NJIT Highlanders

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Also known as: NJIT Highlanders

Program History

2026 Team Stats (32 games)

65.4

PPG

62.9

Opp

+2.5

Margin

44.6%

FG%

32.5%

3P%

66.3%

FT%

36.6

RPG

12.4

APG

15.5

67.2

Est. poss./game

65.2

Adj PPG

67.0

Adj Opp PPG

#182

Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026

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. More →	1091 (#135)	-
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More →	1095 (#115)	-
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +106 elo More →	1068 (#99)	HCA +106 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.4 More →	-2.8 (#194)	HCA +2.4
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.6 More →	+1.4 (#152)	HCA +2.6
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More →	0.612 (#134)	-
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +3.6 More →	0.612 (#134)	NetEff +3.6
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -4.0 More →	0.386 (#196)	AdjNet -4.0
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -4.3 More →	0.377 (#196)	AdjNet -4.3
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 65.2 \| AdjD 67.0 More →	0.460 (#182)	AdjO 65.2 \| AdjD 67.0
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 65.0 \| AdjD 62.1 More →	0.566 (#118)	AdjO 65.0 \| AdjD 62.1
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 →	0.521 (#160)	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 →	0.542 (#150)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 115 \| GP 32 More →	1060 (#136)	RD 115 \| GP 32

2026 Schedule & Results

Date	Vs/At	Opponent	Result	Score
2025-11-03	@	Sacred Heart Pioneers	W	64 - 51
2025-11-07	@	Fordham Rams	W	82 - 78
2025-11-11	vs	Wagner Seahawks	W	78 - 58
2025-11-14	@	Minnesota Golden Gophers	L	39 - 88
2025-11-16	@	St. Thomas Tommies	W	68 - 63
2025-11-19	vs	Saint Peter's Peacocks	W	81 - 33
2025-11-22	vs	Drexel Dragons	W	73 - 66
2025-11-25	vs	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	L	43 - 71
2025-11-30	vs	Lafayette Leopards	W	71 - 60
2025-12-03	@	Monmouth Hawks	L	68 - 77
2025-12-07	vs	Manhattan Jaspers	W	71 - 54
2025-12-11	vs	Dartmouth Big Green	L	60 - 61
2025-12-29	@	Delaware State Hornets	W	75 - 62
2026-01-01	@	UMBC Retrievers	W	80 - 75
2026-01-03	vs	Binghamton Bearcats	L	71 - 75
2026-01-08	@	New Hampshire Wildcats	W	69 - 62
2026-01-10	@	Maine Black Bears	L	67 - 86
2026-01-15	vs	UMass Lowell River Hawks	W	68 - 57
2026-01-17	@	Bryant Bulldogs	W	78 - 65
2026-01-22	vs	UMBC Retrievers	L	51 - 52
2026-01-29	vs	UAlbany Great Danes	L	54 - 71
2026-01-31	vs	Vermont Catamounts	L	61 - 63
2026-02-05	@	UMass Lowell River Hawks	W	69 - 60
2026-02-07	@	Binghamton Bearcats	L	67 - 72
2026-02-12	vs	New Hampshire Wildcats	W	55 - 47
2026-02-14	vs	Maine Black Bears	W	63 - 42
2026-02-19	@	UAlbany Great Danes	W	70 - 64
2026-02-21	@	Vermont Catamounts	L	37 - 67
2026-02-28	vs	Bryant Bulldogs	W	75 - 42
2026-03-05	@	UMBC Retrievers	L	65 - 66
2026-03-19	@	Merrimack Warriors	W	68 - 65
2026-03-22	@	Army Black Knights	L	52 - 59

2026 Roster

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Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

