NJIT Highlanders
2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
UniversityNew Jersey Institute of Technology
Head coachMike Lane (6th season)
ConferenceAmerica East
LocationNewark, New Jersey
ArenaWellness and Events Center
(Capacity: 3,500)
NicknameHighlanders
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Conference tournament champions
2013 (Great West Conference)

The NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference.[2]

History

The Highlanders joined Division I in 2006 after being in Division II since 1997. In the final year of the Great West Conference, NJIT (who had finished 2nd out of the 5 teams with a 6–2 conference record) won the tournament, their first ever in school history. They have never qualified for the NCAA Tournament.[3]

References

  1. NJIT Branding Guidelines (PDF). January 1, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  2. "New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders". www.njithighlanders.com.
  3. "New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders" (PDF). www.njithighlanders.com.


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