PREVIEW: The NJIT Highlanders come to town!
After a solid bounce back win against Stephen F. Austin last Wednesday night, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights are back and ready to welcome the NJIT Highlanders to town. NJIT is is currently 2-4 on the season with a losses against Colgate, Providence, Binghamton and Brown.
Here's everything you need to know about Tuesday night's contest.
TV: BTN
WHEN: Tuesday at 7:00p.m. EST
WHO: NJIT Highlanders at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
WHERE: Rutgers Athletic Center (Piscataway, New Jersey)
KENPOM RANKINGS: NJIT - 193 / Rutgers - 85
| NAME | HT/WT | YEAR | NOTES |
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6-4/185 |
Jr. |
Leads the team this season in both points per game (12.4) and assists per game (4.0). |
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6-4/205 |
So. |
Scored a 9+ points in three out of five games so far this season. |
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6-7/190 |
So. |
Coming off a career high scoring night, where McConnell dropped 16 points. |
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6-6/245 |
So. |
Shooting near 48% from the field and scored 11 points last week against SFA. |
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6-10/255 |
So. |
Averaging 7.0 ppg and 6.2rpg, while shooting over 66% from the field. |
| NAME | HT/WT | YEAR | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
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Zach Brooks |
5-9/155 |
Jr. |
Averaging 25.5 points per game, while shooting 46.8% from the field. |
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Shyquan Gibbs |
6-1/150 |
Sr. |
The Hillside, NJ native is third on the team in scoring averaging 8.7 points per game. |
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Reilly Walsh |
6-3/180 |
Sr. |
Missed 32 games last season with an injury, the NJIT co-captain is only averaging 2.0 ppg this year. |
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Souleymane Diakite |
6-9/210 |
So. |
Diakite is coming off a game where he had 6 points and 9 rebounds. |
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San Antonio Brinson |
6-8/200 |
So. |
Recently scored 22 points and 11 rebounds against Binghamton last week. |
NJIT RECORD LAST SEASON: 22-13 / Notable wins against Army, Brown and Colgate.
SERIES HISTORY: This will be the seventh ever matchup between the two schools. Rutgers lead the series 6-0, with the most recent victory coming in 2017, when the Scarlet Knights won 73-64.
