2012-13 NJIT Men’s Basketball Game Notes Game 3: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. NJIT (1-1; Great West; PS#2 / 15-17 in 2011-12; 305 RPI) at S.C. State (2-1; MEAC; PS#13 / 5-26 in 2011-12; 343 RPI) Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center / Orangeburg, S.C. NJIT SPORTS INFORMATION Interim Contact : Matt Provence O ce : 973-596-8324 Cell : 610-504-1037 www.njithighlanders.com [email protected] @NJITHighlanders @NJIT_Radio 2012-13 NJIT Records GAME 3 MATCHUP: @ SOUTH CAROLINA STATE Overall Home Away All-Time Series : 0-0 Last Match-up : n/a Overall : 1-1 1-0 0-1 Head Coach : Tim Carter (Kansas ’79); 6th at SCST; 18th Overall (11 at UT-SA) Conf. : 0-0 0-0 0-0 HIGH LIGHTS: Streak : W1 L5 : 1-1 L10: 1-1 • NJIT looks to start 2-1 for the # rst time since going 2-0 to start its Division I era in 2006-07. $ e Highlanders opened the era with a 56-55 win at Manhattan followed by a 63-52 home victory over 2012-13 Schedule & Results Rider. $ ey also started 2-1 in their # nal campaign in Division II in 2005-06. NOVEMBER • NJIT will seek its # rst all-time win against a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference program in its 10 at Providence L, 64-63 inaugural meeting with South Carolina State. $ e Highlanders, who will have three games against 13 EASTERN NAZARENE W, 76-43 MEAC opponents this season, have gone 0-2 against the conference in prior years. 18 at South Carolina State 7:30 p.m. • NJIT will try for its sixth D-I road win excluding teams that comprise the GWC. $ e Highland- ers have won at Manhattan (11/11/06), Longwood (2/19/07), Wagner (12/28/09), Farleigh Dickinson 21 NEW HAMPSHIRE 7:30 p.m. (2/1/11) and Army (11/30/11). 24 SOUTH CAROLINA ST. 2:00 p.m. 27 LYNDON STATE 7:30 p.m. $ e NJIT men’s basketball team will make its # rst-ever trip to Orangeburg, S.C., for the front end of a home-and-home series with South Carolina State University on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Six days later, the DECEMBER Highlanders (1-1) and Bulldogs (2-1) will meet again at Fleisher Athletic Center in Newark. 1 at St. John’s 1:00 p.m. $ e Highlanders are riding the momentum of a 76-43 home win against Division III Eastern 4 at Seton Hall (Prudential) 7:00 p.m. Nazarene (MA) College on Tuesday. Although the game was tied at 29-29 early in the second half, 11 ARMY 7:30 p.m. NJIT went on a prolonged 47-14 run for the # nal 18:19 of the contest. 13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 7:30 p.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 22 CITY COLLEGE OF N.Y. 2:00 p.m. 28 at Villanova 7:30 p.m. 2012-13 NJIT Highlanders 30 ST. FRANCIS !N.Y." 7:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS JANUARY No. Name Pos YR HT WT Notes 2 at Lafayette 7:00 pm 1 Chris Flores G Sr. 6-2 195 • Preseason GWC P-O-Y (2nd team as FR, SO & JR) 5 at Utah Valley 7:05 (MT) • Looking for career-high 3rd straight G w/ 20+ pts 12 CHICAGO STATE 4:00 p.m. • Again tied NJIT D-I rec. with 28 pts @ Providence 14 at Fairleigh Dickinson 7:00 p.m. 2 PJ Miller G Sr. 6-3 175 • Has lead team in assts in both games (6, 7); 6.5 apg 17 PENN 7:30 p.m. • Preseason GWC 2nd team; starting PG all 4 years 21 at New Orleans 7:00 (CT) 14 Ryan Woods F/G Sr. 6-5 210 • Tied his D-I career-high w/ 19 pts @ Providence 26 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN* 4:00 p.m. • 2nd season after transferring from Pace (D-II) 30 FISHER COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. • Pre. GWC 2nd team; 3rd in GWC in 3PT% (.415) LY 15 Terrence Smith F Fr. 6-6 195 • Had a game-high 10 reb. in NCAA-debut @ PC FEBRUARY • Avg’d 16 ppg, 12 rpg at Dillard (FL) H.S. 2 at Houston Baptist* 2:05 (CT) 50 Sean McCarthy C Sr. 6-10 265 • Avg’d just 7.0 mpg over 13 G LY (injury) 6 at Colgate 7:00 p.m. • Set NJIT D-I record w/ 9 blk vs. FDU, 2/1/11 9 at Chicago State* 7:00 (CT) 16 UTAH VALLEY* 4:00 p.m. RESERVES 23 NEW ORLEANS 2:00 p.m. No. Name Pos YR HT WT Notes MARCH 0 Ky Howard G Fr. 6-3 185 • The Shipley School’s (PA) all-time leading scorer 2 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 4:00 p.m. 10 Daquan Holiday F So. 6-7 195 • Has led team in blocks first 2 