njit.edu the state of Florida (at Florida Gulf Coast University on Thursday and at Stetson University on Saturday). Athletics website: www.njithighlanders.com The Highlanders are already 1-0 in the Sunshine State this season with a 60-57 win at University of Tickets website: www.njittix.com South Florida on Nov. 16. Twitter: @NJITHoops Since beginning Division I play in 2006-07, NJIT had previously played four games in Florida -- all in Facebook: NJIT Men’s Basketball tournaments in Orlando hosted by University of Central Florida (UCF Holiday Classic vs. UCF and James Madison, Dec. 29-30, 2006; UCF Holiday Classic vs. UCF and Texas-Pan American, Dec. 30-31, 2007). HEAD COACH JIM ENGLES Those were NJIT’s first two D-I years and when Jim Casciano was head coach. NJIT lost all four games. Alma Mater: Dickinson ’90 Seasons: 8th at NJIT/8th overall UPSTATE STUFF: Career Record: 100-132 (.431) / 232 games Some takeaways from the Highlanders’ 80-78 loss vs. USC Upstate on Saturday: Atlantic Sun Record: 0-0 • The Spartans snapped a 78-78 tied on a tip-in by junior Michael Buchanan with :00.4 left to play. TEAM INFORMATION • With 22 points, junior Damon Lynn took sole possession of 10th place among NJIT’s all-time career Assistant Coaches: Brian Kennedy, Jesse Agel, Kim Waiters scoring leaders -- passing Jheryl Wilson ’11 (1,359). This includes pre-NCAA, D-I, D-II & D-III eras. Dir. of Basketball Ops: Andrew McGlynn • Freshman Mohamed Bendary logged a career-high 4 blocks -- an NJIT season-high. Athletic Trainer: Matt Koscs • Lynn’s 22 points marked his A-Sun leading 7th game with at least 20 points this season (3rd in a row). 2014-15 Record: 21-12 • NJIT was outrebounded, 36-25, by USC Upstate, which held a 36-20 edge on points in the paint. 2014-15 Postseason: 3-1 (advanced to semifinals of CIT) Final RPI: 134 PUTTING THE 'FREE' IN 'FREE THROWS': Returning/Lost (Starters): 9/2 (4/1) After shooting 15-of-16 (.938) from the free-throw line against USC Upstate, NJIT now ranks second in PROGRAM RECORDS the nation in free-throw percentage at .777 (279-359) -- trailing only Pittsburgh (.793)... Individually, Inaugural Season: 1922 junior Damon Lynn ranks third in the A-Sun and 60th in the nation (.851), while junior Tim Coleman ranks fifth in the A-Sun and 130th in the nation (.824)... Senior Winfield Willis is at .955 (21-for-22), but does All-Time Record: 875-779 (.529) / 1654 games not have enough attempts to qualify for the leaderboard (min. of 2.5 made per game). Pre-NCAA (1922-73): 264-270 (.494) Division III Era (1974-96): 118-133 (.470) KY HOWARD: HIGHLANDER HELPER!: Division II Era (1997-06): 118-133 (.470) On Jan. 6 at Yale, Highlanders senior point guard Ky Howard became NJIT’s Division-I career assist leader Division I Era (2006-pres): 105-185 (.362) / 290 games at 331, moving past Chris Flores ‘13 (330) to the top of the list. The Philadelphia native is also the active Vs. Division I Teams: 81-185 (.305) / 266 games leader among all A-Sun players with 338. Vs. Division III Teams: 18-0 (1.000) Howard recorded the record-breaking assist by triggering an in-bounds pass beyond the perimeter to an Vs. Non NCAA Teams: 6-0 (1.000) open Damon Lynn, who successfully converted a three-point attempt with 10:43 remaining in the game. Conference Titles (Reg): 1 (Great West 2012-13) Currently, Howard ranks fourth in the A-Sun this season with 76 assists -- a total that places him 71st Conference Titles (Tour): 0 among all NCAA D-I men’s basketball players. He also holds the NJIT single-game assist record of 11, set on Dec. 23, 2014, at #7 Villanova (ironically, against a Wildcats team for which his brother, Ashley, serves as FLEISHER ATHLETIC CENTER an assistant coach). The business management major set the season assist record with 105 in 2013-14, a Year Opened: 1967 mark that was toppled by teammate Damon Lynn’s 123 the following year (2014-15). Capacity: 1,500 In the school’s all-time assist records, which span back to 1922 and include NJIT’s pre-NCAA program Home Record (D-I Era): 72-53* (.576) / 125 games along with its Division I, II and III eras, Howard ranks sixth (338) behind leader Lance Andrews ‘93 (611). Home Record (Engles): 69-41* (.627) / 110 games Jim Engles on Howard: “He has developed every year and has been a great ambassador for our pro- Home Record (Conference): 16-3** (.842) gram. He’s a terrific individual, a terrific player and he’s been wonderful to coach. *Does not include 0-9 in home games at Prudential Center Damon Lynn on Howard: “He’s made me a better player. And he always tells us that we’ve made him **Does not include 0-2 in conference home games at Prudential Center a better player. I like the humbleness he brings to the table. He enjoys passing me the ball and I enjoy him being my point guard.” SPORTS INFORMATION Asst. AD, Sports Info: Tim Camp KY COUNTDOWNS CONTINUE: Phone / Email: 973-596-8461 / [email protected] Now that senior point guard Ky Howard is NJIT’s all-time Division-I assist leader (338), he needs another Assistant SID: Stephanie Pillari 25 helpers to crack the Top 5 all-time, which includes the program’s pre-NCAA, D-I, D-II and D-III eras dating Phone / Email: 973-596-8324 / [email protected] back to 1922... The Philadelphia native is also just 77 points away from 1,000 in his career, which would Men’s BB Contact: Matt Provence make him the fifth member of NJIT’s 1,000-point club at the Division I level and the program’s 27th all-time. Phone / Email: 610-504-1037 / [email protected] LYNN-SANITY, PART 1: SCORER ATLANTIC SUN CONFERENCE Junior guard Damon Lynn, whose 17.8 ppg ranks 3rd in the A-Sun and 78th in the nation, has scored in Established: 1978 double figures in 29 of his last 30 games going back to 2014-15. During this span, which started Jan. 19, Former Name: Trans America Athletic Conf. (1978–01) 2015, Lynn is averaging 18.6 ppg (557)... In his career, he has scored 20+ points in 33 of his 79 games Number of Teams: 8 and now has 30+ in three affairs (34, 32, 32). Headquarters: Macon, Georgia • Lynn has scored 20+ points in each of his last three games, averaging 21.3 ppg during the span. Commissioner: Ted Gumbart (since 2007) • Lynn currently sits in 10th place on NJIT’s all-time career scoring list (1,381). Asst Commissioner (Media): Patrick McCoy • He became NJIT’s all-time 3PT leader (293) when he passed Clarence Pierce ‘96 (259) on Nov. 29. Website: www.atlanticsun.org • Lynn, who finished last season ranked second in the nation at 3.8 3FG/G, is averaging 3.53 3FG/G ‘14-15 Champions: North Florida to start the new campaign -- which ranks second in the A-Sun and ninth in the nation. @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU

LYNN-SANITY, PART 2: ROADIE SCORING LEADERS (ALL-TIME) Including a game-high 32 points at St. John’s (Dec. 20), junior G Damon Lynn has led NJIT in six of the nine High- landers road games this season. He posted 19 points at No. 2 Kentucky (11/14), 27 at South Florida (11/16), 24 at Rk Points Name Years Providence (11/23) and 23 at UAlbany (11/27)... For the season, he’s averaging 20.6 ppg (185) and shooting .402 3FG 1 2028 Clarence Pierce 1992-96 (35-87) in nine road games; while averaging 14.8 ppg and shooting .309 3FG (25-81) in eight home games. 2 1909 Demond Cowins 2000-04 "I'M A COLE-MAN!" 3 1875 Chris Miles 1985-89 Over his last three games, junior Tim Coleman is averaging 18.0 ppg while shooting an impressive .679 FG (19-for-28) and .800 3FG (8-for-10)... He now ranks 10th in the A-Sun in scoring at 14.4 ppg and fifth in rebounding at 7.2 rpg... Ad- 4 1755 Lance Andrews 1989-93 ditionally, the stat-sheet stuffer places fourth in the conference in both steals (1.5) and blocks (1.0) per game...His double- 5 1724 Chris Flores 2009-13 double at St. John’s (10 points, 11 rebounds) on Dec. 20 marked his team-leading third of the season and the sixth of his career... In the 92-86 win at St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 10, both Coleman (27 points, 12 rebounds) and senior 6 1638 Tom Callagher 1981-85 guard Ky Howard (23 pts, 10 reb) recorded double-doubles -- marking the first time in program history two NJIT 7 1617 Clayton Barker 2002-07 players accomplished the feat in the same game. 8 1577 Isaiah Wilkerson 2008-12 RHYMIN' & STEALIN': 9 1390 Warren Rodgers 1983-87 NJIT has three players in the Top 15 in the A-Sun in steals: junior Tim Coleman (4th; 1.5 spg), junior Damon Lynn 10 1381 Damon Lynn 2013-pres. (5th, 1.5 spg) and senior Ky Howard (13th, 1.1 spg)... In their last win, an 86-83 home victory over UMBC on Jan. 2, Lynn tied the NJIT single-game record with six steals -- which is the most in a D-I game in the A-Sun this season and 11 1359 Jheryl Wilson 2007-11 tied for the most overall with USC Upstate’s Malik Moore, who recorded six thefts in a game against Toccoa Falls 12 1345 Andrew South 1992-95 College (NCCAA) on Nov. 30. 13 1250 Reggie James 1985-89 WHATCHU TALKIN' ABOUT... JENKINS?: 14 1231 Ken Chance 1982-86 Since the injury to senior Winfield Willis (12/7 vs. KSU), sophomore Chris Jenkins has averaged 8.6 ppg (60) in the 15 1224 Bob Zanzalari 1978-82 seven games -- and 9.5 ppg (57) over his last six affairs. During the span, he’s shot 15-for-34 (.441) from three-point territory... The native of Hillside, N.J., was named Atlantic Sun Co-Newcomer of the Week on Monday (Dec. 21) for 16 1202 Marc Milbourne Swan 2003-07 the week of Dec. 14-20 -- becoming the first NJIT men’s basketball player to earn Newcomer of the Week status... 17 1192 Sal Gagliardo 1981-85 In his first game with extended minutes this season, Jenkins scored a career-high 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting and 5-for-6 marksmanship from behind the three-point line in the victory at St. John’s on Dec. 20. His previous career high 18 1179 Kraig Peters 2004-08 was 17 points, scored as a member of the Hofsta Pride against Monmouth in his NCAA debut on Nov. 8, 2013. The 19 1177 Phil Renaud 2000-04 five three-pointers drained tied Jenkins’ career high from his first collegiate game. He also chipped in a rebound and a steal on that Sunday. 20 1143 Larry Tosato 1952-56 BOLD indicates all points scored in D-I era "JOHNNIES" ON THE SPOT! Several Highlanders made key contributions in NJIT’s historical 83-74 win at St. John’s on Dec. 20: SCORING LEADERS (D-I ERA) • Junior guard Damon Lynn’s 32 points were an NJIT season-high and two points shy of his own school record of Rk Points Name Years 34 points, accomplished at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 18, 2014. In fact, it ties the second-highest, single-game scoring output in NJIT history with his 32 points against Fisher (Mass.) College on Feb. 7, 2015, and the 32 1 1724 Chris Flores 2009-12 points tallied by Chris Flores versus Fisher College on Jan. 30, 2013. 2 1577 Isaiah Wilkerson 2008-12 • Sophomore Chris Jenkins scored a career-high 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting and 5-for-6 marksmanship from 3 1381 Damon Lynn 2013-pres. behind the three-point line. His previous career high was 17 points, scored as a member of the Hofsta Pride against Monmouth in his NCAA debut on Nov. 8, 2013. The five three-pointers drained also tied his career high 4 1359 Jheryl Wilson 2007-11 from his first collegiate game. 5 923 Ky Howard 2012-pres. • Junior Tim Coleman scored 10 points with a team-high 11 rebounds -- notching his team-leading third double- 6 819 PJ Miller 2009-12 double of the season and the sixth of his NJIT career. He also added a team-high three blocks while also contribut- ing three assists and a steal. 7 815 Tim Coleman 2013-pres. • Senior Ky Howard had a game-high nine assists -- an NJIT season-high and two helpers shy of his own school 8 729 Winfield Willis 2013-pres. record of 11 assists, set at #7 Villanova on Dec. 12, 2014. In fact, it ties the second-highest, single-game assist mark of nine with P.J. Miller against Chicago State, Jan. 12, 2013, and Lamar Kearse versus Longwood on Feb. 3-PT FGM LEADERS (ALL-TIME) 25, 2012. Rk Points Name Years A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE: 1 293 Damon Lynn 2014-pres. With the 83-74 win at St. John’s on Dec. 20, NJIT finished 2-1 on its three-game New York City swing -- which also featured a 92-86 overtime win at St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 10 along with a 65-56 loss at Columbia, 65-56 on Dec. 2 259 Clarence Pierce 1992-96 12. Prior to this season, the Highlanders were 1-13 all-time in games in NYC, having lost 13 straight after a memorable 3 237 Chris Flores 2009-13 56-55 upset win at Manhattan College on Nov. 11, 2006 -- the first game in NJIT’s Division-I era... NJIT is now 3-13 4 229 Lance Andrews 1989-93 all-time when playing in one of the five boroughs. 5 210 Clayton Barker 2002-07 BOLD indicates all 3-PT FGM in D-I era

LYNN AMONG ACTIVE D-I CAREER LEADERS ASSIST LEADERS (ALL-TIME) 3FGM/GAME 3FGM PPG Rk Points Name Years 1 Damon Lynn , NJIT 3.71 1 Tanner Samson , Elon 299 1 James Daniel , Howard 20.9 1 611 Lance Andrews 1989-93 2 Andrew Rowsey , Marquette 3.3 2 Brian Sullivan , Davidson 295 2 Andrew Rowsey , Marquette 19.7 3 Jaylen Bland , UC Riverside 3.27 3 Damon Lynn , NJIT 293 3 Obi Emegano , Oral Roberts 19.7 2 485 Joe Marcotte 1993-95 4 Chase Fischer , BYU 3.10 4 Shane Richards , Manhattan 272 4 Zeek Woodley , N.Western St. 19.0 3 388 Clayton Barker 2002-07 5 Jared Brownridge , Santa Clara 2.89 5 Beau Beech , North Florida 261 5 QJ Peterson , VMI 18.8 4 379 Ahmad Rasool 2000-03 6 Jordan Howard , Central Ark. 2.88 6 Adam Smith , Georgia Tech 258 6 Stefan Moody , Ole Miss 18.8 5 361 Russell Murdock 1989-92 7 Brian Bernardi , Hofstra 2.88 7 Buddy Hield , Oklahoma 255 7 John Brown , High Point 18.5 8 James Daniel , Howard 2.80 8 A.J. English , Iona 254 8 Damon Lynn , NJIT 17.5 6 338 Ky Howard 2012-pres. 9 Wesley Person , Troy 2.75 9 Marcus Paige , North Carolina 250 9 D.J. Balentine , Evansville 17.4 7 332 Clarence Pierce 1992-96 10 Brian Sullivan , Davidson 2.73 10 Kellen Dunham , Butler 247 10 Jared Brownridge, Santa Clara 17.2 BOLD indicates all 3-PT FGM in D-I era @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU RPI RISERS: A-SUN TEAMS RPI 2015-16 ROSTER FACTS The Highlanders have started the season at 9-8 through 17 games, despite a challeng- North Florida 131 ing schedule (five of the opponents made the NCAA Tournament last season, while four (Full Roster Appears on Page 12) others had postseason tournament berths)... They currently hold a ranking of 167 in the NJIT 167 BY STATE/LOCATION: NCAA Division I Rating Percentage Index (RPI)... In the initial rankings (Nov. 30), NJIT FGCU 180 ranked 59th -- the highest the Highlanders have appeared at any point of the program’s Florida (1): Kennesaw St. 230 history... Last season, the Highlanders finished with a final NCAA RPI of 134 -- eas- Terrence Smith ily shattering the program’s previous season-ending high of 298 in 2012-13. The mark USC Upstate 250 represented the sixth highest RPI increase in Division I from the prior season (306). Maryland (1): Lipscomb 282 Winfield Willis STRAIGHT OUTTA JERSEY: Stetson 288 New Jersey (8): NJIT gets 60.2% of its scoring from New Jersey natives: juniors Damon Lynn (Hillside; Mohamed Bendary Jacksonville 333 23.5%), Tim Coleman (Union; 19.0%) and Rob Ukawuba (East Brunswick; 9.9%), sopho- Tim Coleman more Chris Jenkins (Hillside; 5.1%) and freshmen Mohamad Bendary (Jersey City; 2.5%) Chris Jenkins and Derek McKnight (Teaneck; 0.2%). Abdul Lewis Damon Lynn YOU CAN'T STOP THE LYNN-SANITY!: Derek McKnight Junior Damon Lynn, a native of Hillside, N.J., racked up the accolades on Monday (Dec. 21) for the week of Dec. James McMillon 14-20. Not only was he named Atlantic Sun Player of the Week, but he also won the College Sports Madness A-Sun Rob Ukawuba Player of the Week, the NJHoops.com New Jersey Division I Player of the Week and the Metropolitan Basketball Writ- ers Association D-I men’s Co-Player of the Week... In the win at St. John’s on Dec. 20, Lynn scored a game-high 32 New York (2): points (9-16, 5-10, 9-10) while adding a season-high six rebounds, three assists and a season-high-tying three steals. Osa Izevbuwa Reilly Walsh HOWARD HISTORY: FIRST NJIT A-SUN PLAYER OF THE WEEK Pennsylvania (2): Highlanders senior guard Ky Howard was named the Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Week for Dec. 7-13. Seth Callahan Howard becomes the first-ever NJIT men’s basketball player to win the weekly accolade... In three games this week, Ky Howard the Philadelphia native averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game while posting a .581 field-goal per- Greece (1): centage (18-for-31). In two of the contests, both on the road, Howard tied his career high in scoring with 23 points... In Emmanuel Tselentakis a 92-86 overtime win at St. Francis Brooklyn on Dec. 10, Howard played all 45 minutes while recording 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. The double-double was his second of the season and the fifth of his career... Just two days Russia (1): later, Howard again went for 23 points while adding four rebounds and seven assists at Columbia on Dec. 12 -- tallying Vlad Shustov 41-percent of the Highlanders’ scoring to spearhead a comeback bid against the Lions on that Sunday. BY CLASS: HIGH OCTANE OFFENSE: Seniors (3): In just 17 games, the Highlanders have already produced three 90-point scoring totals against Division-I foes -- setting Ky Howard a program single-season record. NJIT had just one such outburst during their best all-time campaign in 2014-15, a Emmanuel Tselentakis 90-86 home win over Maine on Nov. 17, 2014. In fact, only two other seasons did they ever score 90+ points against Winfield Willis D-I in two games -- 2011-12 (32 games) and 2013-14 (29 games). • To put things in perspective, it took 91 games (3+ seasons) after its transition to D-I for NJIT’s first 90-point Juniors (5): affair (a 96-64 home win against D-III St. Joseph’s NY) -- and 117 games to do so against a D-I opponent (W, 91-73 vs. Tim Coleman North Dakota, Feb. 28, 2010). Osa Izevbuwa Damon Lynn DANCING WITH THE STARS: Terrence Smith Up until the 65-56 loss at Columbia on Dec. 12, NJIT’s four losses were all to 2015 postseason tournament teams. Rob Ukawuba They’ve lost on the road to three teams that participated in the NCAA Tournament (Kentucky, Providence, UAlbany) Sophomores (4): and at home to CIT quarter-finalist Kent State. The Highlanders have played a fourth team that made the “Big Dance” Chris Jenkins last season, Lafayette, who they defeated at home 80-66 on Nov. 21. Abdul Lewis • Through 17 games, the Highlanders have already played 10 postseason tournament teams from ’14-15. James McMillon Vlad Shustov HONOR(THR)EES: In the week of Nov. 16-22, three Highlanders received regional/national honors... Junior G Damon Lynn (18.3 ppg, 1.3 Freshmen (4): apg, playing 119 of 120 minutes) was named College Sports Madness A-Sun Player of the Week. Lynn had a game- Mohamed Bendary high 27 points at South Florida (Nov. 16), including a game-winning three-pointer with 0:48 left to play... Junior F Tim Seth Callahan Coleman (13.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg) was named to CollegeInsiders.com “My5” (Mid-Major Players of the Week). Coleman had Derek McKnight his fourth career double-double with 16 points and a career-high tying 14 rebounds against Lafayette (Nov. 22)... Senior Reilly Walsh G Ky Howard (15.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.0 apg and 2.5 spg) was selected as NJHoops.com College Player of the Week. NJIT SET FOR UNPRECEDENTED LIVE TV & VIDEO COVERAGE JIT made its mark on the national scene in 2014-15 and this season, at least 25 directly to ESPN3. Others can access ESPN3 through WatchESPN if they receive Highlanders games will be shown live on a combination of ESPN3, Fox Sports 1 ESPN programming from an affiliated service provider. Those users will need to pro- Nand SEC Network Plus. All 30 games will be covered live on TV or on the internet. vide the username and password they use in online communication with their regular ESPN3 will be the live platform for every NJIT game played in the Atlantic Sun, service provider (usually found on regular billing material from the service provider). home and away, throughout every regular season game and into the postseason tour- The Atlantic Sun is a national leader in presenting its games live via ESPN3, nament. ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network. It is accessible online at Every A-Sun home game is produced on-campus in association with ESPN by all the WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app members, which includes NJIT beginning this season. As a result, ev- and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, ery A-Sun basketball game will be shown on ESPN3. The conference Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. championship game will air on ESPN2 on March 6. The network is currently available to more than 99 million homes at no additional The Highlanders non-conference game at South Florida in Tampa will air live on cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription ESPN3 on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. In addition, NJIT and ESPN3 will offer live telecasts of from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to ap- every non-conference home game vs. Division I opponents. proximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via The only home game that won’t be on ESPN3 is Nov. 29 at 2 p.m. vs. Maine Fort computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on- Kent and that contest will be streamed live on www.njithighlanders.com. base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. NJIT’s two road games in the BIG EAST -- Providence (Nov. 23) and St. John’s This means devices connected to NJIT’s on-campus computer network can link (Dec. 20) will air live nationally on Fox Sports 1 (FS1). @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU