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%
Alejandra Zuniga	G	26	33.2	17.8	3.8	3.9	1.2	0.2	4.1	15.2	7.7	76	23	3.3	4.3	40.9	28.7	67.5	0.02	50.3	45.8
Olivia Kulyk	G	31	34.9	14.6	5.0	1.2	0.7	1.2	1.6	12.5	8.6	133	28	4.8	5.8	45.5	37.3	77.4	2.42	56.4	55.3
Marissa Gingrich	G	27	30.7	10.9	4.1	2.0	0.9	0.3	2.5	9.2	6.5	117	23	5.1	6.8	46.0	31.5	74.3	1.22	56.0	54.2
Allison Cannon	G	32	29.1	9.1	3.6	3.0	1.6	0.6	2.7	6.6	8.5	94	28	3.4	4.8	56.6	28.6	77.2	-0.75	61.2	58.0
Ava Locklear	F	32	24.3	8.9	7.9	1.1	0.9	1.0	1.6	7.2	10.9	116	28	4.1	7.1	47.2	40.9	68.3	0.3	55.6	53.0
Madilyn Dogs	G	31	20.9	3.2	4.2	1.1	0.9	0.5	1.0	3.5	5.4	35	27	1.3	2.7	32.7	31.2	57.9	-3.29	39.1	35.0
Mackenzie Wright-Rawls	F	27	10.4	2.0	1.3	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.5	1.7	2.7	58	23	2.5	10.2	43.5	0.0	51.7	0.42	46.8	43.5
Avery O'Roke	G	20	6.7	1.6	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.3	1.2	0.9	14	17	0.8	4.5	54.2	33.3	40.0	0.3	61.1	62.5
Olivia O'Meally	F	28	8.5	1.3	1.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	1.4	1.7	22	25	0.9	5.0	36.8	33.3	50.0	-1.59	44.3	43.4
Kyleigh Welsh	F	32	8.3	1.2	1.7	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.0	2.1	-20	28	-0.7	-3.8	58.1	0	28.6	-4.53	55.8	58.1
Mia Angeli Gestosani	G	27	6.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	0.2	-2	21	-0.1	-0.6	33.3	23.5	0.0	-1.52	38.0	38.9
Piper Engelby	G	28	6.6	0.6	0.8	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	1.2	0.2	4	25	0.2	1.1	20.6	5.3	33.3	-1.26	23.2	22.1
Audrey Kormann	F	0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lauren Lee	F	3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	-0.7	-	-	-	-	0.0	0.0	0	-2.05	0.0	0.0
Addison Shen	G	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

2025-2026 Shot Zones

1794 located field-goal attempts in 32 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).

Points: who the team's points here most likely come from

Misses: who misses most here

Olivia KulykAlejandra ZunigaMarissa GingrichAllison Cannon

Zone	FGM-FGA	FG%	Pts	Top scorer	Runner-up	Most misses	Runner-up
Restricted area	226-369	61.2	452	Alejandra Zuniga 23% (102 pts)	Allison Cannon 18% (82 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 27% (38 misses)	Ava Locklear 19% (27 misses)
Paint (non-RA)	318-657	48.4	636	Allison Cannon 22% (138 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 20% (130 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 26% (87 misses)	Allison Cannon 18% (60 misses)
Mid-range left	20-43	46.5	40	Olivia Kulyk 50% (20 pts)	Marissa Gingrich 15% (6 pts)	Olivia Kulyk 43% (10 misses)	Ava Locklear 17% (4 misses)
Mid-range center	9-20	45.0	18	Olivia Kulyk 56% (10 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 22% (4 pts)	Olivia Kulyk 45% (5 misses)	Alejandra Zuniga 27% (3 misses)
Mid-range right	20-64	31.2	40	Olivia Kulyk 60% (24 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 10% (4 pts)	Olivia Kulyk 45% (20 misses)	Alejandra Zuniga 14% (6 misses)
Left corner 3	24-62	38.7	72	Olivia Kulyk 38% (27 pts)	Marissa Gingrich 25% (18 pts)	Marissa Gingrich 34% (13 misses)	Alejandra Zuniga 24% (9 misses)
Right corner 3	20-61	32.8	60	Olivia Kulyk 30% (18 pts)	Ava Locklear 25% (15 pts)	Marissa Gingrich 20% (8 misses)	Olivia Kulyk 20% (8 misses)
Above-break 3 left	58-191	30.4	174	Olivia Kulyk 36% (63 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 26% (45 pts)	Olivia Kulyk 35% (46 misses)	Alejandra Zuniga 26% (35 misses)
Above-break 3 center	42-120	35.0	126	Olivia Kulyk 29% (36 pts)	Ava Locklear 24% (30 pts)	Alejandra Zuniga 32% (25 misses)	Olivia Kulyk 19% (15 misses)
Above-break 3 right	64-207	30.9	192	Olivia Kulyk 44% (84 pts)	Marissa Gingrich 23% (45 pts)	Olivia Kulyk 36% (51 misses)	Marissa Gingrich 22% (32 misses)