2017-2018 N.J.I.T. Highlanders

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2017-2018 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
34 Mohamed Bendary Jr PF 6-9 235 Nov 18, 1996 Jersey City (NJ) United States / Egypt St. Anthony High School
2 San Antonio Brinson Fr F 6-8 220 - Augusta (GA) United States South Kent School
4 Zach Cooks Fr G 5-11 170 Mar 4, 1999 Lawrenceville (GA) United States Berkmar High School
11 Shyquan Gibbs So PG 6-1 150 - Jersey City (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
32 Donovan Greer Jr G 6-3 165 - Houston (TX) United States Hillcrest Academy
3 Chris Jenkins Sr G 6-4 215 - Hillside (NJ) United States Gill St. Bernard's School
23 Shawndale Jones Fr G 6-3 185 - Pittsburgh (PA) United States The Kiski School
10 David Kachelries Fr G 6-1 170 Mar 31, 1998 Emmaus (PA) United States Emmaus High School
0 Abdul Lewis Jr F 6-10 225 Dec 27, 1995 Newark (NJ) United States East Side High School
1 Taj Price So SF 6-7 210 - Newark (NJ) United States East Side High School
12 Anthony Tarke So PF 6-6 220 May 27, 1997 Baltimore (MD) United States Coastal Academy
14 Reilly Walsh Jr SG 6-3 180 Apr 16, 1997 Staten Island (NY) United States St. Peter's Boys High School
15 Diandre Wilson Jr G 6-2 170 - Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States Blanche Ely High 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

2017-2018 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Anthony Tarke NABC All-District (3) Second Team
Anthony Tarke Atlantic Sun First Team All-Conference
Abdul Lewis Atlantic Sun Second Team All-Conference
Zach Cooks Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team
Abdul Lewis Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2018)

2017-2018 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Gibbs D. Wilson R. Walsh A. Tarke A. Lewis
Rotation Z. Cooks     M. Bendary  
Rotation S. Jones        
Rotation D. Greer        
Lim PT D. Kachelries C. Jenkins T. Price S. Brinson  

2017-2018 N.J.I.T. Highlanders Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Anthony Tarke 29 32.1 15.7 6.2 2.0 1.3 0.8 2.1
Abdul Lewis 28 29.0 12.1 8.8 2.0 0.4 0.9 3.0
Diandre Wilson 29 25.2 10.2 2.2 1.3 1.1 0.4 1.8
Zach Cooks 30 22.1 8.5 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.2 1.7
Shawndale Jones 30 16.2 6.4 2.7 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.8
Shyquan Gibbs 30 22.4 5.8 2.2 1.9 1.0 0.1 1.0
Donovan Greer 25 13.3 4.6 1.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5
Reilly Walsh 30 19.5 4.3 2.7 1.1 1.0 0.0 0.9
Mohamed Bendary 29 11.9 3.9 3.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 0.9
David Kachelries 14 7.1 3.4 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.5
Taj Price 15 6.3 2.9 1.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
San Antonio Brinson 23 8.1 2.6 2.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3
Chris Jenkins 13 8.5 2.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3

2017-2018 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)
Kim Waiters Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Jeff Rafferty Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Associate Head Coach (Delaware, 2013 to 2016)
Stephen Sauers Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (UC Riverside, 2013 to 2015)
Lenny Kaplan Athletic Director 2000-2001 N/A
Tim Camp Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
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)