2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team

2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record14–16 (7–7 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Rafferty
  • Stephen Sauers
  • Kim Waiters
Home arenaWellness and Events Center
2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast122 .8572312  .657
Lipscomb104 .7142310  .697
Jacksonville86 .5711518  .455
NJIT77 .5001416  .467
North Florida77 .5001419  .424
Kennesaw State68 .4291020  .333
Stetson410 .2861220  .375
USC Upstate212 .143725  .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

The 2017–18 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 14–16, 7–7 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to North Florida.

The season marked the first season for the Wellness and Events Center, a $110 million athletic center on the school's campus.