RANKINGS BOX (THRU 1/7) SOURCE 14-15 15-16 USCU Update: January 11, 2016 (Week 9) NCAA RPI 134 167 180 Basketball State 92 164 184 RK TEAM (1ST VOTES) REC PTS PRE CONFERENCE OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Stephen F Austin 63, 1. Gonzaga (28) 13-3 770 1 West Coast Omaha 59, Hofstra 57, Milwaukee 55, James Madi- ESPN BPI 190 198 170 2. Valparaiso (3) 13-3 715 4 Horizon son 42, Georgia State 39, Stony Brook 32, College of Pomeroy Rating 166 196 197 3. Little Rock 14-1 698 3 Sun Belt Charleston 29, Yale 27, High Point 21, Iona 17, To- RealTime RPI 147 179 167 4. Saint Mary’s 14-2 657 2 West Coast ledo 14, Northeastern 12, Princeton 12, Weber State 5. Wichita State 10-5 636 7 Missouri Valley 11, Ohio 9, Kent State 8, Texas A&M Corpus Christi Sagarin Ratings 162 201 180 6. Evansville 14-3 618 5 Missouri Valley 5, Tennessee State 3, Western Illinois 3, Siena 2, 7. Monmouth 11-4 544 8 Metro Atlantic Tennessee Tech 2, UNC Asheville 2, Army 1, CSU ALL-TIME RECORDS 8. UT Arlington 12-2 539 10 Sun Belt Bakersfield 1, Elon 1, Navy 1. 9. Akron 13-2 528 11 Mid-American BY D-I CONFERENCES 10. Chattanooga 13-3 474 6 Southern NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll, now in its 17th season America East (11-20) MAC (0-1) 11. Southern Illinois 14-3 426 9 Missouri Valley of existence, is made up of teams from the following American Athletic (1-0) MEAC (7-7) 12. BYU 12-5 379 15 West Coast conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Atlantic 10 (1-5) NEC (11-11) 13. Grand Canyon 15-2 326 17 WAC Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Atlantic Sun (0-1) Pac 10 (0-1) 14. UC Irvine 13-5 311 18 Big West Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Mis- ACC (0-3) Patriot (8-20) 15. South Dakota State 13-4 307 13 Summit souri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, South- Big 10 (1-1) SEC (0-1) 16. Hawaii 13-2 292 19 Big West ern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, BIG EAST (1-21) Sun Belt (1-0) 17. Northern Iowa 10-7 285 14 Missouri Valley West Coast, Western Athletic. Big Sky (0-1) Independents (7-15) 18. Mercer 12-4 265 16 Southern Big South (0-1) 19. Belmont 11-6 148 20 Ohio Valley *NJIT entered the season ranked 24th. CAA (0-3) 20. IPFW 14-4 133 25 Summit *NJIT ranked 25th in the Nov. 23 poll (Week 3). Conference USA (0-3) 21. North Florida 13-6 128 22 Atlantic Sun *NJIT received votes in Weeks: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Great West (27-41) 22. Northern Illinois 13-2 113 NR Mid-American Horizon (1-0) 23. Oakland 10-7 112 12 Horizon Ivy League (1-14) 24. William & Mary 11-5 76 NR Colonial MAAC (3-14) 25. Albany 13-4 69 NR America East

INDIVIDUAL HONORS 2014-15 2015-16 Associate Press PRESEASON WEEKLY Dec. 14-20 All-America Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Damon Lynn (Honorable Mention) Atlantic Sun Conference (official) Nov. 16-22 Damon Lynn Preseason All-Atlantic Sun CollegeInsiders.com My5 CollegeInsider.com Damon Lynn (Mid-Major Players of the Week) Atlantic Sun Co-Newcomer of the Week Chris Jenkins John McLendon Award (Coach of Year) Winfield Willis Tim Coleman Jim Engles NJHoops.com College Player of the Week College Sports Madness Atlantic Sun Player of the Week CIT All-Tournament Team Ky Howard CollegeSportsMadness.com Damon Lynn Tim Coleman College Sports Madness Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Atlantic Sun Player of the Week NJHoops.com Damon Lynn (1st Team) Eastern College Athletic Conf. (ECAC) Damon Lynn New Jersey Division I Player of the Week Tim Coleman (2nd Team) Damon Lynn ECAC Division I All-Star Damon Lynn (3rd team) SB Nation’s Mid-Major Madness Dec. 7-13 Metropolitan Basketball Writers Assoc. ECAC Division I Play of the Week Division I Men’s Co-Player of the Week Preseason All-American Atlantic Sun Player of the Week Tim Coleman—Jan. 5 Damon Lynn Damon Lynn (Honorable Mention) Ky Howard Metropolitan Basketball Writers Assoc. Peter A. Carlesimo Coach of the Year Jim Engles All-Met Men’s Division I HIGHLANDERS IN THE TOP 100 IN THE NATION Damon Lynn (2nd Team) PLAYER STAT TOTAL NCAA A-SUN National Assoc. of Basketball Coaches Damon Lynn Total 3-point FGM 60 6 3 All-District 13 Damon Lynn Three-Point Field Goals Per Game 3.53 9 2 Damon Lynn (1st Team) Damon Lynn Minutes Per Game 36:38 20 2 Damon Lynn Total Points 303 41 3 Damon Lynn Free-Throw Percentage 85.1 62 3 Ky Howard Total Assists 76 71 4 Damon Lynn Points Per Game 17.8 80 3 Ky Howard Assists Per Game 4.8 84 3 Tim Coleman Defensive Rebounds per Game 5.59 100 5 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU TONIGHT'S OPPONENT: TALE OF THE TAPE: TEAM RANKINGS* (NCAA/CONF.)

FGCU EAGLES HIGHLANDERS (9-8, 0-1) 15-16 NCAA A-SUN FGCU EAGLES (10-7, 1-0) 15-16 NCAA A-SUN STATS RANK RANK STATS RANK RANK Coming off a painful defeat in their Atlantic Sun Confer- STAT CATEGORIES STAT CATEGORIES ence debut (lost 80-78 vs. USC Upstate at home on a Scoring Offense 75.8 131 5 Scoring Offense 77.5 100 3 tip-in with 4/10 second left), the Highlanders will open Scoring Defense 75.2 256 3 Scoring Defense 69.3 141 1 their first A-Sun road weekend with a game at one of the top teams in the conference, Florida Gulf Coast, Thursday Scoring Margin 0.5 200 3 Scoring Margin 8.2 74 1 at 7 pm (NJIT will visit Stetson on Saturday at 3:15 pm). Field-Goal Percentage 44.1 172 6 Field-Goal Percentage 46.4 73 2 NJIT and FGCU have never met in men’s basketball, but both have achieved national acclaim in recent years. 3-Point Field-Goal PCT 36.1 112 6 3-Point Field-Goal PCT 35.1 141 7 Dubbed “Dunk City”, the Florida Gulf Coast team Free-Throw Percentage 77.7 2 1 Free-Throw Percentage 65 290 7 became the darlings of March Madness in 2013 when the Eagles became the first #15 seed ever to advance to 3-point FGM 149 33 4 3-point FGM 97 242 7 the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. They did it 3-pt Field Goal Attempts 413 30 3 3-pt Field Goal Attempts 276 276 7 by beating #2 seed Georgetown and #7 seed San Diego State, before finally losing to #3 seed Florida. 3-Point FG Per Game 8.8 43 4 3-Point FG Per Game 5.7 279 7 FGCU has not gone back to the NCAA Tournament, O-Rebounds Per Game 10.18 237 4 O-Rebounds Per Game 12.82 67 2 but won 22 games and reached the National Invitation D-Rebounds per Game 24.24 258 6 D-Rebounds per Game 29.12 21 1 Tournament the following year and won 22 games again last year, while earning a berth in the CollegeInsider.com Rebounds 585 186 7 Rebounds 713 6 1 Tournament (CIT) Rebounds Per Game 34.41 277 7 Rebounds Per Game 41.94 19 1 NJIT made its national name last season, defeating #17/#16 Michigan in Ann Arbor on December 6, 2014 and Rebound Margin -2.9 278 4 Rebound Margin 4.1 85 1 picking up more big wins along the way to the semifinals Assists 261 51 5 Assists 242 89 6 of the CIT, the deepest run in a national postseason tour- nament in program history. Assists Per Game 15.4 73 5 Assists Per Game 14.2 132 6 Assist-Turnover Ratio 1.12 139 5 Assist-Turnover Ratio 0.99 211 7 A LOOK AT FGCU (10-7; 1-0 A-SUN) Turnovers (Fewest) 234 288 4 Turnovers (Fewest) 245 312 6 The Eagles come in having won their last four games, in- Turnovers Per Game 13.8 245 5 Turnovers Per Game 14.4 285 7 cluding an 82-53 home blowout win in the A-Sun opener over Stetson last Saturday. Indeed, FGCU is 9-3 this sea- Turnovers Forced 13.47 150 4 Turnovers Forced 14.24 92 1 son in home games, where it draws large crowds in Alico Turnover Margin -0.3 206 4 Turnover Margin -0.2 201 3 Arena (the Stetson game drew 4,266). Before this season, NJIT had never faced an A-Sun FG Percentage Defense 43.5 208 3 FG Percentage Defense 39.7 44 1 team in men’s basketball, but FGCU’s Joe Dooley in his 3-Pt FG Defense 34.1 185 5 3-Pt FG Defense 25.6 2 1 third year as head coach, has known about NJIT for a long time. A native of West Orange, NJ, he is a graduate Blocks 50 206 6 Blocks 79 54 2 of NJIT’s Newark neighbor St. Benedict’s Prep, where Blocked Shots Per Game 2.9 228 6 Blocked Shots Per Game 4.6 69 2 he graduated as the school’s all-time basketball scor- Steals 116 86 4 Steals 131 34 1 ing leader. Dooley had 21 years as a Division I assistant (most recently at Kansas before being named head man at Steals Per Game 6.8 116 4 Steals Per Game 7.7 59 1 Florida Gulf Coast). He was head coach at East Carolina Personal Fouls (Fewest) 337 265 5 Personal Fouls (Fewest) 339 272 6 for four seasons in the 1990s. Florida Gulf Coast was picked second in the A-Sun Personal Fouls Per Game 19.8 205 7 Personal Fouls Per Game 19.9 212 8 coaches’ preseason poll, one spot ahead of NJIT. Winning PCT 52.9 180 3 Winning PCT 58.8 149 2 Julian DuBose (6-4, R-Sr.) was a unanimous selec- tion on the coaches’ preseason All-Conference team, as *through games of Jan. 12 *through games of Jan. 12 was NJIT’s Damon Lynn. Marc-Eddy Norelia (6-8, R-Jr.) has been A-Sun Play- 2015-16 Individual Team-Leaders 2015-16 Ind. Stat Distribution er of the Week twice this season, while Reggie Reid (5- 11, Fr.) and Rayjon Tucker (6-5, Fr.) each have an A-Sun (includes ties) Points Reb Ast Dbl Newcomer of the Week award. Player Name Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl Player 10+ 20+ 10+ 5-9 10+ Dbl

FGCU TEAM STATS AND LEADERS: Mohamed Bendary 2 3 Bendary Seth Callahan Callahan Scoring (team 77.5 ppg; +8.2 ppg): Tim Coleman 3 8 8 8 Coleman Marc-Eddy Norelia (6-8, R-Jr; 15.9 ppg) 10 3 3 3 Christian Terrell (6-5, So; 13.6 ppg) Ky Howard 31926Howard 9228 2 Zach Johnson (6-2, R-Fr; 8.9 ppg) Osa Izevbuwa Izevbuwa Julian DuBose (6-4, R-Sr; 8.5 ppg) Chris Jenkins 1 Jenkins 2 Rebounding (team 41.9 rpg; +4.1 rpg): Damon Lynn 81417Lynn 97 4 Norelia (6-8, R-Jr; 8.6 rpg) Demetris Morant (6-9, R-Jr.; 6.0 rpg) Derek McKnight McKnight Antravious Simmons (6-9, R-So; 5 rpg) James McMillon McMillon Assists: Vlad Shustov 4 Shustov Reggie Reid (5-11, Fr; 68) Terrence Smith 1 1 2 2 Smith 3 Zach Johnson (6-2, R-Fr; 53) Manny Tselentakis 1 1 2 1 Tselentakis 11 Blocks: Norelia (19); Morant (18) Rob Ukawuba 13133Ukawuba 41 Steals: Terrell (25) Reilly Walsh Walsh 3-pt FGM: Filip Cvjeticanin (6-9, R-Sr; 31) Winfield Willis 1 2 2 Willis 31 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU LAST TIME OUT: USC UPSTATE 80, NJIT 78 (1/9/16) USC UPSTATE NIPS NJIT MEN, 80-78, ON TIP-IN WITH :00.4 LEFT NEWARK, NJ--Michael Buchanan, USC Up- Buchanan and Moore shared the indi- state’s 6-foot-11, 250-pound junior center vidual rebounds lead for the Spartans with 7 tipped an offensive rebound into the basket apiece, but Buchanan got 6 of his caroms on with 4/10 of a second remaining and the visit- the offensive end. Coleman’s 6 total rebounds ing Spartans nipped NJIT in the Atlantic Sun topped the Highlanders. Conference men’s basketball opener for both NJIT led in the opening minutes, going up teams. 8-5 after Lynn hit the first of his six 3-pointers Buchanan finished with a season-best 20 for the day with 17:23 left in the first half. points on 9-for-14 shooting from the floor and And the Highlanders were still on top, 13-11, 2-for-4 at the foul line for Upstate, which won when Upstate put up six straight points to its fourth game in a row. take a lead it would hold for the final 14:31 of The Spartans, who start two freshmen the first half. and a sophomore, began the season with loss- When the half ended, the visiting Spartans es in their first seven games, but they have had built a 46-33 advantage. Upstate got recovered to forge a 7-11 overall record. there largely on the strength of sizzling shoot- After Buchanan, USC Upstate’s three ing-61.5 percent (16-for-26) from the floor, top scorers were freshmen Malik Moore (15 including 6-for-11 from downtown, and 8 of points), Mike Cunningham (11), and Deion 9 at the free throw line. Holmes (10). NJIT, which made its early shots, cooled NJIT, which played its first-ever game as down as the half progressed and connected a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, is on just 34 percent (11-for-32) of its first-half 9-8 overall, having dropped its last two games tries. Included in that total was 7-for-23 on after winning three-of-four from December 20 3-point attempts. through January 2. The 13-point halftime deficit marked the Damon Lynn of the Highlanders was game- fifth consecutive game NJIT has trailed at high scorer in defeat with 22 points. The junior the half. The Highlanders came back for wins sharpshooter connected on 6-of-12 3-point at- in two of the first four games in the streak, tempts, giving him 60 3-pointers through the but things did not look good for them when season’s first 17 games. Upstate scored the first two baskets of the NJIT also got 19 points apiece from senior second half to take what would the Spartans’ point guard Ky Howard and junior forward Tim biggest lead of the game, 50-33, with 19:02 Coleman. Howard scored 15 of his points in remaining in the game. the opening half and Coleman who played just NJIT cut into the deficit, but USC Upstate 6 first-half minutes due to foul trouble, scored still led by 11, 64-53, near the midpoint of the 14 of his points in the second half. Howard half on a Buchanan layup with 10:24 on the added a game-high 7 assists. clock. The remaining Highlanders scored 18 com- The Highlanders responded with six un- bined points and USC Upstate’s 27-14 advan- answered points in a span of 2:33, before tage in bench points was a telling stat in the Buchanan, who would score 18 second-half visitors’ victory. points, got another layup, assisted by Moore, The game-winning basket for the Spartans at the 6:18 mark. and the score was tied at 75 apiece after state took timeout with 18 ticks on the game came after an offensive rebound and the in- NJIT kept coming, however, and down Howard’s driving layup with 1:34 left. clock and the shot clock turned off. ability to control the defensive boards was a by six, the Highlanders got to free throws Buchanan played a huge role in break- The ensuing Spartan play resulted in a major problem all day for NJIT. There were 30 from Lynn, a 3-pointer from Lynn and then a ing the tie, coming down with an offensive miss by freshman Josh Cuthbertson, but the USC Upstate missed shots up for grabs and 3-pointer from Coleman to take the lead for rebound and then, when the NJIT defensive big, strong Buchanan went above everyone to the Spartans came down with 16 of those the first time since the opening minutes, 71- collapsed down on him, he kicked it outside tip the ball back in with less than a half-sec- misses to just 14 defensive rebounds for NJIT. 69, with 3:05 remaining. to freshman teammate Cunningham, who ond on the clock and NJIT threw the ball too On the other end, the Highlanders got 11 However, another Spartan freshman, Jure fired the ball through from 3-point distance far on the following inbounds play, as USC offensive rebounds, a good total, but USC Span responded with a deep 3-pointer from to put the visitors ahead 78-75 with just 38 Upstate held on to spoil the A-Sun opener for Upstate got 20 defensive rebounds for a ratio straight-on 24 seconds after Coleman had put seconds to play. the Highlanders. much closer to the norm. Upstate outscored the Highlanders ahead. After a Highlander timeout, Lynn re-tied NJIT on second-chance points, 17-12. The teams continued going back-and-forth the score with a 3-pointer of his own and Up- Written by Tim Camp

