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NJIT

Season: 2026-2027 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018
Also known as: NJIT Highlanders
Program History
Coach: Grant Billmeier

2026-2027 Team Stats (3 games)

53.7
PPG
71.0
Opp
-17.3
Margin
34.0%
FG%
22.1%
3P%
65.6%
FT%
26.3
RPG
10.7
APG
11.7
TO
63.9
Est. poss./game
57.6
Adj PPG
72.3
Adj Opp PPG
#349
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2026-2027
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. Preseason prior 822 (returning production + recruiting): last season 884, returning +12, transfers -62, freshmen -13 More → 812 (#271) Preseason prior 822 (returning production + recruiting): last season 884, returning +12, transfers -62, freshmen -13
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. HCA +229 elo More → 908 (#263) HCA +229 elo
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +229 elo More → 947 (#271) HCA +229 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +0.6 More → -17.6 (#350) HCA +0.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +0.6 More → -17.5 (#351) HCA +0.6
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.139 (#317) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -23.6 More → 0.194 (#356) AdjNet -23.6
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -23.7 More → 0.191 (#356) AdjNet -23.7
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 57.6 | AdjD 72.3 More → 0.259 (#349) AdjO 57.6 | AdjD 72.3
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 57.5 | AdjD 72.2 More → 0.277 (#360) AdjO 57.5 | AdjD 72.2
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.236 (#342) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.239 (#343) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 181 | GP 3 More → 892 (#265) RD 181 | GP 3
Adjusted Context Blend Adjusted Context Blend Chronologically trained component blend with rest and signed venue context. Chronological component blend with rest and venue. More → 0.225 (#304) Chronological component blend with rest and venue.

2026-2027 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2026-11-02 @ Dayton Flyers L 58 - 89
2026-11-05 @ Iona Gaels L 49 - 72
2026-11-08 vs Saint Peter's Peacocks W 54 - 52
2026-11-10 @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights - Preview
2026-11-11 @ VCU Rams - Preview
2026-11-14 @ Fairfield Stags - Preview

2026-2027 Roster

Estimated Minutes by Position

Estimated from roster positions, box scores and minutes played. Each column totals one game's minutes, divided among the players. Use the labels or legend to highlight a player's estimated role.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Victor Vanderstraeten Victor Vanderstraeten F 3 27.7 9.3 4.3 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 7.7 5.0 -36 2 -18.0 -29.3 52.2 0.0 50.0 -1.27 52.8 52.2
Matheo Coffi Matheo Coffi F 3 29.7 8.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 5.7 10.0 -31 2 -15.5 -22.0 52.9 42.9 62.5 -0.73 63.4 61.8
Brandon Stores Jr. Brandon Stores Jr. G 3 22.7 7.7 2.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 8.7 2.0 -16 2 -8.0 -17.4 26.9 25.0 60.0 -0.53 37.8 32.7
David Bolden David Bolden G 3 29.3 6.7 3.3 4.0 1.3 0.0 2.3 7.0 6.0 -18 2 -9.0 -13.0 19.0 28.6 88.9 -1.19 40.1 28.6
Mario Tatum Jr. Mario Tatum Jr. G 3 23.7 6.0 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.3 1.3 6.7 1.3 -41 2 -20.5 -34.5 25.0 14.3 70.0 -1.62 36.9 27.5
Quentin Duncan Quentin Duncan G 2 13.5 4.5 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.0 2.5 -2 1 -2.0 -5.3 30.0 22.2 50.0 -1.16 41.4 40.0
John Kelly John Kelly F 3 20.7 4.0 1.0 0.3 1.0 0.0 0.7 3.3 2.3 -38 2 -19.0 -31.1 30.0 0.0 54.5 -2.73 40.4 30.0
Brendan Oliver Brendan Oliver F 2 11.0 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 1.0 -29 2 -14.5 -53.1 33.3 0.0 100.0 -2.07 43.6 33.3
Rocco Awad Rocco Awad G 3 16.7 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.7 3.3 1.3 -27 2 -13.5 -34.5 30.0 33.3 0 -1.58 40.0 40.0
Jayonni Durrough Jayonni Durrough G 2 6.0 2.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 -7 2 -3.5 -23.1 33.3 0 100.0 -0.23 38.8 33.3
AJ Altobelli AJ Altobelli G 3 7.3 2.0 0.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 -21 2 -10.5 -41.4 50.0 0.0 0 -0.89 50.0 50.0
Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic Stefan Jimenez-Vojnic C 2 3.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 -4 2 -2.0 -28.3 0.0 0 0 -0.32 0.0 0.0
Zack Scherler Zack Scherler F 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

2026-2027 Shot Zones

156 located field-goal attempts in 3 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Vanderstraeten35% Vanderstraeten38% Altobelli25% Kelly100% Stores100% Coffi100% Bolden50% Coffi100% Stores17%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Bolden25% Stores25% Bolden40% Stores67% Stores17% Kelly67% Kelly43% Bolden24% Tatum33% Stores24%
Misses: who misses most here

Victor VanderstraetenMatheo CoffiBrandon Stores Jr.David BoldenMario Tatum Jr.AJ AltobelliJohn Kelly

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 20-36 55.6 40 Victor Vanderstraeten 35% (14 pts) Matheo Coffi 20% (8 pts) David Bolden 25% (4 misses) Mario Tatum Jr. 19% (3 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 13-33 39.4 26 Victor Vanderstraeten 38% (10 pts) Brandon Stores Jr. 23% (6 pts) Brandon Stores Jr. 25% (5 misses) Victor Vanderstraeten 20% (4 misses)
Mid-range left 4-9 44.4 8 AJ Altobelli 25% (2 pts) Brendan Oliver 25% (2 pts) David Bolden 40% (2 misses) Mario Tatum Jr. 40% (2 misses)
Mid-range center 0-3 0.0 0 - - Brandon Stores Jr. 67% (2 misses) Mario Tatum Jr. 33% (1 misses)
Mid-range right 1-7 14.3 2 John Kelly 100% (2 pts) - Brandon Stores Jr. 17% (1 misses) Brendan Oliver 17% (1 misses)
Left corner 3 1-4 25.0 3 Brandon Stores Jr. 100% (3 pts) - John Kelly 67% (2 misses) David Bolden 33% (1 misses)
Right corner 3 1-8 12.5 3 Matheo Coffi 100% (3 pts) - John Kelly 43% (3 misses) Brandon Stores Jr. 29% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 left 6-23 26.1 18 David Bolden 50% (9 pts) Brandon Stores Jr. 17% (3 pts) David Bolden 24% (4 misses) Quentin Duncan 18% (3 misses)
Above-break 3 center 1-10 10.0 3 Matheo Coffi 100% (3 pts) - Mario Tatum Jr. 33% (3 misses) Brandon Stores Jr. 22% (2 misses)
Above-break 3 right 6-23 26.1 18 Brandon Stores Jr. 17% (3 pts) David Bolden 17% (3 pts) Brandon Stores Jr. 24% (4 misses) David Bolden 24% (4 misses)