G (2, 3) 9 at Texas-Pan American* 7:00 (CT) 12 Mitch Farrell G Fr. 6-3 185 • Canadian declined 5th-yr option to join NJIT GREAT WEST TOURNAMENT 21 Quentin Bastian F Jr. 6-6 240 • 1st-Team All-Suncoast LY (12.5 ppg, 10.1 rpg) 14-16 Hosted by Chicago State 22 Odera Nweke F/G So. 6-5 210 • Averaged 2.1 ppg in 12 G LY 23 Nigel Sydnor G Fr. 6-2 210 • Had 5 pts, 5 asts, 3 reb, & 2 stl vs. ENC (11/13) HOME GAMES IN CAPS *Conference Game Pronunciation Guide Quentin Bastian /BASS*-tee-in/ *like the ! sh Ky Howard /Kie/ like pie Chris Flores /FLOOR-ezz/ Odera Nweke /o-DAIR-uh/ /nu-WEK-ay/ Daquan Holiday /day-QWAN/ Nigel Sydnor /SID-nor/ GAME 3 MATCHUP, cont. In fact, the Highlanders are two Providence Fri- percent (7-42) from beyond the arc. e Bulldogs have turned the roster over with ars free throws away from starting the season at 2-0. In fact, the Highlanders have allowed a total of nine departures and only one returning starter, and rough the rst two games, senior G Chris just two eld goals in the nal 7:07 of each of their the make-over has allowed Head Coach Tim Carter Flores has lived up to the expectations of his Pre- two games – holding opponents to 2-24 (.083) in to add a handful of transfers that have provided an season Great West Conference Player of the Year the 14:14 combined. immediate impact. It has also given the program selection. e native of Dorchester, Mass., has led much needed height, a key to Carter’s desire for a NJIT in scoring in both contests -- averaging 24.0 CAROLINA ON MY MIND: strong inside game. With ve players at 6-7 or taller, points per game – while adding 4.5 rebounds per the Bulldogs have perhaps the most height and con- game and 4.0 steals per game. Flores is looking to South Carolina State enters Sunday’s game with a 2-1 dence in their front line than they’ve had in years. score 20+ points in three consecutive a airs for the record – but its wins have come against Division II Junior G Adama “Louis” Adams, a JUCO rst time in his career. Cla! in University and NAIA Webber International. transfer from Brevard (FL) Community College, Flores has gotten assistance from the other two Not only are the Bulldogs trying to rebound has been the leading scorer through three games NJIT seniors who received Preseason All-GWC from a tough loss in their lone D-I contest – a 67- at 19.0 ppg. e native of Senegal is shooting .571 accolades. F Ryan Woods (Second Team) is post- 65 overtime home loss against Kennesaw State (20-35) from the ! oor while dishing out 4.0 apg. ing 14.0 ppg and 6.0 rpg while G PJ Miller (Second on Nov. 12 – they are trying to bounce back from Another JUCO transfer, C Matthew Hezekiah, Team) is contributing 9.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg and a team- arguably their worst season in program history. has also gotten o to a solid start. e 6-11 junior leading 6.5 assists per game. Perhaps it was only lling that their two-point loss that Carter feels is “a legit mid-major player” is aver- Meanwhile, freshman F Terrence Smith is started with a team technical foul for dunking in aging 16.3 ppg and 10.7 rpg in his rst year since ar- grabbing a team-high 8.0 rpg while netting 4.0 ppg pregame warm-ups (and KSU’s Delbert Love hit riving from Florida State College (Jacksonville, Fla). in his rst two career NCAA contests. both free throws). e only returning starter is senior Khalif However, it has been all 10 Highlanders con- In 2011-12, the SCST nished at 5-26 – the Toombs – a team captain and three-year starter at tributing to what Head Coach Jim Engles declared worst record in program history – and became point guard. e 5-9 Atlantic City native is scoring the most important factor for success of his troops the rst MEAC team in 25 years to go winless in 14.0 ppg with a team-high 6.0 apg. this season: team defense. conference play (0-16). In the process, the Bulldogs e Bulldogs were 2-1 at this point last season rough two games, NJIT has held the oppo- set a school record with a 16-game losing streak with wins against the same two opponents they’ve sition to shooting 31.0 percent (39-126), the lowest and were bounced in the rst round of the MEAC defeated this year.