NJIT WELLNESS AND EVENTS CENTER... OPENING 2017 NJIT hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, WEC’s amenities include: (1) an arena with a 3,500 Nov. 12, for the Wellness and Events Center (WEC), a capacity, (2) a 25-meter swimming pool with diving area, sleek new building that has the promise to become the (3) a fitness center with cardio equipment and weights, social centerpiece of a revamped campus. (4) lounges, study areas and multipurpose rooms, (5) an The Wellness and Events Center, already nicknamed indoor 10,000 square feet turf space, (6) two practice WEC, is a $102 M building that will be constructed on courts for intramural and intercollegiate sports, (7) a the site of the current Lubetkin Field at Mal Simon Sta- running track that will encircle the concourse of the dium athletic field. WEC will extend across the length of first-floor arena. the field, which will later be rebuilt on the north side of WEC is a major part of a $300 million building plan the building. The construction of WEC, to begin after the to overhaul the campus. Other parts of the plan include groundbreaking, will be finished in the Fall of 2017. the Central King Building, whose classrooms and labs As the name implies, WEC is a multi-purpose build- are state of the art; the Life Sciences and Engineering ing that will offer something for everyone at NJIT. The Building, ground for which was broken on Oct. 1; the 200,000-square-foot building will be in equal parts a new parking deck, located behind NJIT’s Enterprise De- fitness center, a study space, a gathering spot and a velopment Center on Warren Street; and the renovation sports arena that will double as a conference and events of classrooms and labs all over campus. The renovation center. WEC will offer students a place to relax and stay plan reflects the university’s evolution from a commuter fit; athletes a place to practice and play games; and the school to a nationally-ranked research university. In- university a place to host on-campus events and profes- deed, NJIT’s growing reputation has prompted a surge sional conferences. in enrollment that totals more than 11,000 students. @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU 2015-16 NJIT TEAM HIGHS/LOWS HIGHS LOWS WIN MARGIN 29 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) DEFEAT MARGIN 30 at Kentucky (11/14/15) WIN MA. (ROAD) 9 at St. John’s (12/20/15) DEFEAT (HOME) 22 STONY BROOK (12/28/15) POINTS 92 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) POINTS 56 at Columbia (12/12/15) FGM 33 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) FGM 17 at Kentucky (11/14/15) FGA 67 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (11/19/15) FGA 46 at Yale (01/06/16) FG PCT .525 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15; 32-61) FG PCT .309 at Kentucky (11/14/15; 17-55) 3FGM 13 3x, last: USC UPSTATE (1/9/16) 3FGM 5 2x, last: at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) 3FGA 33 USC UPSTATE (1/9/16) 3FGA 15 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) 3 PT FG PCT .550 at St. John’s (12/20/15; 11-20) 3 PT FG PCT .200 at Columbia (12/12/15; 5-25) FTM 23 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) FTM 7 at Columbia (12/12/15) FTA 31 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) FTA 11 at UAlbany (11/27/15) FT PCT .938 USC UPSTATE (1/9/16; 15-16) FT PCT .438 at Columbia (12/12/15; 7-16) REBOUNDS 45 KENT STATE (12/7/15) REBOUNDS 23 at Kentucky (11/14/15) ASSISTS 21 2x, last: LAFAYETTE (11/21/15) ASSISTS 8 at Kentucky (11/14/15) STEALS 11 at South Florida (11/16/15) STEALS 3 3x, last: at Yale (01/06/16) BLOCKS 8 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) BLOCKS 0 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (11/19/15) TO (COMMITTED) 22 at Providence College (11/23/15) TO (COMMITTED) 8 at Columbia (12/12/15) FOULS 26 2x, last: at UAlbany (11/27/15) FOULS 11 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) 2015-16 OPPOSING TEAM HIGHS/LOWS HIGHS LOWS POINTS 87 at Kentucky (11/14/15) POINTS 57 at South Florida (11/16/15) FGM 33 STONY BROOK (12/28/15) FGM 18 at South Florida (11/16/15) FGA 83 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) FGA 46 at South Florida (11/16/15) FG PCT .579 STONY BROOK (12/28/15; 33-57) FG PCT .343 at St. John’s (12/20/15; 24-70) 3FGM 16 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) 3FGM 3 LAFAYETTE (11/21/15) 3FGA 49 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) 3FGA 14 2x, last: STONY BROOK (12/28/15) 3 PT FG PCT .519 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (11/19/15; 14-27) 3 PT FG PCT .200 at Providence College (11/23/15; 4-20) FTM 25 at Providence College (11/23/15) FTM 7 UMASS LOWELL (12/5/15) FTA 34 at St. John’s (12/20/15) FTA 9 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) FT PCT .889 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15; 8-9) FT PCT .455 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (11/19/15; 10-22) REBOUNDS 54 at Kentucky (11/14/15) REBOUNDS 27 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) ASSISTS 22 at Yale (01/06/16) ASSISTS 10 2x, last: at Columbia (12/12/15) STEALS 10 at St. John’s (12/20/15) STEALS 3 2x, last: USC UPSTATE (1/9/16) BLOCKS 9 2x, last: at South Florida (11/16/15) BLOCKS 1 2x, last: at Yale (01/06/16) TO (COMMITTED) 21 at South Florida (11/16/15) TO (COMMITTED) 9 at Providence College (11/23/15) FOULS 25 at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) FOULS 11 MAINE FORT KENT (11/29/15) 2015-16 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS HIGHLANDERS OPPONENTS POINTS 32 Damon Lynn at St. John’s (12/20/15) POINTS 30 Jairus Lyles vs UMBC (1/2/16) FGM 10 Tim Coleman at St. Francis BK (12/10/15) FGM 10 2x, last: Jameel Warney vs Stony Brook (12/28/15) FGA 20 Damon Lynn at South Florida (11/16/15) FGA 21 Jairus Lyles vs UMBC (1/2/16) FG PCT (min 5) 1.000 Terrence Smith vs UMBC (1/2/16; 6-6) FG PCT (min 5) .857 2x, last: Sam Downey at Yale (01/06/16 3FGM 7 Damon Lynn at UAlbany (11/27/15) 3FGM 6 Kellon Thomas vs Kent State (12/7/15) 3FGA 15 Damon Lynn vs Kent State (12/7/15) 3FGA 14 Federico Mussini at St. John’s (12/20/15) 3 PT FG PCT (min 2) 1.000 2x, last: Coleman vs. USC Upstate (1/9/16; 3-3) 3 PT FG PCT (min 2) .750 2x (2-2); last: Mark Corneilus vs. UML (12/5/15) FTM 9 Damon Lynn at St. John’s (12/20/15) FTM 9 3x, last: Jairus Lyles vs UMBC (1/2/16) FTA 10 4x, last: Ky Howard at Yale (01/06/16) FTA 12 2x, last: Matt Klinewski vs. Lafayette (11/21/15) FT PCT (min 3) 1.000 17x, most: 8-8, Coleman at Saint Francis (12/30/15) FT PCT (min 3) 1.000 Kris Dunn at Providence College (11/23/15; 9-9) REBOUNDS 14 Tim Coleman vs. Lafayette (11/21/15) REBOUNDS 14 Yankuba Sima at St. John’s (12/20/15) ASSISTS 9 Ky Howard at St. John’s (12/20/15) ASSISTS 11 Yunus Hopkinson at St. Francis BK (12/10/15) STEALS 6^ Damon Lynn vs UMBC (1/2/16) STEALS 7 Kris Dunn at Providence College (11/23/15) BLOCKS 4 Mohamed Bendary vs USC Upstate (1/9/16) BLOCKS 5 2x, last: Luke Petrasek at Columbia (12/12/15) TO (COMMITTED) 7 Damon Lynn vs UMBC (1/2/16) TO (COMMITTED) 6 3x, last: Jahad Thomas vs. UMass Lowell (12/5/15) FOULS 5 6x, last: Terrence Smith at St. John’s (12/20/15) FOULS 5 7x, last: Deion Holmes vs USC Upstate (1/9/16) MINUTES 45 2x, last: Howard, Lynn at St. Francis BK (12/10/15) MINUTES 40 Gunnar Olafsson at St. Francis Brooklyn (12/10/15) * set NJIT D-I record; ^tied NJIT D-I record @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU 2015-16 NJIT MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW

ll good things come to an end was the adage record-setting junior guard Damon and he’s a physical defender.” Lynn cited when talking about the Highlanders fairytale season in 2014–15. The stable of guards also includes a hard-nosed player in senior Emmanuel Tselen- A After all, his sophomore year was a magical ride that featured an NJIT program- takis and a talented scorer in junior Osa Izevbuwa along with four newcomers: sopho- record 21 wins -- including one on the road against No. 17 Michigan -- and culminated more James McMillon and freshmen Seth Callahan, Derek McKnight and Reilly in a trip to the semifinals of the national CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Walsh. Walsh, a product of Engles’ alma mater (St. Peter’s), averaged 25 ppg last (CIT)… all while under the spell of being the nation’s lone independent. season to earn the Warren Jaques Award, presented annually to the top high school player on Staten Island. So how is it possible to author a sequel to this classic? Engles sees this deep rotation as advantageous. “The way we play helps our team concept. We really play with four guards,” said “I feel like our team is even better than last year’s team with Terrence [Smith] the 47-year-old Engles. “There are a lot of opportunities within the way we play for returning and the freshmen coming in,” said senior point guard Ky Howard, who hit the these guys to get what they need to get. Plus, there’s competitiveness within practice game-winning three-pointer in NJIT’s second round CIT win over Cleveland State. “And because they’re competing for time, which leads to a healthy practice environment.” our team chemistry is way better than it’s ever been since I’ve been here.” Eighth-year head coach Jim Engles, whose mind always works as fast as his FRONTCOURT pencil sketches plays, shared a similar opinion with his senior responsible for converting his papers into points. The Highlanders only lost two players from last season – but the graduated “We have a very good team coming back and there’s a definite amount of confi- Daquan Holiday and Odera Nweke accounted for better than 90% of the minutes at dence,” said Engles, who won a national Coach of the Year (John McClendon Award) the center position. and was a finalist for three others. “We’re experienced now. A lot of these guys have Whereas Engles addressed the significance of these two losses, he was quick to played in a lot of quality games… and won some quality games.” point out that the frontcourt essentially has two key “additions.” One such game was widely considered the upset of the year in college basketball, One is actually a returnee – and a good one – as redshirt junior Terrence Smith when the Highlanders took down the Wolverines, 72-70, in Ann Arbor on Dec. 6, 2014. missed all of 2014-15 after sustaining a Jones fracture early in preseason practice last But the Highlanders didn’t stop with that chapter, as they went on to knock-off two year. He returns to the rotation completely healthy after finishing as NJIT’s leading other first-place teams (St. Francis Brooklyn; Yale) and later record the program’s first rebounder (6.0) and second-leading scorer (12.2) as a sophomore in 2013-14. three national postseason tournament wins since its transition to Division I. “Having Terrence back allows us some flexibility because he’s a legitimate post Despite all the on-court success last season, the true climax may have been long scorer,” said Engles of his athletic, 6’6” big. “He was a big part of our offense two years after the final buzzer of the 2014-15 campaign. For on June 12, NJIT was no longer in ago. We can do some different things on the block that we weren’t able to do last year.” NCAA purgatory; the Highlanders found a home in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Smith also finished his sophomore campaign ranked third in the nation in field- goal percentage at .629 -- which set a program single- A chance to play in a conference tournament. season record. In just 40 games in his collegiate career, the Fort Lauderdale native has four double-doubles. “That was the biggest thing I wanted to do – play Engles will also rely heavily on 6’9” freshman Mo- on that stage -- coming out of high school,” said Lynn, hamed Bendary, a product of St. Anthony’s High who set program records in points (578) and assists School and Hall-of-Fame Coach Bob Hurley. Though still (123) last season while draining the second-most three- inexperienced, the Jersey City native is, according to En- pointers (126) in the nation. “And now we get that gles, a “very big physical kid, a good athlete and a tough chance to do it.” defender who has shown very good flashes in practice.” What will help the Highlanders chances are the The 6-9 sophomore Vlad Shustov, who came on fact most of the characters remain the same. Despite strong in the final two months last season, will also be losing their two centers to graduation, NJIT returns leaned on for significant minutes to fill the void left in nine players, four starters, 81.4% of the minutes and the middle. 86.5% of their points from last season. And maybe Meanwhile, the Highlanders figure to get both scor- most amazingly, the team that ranked 22nd in the na- ing and solid physical play from undersized forwards tion in three-pointers returns 100% (all 837 points) of their 279 treys from a year ago. Tim Coleman and Rob Ukawuba, both juniors. Yet, with perhaps their most challenging schedule all-time, the Highlanders will Coleman, a preseason All-Atlantic Sun selection by College Sports Madness, could have to retain the “chip on their shoulders” that helped transform the team that no be considered one of the most overlooked players in the region. The St. Anthony’s conference wanted into a preseason NCAA Tournament selection by several highly re- product averaged 14.3 ppg in the final 21 games of the season while becoming the first garded experts. player to log more than 30 blocks (42) and 30 steals (37) in the same season. “We have to have some substance to our confidence,” Engels said. “Last year is In fact, before Coleman, no Highlander ever had finished a season averaging at gone. We will reference it because we did some good things, but we have a competitive least one block and one steal per game – a feat which the 6’5” Coleman has now ac- non-conference schedule; a competitive conference; and a new-found respect from our complished in each of his first two campaigns. opponents.” Ukawuba, who logs time up to the “four” despite measuring just 6’3”, averaged 9.8 ppg over his last 10 contests – and posted a .595 field-goal percentage over his last 17. BACKCOURT “Tim and Rob are a lot alike. Toughness. Competitiveness. It’s their identity,” said Engles. “We’ve been a pretty good defensive team because of guys like that. Even Reviewing a stat sheet will quickly reveal the Highlanders’ strength lies within though we are undersized, we’ve been able to hold our own on the glass.” its backcourt. They return an elite scorer in Lynn, who averaged a school-record 17.5 ppg while also setting a new NJIT benchmark for assists (123) en route to All-America The Highlanders will also rely on intangibles to find success in the program’s first honorable mention honors by the Associated Press. year ever competing in an automatic qualifying conference; one of which is only fitting They return a complimentary scorer and a dynamic defender in senior Winfield for student-athletes representing an institution know for academic excellence. Willis, who averaged 12.2 ppg while shooting a team-best .437 from downtown. Both “One of the strengths of our team is that we have an intelligent group of kids who of whom were Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Conference selections. are able to digest a lot of different things I throw at them,” said Engles. “It helps us And they return a premier point guard in Howard, who led the team in both re- because it allows us to do a lot of different things both offensively and defensively.” bounds (5.7) and assists (3.9) per game; a guy Engles referred to as a “tremendous Then, there is the motivation of playing in a conference tournament and having a overall player who facilitates everything we do on offense” and a “leader on the court chance to participate in March Madness. in so many different ways.” Engles referred to this opportunity by saying, “It means everything.” Plus, NJIT added another long-range specialist in sophomore Chris Jenkins. The Willis, who started his collegiate career at Division II Clarion (Pa.) University, called native of Hillside, N.J., sat out 2014-15 due to NCAA transfer rules after averaging 5.4 a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament “the number one goal.” ppg as a freshman for Hofstra University in the Colonial Athletic Association. But in drafting how the 2015-16 season can become a sequel with an even more “He’s a high-level shooter. A high-impact shooter who can make shots in a very exciting plot, perhaps it was the most tenured Highlander, Ky Howard, who said it best. quick period of time,” said Engles of Jenkins, a product of Gill St. Bernard’s. “Chris “Coming into college, that’s all you ever really want as an athlete. So I’ve got one allows us to spread the court a little bit more, which is going to help our other players. shot my senior year. It makes for a great story.” He really fits into the way we play. He’s a big physical guard who can post up or shoot One the Highlanders hope comes to an even better end. AdityaPatel(NJIT’19) KimWaiters(RobertMorris’11), firstseason JesseAgel(Vermont‘84),third season Strength&Conditioning Head Head Athletic Trainer Baltimore,MD/St.Paul’sSchool(ClarionUniversity) StatenIsland,NY/St.Peter’sBoys Basketball Managers Dir., BasketballOperations G EastBrunswick,NJ/Brunswick G 180 180 6-0 G 6-3 Assistant Coaches 210 FortLauderdale,FL/Dillard Tomsk,Siberia,Russia/Absegami(Galloway,NJ) Sr. Head Coach 6-3 Fr. Thessaloniki,Greece/AmericanCollegeofAnatolia(SaintLouisU.) F F Newark,NJ/SciencePark/Newark Jr. 195 *will sitoutthe2015-16seasonduetoNCAAtransferrules 225 G Hillside,NJ/UnionCatholic Teaneck,NJ/GastonDaySchool(Gastonia,NC) 6-6 205 6-9 G Willis,Winfield G G 6-5 185 Irvington,NJ/NewarkEastSide(UniversitySouthAlabama) 11 Jr. So. Walsh,Reilly 165 160 Hillside,NJ/GillSt.Bernard’s(HofstraUniversity) 6-1 14 5-11 Sr. Philadelphia,PA/TheShipleySchool Ukawuba,Rob StatenIsland,NY/McKee/StatenIslandTech(WillistonState) F 6-1 G/F 25 So. 225 Tselentakis,Emmanuel 215 Jr. Union,NJ/St.Anthony’s(Jersey City,NJ) 24 G 6-10 G Fr. Smith,Terrence 6-4 185 15 230 So. F HanoverTownship,PA/G.A.R.(Wilkes-Barre,PA) Shustov,Vlad 6-4 33 6-3 So. Hometown/HighSchool(LastSchool) 210 McMillon,James 13 Pos. G 6-5 Sr. McKnight,Derek Jr. JerseyCity,NJ/St.Anthony’s(JerseyNJ) 10 Wt. 165 Lynn,Damon 5-11 Jr. 5 Ht. F Lewis,Abdul* 12 Jenkins,Chris Fr. 235 Yr. 3 6-9 Izevbuwa,Osa Tomsk,Siberia,Russia/Absegami(Galloway,NJ) 23 JerseyCity,NJ/St.Anthony’s(JerseyNJ) Howard,Ky EastBrunswick,NJ/Brunswick 0 Fr. Coleman,Tim F F 2 Callahan,Seth 225 G 235 StatenIsland,NY/McKee/StatenIslandTech(WillistonState) 4 6-9 210 Bendary,Mohamed 6-9 34 Thessaloniki,Greece/AmericanCollegeofAnatolia(SaintLouisU.) 6-3 StatenIsland,NY/St.Peter’sBoys FortLauderdale,FL/Dillard G So. Name No. Fr. 230 G Jr. G F 6-3 ALPHABETICAL Newark,NJ/SciencePark/Newark 205 180 195 Irvington,NJ/NewarkEastSide(UniversitySouthAlabama) 6-5 6-3 Jr. 6-6 Baltimore,MD/St.Paul’sSchool(ClarionUniversity) MohamedBendary G 34 VladShustov F 185 Sr. Fr. Hillside,NJ/UnionCatholic 33 Teaneck,NJ/GastonDaySchool(Gastonia,NC) Jr. G 225 RobUkawuba 6-1 180 25 6-10 HanoverTownship,PA/G.A.R.(Wilkes-Barre,PA) G EmmanuelTselentakis G 6-0 24 So. 165 160 So. Hillside,NJ/GillSt.Bernard’s(HofstraUniversity) OsaIzevbuwa Union,NJ/St.Anthony’s(Jersey City,NJ) 23 G 5-11 Philadelphia,PA/TheShipleySchool Sr. 6-1 TerrenceSmith G/F 165 15 F Hometown/HighSchool(LastSchool) 5-11 215 ReillyWalsh Jr. G 14 Fr. Pos. 210 6-4 JamesMcMillon 185 13 Wt. Fr. 6-5 AbdulLewis* 6-4 So. 12 Ht. WinfieldWillis Jr. 11 Sr. Yr. DerekMcKnight 10 DamonLynn 5 SethCallahan 4 ChrisJenkins 3 TimColeman 2 KyHoward 0 Name No. NUMERICAL @NJITHOOPS GAMENOTES JimEngles(Dickinson’90),eighthseason : BrianKennedy (Monmouth’90),fourthseason : Winston Nwanne(NJIT ’18) : MattKoscs : AndrewMcGlynn(Towson ’12),firstseason : ob Fisk : Bobby Jesse Mohamed Vlad Rob Osa Damon Ky Emmanuel Hwr KIE(like‘pie’) Howard

