2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders

2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Justin Anderson Sr SG 6-3 170 - Radnor Township (PA) United States Archbishop John Carroll High School
5 Miles Coleman Sr F 6-5 210 - Royal Palm Beach (FL) United States William T. Dwyer High School
33 Kjell De Graff Sr F 6-10 230 Sep 8, 1999 Rotterdam Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy
21 Souleymane Diakite Sr F 6-9 230 May 4, 1999 Bamako Mali Saint Benedict's Preparatory School
35 Da'Mir Faison Jr SF 6-7 200 - Hazleton (PA) United States Hazleton Area High School
13 Karsten Graham Fr F 6-5 170 - Charlottesville (VA) United States The Covenant School
24 Mekhi Gray Jr G 6-4 190 - Montrose (NY) United States Putnam Science Academy
4 Adam Hess Jr F 6-4 205 - Westlake Village (CA) United States St. Thomas More School
25 Keeshawn Mason So SF 6-9 235 - Shawnee (KS) United States Bella Vista College Prep
34 Paul McMillan IV Fr PG 6-2 170 - College Park (GA) United States Woodward High School
1 Tre Munson RS-Fr G 6-3 180 - Cincinnati (OH) United States Potter's House Christian Academy
10 Eyal Nankin So PF 6-7 210 Mar 4, 2000 Ra'anana Israel N/A
20 Kevin Osawe Sr F 6-7 210 - Brampton Canada Erie High School
0 Raheim Sullivan Sr G 6-1 175 - Toronto Canada Central Technical School

Recent N.J.I.T. Highlanders History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 7-21 (3-13) 9th (AM East) N/A N/A
2022-2023 7-23 (4-12) 8th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2021-2022 11-18 (6-12) 9th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 7-12 (7-10) 7th (AM East) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 9-21 (6-10) 8th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-13 (8-8) 5th (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 14-16 (7-7) 4th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 11-20 (3-11) 7th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 20-15 (8-6) 2nd (A-Sun) 1st Rnd CIT 4th Rnd
2014-2015 21-12 N/A (INDEP) N/A CIT 4th Rnd
2013-2014 13-16 1st (INDEP) N/A N/A
2012-2013 16-13 (6-2) 1st (GWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 15-17 (5-5) 3rd (GWC) Runner Up N/A
2010-2011 15-15 (9-3) 2nd (GWC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 10-21 (4-8) 5th (GWC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 1-30 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2007-2008 0-29 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2006-2007 5-24 N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2005-2006 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2004-2005 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2003-2004 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A
2002-2003 N/A N/A (INDEP) N/A N/A

2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Miles Coleman America East Player of the Week (Jan 9, 2023)
Kevin Osawe America East Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)

2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Sullivan M. Gray A. Hess K. Osawe S. Diakite
Rotation P. McMillan IV J. Anderson M. Coleman K. De Graff  
Rotation     D. Faison    
Lim PT     K. Mason E. Nankin  
Lim PT     K. Graham    

2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Miles Coleman 18 28.1 13.7 3.8 2.1 0.9 0.1 2.5
Kevin Osawe 30 27.7 11.4 9.0 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.3
Adam Hess 29 27.9 10.7 2.2 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.0
Raheim Sullivan 30 28.6 7.7 3.2 2.9 1.0 0.1 1.4
Mekhi Gray 30 27.9 6.9 3.2 1.9 1.1 0.6 1.7
Kjell De Graff 30 17.9 5.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.5 0.5
Souleymane Diakite 28 21.7 5.9 4.5 1.4 0.6 0.6 1.1
Paul McMillan IV 25 17.0 5.8 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.1 1.1
Da'Mir Faison 22 13.4 3.5 2.8 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.5
Keeshawn Mason 9 8.1 3.1 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3
Justin Anderson 25 11.7 3.0 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6
Eyal Nankin 10 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Karsten Graham 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Brian Kennedy Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (N.J.I.T., 2012 to 2016)
Ricardo Rush Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Salt Lake CC, 2019 to 2021)
Art Luptowski Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Advance Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2019 to 2022)
Danny Manuel Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Director of Basketball Operations (N.J.I.T., 2020 to 2022)
Lenny Kaplan Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Tim Camp Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Michael Hamlin Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Assistant Coach (Bloomsburg, 2015 to 2022)
Matt Koscs Head Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A