# 2012–13 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2012–13 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at the Fleisher Center and were members of the Great West Conference. They finished the season 16–13, 6–2 in Great West play to win the regular season conference championship. They lost in the semifinals of the Great West tournament to Houston Baptist.
This was their final year as a member of the Great West as the conference was disbanded when most of its members joined different conference beginning in the 2013–14 season. NJIT was unable to find conference membership and became the only Division I men's basketball independent for 2013–14.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Ky Howard | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1 | Chris Flores | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Senior | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| 2 | PJ Miller | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Senior | Fort Washington, Maryland |
| 10 | Daquan Holiday | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Sophomore | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
| 11 | Winfield Willis | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 12 | Mitch Farrell | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Brechin, Canada |
| 14 | Ryan Woods | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Staten Island, New York |
| 15 | Terrence Smith | Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| 21 | Quentin Bastian | Forward | 6–6 | 240 | Junior | Port Richey, Florida |
| 22 | Odera Nweke | Forward/Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Sophomore | Richmond, Texas |
| 23 | Nigel Sydnor | Guard | 6–2 | 210 | Freshman | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 24 | Emmanuel Tselentakis | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 50 | Sean McCarthy | Center | 6–10 | 265 | Senior | Scituate, Massachusetts |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 2:00pm | at Providence | L 63–64 | 0–1 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,739) Providence, RI |
| 11/13/2012* 7:30 pm | Eastern Nazarene | W 76–43 | 1–1 | Fleisher Center (356) Newark, NJ |
| 11/18/2011* 7:30 pm | at South Carolina State | L 74–77 | 1–2 | SHM Memorial Center (N/A) Orangeburg, SC |
| 11/21/2012* 7:30 pm | New Hampshire | W 69–67 | 2–2 | Fleisher Center (301) Newark, NJ |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 72–63 | 3–2 | Fleisher Center (177) Newark, NJ |
| 11/27/2012* 7:30 pm | Lyndon State | W 98–42 | 4–2 | Fleisher Center (411) Newark, NJ |
| 12/01/2012* 12:00 pm | at St. John's | L 49–57 | 4–3 | Carnesecca Arena (4,314) Queens, NY |
| 12/04/2012* 7:05 pm | at Seton Hall | L 59–68 | 4–4 | Prudential Center (6,203) Newark, NJ |
| 12/11/2012* 6:30 pm | Army | W 69–67 | 5–4 | Fleisher Center (619) Newark, NJ |
| 12/13/2012* 7:30 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 71–76 | 5–5 | Fleisher Center (659) Newark, NJ |
| 12/22/2012* 1:00 pm | City College of New York | W 71–43 | 6–5 | Fleisher Center (491) Newark, NJ |
| 12/28/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Villanova | L 60–70 | 6–6 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/30/2012* 3:20 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 87–89 | 6–7 | Fleisher Center (605) Newark, NJ |
| 01/02/2013* 6:00 pm | at Lafayette | L 66–83 | 6–8 | Kirby Sports Center (889) Easton, PA |
| 01/05/2013 8:05 pm, UVU-TV | at Utah Valley | W 57–52 | 7–8 (1–0) | UCCU Center (3,134) Orem, UT |
| 01/12/2013 3:20 pm | Chicago State | W 83–78 $^{3OT}$ | 8–8 (2–0) | Fleisher Center (277) Newark, NJ |
| 01/14/2013* 6:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 66–63 | 9–8 | Rothman Center (412) Hackensack, NJ |
| 01/17/2013* 6:30 pm | Penn | L 53–54 | 9–9 | Fleisher Center (455) Newark, NJ |
| 01/21/2013* 7:00 pm | at New Orleans | L 94–96 $^{3OT}$ | 9–10 | Lakefront Arena (481) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/26/2013 3:00 pm | Texas–Pan American | W 64–51 | 10–10 (3–0) | Fleisher Center (401) Newark, NJ |
| 01/30/2013* 6:30 pm | Fisher | W 108–69 | 11–10 | Fleisher Center (301) Newark, NJ |
| 02/02/2013 2:05 pm, Legacy Sports Network | at Houston Baptist | L 57–66 | 11–11 (3–1) | Sharp Gymnasium (528) Houston, TX |
| 02/06/2013* 6:00 pm | at Colgate | W 77–58 | 12–11 | Cotterell Court (276) Hamilton, NY |
| 02/09/2013 5:00 pm, CSU TV | at Chicago State | W 63–58 | 13–11 (4–1) | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (418) Chicago, IL |
| 02/16/2013 3:20 pm | Utah Valley | W 63–55 | 14–11 (5–1) | Fleisher Center (409) Newark, NJ |
| 02/23/2013* 1:00 pm | New Orleans | W 84–64 | 15–11 | Fleisher Center (377) Newark, NJ |
| 03/02/2013 3:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 69–58 | 16–11 (6–1) | Fleisher Center (1,500) Newark, NJ |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm, Broncs Live | at Texas–Pan American | L 59–76 | 16–12 (6–2) | UTPA Fieldhouse (751) Edinburg, TX |
| 2013 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2013 5:00 pm | vs. Houston Baptist Semifinals | L 61–62 | 16–13 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,271) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||