@NJITHOOPS 2018-19 GAME NOTES GAME 14: NO. 22 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON HIGHLANDERS BASKETBALL 2018-19 G14: NJIT (11-2; 14-16 IN '17-18) at #22 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON (12-0; 27-8) Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018 • 3 PM (CT) • Fer a Center • Houston, Texas • ESPN3 2018-19 Record|ASUN:.....11-2 | 0-0 2018-19 Record|AAC:.......12-0 | 0-0 2017-18 Record|ASUN:...14-16 | 7-7 2017-18 Record|AAC:.....27-8 | 14-4 ASUN Rank Preseason:...6th (4th LY) AAC Ranks Preseason:..3rd (t2nd LY) NCAA NET:...................................164 NCAA NET:.......................................5 All-Time vs. AAC:........................1-1 NJIT All-Time vs. UH:...................0-0 Head Coach:...............Brian Kennedy Head Coach:.............Kelvin Sampson Record at NJIT (3rd):............... 36-38 Record at UH (5th):..................95-48 Career Record (3rd):................36-38 Career Record (26th):...........520-275 CIT SEMIFINALISTS 2015, 2016 • MEMBER OF THE ASUN CONFERENCE SINCE 2015 2018-19 SCHEDULE BROADCAST INFORMATION: RECORDS ESPN3 NOVEMBER (7-1) Video: David Saltzman (PBP) & Reid Ge ys (color) Overall 11-2 6 COLGATE W, 81-78 OT Radio: KPRC AM 950 (Houston) Jeremy Branham (PBP) & Elvin Hayes (color) Home 5-1 9 at Binghamton W, 74-57 HIGHLIGHTS: Away 6-1 11 BROWN W, 63-60 Neutral 0-0 NJIT enters its fi rst all- me mee ng with University of Houston. The Cougars rank 22nd in the ASUN 0-0 14 KEAN UNIVERSITY (NJ) W, 73-40 Associated Press Top-25, while the Highlanders have received a vote for a third-straight week. Home 0-0 17 CORNELL L, 86-73 All- me, NJIT is 1-1 against American Athle c Conference teams. The Highlanders fi rst won Away 0-0 20 at Wagner W, 71-60 at South Florida, 60-57, on Nov. 16, 2015, before falling at Temple, 68-63, on Dec. 17, 2016. Non-Conference 11-2 24 at LIU Brooklyn W, 77-70 This is NJIT’s fi rst mee ng with a Top-25 foe this season. Last year, NJIT went 0-2 with an Home 5-1 28 at Drexel W, 70-67 82-53 loss at No. 7 Seton Hall (Nov. 18) and a 102-69 defeat at No. 19 West Virginia (Nov. 30). Away 6-1 Neutral 0-0 DECEMBER (4-1) All- me, NJIT is 1-5 against na onally ranked opponents. The Highlanders lone win came Current streak W4 1 at UMass Lowell L, 94-71 in a 72-70 upset victory at No. 17 University of Michigan on Dec. 6, 2014 (72-70). Long. W streak W4 4 ARMY WEST POINT W, 77-72 At 6-1, NJIT is one of just of just two D-I teams with six road wins (Stony Brook University). Long. L streak L1 Leading at Half 9-0 8 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN W, 82-60 At 11-2 overall, NJIT is off to its best start since the program opened 12-1 in 1994-95 – a 11 at Fordham W, 53-50 Tailing at Half 2-2 season in which it went 28-2 and advanced to the NCAA Division-III Elite Eight. Tied at Half 0-0 15 at Fairleigh Dickinson W, 90-80 Last me out, NJIT ran its winning streak to a season-high-tying four games with a 90-80 win Over me 1-0 29 at HOUSTON 3 p.m. (CT) at Fairleigh Dickinson University on Dec. 15. Zach Cooks scored a game-high 25 points. Travel Days 5-0 31 at Duquesne 2 p.m. NJIT seeks its fi rst fi ve-game winning streak in three seasons and since Jan. 30-Feb. 13, 2016. Day 4-2 Night (6 PM on) 7-0 JANUARY (0-0) NJIT has appeared in “Others Receiving Votes” in the AP Top-25 in each of the last three Ranked Teams 0-0 5 KENNESAW STATE* 4 p.m. weeks -- the fi rst mes in program history that NJIT has been recognized in the poll. Power Conf. 0-0 12 at North Alabama* 3 p.m. (CT) NJIT is currently ranked No. 24 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top-25. All-Time 152-230 16 LIPSCOMB* 7 p.m. Division I 123-230 NJIT has sported a 106-94 (.530) record since third-year head coach Brian Kennedy joined Non Division I 29-0 19 JACKSONVILLE* 4 p.m. the staff as a top assistant to Jim Engles in 2012-13. 21 at North Florida* 7 p.m. 24 at Stetson* 7 p.m. 27 NORTH ALABAMA* 4 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 30 FLORIDA GULF COAST* 7 p.m. # Name PO YR HT WT Notes 0 Abdul Lewis F Sr. 6-10 225 • Last 3 G: Averaging 16.7 ppg, 11.7 rpg, 2.3 apg and 2.0 bpg (NJIT 3-0) FEBRUARY (0-0) Preseason All-ASUN • Posted 20 pts, 12 reb, 4 ast at FDU; 16th* dbl-dbl of NJIT career (*t1st) 2 at Liberty* 7 p.m. 2nd-Team All-ASUN • Ranks 14th in career reb (813) among ac ve D-I players (2nd in ASUN) 9 at Kennesaw State* 4:30 p.m. • 2017-18: Led ASUN in rpg (8.8; 47th in D-I) & o-rpg (3.2; 29th in D-I) 2 San Antonio Brinson F So. 6-8 200 • Last 3 G: Avg’g 11.