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2015-16 NJIT HIGHLANDERS MEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU HEAD COACH JIM ENGLES 47 | Dickinson ’90 | 8th Season at NJIT (100-130) | 8th Season Overall

@CoachJimEngles JIM ENGLES CAREER

HONORS/AWARDS: HEAD COACH: • 2014-15 National Coach of the Year (John McLendon Award) • 2014-15 Metropolitan (NY) Basketball Writers Peter A. Carlesimo YEAR SCH CONF W-L PCT NOTE Coach of the Year 2008-09 NJIT Ind. 1-30 .032 Snapped NJIT’s 51-G losing strk • 2014-15 National finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year 2009-10 NJIT Great West 10-21 .323 First year of conference affiliation • 2014-15 Finalists for the Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year 2010-11 NJIT Great West 15-15 .500 Rec’d vote for AP National COY • 2014-15 Finalist for the Hugh Durham National Coach of the Year 2011-12 NJIT Great West 15-17 .469 Advanced to finals of GWC Tour. • 2014-15 Named “Best Coach” in New York Post’s “Best Everything for NY-Area Hoops” 2012-13 NJIT Great West 16-11 .593 GWC Regular season champions • 2014-15 Tabbed “Best Nonconference Coach of the Year” by ESPN.com 2013-14 NJIT Ind. 13-16 .448 Lone Division I independent • 2012-13 Great West Conference Coach of the Year 2014-15 NJIT Ind. 21-12 .636 Advanced to semifinals of CIT • 2012-13 National finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year 2015-16 NJIT Atlantic Sun 9-8 .529 First year in an AQ conference • 2010-11 Finalist for Associated Press National Coach of the Year TOTAL 100-132 .431 • 2010-11 College Insider Great West Coach of the Year • 2010-11 National finalist for Skip Prosser Man of the Year ASSISTANT COACH: HIGHLIGHTS: • Since Jan. 8, 2011, NJIT has posted an impressive 87-71 (.551) overall record YEAR SCH CONF HEAD COACH • 2015-16: Earned the 100th win of his head coaching career on 1/2 vs. UMBC 1991-92 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw • 2015-16: Ranked No. 24 in the Preseason CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 1992-93 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw • 2014-15: Led NJIT to the Semifinals of the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Tournament 1993-94 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw • 2014-15: Shattered program record with 21 wins (prev. 16 in 2012-13) 1994-95 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw • 2014-15: Signature win, 72-70, at #17 Michigan on 12/6/14 in NJIT’s first ever 1995-96 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw game against a Top 25 opponent 1996-97 Wagner NEC Tim Capstraw • 2012-13: Led NJIT to a Great West Conference regular season championship 1997-98 Rider MAAC Don Harnum • 2011-12: Advanced to finals of the 2012 Great West Conference Tournament 1998-99 Rider MAAC Don Harnum • 2008-09: Earned first NCAA win on 1/21/09 vs. Bryant (61-51); snapped NJIT’s 1999-00 Rider MAAC Don Harnum 51-game losing streak 2000-01 Rider MAAC Don Harnum PLAYER SUCCESS: 2001-02 Rider MAAC Don Harnum 2002-03 Rider MAAC Don Harnum • Recruited/coached three Associated Press All-America honorable mention honorees: Isaiah Wilkerson (‘11-12), Chris Flores (‘12-13) and Damon Lynn (‘14-15) 2003-04 Columbia Ivy Joe Jones • Recruited/coached four men playing professional ball internationally (Wilkerson, 2004-05 Columbia Ivy Joe Jones Mexico in 2014-15, NBA D League prior; Flores, Germany since 2013-14; 2005-06 Columbia Ivy Joe Jones Daquan Holiday, signed to play in Germany for 2015-16; Sean McCarthy, 2006-07 Columbia Ivy Joe Jones signed to play in Germany for 2015-16) 2007-08 Columbia Ivy Joe Jones 2014-15: • Led NJIT to the semifinals of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (won first three COLLEGE PLAYER: rounds for deepest national postseason run in program history) • Set an all-time, single-season record with 17 wins against Division I opponents YEAR SCH CONF W-L NOTE • Won games against teams from nine different Division I conferences (NJIT record) 1987-88 Dickinson Middle Atlantic (DIII) 12-13 • Won road games against teams from five different Division I conferences (NJIT record) 1988-89 Dickinson Middle Atlantic (DIII) 14-10 • Won games against three teams that won either their regular season or 1989-90 Dickinson Middle Atlantic (DIII) 17-12 Advanced to ECAC Championship postseason conference championships • Set a program record for most home wins in a season at 15 (prev. 12 in 2012-13) • Set a program record for best home winning percentage at .882 (prev. 12-3 in 2012-13) • Finished 16-3 from Dec. 30 on for the best 19-game stretch in program history 2003-08 (AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY): • Third highest total in “Others Receiving Votes” in CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Top assistant at Columbia from 2003-04 until being hired at NJIT. Highlights included: • Posted the sixth highest RPI increase in Division I at 134 (up from 304 in 2013-14) • A six-win improvement in the Ivy League his first year • Recording 16 wins in 2006-07, the most for Columbia in 15 years 2013-14: • Won 13 games despite being the nation’s lone Division I independent 1997-03 (AT RIDER COLLEGE): Teams averaged better than 15 wins a season. Highlights included: 2012-13: • Winning the 2001-02 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season championship • Posted a then program record with 16 wins (latter surpassed with 21 in 2014-15) • A berth in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) • Coached Chris Flores, 2013 GWC Player of Year & NABC District 13 1st team • Ranked ninth in Division I in FG% Defense (.381) 1991-97 (AT WAGNER COLLEGE): Began as a grad assistant and moved up to a full-time assistant. Highlights included: 2011-12: • A jump from four wins to 16 wins in first season as an assistant • Posted a then program record-tying 15 wins (also won 15 in 2010-11) • An appearance in the 1993 Northeast Conference championship game • Coached Isaiah Wilkerson, ‘12 GWC Player of Year & AP hon. mention All-American PERSONAL: 2010-11: Resides in Convent Station, NJ, with his wife, Meegan, and their daughters Kelcie and • Posted a then program record with 15 wins (shattering prev. mark of 10 in ‘09-10) Ryenn... His grandfather, Ken Engles, was a player and coach at Georgetown... His • Finished second place in the Great West with a 9-3 conference record uncle, John, was a star at Penn under Hall-of-Fame coach Chuck Daly... • One of only 11 coaches to receive vote for Associated Press National Coach of Year @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU

“He took over a program that endured a 51-game losing streak “I think Jim’s done an unbelievable job. Absolutely unbelievable. and just won the Great West conference after a 16-12 campaign You watch them -- they had Providence beat, they were up 15 and a 6-2 league mark. Won 15 games in each of the two previ- at St. John’s, they come in here and have us life and death. I ous seasons and could be in line to move up the coaching ladder. think Jim has done a terrific job, they didn’t have a conference No, should be in line to move up the coaching ladder.” forever, they fly all across the country to play teams and have - Jeff Goodman, CBS Sports, NCAA Basketball writer a good group of kids who play hard. He coaches them up the right way.” - Kevin Williard, Seton Hall Basketball Head Coach “Jim Engles, who has supervised this rise from a smoking cra- ter, wont get any national coach of the year consideration, but maybe he should.” - Mike Lopresti, USA Today, College Basketball writer “This is a program on the rise. Don’t laugh. Under fifth-year head coach Jim Engles, NJIT has picked itself up from the worst of the worst of Division 1 college hoops to a respectable team. “We are a better team than they are, but I think Jimmy (Engles) Three times this season, they’ve gone on the road to Big East has done a terrific job there and you see the progression and I schools: Providence, St. John’s and now Seton Hall. Three times also think you see no matter what the score was, they played they’ve nearly emerged with a win. That says a lot about the hard for 40 minutes and they made us work for 40 minutes.” work that Engles has done in Newark with a roster that’s razor- - John Thompson III, Georgetown Head Coach thin, a budget that’s hardly manageable and a conference that doesn’t play for an NCAA Tournament automatic bid.” - Brendan Prunty, Newark Star Ledger Sports writer NJIT HEAD COACH JIM ENGLES WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT “He’s performed a minor miracle there. You are talking about one of the latest schools to go Division 1 with very little resources and not much tradition, he needs to grind it out and find guys “Jim Engles has done a remarkable job and really deserves at schools don’t want but Engles knows how to build programs.” least some consideration for national coaching honors.” - Paul Biancardi, ESPN College Basket Analyst - Matt Drake, College Insider Basketball writer

NJIT HIGHLANDERS ASSISTANT COACHES BRIAN KENNEDY JESSE AGEL Monmouth ’90 | 4th Season at NJIT Vermont ’84 | 3rd Season at NJIT ennedy has deep roots in basketball. As a player, he rior to joining NJIT, Agel was a coach at the Division I performed in two New Jersey Division I programs, first level since 1988 and head coach at Brown University Kat Princeton (1987) and later at Monmouth (1988-90), Pfrom 2008-12... A University of Vermont grad, Agel led eventually serving as the Hawks’ team captain... Kennedy Harwood Union (VT) High School -- coincidentally nick- remained in basketball after graduation, working with his named the Highlanders -- to a state championship and family’s basketball business, The Hoop Group, which later has become the largest 21-2 record one season. He joined the UVM staff in 1988 as an assistant coach organization dealing with camps, player development and tournaments. Kennedy and was promoted to associate head coach of the Catamounts in 1996... During took his first job as an assistant coach in 1997 at DePaul University, joining the that time, he played an integral part in Vermont’s rise to become arguably the best staff headed by his uncle Pat Kennedy. In his five seasons with the Blue Demons, mid-major Division I program in the East for a four-year period in the early 2000s... Kennedy helped DePaul get back to the NCAA Tournament in 2000, the school’s Each year from 2001-02 to 2004-05, captured an America East Conference cham- first appearance in March Madness in almost a decade... In 2002, Kennedy went pionship, winning the regular season in 2001-02, three straight AEC tournaments back to the business world and spent seven years as a financial advisor for UBS and from 2003 to 2005 and both a regular season and postseason title in 2004-05... as a sales trader and investor for Institutional Equities in Connecticut... Kennedy UVM’s three consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament was highlighted by a first- returned to his family business and served as an athletic director for The Hoop Group round upset win in 2005 against Syracuse, 60-57 in OT... Agel moved on to Brown before returning to the college coaching ranks with NJIT... Kennedy’s brother Rob is in 2006-07 as an assistant to head coach Craig Robinson... He was then promoted the highly respected President of The Hoop Group and is a TV basketball analyst for to head coach in 2008 following Robinson’s departure for Oregon State, guiding the several different broadcasting organizations, including ESPN and Comcast. Bears to back-to-back, double-digit win totals in 2009-10 and 2010-11. KIM WAITERS ANDREW McGLYNN Robert Morris ’11 | 1st Season at NJIT Towson ’12 | 1st Season at NJIT im Waiters, in his first full time college coaching posi- ndrew McGlynn joined the NJIT men’s basketball tion, joined the NJIT men’s basketball staff as an as- staff after working as a Video Coordinator at La Salle Ksistant in July 2015... Waiters got involved with coaching AUniversity in 2014-15... McGlynn entered college coach- when he was an undergraduate at Robert Morris in Pa... ing as a graduate assistant for the University of Detroit At Robert Morris, Waiters worked as a student assistant Mercy men’s basketball program, managing video opera- and after graduating in 2011 with a bachelor’s of Business Management, Waiters tions and assisting with opponent scouting. In 2013, Detroit Mercy clinched an became the Director of Skills Camps at the Pocono Invitational, a prestigious over- NIT berth, McGlynn’s first season on staff... He was head student manager for the night camp that began operation in 1963... From the Pocono Invitational, Waiters Towson men’s basketball program for four seasons and graduated in 2012 with a headed to The Hoop Group, the largest basketball instruction organization in the bachelor’s in Sport Management and received his MBA in Business Administration world. Waiters directed 10 Premier Grassroots AAU team tournaments and 16 high from Detroit Mercy in 2014... Beginning in June 2011, McGlynn was an intern for school events featuring premier teams from Pennsylvania, N.J., N.Y. and Maryland. The Hoop Group, the largest basketball instruction organization in the world. @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU KY HOWARD 0 FR | G | 6-3 | 185 | Philadelphia, PA | St. Thomas More Prep (CT)

HOWARD GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK+ 4-8 1-1 4-6 1-1 2 2 13 1 2 0 0 29 • Became NJIT’s D-I career assist leader (331) at Yale on 1/6/16... Now ranks 7th all-time with 331 assists 11/16 @ USF+ 2-9 1-2 5-6 1-9 10 2 10 2 3 1 4 30 • Has at least one point, rebound and assist in his last 38 games and in 90 of 94 contests in his career 11/19 BU+ 7-11 2-2 4-4 0-8 8 3 20 6 5 0 1 32 • Just 96 points from 1,000 in his career, looking to become the 5th member of NJIT’s 1,000-pt club in the D-I era 11/21 LC+ 6-9 2-3 3-4 1-3 4 2 17 7 5 0 1 37 • His only game in career without a rebound was in his first as a freshman, 11/10/12 @ Providence (19 minutes) 11/23 @ PC+ 2-4 1-1 5-6 0-7 7 3 10 2 3 1 0 32 • Dad, Maurice, was drafted in second round by Cleveland of 1976 NBA Draft (Maryland); Played two years in NBA 11/27 @ UA+ 4-11 1-3 0-0 1-1 2 1 9 3 0 0 2 24 • Brother, Ashley, is an assistant coach at Villanova University 11/29 MFK DNP (Concussion Symptoms) 12/5 UML+ 4-7 0-2 7-10 2-3 5 1 15 6 2 0 0 34 HONORS/AWARDS: 12/7 KSU+ 1-3 0-0 0-0 1-3 4 2 2 7 5 0 0 28 • 2015-16 (SR): A-Sun Player of Week, Dec. 7-13... In 3 G, averaged 16.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 6.3 apg; shot .581 (18-31) 12/10 @ SFB+ 8-13 1-3 6-6 1-9 10 2 23 5 2 0 2 45 • 2015-16 (SR): Selected as NJHoops.com College Player of Week, Nov. 16-22 (15.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.5 spg) 12/12 @ CU+ 9-15 1-3 4-7 2-2 4 5 23 7 3 0 1 37 • 2012-13 (FR): Honored as Great West Conference Rookie of the Year by CollegeHoopsDaily.com 12/20 @ SJU+ 3-6 0-1 6-8 0-6 6 4 12 9 5 0 2 27 • 2012-13 (FR): Selected as Great West Conference Freshman of the Year CollegeSportsMadness.com 12/28 SBU+ 5-9 0-1 0-2 0-1 1 2 10 5 4 0 2 35 • 2012-13 (FR): Official Great West Conference All-Newcomer team 12/30 @ SFU+ 1-5 0-2 2-5 0-4 4 2 4 2 2 0 1 23 1/2 UMBC+ 6-8 0-1 7-8 0-5 5 3 19 3 3 0 1 33 • 2012-13 (FR): Finalist for the Newcomer* of the Year and Sixth Man awards (*included non-freshmen) 1/6 @ YU+ 1-5 0-1 8-10 1-0 1 3 10 4 6 0 1 32 2015-16 (SR): 1/9 USCU+ 5-11 3-4 6-6 2-2 4 2 19 7 4 0 0 40 1/14 @ FGC • Ranks 3rd in A-Sun apg (4.8), 7th in FG% (.507), 14th in rpg (4.8), 15th in ppg (13.5)... Scored 10+ in 13 of 16 G 1/16 @ SU • Last 3 G: Avg’g 16.0 ppg (48); 21-24 FT (.875)... Last 8 G: 15.0 ppg, 5.3 apg (120, 42) shooting .528 FG (38-72) 1/21 JU • 12/12 at Columbia: Again tied career-high 23 points in 2nd straight game; added game-high 7 assists and 4 rebounds 1/23 UNF • 12/10 at St. Francis: Tied career-high w/ 23 points & added 10 rebounds for 2nd double-double of year, 5th of career 1/27 LU • 11/27 at UA: Left game early (concussion symptoms), had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists in 23 minutes 1/30 @ KSU • 11/16 at USF: Posted his fourth career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) with two assists and four steals 2/1 @ LU • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored 13 points (4-8, 1-1, 4-6) with two rebounds and an assist 2/6 KSU • Entered season as 2nd-leading returning distributor (3.9 apg), 3rd rebounder (5.7 rpg) in N.J. Division I basketball 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2014-15 (JR): 2/18 @ UNF • Finished as the team’s per-game leader in rebounds (5.7) and assists (3.9); fourth-leading scorer (10.9) 2/20 @ JU • Led team in rebounding in 10 of his 17 games; including a career-high 12 vs. UML (11/22) 2/25 @ USCU • Prior to injury, ranked 12th in Division I in FG% (.520) among guards 3/1 TBD • After return (3/4), averaged 7.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 3.4 apg in 28.2 mpg over the final five games + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record • 3/23 vs. Cleveland State (CIT): Drained game-winning trey w/ :19.7 left in the second round of the CIT • 3/16 vs. New Hampshire (CIT): Flirted with triple-double, logging 10 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists • 3/4 vs. Howard: Returned from 10-game absence (ankle) to post team highs in rebounds (8) and assists (4) SEASON/CAREER HIGHS • 12/23 at #7 Villanova: Set NJIT record with 11 assists, also contributed four points and four rebounds Points • 12/12 at Holy Cross: Career-high 23 points (7-8 FG, 1-1 3FG, 8-11 FT) w/ game-high five assits Season: 23 (2); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 • 12/6 at #17 Michigan: Scored 17 pts (7-9 FG) with five rebounds and a game-high 6 assists in 72-70 win Career: 23 (3); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 2013-14 (SO): Rebounds Season: 10 (2); last: at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 • Led team in assists per game (3.9) and set then NJIT record with 105 assists (Damon Lynn 123 in ‘14-15) • Finished ranked third on team in both scoring (9.1 ppg) & third rebounding (4.2 rpg) Career: 12 vs. UMass Lowell – 11/22/14 • Led team in assists in 15 games, rebounding in 3 games, blocks in 3 games and steals in 2 games Assists • Scored in double-figures 10 times, with two double-figure rebound games Season: 9 at St. John’s -- 12/20/15 Career: 11* at #7 Villanova – 12/23/14 2012-13 (FR): Blocks • Finished as both the second-leading freshman scorer (7.2 ppg) & rebounder (4.6) in the Great West Conference Season: 1 (2), last: at Providence -- 11/24/15 • Led team in rebounding seven times and grabbed at least eight boards in six affairs... Double-digit scorer eight times Career: 1 (12); last: at Providence -- 11/24/15 Steals PREP: Season: 4 at South Florida -- 11/16/15 Attended St. Thomas More Prep (CT) in 2011-12 and was New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEP- Career: 4 at South Florida -- 11/16/15 SAC) honorable mention... 3-Pointers Season: 3 vs. USC Upstate -- 1/9/16 HIGH SCHOOL: Career: 3 vs. USC Upstate -- 1/9/16 All-time leading scorer (1,261 points) at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA ... Main Line Player of the Year ...played Minutes AAU ball for Team Phenom ... also a member of the football and cross country teams... Season: 45 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 PERSONAL: Career: 45 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 Aidien Kyran Howard ... son of Joanne Davis-Howard and Maurice Howard ... business management major ... father *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record (Maurice) played his college ball at Maryland ... second round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1976. HOWARD CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 29 3 650 22.4 80 173 .462 6 18 .333 44 82 .537 38 94 132 4.6 53 2 67 64 4 22 210 7.2 2013-14 27 26 704 26.1 79 178 .444 4 7 .571 84 125 .672 23 90 113 4.2 75 3 105 77 4 19 246 9.1 2014-15 23 17 730 31.7 80 159 .503 11 33 .333 80 108 .741 34 98 132 5.7 59 0 90 68 3 11 251 10.9 2015-16 16 16 518 32.4 68 134 .507 13 30 .433 67 88 .761 13 64 77 4.8 39 1 76 54 2 18 216 13.5 CAREER 95 62 2602 27.4 307 644 .477 34 88 .386 275 403 .682 108 346 454 4.8 226 6 338 263 13 70 923 9.7 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU TIM COLEMAN 2 JR | F | 6-5 | 210 | Union, NJ | St. Anthony’s

