2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders

2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
34 Mohamed Bendary Fr PF 6-9 235 Nov 18, 1996 Jersey City (NJ) United States / Egypt St. Anthony High School
4 Seth Callahan RS-Fr G 5-11 170 Aug 8, 1996 Hanover (PA) United States G.A.R. Memorial
2 Tim Coleman Jr F 6-5 210 Jan 4, 1995 Union (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
0 Ky Howard Sr G 6-4 185 Jul 21, 1993 Philadelphia (PA) United States The Shipley School
23 Osa Izevbuwa Jr G 6-3 230 Feb 24, 1994 Staten Island (NY) United States Staten Island Technical High School
3 Chris Jenkins So G 6-4 215 - Hillside (NJ) United States Gill St. Bernard's School
5 Damon Lynn Jr G 5-11 165 Mar 5, 1995 Hillsdale (NJ) United States Union Catholic Regional High School
10 Derek McKnight Fr PG 6-0 160 - Teaneck (NJ) United States Gaston Day School
13 James McMillon So G 6-1 185 Jan 4, 1995 Newark (NJ) United States Science Park High School
33 Vlad Shustov So F 6-9 225 Apr 26, 1994 Tomsk Russia Absegami High School
15 Terrence Smith Jr F 6-6 195 Nov 4, 1993 Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States Dillard High School
24 Emmanuel Tselentakis Sr SG 6-5 205 May 24, 1993 Thessaloniki United States / Greece Anatolia College
25 Rob Ukawuba Jr G 6-3 210 Dec 2, 1994 East Brunswick (NJ) United States East Brunswick High School
14 Reilly Walsh Fr SG 6-3 180 Apr 16, 1997 Staten Island (NY) United States St. Peter's Boys High School
11 Winfield Willis Sr G 6-0 180 Mar 27, 1992 Baltimore (MD) United States St. Paul's School

N.J.I.T. Transfers Sitting Out 2015-2016

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Abdul Lewis So F 6-10 225 Dec 27, 1995 Newark (NJ) United States South Alabama

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

2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Damon Lynn NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Damon Lynn Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference
Damon Lynn College Insider.com All-Tournament Team
Tim Coleman College Insider.com Honorable Mention Team

2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Lynn K. Howard E. Tselentakis T. Coleman T. Smith
Rotation   W. Willis   M. Bendary  
Rotation   R. Ukawuba   V. Shustov  
Rotation   C. Jenkins      
Rotation   O. Izevbuwa      
Lim PT S. Callahan R. Walsh      
Lim PT D. McKnight        
Lim PT J. McMillon        

2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Damon Lynn 35 37.8 18.3 3.0 3.3 1.6 0.1 2.0
Tim Coleman 35 27.6 13.8 7.5 2.3 1.5 0.9 2.2
Ky Howard 34 32.0 12.7 4.6 4.5 1.0 0.1 3.2
Winfield Willis 9 27.6 10.3 3.1 2.7 0.9 0.1 1.6
Rob Ukawuba 33 21.3 7.9 3.3 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.0
Terrence Smith 28 20.9 7.4 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.1
Chris Jenkins 28 17.2 7.0 0.8 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.5
Mohamed Bendary 34 12.0 2.8 3.1 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.8
Seth Callahan 4 4.0 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2
Vlad Shustov 25 11.7 2.3 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.9
Emmanuel Tselentakis 34 16.1 2.2 3.1 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.7
Osa Izevbuwa 34 10.2 2.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4
Derek McKnight 9 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
James McMillon 3 1.7 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
Reilly Walsh 7 3.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2015-2016 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jim Engles Head Coach 2008-2009 N/A
Brian Kennedy Assistant Coach 2012-2013 N/A
Jesse Agel Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Kim Waiters Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Lenny Kaplan Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Tim Camp Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Andrew McGlynn Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 Video Coordinator (La Salle, 2014 to 2015)
Courtney Caden Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Stephanie Pillari Assistant Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Matt Koscs Head Athletic Trainer 2009-2010 N/A
Bobby Fisk Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2023-2024 Head Strength and Conditioning Coach (N.J.I.T., 2014 to 2021)