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NJIT, which upset Michigan, gets postseason hoops bid

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 file photo, N.J.I.T. players celebrate along the bench, as forward Daquan Holiday, bottom right, reacts after drawing a foul late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. After upsetting then-No. 17 Michigan in the regular season, NJIT is headed to the postseason, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 file photo, N.J.I.T. players celebrate along the bench, as forward Daquan Holiday, bottom right, reacts after drawing a foul late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. After upsetting then-No. 17 Michigan in the regular season, NJIT is headed to the postseason, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File) FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 file photo, N.J.I.T. players celebrate along the bench, as forward Daquan Holiday, bottom right, reacts after drawing a foul late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. After upsetting then-No. 17 Michigan in the regular season, NJIT is headed to the postseason, Thursday, March 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Tony Ding, File)

By Associated Press 4 min read

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – After upsetting then-No. 17 Michigan in the regular season, NJIT is headed to the postseason.

The regular-season finale usually means the end of the road for the men’s basketball program at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. But after defeating Howard 71-62 Wednesday night at Fleisher Athletic Center, the Highlanders (18-11) earned a berth to the CIT.

That’s the College Insider.com Tournament, which invited NJIT to its 32-team field. The Highlanders will play at home in the opening round on March 16. Their opponent will be announced the day before.

Not bad for a program that lost all 29 games in 2007-08, eventually setting a new NCAA Division I record with 51 consecutive losses.

“It’s really hard to put it into words,” said NJIT coach Jim Engles, in his seventh year. “It’s a special moment for everyone involved. From where we were to where we are now is pretty special.”