COLEMAN GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK+ 3-9 0-3 4-4 1-3 4 3 10 0 3 1 4 20 • Became the first player in NJIT history to reach 30 blocks (42) and 30 steals (37) in a season (2014-15) 11/16 @ USF+ 2-9 1-4 2-4 2-1 3 5 7 0 1 0 1 21 • Only player in NJIT history to average better than 1.0 block and 1.0 steal per game for a season... and he’s ac- 11/19 BU+ 6-9 3-3 2-3 1-5 6 3 17 2 2 0 3 20 complished the feat in each of his first two seasons (had 29 blocks, 30 steals in 24 games in 2013-14) 11/21 LC+ 6-12 2-3 2-2 2-12 14 4 16 3 4 1 0 31 11/23 @ PC+ 1-5 0-1 2-2 1-7 8 5 4 2 3 0 2 21 HONORS/AWARDS: 11/27 @ UA+ 4-8 1-3 4-4 0-1 1 4 13 3 1 0 2 25 • 2015-16 (JR): Preseason All-Atlantic Sun Second-Team selection by College Sports Madness 11/29 MFK+ 7-11 0-1 7-8 3-6 9 0 21 3 0 2 0 23 12/5 UML+ 4-7 2-2 5-8 2-6 8 4 15 3 0 0 1 27 • 2014-15 (SO): Named to the CIT All-Tournament Team by CollegeInsider.com (15.0 ppg and 7.3 rpg in four games) 12/7 KSU+ 6-13 1-5 7-8 1-5 6 4 20 2 1 2 3 32 • 2014-15 (SO): Honored with ECAC Division I Play of the Week (1/5) with thunderous dunk vs. Saint Francis (12/30) 12/10 @ SFB+ 10-17 3-5 4-4 3-9 12 2 27 1 3 1 2 33 12/12 @ CU+ 1-5 0-3 1-3 2-8 10 3 3 1 2 0 1 25 2015-16 (JR): 12/20 @ SJU+ 3-9 1-2 3-3 1-10 11 2 10 3 5 3 1 37 • Ranks 4th in A-Sun in spg (1.5), 4th in bpg (1.0), 5th in rpg (7.2), 10th in ppg (14.0)... Also ranks 5th in FT% (.824) 12/28 SBU+ 4-9 2-7 2-2 1-5 6 2 12 0 2 1 0 26 • Last 3 G: Averaging 18.0 ppg on 19-28 FG (.679), 8-10 3FG (.800)... Last 15 G: 15.2 ppg (228), 7.7 rpg (115) 12/30 @ SFU+ 3-8 2-4 8-8 2-5 7 4 16 3 3 2 3 32 • Last 18 G at Fleisher Althletic Center: Averaging 16.9 ppg (304) while shooting .578 FG (104-180) 1/2 UMBC+ 6-9 2-3 5-8 2-2 4 4 19 1 3 1 2 20 • 12/20 at St. John’s: Netted 10 points with a team-high 11 rebounds for 3rd double-double of year, 6th of career 1/6 @ YU+ 6-8 3-4 1-1 1-6 7 4 16 1 5 3 0 28 • 12/10 at St. Francis: Set career-high w/ 27 points & added 12 rebounds for 2nd double-double of year, 5th of career 1/9 USCU+ 7-11 3-3 2-2 2-4 6 4 19 3 0 0 1 24 1/14 @ FGC • 12/7/15 vs. Kent State: Scored a team-high 20 points (6-13 FG) with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks 1/16 @ SU • 11/16-22: Named to CollegeInsiders.com “My5” (Mid-Major Players of Week), averaged 13.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg in 3 G 1/21 JU • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Posted fourth double-double of career with 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds (tied c-h) 1/23 UNF • 11/19 vs. Boston: Drained a career-high three 3FG (3-for-3) en route to season-highs in points (17) and rebounds (6) 1/27 LU • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Recorded 10 points and four rebounds with a team-high four steals and one block 1/30 @ KSU • Entered season as fifth-leading returning rebounder (5.1 rpg) in New Jersey Division I men’s basketball 2/1 @ LU 2/6 KSU 2014-15 (SO): 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC • Finished second on the team in rebounding (5.1 rpg), blocks (1.3 bpg) and steals (1.1 spg); third in scoring (11.5 ppg) 2/18 @ UNF • Led team in blocks 14 times, in rebounds 13 times, in steals nine times and in both scoring and assists four times 2/20 @ JU • Posted a .526 FG%, which would have ranked 50th in Division I had he qualified (required average of 5.0 FGM/G) 2/25 @ USCU • Has at least one point-rebound-assist-block-steal in 14 of his last 23 G (61%) 3/1 TBD • Last 21 games (12/23-on): Averaged 14.2 ppg after starting the season at 6.8 ppg through his first 12 games + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record • 3/23 vs. Canisius (CIT): Posted second career double-double (22 points, 11 rebounds) with four assists and four steals • 3/16 vs. New Hampshire (CIT): Scored a career-high 23 points (7-12, 2-5, 7-10) with seven rebounds and three blocks • 1/9 vs. Yale: Posted a then career-high 22 pts (7-11 FG, 2-3 3FG, 6-8 FT) SEASON/CAREER HIGHS • 11/29 at Duquesne: Game-saving block on a go-ahead 3PT attempt with :09 left and NJIT leading Duquesne, 83-81 Points 2013-14 (FR): Season: 27 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 Career: 27 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 • Played 24 of team’s 29 games, with 11 starts (DNP in five game due to injury, 12/28 through 1/16) Rebounds • Finished second on the team in rebounding (4.9 rpg), blocked shots (29) and steals (28) Season: 14 vs. Lafayette College -- 11/21/15 • 2/22 vs. Fisher (NAIA): Posted career-highs in rebounds (14) and blocks (6) while adding 13 points and five assists Career: 14 (2), last: vs. Lafayette -- 11/21/15 • 11/17 vs. New Hampshire: Scored 15 points (6-10 FG) in his second career NCAA start Assists HIGH SCHOOL: Season: 3 (7); last: USC Upstate – 1/9/16 Career: 5 (2); last: vs. Maine-FK (USCAA) – 2/16/15 Coleman, a resident of Union, NJ, is a graduate of St. Anthony High School in Jersey City, where he was coached by Blocks Bob Hurley, a 2010 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame... Played on Friar teams that won Season: 3 (2), last: at Yale – 1/6/16 the NJSIAA State Tournament of Champions following his sophomore and junior years and he entered his final high Career: 6 vs. Fisher (NAIA) – 2/22/14 school game (a defeat in the Non-Public ‘B’ final) having been on the winning side in 93 of the previous 94 games... As Steals a senior for St, Anthony, Coleman averaged 8 ppg and 5 rpg. One of his memorable efforts came in the New Jersey Season: 4 at #2 Kentucky -- 11/14/15 Non-Public ‘B’ North title game vs. fellow Jersey City power, Hudson Catholic, which entered the tilt with one loss. Career: 4 (3); last: at #2 Kentucky -- 11/14/15 St. Anthony, ranked 1st in the state at the time, would defeat 2nd-ranked Hudson decisively, 57-42... Against a Hud- 3-Pointers son Catholic front line led by Top 75 national recruit Reggie Cameron, a 6-foot-8 power forward now at Georgetown, Season: 3 (3), last: USC Upstate – 1/9/16 Coleman came up big. On that night, the 6-5 Coleman matched Cameron in points (12) and rebounds (10) and also Career: 3 (3), last: USC Upstate – 1/9/16 posted a game-best four blocked shots. Coleman also grabbed nine rebounds in a regular season tilt against nationally- Minutes ranked St. Benedict’s Prep of Newark... Season: 37 at St. John’s – 12/20/15 PERSONAL: Career: 37 at St. John’s – 12/20/15 Timothy James Coleman... son of Genene Ware and Erwin Coleman... science, technology & society major... born *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record 1/4/95 in Newark, NJ... COLEMAN CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2013-14 24 11 489 20.4 61 147 .415 10 33 .303 57 77 .740 30 87 117 4.9 79 5 30 38 29 28 189 7.9 2014-15 33 32 831 25.2 131 249 .526 35 84 .417 84 130 .646 38 131 169 5.1 95 2 57 71 42 37 381 11.5 2015-16 17 17 445 26.2 79 159 .497 26 56 .464 61 74 .824 27 95 122 7.2 57 2 31 38 17 26 245 14.4 2016-17 CAREER 74 60 1765 23.9 271 555 .488 71 173 .410 202 281 .719 95 313 408 5.5 231 9 118 147 88 91 815 11.0 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU CHRIS JENKINS 3 SO | G/F | 6-4 | 215 | Hillside, NJ | Gill St. Bernard’s (Hofstra)

JENKINS GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 • Transferred from Hofstra University (CAA) in Hempstead, NY, following the 2013-14 season 11/16 @ USF 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11/19 BU DNP (CD) HONORS/AWARDS: 11/21 LC DNP (CD) • 2015-16 (SO): A-Sun Co-Newcomer of Week, Dec. 14-20... Scored a career-high 19 points at St. John’s (Dec. 20) 11/23 @ PC 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 11/27 @ UA DNP (CD) 2015-16: 11/29 MFK 2-6 2-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 6 1 2 0 0 9 • Last 6 G: Averaging 9.5 ppg (57), shooting .488 FG (21-for-43) and .442 3FG (15-for-34) 12/5 UML DNP (CD) 12/7 KSU DNP (CD) • Last 9 G: 7.3 ppg in 15.8 mpg (66, 142)... after... First 3 G: 0.0 ppg in 4.7 mpg (0, 14) 12/10 @ SFB 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 • 12/28 vs. Stony Brook: Scored 15 points in a season-high 27 minutes, again tying career-high with 5 3FGM 12/12 @ CU 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 15 • 12/20 at St. John’s: Scored a career-high 19 points on 7-for-8 shooting and 5-for-6 from behind the three-point line 12/20 @ SJU 7-8 5-6 0-0 0-1 1 4 19 0 0 0 1 24 • 12/10 at St. Francis: Played a season-high 10 minutes, posted a season-high 2 rebounds 12/28 SBU 5-8 5-7 0-0 0-0 0 1 15 1 2 0 0 27 • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Scored his first six points as a Highlander, shooting 2-6 (all 3FGA) in a then season-high 9 minutes 12/30 @ SFU 3-6 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 9 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky (first contest as a Highlander): Played three minutes and logged a steal 1/2 UMBC 3-7 1-4 0-0 0-1 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 23 1/6 @ YU 1-4 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 16 2014-15: 1/9 USCU 2-10 1-9 0-0 1-0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 19 1/14 @ FGC • Was not able to compete under NCAA transfer rules 1/16 @ SU 1/21 JU 2013-14 (HOFSTRA): 1/23 UNF • Played in 28 out of Hofstra’s 33 contests, averaging 5.4 ppg 1/27 LU • Ranked third on the team with 42 three-point baskets made 1/30 @ KSU • Scored a career-high 17 points (5-12, 1-2) in opener (11/8 vs. Monmouth); hit a career-high, five 3-pointers 2/1 @ LU • Hit four 3-pointers on two occasions (12/30 vs. NJIT; 1/19 @ SMU) 2/6 KSU • 12/30: Scored 12 points in his game vs. NJIT (4-8, 4-7), added a rebound, assist, steal and block in 30 minutes 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC HIGH SCHOOL: 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU Attended Gill St. Bernard’s High School in Gladstone, NJ, for his senior season (2012-13), where he helped guide 2/25 @ USCU the Knights to a 19-8 record and a No. 17 state ranking by the Newark Star Ledger…earned third-team all-Somerset 3/1 TBD county honors and ranked 29th-best player in the state by ESPN…one of the state’s top three-point shooters, sinking + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record 59 for an average of (3.3 pg), including seven in the NJSIAA/ShopRite South Jersey, Non-Public B semifinal against the Patrick School. ...averaged 12.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in 2012-13, while scoring a season-high 29 points (on nine 3-pointers) against St. Joseph in the NJSIAA Tournament on February 27, 2013…he averaged 17 ppg for SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Morristown-Beard as a junior before transferring to Gill St. Bernard’s... Points Season: 19 at St. John’s -- 12/20/15 Career: 19 at St. John’s -- 12/20/15 Rebounds Season: 2 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 Career: 4 (2), last: 2/16/14 @ Drexel Assists Season: 1 (2); last: vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Career: 2 (3), last: 2/8/14 @ UNC-Wilmington Blocks Season: Career: 1 (5), last: 2/1/14 @ College of Charleston Steals Season: 1 (2); last: at St. John’s -- 12/20/15 Career: 2 (4), last: 2/5/14 @ Northeastern 3-Pointers Season: 5 (2); last vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Career: 5 (3); last vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Minutes Season: 27 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Career: 33 vs. Monmouth – 11/8/13 (NCAA debut) *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

JENKINS CAREER STATISTICS (HOFSTRA 2013-14) MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2013-14 28 0 593 21.2 49 160 .306 42 141 .298 11 16 .688 4 32 36 1.3 30 0 15 13 5 14 151 5.4 2014-15 DID NOT PLAY (NCAA transfer rules) 2015-16 12 0 166 13.8 24 56 .429 18 46 .391 0 0 .000 1 7 8 0.7 15 0 3 8 0 2 66 5.5 2016-17 CAREER 40 0 759 19.0 73 216 0.338 60 187 0.321 11 16 0.688 5 39 44 1.1 45 0 18 21 5 16 217 5.4 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU SETH CALLAHAN 4 FR | G | 5-11 | 165 | Hanover Township, PA | G.A.R. (Wilkes-Barre, PA)

CALLAHAN GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK DNP (CD) • Father, Bill, was a college basketball teammate of NJIT Head Coach Jim Engles at Dickinson College 11/16 @ USF DNP (CD) 11/19 BU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ 2015-16: 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Scored his first eight points in his NCAA career (3-3, 2-2), adding a rebound and a steal in 12 min. 11/23 @ PC DNP (CD) • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Logged first career NCAA minute in an 80-66 win 11/27 @ UA DNP (CD) 11/29 MFK 3-3 2-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 8 0 1 0 1 12 HIGH SCHOOL: 12/5 UML DNP (CD) 12/7 KSU DNP (CD) A four-year starter and 1500 point scorer at G.A.R. High School in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Callahan guided the Grenadiers 12/10 @ SFB DNP (CD) to a 21-6 record, capturing the 2015 Division II title in the Wyoming Valley Conference and advancing to the State 12/12 @ CU DNP (CD) Tournament. ...Wyoming Valley Conference Division All-Star (three seasons and 2014-15 MVP). ...Times Leader first- 12/20 @ SJU DNP (CD) team all-conference, Seth averaged 16.3 ppg, shot 78.3 percent from the foul line, 61 3-pointers, 131 assists and 12/28 SBU DNP (CD) 123 steals. ... named The Citizens’ Voice Player of the Year for the 2015 season. ... played AAU for JBHoops. ... 12/30 @ SFU DNP (CD) member of the national honor society... 1/2 UMBC DNP (CD) 1/6 @ YU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PERSONAL: 1/9 USCU DNP (CD) 1/14 @ FGC Seth William Callahan. ... son of Bill and Laura Callahan. ... biology major. ... mother (Laura) played volleyball at 1/16 @ SU Misericordia father (Bill) was former basketball player at Dickinson College and former High School Coach. ...born 1/21 JU 8/8/96 in Harrisburg, PA... 1/23 UNF 1/27 LU 1/30 @ KSU 2/1 @ LU 2/6 KSU 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU 2/25 @ USCU 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: 8 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 8 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Rebounds Season: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 3-Pointers Season: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Minutes Season: 12 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 12 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

