| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | NJIT Highlanders |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Short Conf: | America East |
| Record: | 11–18 |
| Conf Record: | 6–12 |
| Head Coach: | Brian Kennedy |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Jeff Rafferty |
| Asst Coach2: | Joe Gutowski |
| Asst Coach3: | Ricardo Rush Jr. |
| Stadium: | Wellness and Events Center |
The 2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as second-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Highlanders finished the 2020–21 season 7–12, 6–10 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Albany.
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