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 1.0 bpg, inc. career-high 18 pts at FDU 13 at Florida Gulf Coast* 7 p.m. * Ended ’17-18 with career highs in pts (15) & reb (9) in ASUN QF vs. UNF 16 NORTH FLORIDA* 4 p.m. 4 Zach Cooks G So. 5-9 155 • Scored 20+ in 6 of L9, inc. c-h 27 pts vs, Army... Avg’g 21.9 ppg in span 20 STETSON* 7 p.m. ASUN All-Freshmen • Leads ASUN at 19.2 ppg (ranks 69th in D-I; 16th among underclassmen) 23 at Jacksonville* 6 p.m. ASUN POW, 11/26 • Leads ASUN at 2.6 spg (14th in D-I); 7th in D-I w/ 32 stl... 11th in rpg (5.4) 25 at Lipscomb* 6:30 p.m. (CT) • 2017-18: Ranked 3rd in 3FG% (.432), 6th in spg (1.6); 5th FR scorer (8.5) 11 Shyquan Gibbs CC G Jr. 6-1 150 • Last 10 G: 10.9 ppg on 34-65 FG (.523), inc. car-high 25 pts vs. Cornell MARCH (0-0) /SHY-qwan/ ASUN All-Academic • Has started 56 consecu ve games since his fi rst as a FR, 1/14/17 vs. UNF 1 LIBERTY* 7 p.m. • Ranks 5th in ASUN in asst-to-TO ra o (2.6); fi nished 7th in ’17-18 (2.0) ASUN CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 Diandre Wilson G Sr. 6-2 170 • Ranks 18th in ASUN in ppg (11.1)... Last 6 G: 7.8 ppg on 14-46 FG, 3-19 3FG 4 ASUN Quarterfi nals TBD /dee-ON-dray/ ASUN POW, 11/12 • Has 2, GW FG this season (11/6, 11/11); Led NJIT in pts 2x (11/9, 11/11) 7 ASUN Semifi nals TBD 1,681 career points • Avg’g 16.6 ppg in 4-year college career between Mo CC (2)& NJIT (2) CCCo-Captains 10 ASUN Finals TBD REST OF ROTATION HOME GAMES IN CAPS # Name PO YR HT WT Notes *ASUN Conference Game 5 Diego Willis G Fr. 6-3 175 • Drained a three-pointer in 3 straight games, Nov. 11-17 (4.3 ppg in span) • 2017-18: 18.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg at Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) 21 Souleymane Diakate F Fr. 6-9 210 • Nearly a double-double w/ 11* points, 9 boards @ BU (fi rsts in NCAA) /SOO-lee-mahn dee-ah-KEY-tay/ • 2017-18: St. Benedict's Prep (originally signed NIL to Oklahoma St.) 23 Shawndale Jones G So. 6-3 85 • Season-high 12 pts with 2 reb, 2 ast, stl, blk off bench at Binghamton /shawn-DELL/ • 2017-18: ASUN’s 6th-leading FR scorer (6.4)... Last 4 G: 7.3 ppg (9-16 FG) 32 Donovan Greer G Sr. 6-3 165 • Last 7 G: 4.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.9 spg... 2017-18: Avg’d 10.2 ppg in last 5 G MBB CONTACT: • 2017-18: Ranked 4th in 3FG% in ASUN conference play at .438 (14-32) MATT PROVENCE 33 Kjell de Graaf /kell/ F Fr. 6-10 210 • 2017-18: 14.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg at Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) 610.504.1037 | [email protected] 34 Mohamed Bendary F Sr. 6-9 235 • Last 6 G: 5.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg...Owns career .665 FG% (147-224) /ben-DARR-ee/ • In 4 G w/ Lewis DNP: Averaged 8.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg in 22.8 mpg (16-22 FG) @NJITHoops 2018-19 HIGHLANDERS #EVERYDAY @NJITHOOPS 2018-19 GAME NOTES GAME 14: NO. 22 UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON ASUN STANDINGS: Conference Overall Standings Rec Win % PF PA Rec Win % PF PA H A N L10 Strk NJIT 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 11-2 .846 73.5 67.2 5-1 6-1 0-0 8-2 W 4 Liberty 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 9-3 .750 80.8 60.9 7-0 2-2 0-1 7-3 L 1 Lipscomb 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 8-3 .727 87.0 69.3 4-1 4-2 0-0 7-3 W 1 LIPSCOMB IS PRESEASON FAVORITE; Jacksonville 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 7-5 .583 78.2 72.3 3-1 3-3 1-1 7-3 W 4 MATHEWS & HORCHLER COLLECT North Florida 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 5-8 .385 75.6 79.7 3-0 1-7 1-1 4-6 L 1 INDIVIDUAL HONORS FGCU 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 5-8 .385 75.2 78.0 3-2 2-5 0-1 4-6 W 3 North Alabama 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 3-9 .250 65.6 69.9 3-1 0-8 0-0 2-8 L 2 ATLANTA, GA -- A er its 2018 ASUN Confer- Stetson 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 3-10 .231 71.9 81.5 3-3 0-7 0-0 2-8 W 1 ence Championship tle and fi rst-ever trip Kennesaw State 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 2-10 .167 60.2 73.8 2-3 0-5 0-2 1-9 L 1 to the NCAA Tournament, Lipscomb secured the top spot in both the preseason coaches & ASUN OFFENSIVE RANKINGS: media polls.