CALLAHAN CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 4 0 14 3.5 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 2.0 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 CAREER 4 0 14 3.5 3 3 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 1 0 0 1 0 1 8 2.0 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU DAMON LYNN 5 JR | G | 5-11 | 165 | Hillside, NJ | Union Catholic

LYNN GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK+ 6-15 4-9 3-4 1-0 1 2 19 0 3 0 0 27 • His 293 three-pointers made since his freshman year (2013-14) ranks 1st in the nation 11/16 @ USF+ 9-20 5-12 4-5 0-1 1 0 27 1 1 0 1 40 • Has drained a 3-pointer in 69 consecutive games and in 78 of 79 career contests (0 vs. UMass Lowell, 12/7/13) 11/19 BU+ 5-13 2-8 5-6 0-1 1 1 17 3 1 0 1 40 • NCAA Active Career Ranks: 1st in 3FG/G (3.71), 3rd in 3FG (293), 8th ppg (17.5) 11/21 LC+ 3-12 2-8 3-4 1-2 3 1 11 6 0 0 1 39 • Currently, ranks 10th all-time at NJIT with 1,381 points (*3rd in D-I era)... Ranks 1st with 293 3FGM 11/23 @ PC+ 6-18 4-9 8-10 0-1 1 2 24 4 2 0 1 39 • First player in NJIT program history to reach 1,000 career points as a sophomore (1,078); fourth to 1,000 overall 11/27 @ UA+ 8-18 7-14 0-0 1-0 1 2 23 2 4 0 2 40 • 2014-15: Set an NJIT single-season record with 578 points (previously 517, Isaiah Wilkerson 2011-12) 11/29 MFK+ 5-11 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 0 15 3 2 0 0 24 • 2014-15: Set an NJIT single-season record with 123 assists (previously 105, Ky Howard 2013-14) 12/5 UML+ 3-10 2-9 6-6 0-3 3 1 14 8 2 0 3 39 • 2014-15: Finished second in the nation in both 3FG (126; EWU’s Tyler Harvey 128) and 3FG/G (3.8; Harvey 4.0) 12/7 KSU+ 5-17 4-15 0-0 0-4 4 0 14 1 3 0 0 40 • 2013-14: Set then NJIT record 107 3FG, fourth-highest for a freshman in NCAA history (122, Steph Curry ’ 06-07) 12/10 @ SFB+ 5-14 1-5 4-6 0-2 2 2 15 3 0 1 0 45 • 2013-14: Set NJIT single-game records for both scoring (34) and 3FG (9) at North Carolina A&T, 1/18/14 12/12 @ CU+ 4-17 3-10 0-0 1-0 1 2 11 2 1 0 1 30 12/20 @ SJU+ 9-16 5-10 9-10 0-6 6 3 32 3 3 0 3 40 HONORS/AWARDS: 12/28 SBU+ 1-9 1-9 2-2 0-3 3 1 5 1 3 0 2 27 • 2015-16 (JR): A-Sun Player of Week, Dec. 14-20... Scored season-high 32 points w/ 6 reb at St. John’s (Dec. 20) 12/30 @ SFU+ 4-14 2-7 2-2 1-7 8 1 12 5 3 0 2 39 1/2 UMBC+ 7-16 3-11 3-3 0-5 5 3 20 6 7 0 6 36 • 2015-16 (JR): Selected to the Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference Team 1/6 @ YU+ 7-15 4-11 4-4 0-4 4 2 22 1 3 0 1 39 • 2015-16 (JR): Preseason All-Atlantic Sun First-Team selection by College Sports Madness 1/9 USCU+ 6-13 6-12 4-5 0-2 2 2 22 3 0 0 1 39 • 2015-16 (JR): Received Preseason All-American honorable mention by SB Nation’s Mid-Major Madness 1/14 @ FGC • 2015-16 (JR): With Jim Engles, selected as the 11th-best player-coach duos in men’s basketball by Bleacher Report 1/16 @ SU • 2014-15 (SO): Selected to the All-District 13 1st Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) 1/21 JU • 2014-15 (SO): Named Honorable Mention All-America by the Associated Press 1/23 UNF • 2014-15 (SO): Selected to Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division I Men’s Basketball All-Star 3rd team 1/27 LU • 2014-15 (SO): Selected to All-Met Men’s Division I 2nd team by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association 1/30 @ KSU 2/1 @ LU 2015-16: 2/6 KSU • Ranks 2nd in A-Sun at 17.8 ppg, 2nd in 3FGM/G (3.5), 3rd in 3FGM (60), 5th in spg (1.5) and 10th in apg (3.1) 2/11 SU • Has scored in double figures in 70 of 79 career games... 20+ points in 33 of 79 G... 30+ points in 3 of 79 G 2/13 FGC • Roadie!: In 9 G on road, avg’g 20.6 ppg, .402 3FG (185; 35-87)... In 8 G at home, at 14.8 ppg, .309 (110; 25-82) 2/18 @ UNF • 1/2 vs. UMBC: Scored a team-high 20 pts w/ 5 reb and 7 asts while tying his career-high & program record 6 steals 2/20 @ JU • 12/20 @ St. John’s: Scored game-high 32* pts (9-16, 5-10, 9-10) w/ 6 reb, 3 asts and 3 stl (*tied 2nd all-time total) 2/25 @ USCU • 12/5 vs. UMass Lowell: Tied his career-high in assists (8), hit season-high in rebounds (3) and steals (3); added 14 points 3/1 TBD • 11/27 @ UAlbany: Had a game-high 23 points (8-18, 7-14, 0-0); His 7 three-pointers were two shy of his NJIT record + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record • 11/16 at South Florida: Scored a game-high 27 points (9-20, 5-12, 4-5), including the GW three-pointer w/ 0:48 left • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored a team-high 19 points (6-15, 4-9, 3-4) with a rebound • Enters season as leading returning scorer (17.5 rpg) & 3PT shooter (126) in New Jersey Division I men’s basketball SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points 2014-15: Season: 32 at St. John’s -- 12/20/15 • Led NJIT in scoring at 17.5 ppg, breaking his own program record; ranked 55th in DI (eighth among underclassmen) Career: 34* at NC A&T – 1/18/14 • Set a new program single-season record with 126 3FG, breaking his own mark of 107 as a freshman Rebounds • Also led team in assists with program record 123 and steals with 58 Season: 8 at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 • Led team in scoring 23 times (with 15, 20+ efforts), in assists 13 times, in steals 16 times and in rebounding twice • CIT Tournament: Averaged 19.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg in the four games, playing 158 of a possible 160 minutes (98.8%) Career: 8 at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 • 3/16 vs. New Hampshire (CIT): Scored a game-high 25 points (8-18, 6-12, 3-5) in first-round victory Assists • 12/6 at #17 Michigan: Scored a team-high 20 points (7-16, 6-10) with three rebounds and four assists in 72-70 upset Season: 8 vs. UMass Lowell -- 12/5/15 Career: 8 (2); last: vs. UMass Lowell -- 12/5/15 2013-14: Blocks • Led NJIT in scoring at 17.2 ppg (highest avg in school’s DI era; began in 2006-07) Season: 1 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 • Led NJIT in scoring 16 times, in rebounds three times, in assists seven times and in steals nine times Career: 1 (3); last: vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 • His 500 points set a freshman record while then ranking second all-time overall (517, Isaiah Wilkerson 2011-12) Steals • 1/18 at North Carolina A&T: Set NJIT record with 34 points (10-20, 9-18, 5-7); his nine 3FG all set NJIT record Season: 6 vs. UMBC -- 1/2/16 Career: 6^ (3); last: vs. UMBC -- 1/2/16 HIGH SCHOOL: 3-Pointers Named in March 2013 by The Star-Ledger as one of the state’s top 10 boys high school players... As a senior, averaging Season: 7 at UAlbany -- 11/27/15 24.4 ppg and 3.3 assists a game while leading Union Catholic to an 18-6 record... Finished with 1,344 career points Career: 9* at NC A&T – 1/18/14 and 198 3FG (90 as a senior)... Season-high 42 points vs. Marist (Bayonne)... Star-Ledger All-State 2nd team, 2nd-team Minutes All-Non-Public, 2nd-team All-Senior and 1st-team All-Union County... Named All-Area 1st team by the Courier News... Season: 45 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 PERSONAL: Career: 45 (2) last: at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 Damon Nariq Lynn... son of Keisha Allen and Al-Tariq Lynn, who won the 1991 North Jersey Group 2 state title with *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record Hillside HS... communication major... born 3/5/95 in Newark, NJ LYNN CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2013-14 29 29 981 33.8 151 405 .373 107 282 .379 91 117 .778 15 65 80 2.8 32 0 60 53 1 35 500 17.2 2014-15 33 33 1203 36.5 182 499 .365 126 350 .360 88 114 .772 15 83 98 3 67 1 123 92 2 58 578 17.5 2015-16 17 17 623 36.6 93 248 .375 60 169 .355 57 67 .851 5 43 48 2.8 25 0 52 38 1 25 303 17.8 2016-17 CAREER 79 79 2807 35.5 426 1152 .370 293 801 .366 236 298 .792 35 191 226 2.9 124 1 235 183 4 118 1381 17.5 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU DEREK McKNIGHT 10 FR | G | 6-1 | 160 | Teaneck, NJ | Gaston Day School (Gastonia, NC)

McKNIGHT GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB 2015-16: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK DNP (CD) • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Scored his first two points in his NCAA career (1-1), added a rebound in eight minutes 11/16 @ USF DNP (CD) • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Logged first career NCAA minute in an 80-66 win 11/19 BU DNP (CD) 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 HIGH SCHOOL: 11/23 @ PC DNP (CD) Three-year starter at Gaston Day School in Gastonia, N.C... earned North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic As- 11/27 @ UA DNP (CD) sociation (NCISAA) 2A all-conference and NCISAA 2A all-state honors. ... a 1,000-point scorer, Derek was selected 11/29 MFK 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 8 12/5 UML DNP (CD) to the 2015 MAC all-conference, North Carolina Private School all-star basketball game and 2014-15 all-Gazette 12/7 KSU DNP (CD) basketball team. ... led his team in assists (6.4apg) while scoring 12.9ppg and 4.8rpg. ... in his sophomore and junior 12/10 @ SFB DNP (CD) seasons, he led the team in scoring and was selected to Dave Telep’s Carolina Challenge. ... ranked top 80 players in 12/12 @ CU DNP (CD) North Carolina as a junior and sophomore. ...played for the Upward Stars AAU... 12/20 @ SJU DNP (CD) 12/28 SBU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 PERSONAL: 12/30 @ SFU DNP (CD) Derek M. McKnight... son of Ronald and Kim McKnight. ... business major... 1/2 UMBC DNP (CD) 1/6 @ YU 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1/9 USCU DNP (CD) 1/14 @ FGC 1/16 @ SU 1/21 JU 1/23 UNF 1/27 LU 1/30 @ KSU 2/1 @ LU 2/6 KSU 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU 2/25 @ USCU 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Rebounds Season: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3-Pointers Season: Career: Minutes Season: 8 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 8 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

McKNIGHT CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 4 0 11 2.8 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.5 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 CAREER 4 0 11 2.8 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0.5 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU WINFIELD WILLIS 11 SR | G | 6-0 | 180 | Baltimore, MD | St. Paul’s School (Clarion)

WILLIS GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK+ 0-4 0-2 0-0 0-3 3 1 0 3 3 0 0 29 • Has scored 1,140 points in his college career between between Division II Clarion (one season) and NJIT (two) 11/16 @ USF+ 3-9 1-5 0-0 0-4 4 1 7 3 2 0 4 34 11/19 BU+ 7-13 2-6 1-1 1-0 1 1 17 4 0 0 2 31 HONORS/AWARDS: 11/21 LC+ 4-9 1-5 6-6 2-4 6 3 15 2 2 0 0 31 • 2015-16 (SR): Selected to the Atlantic Sun Preseason All-Conference Team 11/23 @ PC+ 1-2 0-1 2-2 0-1 1 5 4 3 4 0 0 25 11/27 @ UA+ 4-9 3-4 2-2 1-1 2 2 13 1 0 0 2 26 2015-16: 11/29 MFK+ 2-7 1-4 0-0 1-3 4 1 5 3 2 0 0 19 12/5 UML+ 8-12 4-5 3-3 2-0 2 2 23 3 1 0 0 28 • At time of injury (12/7), ranked 1st in the A-Sun in FT% (95.5), 16th in apg (2.7)... Led team in assists in first 2 G 12/7 KSU+ 1-6 0-2 7-8 2-3 5 2 9 2 0 1 0 25 • Home Games (5 G): 13.8 ppg (69), .468 (22-47)... Away Games (4 G): 6.0 ppg (24), .333 (8-24) 12/10 @ SFB DNP (INJ) • Last 7 G: Averaging 12.3 ppg (86), shooting .466 (27-58 FG)... First 2 G: averaged 3.5 ppg, shooting .231 (3-13) 12/12 @ CU DNP (INJ) • 12/7 vs. Kent State: Left injured in second half; had scored 9 points with 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes 12/20 @ SJU DNP (INJ) • 12/5 vs. UMass Lowell: Drained a game-high and season-high 23 points (8-12, 4-5, 3-3); with 2 boards and 3 assists 12/28 SBU DNP (INJ) • 11/16 at South Florida: Recorded a career-high tying four steals 12/30 @ SFU DNP (INJ) • One of three seniors on the team (Ky Howard, Emmanuel Tselentakis) 1/2 UMBC DNP (INJ) 1/6 @ YU DNP (INJ) 2014-15: 1/9 USCU DNP (INJ) 1/14 @ FGC • Finished 49th in the nation in free-throw percentage at .848 (84-99)... Drained 28-of-29 (.966) over last 10 games 1/16 @ SU • NJIT finished 17-5 when Willis scored 10+ points; had double-digit totals in 16 of the last 22 games 1/21 JU • Last 15 games: Averaged 14.5 ppg shooting .522 (70-134) from floor and .537 (36-67) from beyond arc 1/23 UNF • 3/23 vs. Cleveland State (CIT): Scored season-high 24 points (9-12 FG; 5-6 3FG) with five assists and three steals 1/27 LU • 3/16 vs. New Hampshire (CIT): Finished with 16 points, going a perfect 10-for-10 from line 1/30 @ KSU • 2/7 vs. Fisher College (NAIA): Tied career high with seven assists, with nine points, three rebounds and three 2/1 @ LU • 1/14 vs. St. Joe’s Brooklyn (DIII): Scored then season-high 23 points with six rebounds and six assists 2/6 KSU • 12/6 at #17 Michigan: Scored 17 pts (6-7 FG; 3-3 3FG; 2-2 FT) with game-sealing steal with :44 left in 72-70 upset 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2013-14: 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU • Fourth on the team in points per game (8.0) appearing in all 29 games with 17 starts (including final 8 games) 2/25 @ USCU • Led the regulars in free throw pct (82.7) while ranking second in 3-pointers (32) and third in assists (54) 3/1 TBD • 12/12 vs. LIU Brooklyn: Came off bench for what was a then-NJIT Division I-record 30 points in 28 minutes* + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record * Shot 10-17 FG; 5-8 3FG; 5-5 FT; added four assists, 0 turnovers; Prior record of 28 had been done four times • 11/12 at Tulane: Starter opener and scored 10 points with 3 assists in his Division I debut SEASON/CAREER HIGHS 2012-13: Points • Was not able to compete under NCAA transfer rules Season: 23 vs. UMass Lowell -- 12/5/15 2011-12 (CLARION UNIVERSITY): Career: 30 vs. LIU Brooklyn – 12/12/13 Rebounds • Recording the second-most points by a Golden Eagle rookie with 446 (513) Season: 6 vs. Lafayette College -- 11/21/15 • Ranked 11th in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) in scoring at 15.9 ppg Career: 7 at Saint Francis U. – 1/4/14 • His 15.9 ppg was the second-best freshman mark in the conference and the top rookie mark in the PSAC West Assists PREP: Season: 4 at Boston University -- 11/19/15 Career: 7 (2); last: vs. Fisher (NAIA) – 2/7/15 Attended Westwind (AZ) Prep (2010-11), where he averaged 11.5 ppg... National Prep School Tournament Quarter- Blocks finalist… Season: 1 vs. Kent State -- 12/7/15 HIGH SCHOOL: Career: 1 (8); last: vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 Steals Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Champions (20-4) at St. Paul’s School for Boys (2009-10) Season: 4 at South Florida -- 11/16/15 … Willis converted a 3-point play with 5.2 seconds left in overtime to send the Crusaders past the upset-minded Career: 4 (2); last: at South Florida -- 11/16/15 Archbishop Curley. ...two-time all-MIAA conference honoree. ... averaged 21 ppg, 5.2 rebs., 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals... 3-Pointers PERSONAL: Season: 4 vs. UMass Lowell -- 12/5/15 Career: 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn – 12/12/13 Winfield “Win” Timothy Willis II. ... son of Winfield Willis Sr and Patricia Lewis-Willis ... international business major. Minutes ... born 3/27/92 in Baltimore... Season: 34 at South Florida -- 11/16/15 Career: 37 (2); last: vs. Cleveland State (3/23/15) *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

WILLIS CAREER STATISTICS (CLARION D-II STATS NOT INCLUDED IN CAREER TOTALS) MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 28 28 985 35.2 150 343 .437 48 129 .372 98 125 .784 22 54 76 2.7 65 --- 58 52 28 3 446 15.9 2012-13 DID NOT PLAY (NCAA transfer rules) 2013-14 29 17 633 21.8 79 190 .416 32 82 .390 43 52 .827 6 49 55 1.9 65 3 54 39 3 23 233 8.0 2014-15 33 33 982 29.8 130 274 .474 59 135 .437 84 99 .848 33 71 104 3.2 93 1 79 56 5 36 403 12.2 2015-16 9 9 248 27.6 30 71 .423 12 34 .353 21 22 .955 9 19 28 3.1 18 1 24 14 1 8 93 10.3 CAREER 71 59 1863 26.2 239 535 .447 103 251 .410 148 173 .855 48 139 187 2.6 176 5 157 109 9 67 729 10.3 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU JAMES McMILLON 13 SO | G | 6-1 | 185 | Newark, NJ | Science Park

