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Published Nov 15, 2021
Scouting NJIT Basketball: Highlanders roster, rankings, stat comparison
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Richie O'Leary  •  TheKnightReport
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Rutgers Basketball is 2-0 on the season after a couple of what some would call ugly wins against Lehigh and Merrimack to start the season and they will look make that three wins in a row against NJIT on Tuesday night.

Below is a look at the Highlanders projected starting lineup and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics.

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SPREAD: TBD

WHO: NJIT at Rutgers

WHEN: Tuesday at 7:00pm EST

WHERE: Jersey Mike's Arena -- Piscataway, New Jersey

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RANKINGS COMPARISON - RUTGERS | NJIT

ESPN BPI: No. 68 | No. 244

KENPOM: No. 71 | No. 273

SAGARIN: No. 51 | No. 274

2020-21 NET Rankings: No. 40 | No. 267

PROJECTED NJIT STARTING LINEUP
NAMEHT/WTYEARNOTES

6-3/180

Jr.

Former Montverde Academy product finished with a team high 17pts, 6rebs, 2asts & 1stl vs. Lehigh.

Dylan O'Hearn

6-4/185

Sr.

Second on the team in points per game currently (16.5ppg), scored 23 vs. Lehigh and 10 versus Merrimack.

Miles Coleman

6-5/210

Sr.

Does a lot of the dirty work, cleaning up the glass for NJIT. He finished with 6+ rebs in each of their first two games.

Matt Faw

6-9/225

Sr.

Holy Cross grad transfer coming off a year where he averaged 11.44ppg and 5.4rpg for the Crusaders.

Souleymane Diakite

6-9/230

Sr.

Quiet start to the season for Diakite only 2pts in two games, but he is a solid big man, averaged 6.3ppg and 5.1rpg last season.

Rutgers - NJIT Stat Comparison (2021-22 stats)
STATRUTGERSNJIT

Points Per Game

60.5

63.5

Field Goal Percentage

35.0%

38.8%

Three-Point Percentage

18.5%

41.7%

Rebound Margin

+6.5

+7.5

Assist to Turnover Ratio

+1.08

-1.6

Steals Per Game

8.5

9.5

Blocks Per Game

6.5

4.0

Opp. Points Per Game

52.5

58.5

Opp. Field Goal Percentage

35.0%

37.8%

Opp. Three-Point Percentage

21.4%

30.4%

NJIT RECORD LAST SEASON: 7-12 (6-10) / Wins against Rider, Stony Brook and Vermont.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the sixth matchup between the two schools, with Rutgers leading the series 5-0. The most recent game in the series came back in November of 2019 when the Scarlet Knights defeated the Highlanders by a score of 85-58.

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