Cooks scores 21 to lift NJIT over Wagner 88-69
Zach Cooks scored 21 points as NJIT won its home opener Saturday, beating Wagner 88-69.
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2-2, 1st in ASUN
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Cooks scores 22 to lead NJIT over Cornell 59-58
Shyquan Gibbs took an inbounds pass and hit a jumper between two Cornell defenders as time expired to lift NJIT to a 59-58 win over the Big Red on Wednesday night to earn its first win in three road games to start the season.
Duke scores 21 to carry Providence past NJIT 76-47
David Duke had a career-high 21 points as Providence romped past NJIT 76-47 on Saturday.
Ivanauskas scores 24 to lead Colgate past NJIT 80-75
Rapolas Ivanauskas scored 24 points as Colgate edged past NJIT 80-75 on Wednesday night in a season opener.
Marrow scores 22 to carry Hampton past NJIT 82-70
Jermaine Marrow had 22 points as Hampton topped NJIT 82-70 in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night.
NJIT beats Quinnipiac 92-81 in opening game of CIT
Zach Cooks scored a career-high 34 points and NJIT beat Quinnipiac 92-81 on Monday night in the opening game of the CIT.
Lipscomb beats NJIT 78-55 in Atlantic Sun tourney
Garrison Mathews had 22 points as Lipscomb romped past NJIT 78-55 in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament on Thursday night.
Wilson leads NJIT over FGCU in A-Sun tourney
Diandre Wilson scored a career-high 26 points as NJIT narrowly beat Florida Gulf Coast 83-78 in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tourney quarterfinals on Monday night.
James leads Liberty past NJIT 57-51, claims share of title
Scottie James had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead Liberty to a 57-51 win over NJIT on Friday night and claim a share of the Atlantic Sun title.
Mathews scores 32 to lead Lipscomb over NJIT 81-77
Garrison Mathews had a season-high 32 points as Lipscomb narrowly beat NJIT 81-77 on Monday night.
Cooks steals and scores as NJIT rallies for 77-73 win
Zach Cooks had two steals, resulting in a layup and a 3-pointer, in the final minutes to help NJIT retake the lead and then hold off Jacksonville 77-73 on Saturday.
Cooks scores 21 to lift NJIT past Stetson 82-77
Zach Cooks had 21 points as NJIT edged past Stetson 82-77 on Wednesday night.
Horchler scores 22 to lead North Florida over NJIT 64-63
Noah Horchler had 22 points as North Florida narrowly beat NJIT 64-63 on Saturday.
Mercurius lifts Florida Gulf Coast past NJIT 57-55
Dinero Mercurius scored the last four points of the game with just under three minutes to push Florida Gulf Coast past NJIT 57-55 on Wednesday night.
Hooker scores 17 to lift Kennesaw State past NJIT 63-62
Ugo Obineke made a short jumper with 11 seconds remaining to give Kennesaw State a 63-62 victory over NJIT on Saturday.
Liberty bounces back to beat NJIT 77-57
Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz scored 18 points, Caleb Homesley added 17 and Scottie James had 16 with 10 rebounds as Liberty bounced back from its lone conference loss with a 77-57 win over NJIT on Saturday night.
NJIT beats FGCU 66-54 for 5th straight victory
Zach Cooks scored 17 points, San Antonio Brinson had 13 points and seven rebounds and NJIT beat Florida Gulf Coast 66-54 on Wednesday night for its fifth straight victory.
Cooks dominates OT, NJIT beats N Alabama 76-70
Zach Cooks scored nine of his 21 points in overtime, including the go-ahead 3-pointer, and NJIT defeated North Alabama 76-70 on Sunday.
NJIT gets ninth road win, stymies Stetson in 2nd half, 82-59
Zach Cooks scored 16 points and NJIT picked up its ninth road win of the season by beating Stetson, 82-59 in an Atlantic Sun game Thursday night.
Lewis scores 24 with 18 boards; NJIT beats N. Florida 76-72
Abdul Lewis had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Zach Cooks added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and NJIT scored 14 of the last 20 points to beat North Florida 76-72 on Monday night.
NJIT holds off Jacksonville's late rally for a 77-74 victory
Zach Cooks scored 23 points, Abdul Lewis added 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and NJIT held off Jacksonville's late rally for a 77-74 victory on Saturday.
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Purdue big men lead Boilermakers to victory (0:42)
NJIT assistant AD Camp dies at 59 after cancer battle
Tim Camp, the assistant athletic director for sports information at NJIT, has died. He was 59.
Brian Kennedy taking over as coach at NJIT
NJIT is hiring assistant Brian Kennedy as its head men's basketball coach.
2019-20 ASUN Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 0-0 | - | 4-0 |
| North Florida | 0-0 | - | 4-1 |
| Jacksonville | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| North Alabama | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Stetson | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Lipscomb | 0-0 | - | 1-3 |
| Kennesaw State | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0-0 | - | 0-4 |
Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game67.3Tied-287th
Rebounds Per Game32.8Tied-344th
Assists Per Game11.0Tied-312th
Points Allowed70.8Tied-223rd
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2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adetokunbo Bakare | PG | Committed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 0-0 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 0 |