McMILLON GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK DNP (CD) • Was a team manager in 2014-15 before being receiving an invitation to walk on in 2015-16 11/16 @ USF DNP (CD) 11/19 BU DNP (CD) 2015-16: 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Recorded his first NCAA rebound and assist in two minutes of play 11/23 @ PC DNP (CD) • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Logged first career NCAA minute in an 80-66 win 11/27 @ UA DNP (CD) 11/29 MFK 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 HIGH SCHOOL: 12/5 UML DNP (CD) 12/7 KSU DNP (CD) Attended Science Park High School in Newark... 12/10 @ SFB DNP (CD) 12/12 @ CU DNP (CD) PERSONAL: 12/20 @ SJU DNP (CD) James Denzel McMillon... son of James and Mildres McMillon... electrical engineering major... born 9/4/95 in Livings- 12/28 vs. SBU DNP (CD) ton, NJ... 12/30 @ SFU DNP (CD) 1/2 UMBC DNP (CD) 1/6 @ YU DNP (CD) 1/9 USCU DNP (CD) 1/14 @ FGC 1/16 @ SU 1/21 JU 1/23 UNF 1/27 LU 1/30 @ KSU 2/1 @ LU 2/6 KSU 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU 2/25 @ USCU 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: Career: Rebounds Season: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Assists Season: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 1 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3-Pointers Season: Career: Minutes Season: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

McMILLON CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 2 0 3 1.5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 CAREER 2 0 3 1.5 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU REILLY WALSH 14 FR | G | 6-3 | 180 | Staten Island, NY | St Peter’s Boys

WALSH GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK DNP (shin) • Won the Warren Jaques Award in 2014-15, presented annually to the top high school player on Staten Island 11/16 @ USF DNP (shin) • Coach Engles Quote on Reilly: ”Reilly has all the qualities of the student-athletes that have been successful here 11/19 BU DNP (shin) at NJIT,” noted Engles, who is also a graduate of St. Peter’s Boys HS. “He is a big-time shooter, tough, high basket- 11/21 LC DNP (shin) ball IQ, and has a ton of potential. He continues the recent pipeline that we have had with players from Staten Island.” 11/23 @ PC DNP (shin) 11/27 @ UA DNP (shin) 2015-16: 11/29 MFK DNP (shin) 12/5 UML DNP (shin) • 12/30 at St. John’s: Made his collegiate debut with four minutes off the bench in NJIT’s 83-74 victory 12/7 KSU DNP (shin) 12/10 @ SFB DNP (CD) HIGH SCHOOL: 12/12 @ CU DNP (CD) Playing at St. Peter’s, Walsh averaged 25 points per game as a senior, making 109 3-point baskets in the process. He 12/20 @ SJU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 topped 30 points in a game nine times and topped 40 twice, including a season-best 43 points, including 10 threes, 12/28 SBU 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 against Susan Wagner High. ...Walsh finished his high school career with 1,388 points, fourth on the all-time list at St. 12/30 @ SFU 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Peter’s and 17th all-time for the entire borough of Staten Island. He scored 751 of his points as a senior playing for 1/2 UMBC DNP (CD) coach Charles Driscoll. ...Walsh was a two-time Staten Island Advance all-star and also a two-time all-Staten Island 1/6 @ YU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 pick by the New York Daily News. He played in the New York City Mayors Cup All-Star game and was a New York 1/9 USCU DNP (CD) 1/14 @ FGC Sportswriters Association Class AA all-state pick. He was also Most Valuable Player of the Staten Island division 1/16 @ SU of the Catholic High Schools Athletic Association (CHSAA), the governing body of Catholic scholastic sports in New 1/21 JU York City. ...Salutatorian of his graduating class at St. Peter’s, Reilly followed in the footsteps of his father, John, 1/23 UNF who was the starting point guard on the 1983 St. Peter’s team that is the only Staten Island team ever to capture 1/27 LU the New York City CHSAA AA City championship.... 1/30 @ KSU 2/1 @ LU PERSONAL: 2/6 KSU Reilly Walsh. ... son of John and Christine Walsh... John was the starting point guard on the 1983 St. Peter’s team 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC that is the only Staten Island team ever to capture the New York City CHSAA AA City championship... undecided 2/18 @ UNF major. ... born 4/16/97 in Staten Island, NY... 2/20 @ JU 2/25 @ USCU 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: Career: Rebounds Season: Career: Assists Season: Career: Blocks Season: Career: Steals Season: Career: 3-Pointers Season: Career: Minutes Season: 5 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Career: 5 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

WALSH CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 4 0 13 3.3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 CAREER 4 0 13 3.3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU TERRENCE SMITH 15 R-JR | F | 6-6 | 195 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard

SMITH GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK+ 2-4 0-0 0-0 1-4 5 3 4 1 1 0 0 23 • Has four double-doubles in his collegiate career in 57 games 11/16 @ USF+ 1-4 0-0 1-2 3-1 4 4 3 2 4 0 0 17 • 2013-14: Ranked third in the nation in field-goal percentage (.629), which set a program single-season record 11/19 BU+ 5-9 0-0 1-2 1-2 3 4 11 2 2 0 1 24 11/21 LC+ 6-7 0-0 5-6 0-1 1 4 17 2 2 0 0 23 2015-16: 11/23 @ PC+ 4-6 0-0 0-2 2-3 5 5 8 2 1 0 1 22 • Last 3 G: Averaging 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.7 apg (24, 15, 2) while shooting 11-for-13 FG (.846) 11/27 @ UA+ 2-5 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 25 • 1/2 vs. UMBC: Scored 14 points on a perfect 6-6 FG with a season-high 6 rebounds and an assist 11/29 MFK+ 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 12/5 UML+ 4-7 0-0 1-2 2-4 6 2 9 0 1 0 0 23 • 12/5 vs. UMass Lowell: Bounced back from 0-point game with nine points and a season-high six rebounds 12/7 KSU+ 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 0 4 0 1 1 0 21 • Did not score against UMFK on 11/29 -- first time in 47 career games he recorded 0 points 12/10 @ SFB+ 2-3 0-0 2-6 2-1 3 1 6 0 2 1 0 27 • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Scored a season-high 17 points (6-7, 0-0, 5-6) -- his highest total since 19, 2/22/14 vs. Fisher 12/12 @ CU+ 6-10 0-0 0-0 4-1 5 2 12 1 1 0 0 34 • 11/19 vs. Boston: Scored a then season-high 11 points (5-9 FG) -- his highest total since 19, 2/22/14 vs. Fisher 12/20 @ SJU+ 1-2 0-0 1-4 1-1 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 8 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored four points with a team-high five rebounds in 23 minutes in his first game since ‘13-14 12/28 SBU+ 0-3 0-0 0-0 3-2 5 4 0 1 1 1 3 17 12/30 @ SFU+ 2-7 0-0 0-0 2-2 4 2 4 0 2 0 1 23 2014-15: 1/2 UMBC+ 6-6 0-0 2-5 0-6 6 1 14 1 0 0 0 23 • Missed the entire season after surgery to repair a Jones fracture; received a medical red shirt 1/6 @ YU+ 3-6 0-0 0-0 2-4 6 4 6 1 2 0 1 17 1/9 USCU+ 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 2 4 0 0 0 0 21 2013-14: 1/14 @ FGC 1/16 @ SU • Set a program single-season record with a .629 field goal percentage, with ranked third in the nation 1/21 JU • Shot 47-for-58 (.810) over the final eight games, missing just one shot in each of his last five games 1/23 UNF • Led the team in rebounds per game (6.0)… Led team in rebounds 12 games, points in nine games and blocks in eight 1/27 LU • Starting all 29 games, reached double-figure points 18 times 1/30 @ KSU • Had two games with 10 FG: 10-15 vs. Lafayette, 11/23 (career-high 24 points) and 10-12 vs. Duquesne, 1/29 (20) 2/1 @ LU • Scored 10+ points in first six games to tie NJIT record for most consecutive double-digit totals by a post player 2/6 KSU • 1/29 vs. Duquesne: Finished with 20 pts (10-12 FG) and nine rebounds 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC • 1/27 at Delaware State: Finised with 11 points, nine reboindss and game-saving block on man 4” taller in OT 2/18 @ UNF • 12/23 at St. Francis Brooklyn: Had 18 pts (6-11, 6-8) and career-high 11 rebounds for second straight double-double 2/20 @ JU • 12/21 vs. Holy Cross: Notched third double-double of career with 16 pts (7-10 FG) and 10 rebounds 2/25 @ USCU • 12/4 vs. Maine: Finished with 22 points (9-10 FG, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds 3/1 TBD • 11/23 vs. Lafayette: Career-high 24 points (10-15 FG, 4-5 FT) with six rebounds + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record • 11/19 at Maine: Recorded his first double-double of season (12 points, 10 rebounds) and second of NCAA career 2012-13: SEASON/CAREER HIGHS • Made his mark as a starter in the first 10 games, but missed the next 18 due to a stress fracture in his left foot Points • Made a cameo appearance off the bench in the postseason Great West Conference tournament. Season: 17 vs. Lafayette College -- 11/21/15 • Ranked third in the GWC in rebounding at 7.0 rpg prior to the injury Career: 24 vs. Lafayette College – 11/23/13 • 12/1 @ St. John’s: Had 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double; also had 4 blocks Rebounds • 11/10 vs. Providence: Had a game-high 10 rebounds along w/ four points, two assists and two steals in his NCAA debut Season: 6 (3); last: at Yale -- 1/6/16 HIGH SCHOOL: Career: 11 at St. Francis Brooklyn – 12/23/13 Assists Grad of Dillard HS in Fort Lauderdale, Florida ... selected Broward All-County and Big 8 all-team... Averaged 16 ppg Season: 2 (2), last: vs. Lafayette -- 11/21/15 and 12 rpg... Broward County Athletic Association All-Star South-Central MVP (team-high 14 points) ... 2012 Bro- Career: 2 (9), last: vs. Lafayette -- 11/21/15 ward County Scholar Athlete ... played AAU ball for the South Florida Panthers ... Ranked as the 53rd best prospect Blocks in the state by floridahoops.com... Season: 1 (5); last: vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 PERSONAL: Career: 4 at St. John’s – 12/1/12 Steals Terrence Durand Smith II... son of Lawanda and Eddie Henderson and Terrence Smith I... business major... born Season: 3 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 11/4/93 in Coral Springs, FL... Career: 3 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 3-Pointers Season: Career: Minutes Season: 34 at Columbia -- 12/12/15 Career: 43 at Delaware State – 1/27/14 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

SMITH CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 11 10 254 23.1 27 61 .443 0 0 --- 5 8 .625 25 45 70 6.4 31 1 5 10 10 7 59 5.4 2013-14 29 29 773 26.7 154 245 .629 0 0 --- 47 64 .734 67 106 173 6 74 2 16 36 14 14 355 12.2 2014-15 DID NOT PLAY (Jones Fracture) 2015-16 17 17 361 21.2 48 87 .552 0 0 .000 13 29 .448 29 36 65 3.8 48 2 13 21 5 7 109 6.4 2016-17 CAREER 57 56 1388 24.4 229 393 .583 0 0 .000 65 101 .644 121 187 308 5.4 153 5 34 67 29 28 523 9.2 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU OSA IZEVBUWA 23 JR | G | 6-3 | 230 | Staten Island, NY | McKee/Staten Island Tech (Williston State)

IZEVBUZA GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 0-3 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 • Transferred from Williston State Junior College in Williston, ND, following the 2013-14 season 11/16 @ USF 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 11/19 BU 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2015-16: 11/21 LC 2-3 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 10 • Last 5 G (since groin inj.): Averaging 3.8 ppg and 2.0 rpg (19, 10)... Last 10 G: Avg’g 3.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg (36, 16) 11/23 @ PC 1-4 0-3 0-0 2-2 4 0 2 0 2 0 1 14 • 1/2 vs. UMBC: Grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds in just 9 minutes, added 4 points (1-2, 0-1, 2-2) 11/27 @ UA 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 11 • 12/30 at Saint Francis U: Tallied a season-high 7 points (3-5, 1-3) with an assist in 2 steals in 17 minutes off bench 11/29 MFK 1-4 0-3 2-3 0-1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 12 12/5 UML 2-5 0-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 14 • 12/28 vs. Stony Brook: Tied his then season-high with 5 points (1-2, 0-0, 3-4) with 3 rebounds, an assist and a steal 12/7 KSU 2-4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 7 • 12/7/15 vs. Kent State: Scored a then season-high 5 points (2-4, 1-2) in just 7 minutes off the bench 12/10 @ SFB 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 12 • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Scored the first four of his points this season (2-3 FG) in 10 minutes off the bench 12/12 @ CU 0-3 0-2 0-0 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Played 10 minutes off the bench and registered one assist 12/20 @ SJU DNP (groin) 12/28 SBU 1-2 0-0 3-4 2-1 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 16 2014-15: 12/30 @ SFU 3-5 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 7 1 1 0 2 17 • Played in 32 games with all his action coming off the bench 1/2 UMBC 1-2 0-1 2-2 2-3 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 9 • Last 11 games: Averaged 6.4 ppg (70), including 14 points (5-9, 4-7) vs. NAIA Fisher College, 2/7 1/6 @ YU 1-3 0-1 1-3 0-2 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 18 • 2/28 vs. Sarah Lawrence (DIII): Scored an NJIT career-high 15 points (6-11, 1-3, 2-2) w/ 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals 1/9 USCU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1/14 @ FGC • 12/23 at #7 Villanova: Scored then career-high 11 points (4-7, 3-5) 1/16 @ SU • 11/22 vs. UMass Lowell: Netted 10 points (4-5 FG) in just 17 minutes 1/21 JU 1/23 UNF 2013-14 (WILLISTON STATE JUNIOR COLLEGE): 1/27 LU • Played in 33 games and averaged 8.7 ppg and 3.8 rpg 1/30 @ KSU • Scored in double-figures 12 times with a career-high 24 against Colorado Northwestern Community College 2/1 @ LU 2/6 KSU HIGH SCHOOL: 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC Attended McKee/Staten Island Technical School in Staten Island, where the Warriors became the first Island PSAL 2/18 @ UNF school and sixth all-time to reach the semifinals of the leagues playoff New York State Sportswriters Association. 2/20 @ JU ...McKee/Staten Island went 21-0 against Island competition, capturing the SIHSL Championship for the second 2/25 @ USCU straight year... Izevbuwa led the Island averaging 25.5 points (766 points in 30 games) and became the 10th in Isalnd 3/1 TBD history to score two 40-point games... he finished with 1,653 career points at McKee/Staten Island Tech, second + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record best in SIHSL history and fourth best among Staten Island scoring leaders... all-State Class A New York State Sports- writers Association New York State Sportswriters Association... played for the Staten Island Stingrays... SEASON/CAREER HIGHS PERSONAL: Points Osa Joshua Izevbuwa... son of Shareece Slayton... business major... born 2/24/94 in Staten Island... Season: 7 at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 Career: 15 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 Rebounds Season: 5 vs. UMBC -- 1/2/16 Career: 5 (2); last: vs. UMBC -- 1/2/16 Assists Season: 2 (3); last: at Yale -- 1/6/16 Career: 3 at UMBC – 1/2/15 Blocks Season: Career: 1 vs. Lafayette – 12/28/14 Steals Season: 2 at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 Career: 2 (3); last: at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 3-Pointers Season: 1 (2); last: at Saint Francis U – 12/30/15 Career: 4 vs. Fisher (NAIA) – 2/7/14 Minutes Season: 18 at Yale -- 1/6/16 Career: 27 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

IZEVBUWA CAREER STATISTICS (WILLISTON ST. NJCAA STATS NOT INCLUDED IN CAREER TOTALS) MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2013-14 33 11 564 17.1 94 217 .433 23 59 .390 71 90 .789 41 80 121 3.7 48 1 30 44 2 30 282 8.5 2014-15 32 0 430 13.4 48 119 .403 25 62 .403 13 23 .565 11 33 44 1.4 35 0 19 27 1 12 134 4.2 2015-16 16 0 190 11.9 16 46 .348 2 23 .087 8 12 .667 9 18 27 1.7 9 0 10 7 0 8 42 2.6 2016-17 CAREER 48 0 620 12.9 64 165 .388 27 85 .318 21 35 .600 20 51 71 1.5 44 0 29 34 1 20 176 3.7 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU MANNY TSELENTAKIS 24 SR | G | 6-5 | 205 | Thessaloniki, Greece | American College of Anatolia (Saint Louis)

TSELENTAKIS GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 • Honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on its annual Honors Court for his combined 11/16 @ USF 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 academic and athletics success in 2013-14 11/19 BU 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 • Transferred from Saint Louis University following the 2011-12 season (did not play/received red shirt) 11/21 LC 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11/23 @ PC DNP (CD) 2015-16: 11/27 @ UA 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0 4 5 0 1 0 0 10 • In his 9 starts this season: Averaging 2.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 0.9 apg in 13.9 mpg (18, 21, 8, 125) 11/29 MFK+ 4-4 2-2 0-0 4-1 5 1 10 5 1 1 4 27 12/5 UML 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 9 • Last 12 G: Averaging 2.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg and 0.7 spg (26, 22, 8) -- shooting 10-21 FG, 5-10 3FG 12/7 KSU 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 • 1/2 vs. UMBC: Grabbed a game-high and season-high 7 rebounds, also added an assist in 21 minutes 12/10 @ SFB+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Posted season-high 10 points (4-4, 2-2) and 5 rebounds w/ game-highs in assists (5) and steals (4) 12/12 @ CU+ 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-3 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 18 • 11/27 at UAlbany: Scored a then career-high 5 points (1-1, 1-1, 2-2) in 10 minutes 12/20 @ SJU+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 16 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Played 20 minutes and registered two rebounds and an assist 12/28 SBU+ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 • One of three seniors on the team (Ky Howard, Winfield Willis) 12/30 @ SFU+ 2-4 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 2 5 0 0 0 0 19 1/2 UMBC+ 0-4 0-1 0-0 4-3 7 2 0 1 2 0 1 21 2014-15: 1/6 @ YU+ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 • Started NJIT’s final 15 games... only other start was Opening Day (11/14 at St. John’s) 1/9 USCU+ 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 8 1/14 @ FGC • Last seven games: 32 points after 19 in first 26 games... Averaged 4.6 ppg while shooting .542 (13-24) 1/16 @ SU • 3/23 vs. Cleveland State (CIT): Provided early spark, scoring five points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) and a steal in 5 minutes 1/21 JU • 2/28 vs. Sarah Lawrence (DIII): Recorded career-highs in points (16), rebounds (9) and steals (5) 1/23 UNF • 2/2 vs. Hampton: Had a career-high four assists to go with five rebounds and a steal in 17 minutes 1/27 LU 1/30 @ KSU 2013-14: 2/1 @ LU • Appeared in 26 of the team’s 29 games, with five starts 2/6 KSU • 2/6 vs. Wheelock (DIII): Scored nine points (4-7) with three rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC • 12/7 vs. UMass Lowell: 13 points (4-5, 3-3, 2-2). With team struggling, scored 8 points in first 4:39 after entering 2/18 @ UNF • 11/15 at Army: Made his first start of NCAA career; finished w/ four points, two rebounds and one assist in 24 min. 2/20 @ JU 2/25 @ USCU 2012-13: 3/1 TBD • Was not able to compete under NCAA transfer rules + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record 2011-12: • Did not see action with Saint Louis University; received a redshirt SEASON/CAREER HIGHS HIGH SCHOOL: Points Season: 10 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Attended American College of Anatolia while growing up in Greece... selected Athlete of the Year (2008 & 2011)... Career: 16 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 named MVP in the Kalamata Tournament... earned Olympic bronze medal in first official youth Olympics in 2010... Rebounds played for Greece in the U-18 European Championships... Club ball for the Academy of Asteria... Season: 7 vs. UMBC -- 1/2/16 PERSONAL: Career: 9 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 Assists Emmanuel Anthony Tselentakis... son of Anthony and Linda Louise Tselentakis... business major... grandfather (Rich- Season: 5 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 ard Mitchell) graduated from NJIT (at the time called Newark College of Engineering) and mother (Linda Louise) played Career: 5 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 basketball for UVA... born 5/24/93 in Englewood, NJ, but spent most of his youth in his father’s native Greece... Blocks Season: 1 (6); last: vs. USC Upstate -- 1/9/16 Career: 2 vs. Delaware State – 2/3/15 Steals Season: 4 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 5 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 3-Pointers Season: 2 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 3 vs. UMass Lowell – 12/7/13 Minutes Season: 27 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 35 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

