# 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

The 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by first-year head coach Grant Billmeier and played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as third-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–13 in America East play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East tournament.

## Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 7–23, 4–12 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.
On March 6, 2023, it was announced that head coach Brian Kennedy had resigned as head coach, after seven years at the helm. A month later on April 6, Maryland assistant coach Grant Billmeier was named as the Highlanders' next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | Seton Hall Charity Exhibition | L 60–68 | – | Wellness and Events Center (1,012) Newark, NJ |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ | at No. 13 Miami (FL) | L 60–101 | 0–1 | Watsco Center (6,861) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Peter's | L 48–75 | 0–2 | Wellness and Events Center (616) Newark, NJ |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at American | L 73–87 | 0–3 | Bender Arena (909) Washington, D.C. |
| November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Delaware State | W 81–72 | 1–3 | Wellness and Events Center (383) Newark, NJ |
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at Wagner | L 51–64 | 1–4 | Spiro Sports Center (558) Staten Island, NY |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at George Mason | L 68–86 | 1–5 | EagleBank Arena (2,443) Fairfax, VA |
| December 2, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 68–71 | 1–6 | Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Fordham | W 80–77 | 2–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,503) The Bronx, NY |
| December 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | at Wake Forest | L 59–83 | 2–7 | LJVM Coliseum (7,224) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Niagara | L 81–89 | 2–8 | Gallagher Center (362) Lewiston, NY |
| December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Medgar Evers | W 127–51 | 3–8 | Wellness and Events Center (313) Newark, NJ |
| December 31, 2023* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Morgan State | W 69–53 | 4–8 | Wellness and Events Center (363) Newark, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Albany | L 73–79 | 4–9 (0–1) | Wellness and Events Center (323) Newark, NJ |
| January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UMass Lowell | L 62–70 | 4–10 (0–2) | Costello Athletic Center (373) Lowell, MA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Vermont | L 55–76 | 4–11 (0–3) | Patrick Gym (2,434) Burlington, VT |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | New Hampshire | L 62–70 | 4–12 (0–4) | Wellness and Events Center (646) Newark, NJ |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Maine | L 64–70 | 4–13 (0–5) | Wellness and Events Center (655) Newark, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bryant | L 55–70 | 4–14 (0–6) | Wellness and Events Center (444) Newark, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UMBC | W 75–74 | 5–14 (1–6) | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,685) Catonsville, MD |
| February 1, 2024 6:07 p.m., ESPN+ | at Binghamton | L 66–75 | 5–15 (1–7) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,898) Vestal, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Vermont | W 63–61 | 6–15 (2–7) | Wellness and Events Center (474) Newark, NJ |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UMass Lowell | W 71–64 | 7–15 (3–7) | Wellness and Events Center (471) Newark, NJ |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Albany | L 58–83 | 7–16 (3–8) | Broadview Center (1,453) Albany, NY |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Binghamton | L 55–69 | 7–17 (3–9) | Wellness and Events Center (472) Newark, NJ |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Hampshire | L 78–83 | 7–18 (3–10) | Lundholm Gym (462) Durham, NH |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Maine | L 58–68 | 7–19 (3–11) | Memorial Gymnasium (689) Orono, ME |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UMBC | L 60–79 | 7–20 (3–12) | Wellness and Events Center (515) Newark, NJ |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bryant | L 82–101 | 7–21 (3–13) | Chace Athletic Center (777) Smithfield, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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