Saturday, December 13
Newark, NJ
2:00 PM
Sacred Heart
at
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Photo by: Josh Gee
Men's Basketball Travels to NJIT on Saturday
12/12/2025 11:24:00 AM | Men's Basketball
SHU goes back out of conference for four straight
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — After a brief stretch of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) play, the Sacred Heart University men's basketball team steps out of conference for four straight games, beginning with a road trip to NJIT on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2 p.m.
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OPENING TIP
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OPENING TIP
- Sacred Heart and NJIT meet for just the third time in series history, with the Highlanders holding a 2–0 advantage.
- SHU opened conference play with a 1–1 week, earning a win over Mount St. Mary's before falling to Iona.
- Five Pioneers scored in double figures in their last outing, led by Yann Farell and Nyle Ralph-Beyer with 16 points apiece.
- Dashon Gittens (15.9) and Anquan Hill (15.0) both rank in the MAAC's top 10 in scoring—Gittens sits fourth, Hill eighth.
- SHU ranks fourth in the conference in scoring offense (78.6 PPG) and leads the MAAC in three-pointers made per game (12.0).
- Four Pioneers are averaging double figures: Gittens (15.9), Anquan Hill (15.0), Ralph-Beyer (11.4), and Farell (10.7).
- SHU was picked third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll and led the league with three preseason All-MAAC selections: Hill – First Team, Mekhi Conner – Second Team, Ralph-Beyer – Third Team
- Sacred Heart returns nine players from last year's roster.
- The team welcomes two transfers (Gittens, and Farell) and four first-year players.
- Sacred Heart enters its second season in the MAAC after a strong debut campaign that included a seventh-place finish and a conference tournament win over Fairfield to advance to the quarterfinals.
- The Pioneers feature three student-athletes from Africa: Fallou Gueye, Farell, and Abdou Yadd.
- Sacred Heart is celebrating its 60th season of men's basketball.
- Head coach Anthony Latina enters his 13th season leading the program.
- NJIT is coming off a 70–64 home win over New Haven on Wednesday, led by Ari Fulton's 13-point, 10-rebound double-double.
- David Bolden (12.4 ppg) and Fulton (11.1 ppg) are both averaging double figures this season.
- Fulton leads the Highlanders on the glass with 7.4 rebounds per game.
- NJIT was picked eighth in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- The Highlanders return nine players from last season's roster.
- NJIT's four wins this season have come against Fordham, Loyola, FDU, and New Haven.
- Sacred Heart dropped an 81-69 decision to Iona on Sunday at home to end the week 1-1 in MAAC play.
- Farell and Ralph-Beyer each scored 16 points, leading five Pioneers in double figures.
- The Pioneers shot 41.1 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from three, and outrebounded Iona 35–33.
- Gittens has scored in double figures in every game he has played this season.
- Yadd and Farell each posted their second straight double-figure scoring effort.
- Conner matched his season high with nine assists and has recorded five or more in five consecutive games.
- Sacred Heart's offense ranks fourth in the MAAC at 78.6 points per game.
- The Pioneers lead the conference with three-pointers made per game, averaging 12.0, tied for sixth nationally. SHU also sits tied for 12th in the country in three-point attempts per game (32.6).
- Gittens is fourth in the MAAC in scoring at 15.9 ppg.
- Hill is eighth in scoring at 15.0 points per game and eighth in the league in rebounding (6.1 rpg).
- Gittens owns the fifth-best field-goal percentage in the conference at 57.4% and ranks fifth in the league in steals at 2.1 per game
- Farell (.490) and Ralph-Beyer (.487) are fourth and fifth in the MAAC in three-point percentage and are 16th and 17th in the nation, respectively.
- Conner ranks second in the conference with 5.4 assists per game and holds the second-best assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.2.
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