TSELENTAKIS CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 DID NOT PLAY (NCAA Transfer Rules) 2013-14 26 5 354 13.6 23 64 .359 11 33 .333 8 12 .667 10 38 48 1.8 38 0 23 17 8 13 65 2.5 2014-15 33 16 409 12.4 21 61 .344 4 27 .148 5 8 .625 22 47 69 2.1 29 0 26 17 8 22 51 1.5 2015-16 16 9 191 11.9 10 26 .385 6 14 .429 2 2 1.000 11 17 28 1.8 23 0 10 11 5 7 28 1.8 CAREER 75 30 954 12.7 54 151 .358 21 74 .284 15 22 .682 43 102 145 1.9 90 0 59 45 21 42 144 1.9 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU ROB UKAWUBA 25 JR | G | 6-3 | 210 | East Brunswick, NJ | East Brunswick

UKAWUBA GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 2-6 0-0 2-2 1-1 2 3 6 1 2 0 0 22 • Became East Brunswick High School’s all-time leading scorer with 1,311 career points 11/16 @ USF 0-2 0-1 2-2 1-1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 18 11/19 BU 0-4 0-0 4-4 2-7 9 2 4 4 0 0 1 20 2015-16: 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 • Ranks 8th in the A-Sun in free-throw percentage (.804) and 32nd in ppg (7.5) 11/23 @ PC 6-8 4-6 4-5 0-4 4 3 20 1 2 0 0 22 • Last 13 G: Averaging 8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 1.8 apg (115, 44, 23) 11/27 @ UA 1-4 0-2 2-3 1-5 6 3 4 4 1 0 0 24 • Going back to 1/14/15 (27 G): Averaging 8.3 ppg (225) while shooting .433 FG (71-164), .333 3FG (20-60) 11/29 MFK 4-9 1-3 1-2 2-2 4 1 10 3 0 1 3 24 12/5 UML 3-8 1-2 0-0 0-2 2 3 7 0 1 1 1 26 • 12/30 at Saint Francis U: Scored a team-high 17 points off bench (6-11, 3-7, 2-2); added 5 rebounds and 4 assists 12/7 KSU 5-8 1-2 3-3 2-2 4 3 14 1 1 0 0 21 • 12/10 vs. St. Francis: Helped seal 92-86 victory with 5 of his 15 points in overtime; added 4 rebounds in 29 minutes 12/10 @ SFB 4-10 0-1 7-9 2-2 4 1 15 1 0 1 1 29 • 12/7 vs. Kent State: Came off the bench for 14 points (5-8, 1-2, 3-3) with 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes 12/12 @ CU 1-8 0-3 2-6 0-2 2 3 4 0 1 1 1 22 • 11/24 at Providence: Scored a career-high 20 points (6-8, 4-6, 4-5) along with four rebounds and one assist 12/20 @ SJU 1-4 0-1 2-2 1-3 4 1 4 1 2 0 0 24 • 11/19 vs. Boston: Recorded a team-high and career-high tying nine rebounds; also had four points and four assists 12/28 SBU 1-6 0-4 4-4 0-0 0 3 6 1 3 0 0 19 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored six points (2-6, 0-0, 2-2) with two rebounds and an assist in 22 minutes 12/30 @ SFU 6-11 3-7 2-2 2-3 5 2 17 4 0 0 0 26 1/2 UMBC 0-5 0-2 2-2 0-3 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 23 2014-15: 1/6 @ YU 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-2 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 17 • Last 10 games: Averaged 9.8 ppg, including a then career-high 18 vs. NAIA Fisher College, 2/7 1/9 USCU 3-8 0-4 3-3 1-3 4 2 9 4 3 0 2 28 1/14 @ FGC • Last 17 games: 8.0 ppg, .595 FG% (47-79)... Last 25 games: .570 FG% (61-107) after starting 2-15 in first three games 1/16 @ SU • Returned for CIT semifinal game at No. Arizona, 3/31 after missing five games (concussion); Scored seven points 1/21 JU • 2/7 vs. Fisher College (NAIA): Scored career-high 18 pts (5-9, 3-3, 5-7) and tied career-high with nine rebounds 1/23 UNF • 2/2 vs. Hampton: Dished out a career-high six assists while recording 10 points and three rebounds 1/27 LU • From 1/14-1/19: Matched or set career scoring high in three straight games (12, 12, 14) 1/30 @ KSU • 1/19 at Maine: Set a DI career high with 14 pts (5-7 FG), added a rebound and two steals 2/1 @ LU • 1/14 vs. St. Joe’s Brooklyn (DIII): Set career-highs in rebounds (9) with 12 points and a then career-high four assists 2/6 KSU • 11/22 vs. UMass Lowell: Scored five points, including highlight reel dunk 2/11 SU 2/13 FGC 2013-14: 2/18 @ UNF 2/20 @ JU • Did not play in the first 17 games, but came off the bench in 10 of the last 12 contests 2/25 @ USCU • Finally missed a shot in fourth college game (1/27) after making first four tries in three games … 3/1 TBD • 2/5 vs. Wheelock (DIII): Registered freshman year season-high nine points (4-7, 1-1) with three rebounds and a steal + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record Played last 7 minutes at NCCU (1/16) and hit two corner 3-pointers for 6 points … • 1/13 vs. CCNY (DIII): College debut; scored six points, inc. thunderous dunk for first bucket just :36 after checking in SEASON/CAREER HIGHS HIGH SCHOOL: Points Versatile swingman was one of New Jersey’s top players as a senior at East Brunswick High School and is known Season: 20 at Providence -- 11/24/15 for his toughness and athleticism… Ukawuba averaged 16.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.9 steals a game for East Career: 18 vs. Fisher (NAIA) – 2/7/15 Brunswick, which posted a 26-4 record in 2012-13... Had nine games with 20 or more points and reached double- Rebounds figure scoring in 29 of the 30 games... Had seven double-figure rebound games... Ukawuba reaped numerous honors Season: 9 vs. Boston University – 11/19/15 for leading veteran coach Bo Henning’s East Brunswick’s Central Jersey Group 4 champions. The Star-Ledger of Career: 9 (3); last: vs. Boston U. – 11/19/15 Newark named Rob third-team All-State for all groups, making him one of New Jersey’s top 15 high school players in Assists the eyes of the state’s largest newspaper. In addition, The Star-Ledger also named him first-team All-State in Group Season: 4 (4); last: vs. USC Upstate – 1/9/16 4 (largest public schools); second-team All-State among senior players; and first-team All-Middlesex County. His local Career: 6 vs. Hampton – 2/2/15 daily paper, the Home News Tribune, which is part of MyCentralJersey.com, selected Ukawuba for its All-Area first Blocks team. ...Born in New Brunswick, NJ, to parents who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria before he was Season: 1 (4); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 born, Rob is a chiseled 6-foot-3, 210 pounder who followed his older brother into basketball. He spent the early part Career: 1 (13); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 of his high school career playing around the basket, but has expanded his game to hone his perimeter skills and he Steals made 25 3-point baskets as a senior, while also notching 66 assists. ...To get a sense of Ukawuba’s pure athletic Season: 3 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 ability, as a senior he told a newspaper interviewer he “might try” track and field in the spring. He did just that in Career: 3 (3); last: vs. UMFK (USCAA) – 11/29/15 the spring and posted a high jump of 6’0’’ in the Greater Middlesex Conference Relays. That jump in high school, 3-Pointers with limited competitive experience, would have been good for a Top Nine finish in the 2013 championships for local Season: 4 at Providence -- 11/24/15 Division I college conference... Career: 4 at Providence -- 11/24/15 PERSONAL: Minutes Season: 29 at St. Francis BK -- 12/10/15 Robert Ukawuba... son of Charity and Hyacinth Ukawuba... business & information systems major... born 12/2/94 Career: 31 vs. St. Joe’s Brooklyn (D3) – 1/14/15 in New Brunswick, NJ... *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

UKAWUBA CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2013-14 10 0 89 8.9 13 21 .619 4 6 .667 6 8 .750 2 10 12 1.2 9 0 7 5 3 5 36 3.6 2014-15 28 0 531 19.0 63 121 .521 17 40 .425 38 59 .644 26 70 96 3.4 63 1 26 22 6 18 181 6.5 2015-16 17 0 371 21.8 38 103 .369 10 39 .256 41 51 .804 15 44 59 3.5 42 0 30 17 4 10 127 7.5 2016-17 CAREER 55 0 991 18.0 114 245 .465 31 85 .365 85 118 .720 43 124 167 3.0 114 1 63 44 13 33 344 6.3 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU VLAD SHUSTOV 33 SO | C | 6-9 | 225 | Tomsk, Siberia, Russia | Absegami (NJ)

SHUSTOV GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB 2015-16: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 0-1 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 9 • Did not play last 5 G (plantar fasciitis): vs. Stony Brook; at Saint Francis University 11/16 @ USF 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 4 0 0 3 0 0 11 • 11/29 vs. UMFK: Registered a career-high 7 rebounds while tying a career-high 3 blocks; scored a season-high 6 pts 11/19 BU 1-4 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 12 • 11/21 vs. Lafayette: Had a career-high three blocks; also recorded a rebound in nine minutes 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 9 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored two points -- both from the free-throw line -- with a steal in nine minutes 11/23 @ PC 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 9 11/27 @ UA 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 9 2014-15: 11/29 MFK 3-5 0-0 0-0 2-5 7 2 6 0 1 3 0 16 12/5 UML DNP (CD) • Last 15 games: Averaged 3.6 ppg (24-47, 2-5 in 154 minutes)... after 0 points in prior three games 12/7 KSU 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 8 • 3/2 vs. Howard: Had one of best games against a DI opponent w/ seven points (3-5), four rebounds, assist, two blocks 12/10 @ SFB 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 8 • 2/28 vs. Sarah Lawrence (DIII): Scored a career-high 10 points (5-9, 0-2) with five rebounds and an assist 12/12 @ CU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 • 12/23 at #7 Villanova: Tied season-high with four rebounds in just 13 minutes, added four points 12/20 @ SJU 1-3 0-0 1-2 0-3 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 12 12/28 SBU DNP (plantar fasciitis) 2013-14: 12/30 @ SFU DNP (plantar fasciitis) • Did not appear in a game, but practiced throughout the season; received a redshirt 1/2 UMBC DNP (plantar fasciitis) 1/6 @ YU DNP (plantar fasciitis) HIGH SCHOOL: 1/9 USCU DNP (plantar fasciitis) 1/14 @ FGC Before NJIT, he lived in the Atlantic City, NJ, area for a couple of years and is a 2013 graduate of Absegami High 1/16 @ SU School in Galloway, NJ. And before that, he studied and played ball near Moscow... An independent scouting report on 1/21 JU hoopgroup.com described him as “very fluid for his size and runs the floor very well.” And, like many European trained 1/23 UNF big men, Shustov has a well-developed ability to shoot from the outside. Added the hoopgroup.com report: “(he is) a 1/27 LU legitimate catch-and-shoot threat from the outside.” Another scouting web site called him an “intriguing prospect… 1/30 @ KSU with oodles of upside if he works hard.”... In his native Russia, he competed in both national and international compe- 2/1 @ LU tition in the “School of Olympic Reserve” based in the Moscow region... 2/6 KSU 2/11 SU PERSONAL: 2/13 FGC 2/18 @ UNF Vladmir S. Shustov... son of Sergey Shustov and Nadezda Shustov... enrolled in NJIT’s Albert Dorman Honors College 2/20 @ JU and majors in business... born 4/26/94 in Russia in Tomsk, Siberia -- a city of more than half a million people located 2/25 @ USCU about 1,800 air miles east of Moscow (which more than 4,600 air miles east of Newark)... 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: 6 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 10 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 Rebounds Season: 7 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 7 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Assists Season: 1 (3); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 Career: 1 (10); last: at Columbia -- 12/12/15 Blocks Season: 3 (2); last: vs. UMFK (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 3 (2); last: vs. UMFK (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Steals Season: 1 (2); last: at Providence – 11/24/15 Career: 1 (3); last: at Providence – 11/24/15 3-Pointers Season: Career: 2 (2); last: vs. Cleveland St. – 3/23/15 (CIT) Minutes Season: 16 vs. Maine Fort Kent (USCAA) – 11/29/15 Career: 20 vs. Sarah Lawrence (D3) – 2/28/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

SHUSTOV CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2014-15 28 0 256 9.1 31 66 .470 2 7 .286 6 12 .500 15 29 44 1.6 41 0 7 17 11 3 70 2.5 2015-16 11 0 106 9.6 7 18 .389 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 7 14 21 1.9 26 0 4 10 8 2 17 1.5 2016-17 2017-18 CAREER 39 0 362 9.3 38 84 .452 2 7 .286 9 16 .563 22 43 65 1.7 67 0 11 27 19 5 87 2.2 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU MOHAMED BENDARY 34 FR | F | 6-9 | 235 | Jersey City, NJ | St. Anthony’s

BENDARY GAME-BY-GAME FG 3FG FT REB HIGHLIGHTS: Date m-a m-a m-a o-d tot pf tp a to bk st min 11/14 @ UK 0-2 0-0 3-4 2-1 3 4 3 0 0 1 0 8 Coach Engles on Mohamed: ”Mohamed comes from one of the top high school programs in the United States at St 11/16 @ USF 2-3 0-0 0-0 2-0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 12 Anthony’s,” said Engles of the freshman big man. “He comes to NJIT with a relentless competitiveness, unbelievable 11/19 BU 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 desire to improve, and the toughness and skill level to be a great addition to our frontcourt for the next four years.” 11/21 LC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 11/23 @ PC 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 4 1 2 1 1 8 2015-16: 11/27 @ UA 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 6 • Last 5 G: Averaging 2.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.8 bpg in just 16.4 mpg (13, 23, 4, 82) 11/29 MFK 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 11 12/5 UML DNP (CD) • Registered at least 2 points in 10 of his first 16 games of NCAA career 12/7 KSU 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-7 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 11 • 1/9 vs. USC Upstate: Recorded a career-high 4 blocks (an NJIT season high) along with 3 rebounds and an assist 12/10 @ SFB 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 7 • 1/6 at Yale: Logged a career-high 23 minutes; contributed 2 points, 3 rebounds (all offensive) and 2 assists 12/12 @ CU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 12/30 at Saint Francis: Grabbed a career-high and a game-high tying 8 rebounds; added 4 points and a steal 12/20 @ SJU 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 • 12/28 vs. Stony Brook: Scored a career-high 6 points (2-4, 0-0, 2-3) and added 5 rebounds in a career-high 19 min. 12/28 SBU 2-4 0-0 2-3 1-4 5 4 6 0 1 0 0 19 • 12/7 vs. Kent State: Grabbed a team-high and then career-high 7 rebounds in just 11 minutes; added 2 points 12/30 @ SFU 2-3 0-0 0-0 3-5 8 2 4 0 1 0 1 9 • 11/24 at Providence: Best game to date, scoring four points (2-2 FG) with three rebounds and an assist, steal and block 1/2 UMBC 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 12 • 11/16 at South Florida: Scored a then career-high four points (2-3 FG) with two rebounds in 12 minutes 1/6 @ YU 1-2 0-0 0-0 3-0 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 23 • 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored three points with three rebounds and a block in his NCAA debut 1/9 USCU 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 3 3 0 1 1 4 0 19 1/14 @ FGC HIGH SCHOOL: 1/16 @ SU 1/21 JU Bendary is a 2015 graduate of St. Anthony High School in his hometown, Jersey City. He was coached at St. Anthony 1/23 UNF by Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley... Bendary joins NJIT two years after Tim Coleman, a 2013 St. 1/27 LU Anthony grad, who was a stalwart for the record-setting 2014-15 Highlanders, who won 21 games and reached the 1/30 @ KSU semifinals of the national postseason CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT)... A member of the National Honor Society 2/1 @ LU in high school, Bendary has a brother and two cousins who are NJIT graduates... 2/6 KSU 2/11 SU PERSONAL: 2/13 FGC 2/18 @ UNF Mohamed M. Bendary... son of Nabila and Mohamed Bendary... his brother and two cousins graduated from NJIT... 2/20 @ JU business major... born 11/18/96 in Bayonne, NJ... 2/25 @ USCU 3/1 TBD + Game started | *set NJIT Record | ^tied NJIT Record

SEASON/CAREER HIGHS Points Season: 6 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Career: 6 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 Rebounds Season: 8 at Saint Francis U -- 12/30/15 Career: 8 at Saint Francis U -- 12/30/15 Assists Season: 2 at Yale -- 1/6/16 Career: 2 at Yale -- 1/6/16 Blocks Season: 4 vs. USC Upstate -- 1/9/16 Career: 4 vs. USC Upstate -- 1/9/16 Steals Season: 1 at Saint Francis U -- 12/30/15 Career: 1 at Saint Francis U -- 12/30/15 3-Pointers Season: Career: Minutes Season: 23 at Yale -- 1/6/16 Career: 19 vs. Stony Brook -- 12/28/15 *set NJIT D-I Record; ^tied NJIT D-I Record

BENDARY CAREER STATISTICS MIN TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP GS TOT AVG FG FGA PCT FG FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO A TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2015-16 16 0 165 10.3 13 21 .619 0 0 .000 6 9 .667 18 25 43 2.7 32 0 7 9 7 2 32 2.0 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 CAREER 16 0 165 10.3 13 21 .619 0 0 .000 6 9 .667 18 25 43 2.7 32 0 7 9 7 2 32 2.0 @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU NJIT HIGHLANDERS: 2015-16 STATISTICS @NJITHOOPS GAME NOTES GAME 18: AT FGCU 2015-16 NJIT HIGHLANDERS HEAD SHOT CHART

HEAD COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH ASSISTANT COACH DIR, BASKETBALL OPS JIM ENGLES BRIAN KENNEDY JESSE AGEL KIM WAITERS ANDREW McGLYNN

KY TIM CHRIS SETH DAMON 0 HOWARD 2 COLEMAN 3 JENKINS 4 CALLAHAN 5 LYNN

DEREK WINFIELD JAMES REILLY TERRENCE 10 McKNIGHT 11 WILLIS 13 McMILLON 14 WALSH 15 SMITH

OSA EMMANUEL ROB VLAD MOHAMED 23 IZEVBUWA 24 TSELENTAKIS 25 UKAWUBA 33 SHUSTOV 34 BENDARY