Current: | 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team |
NJIT Highlanders | |
University: | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Conference: | America East |
Location: | Newark, New Jersey |
Coach: | Mike Lane |
Tenure: | 6th |
Arena: | Wellness and Events Center |
Capacity: | 3,500 |
Nickname: | Highlanders |
Conference Tournament: | 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.[1]
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.[2]