It’s official: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is joining the America East Conference immediately.
The @AmericaEast is growing! Today, our Board of Presidents elected @njithighlanders as the league’s newest member, effective July 1, 2020. #3Pillars
More to come Monday. pic.twitter.com/bWLJHCiHTQ
— America East (@AmericaEast) June 12, 2020
After the Atlantic Sun Commissioner tweeted some pushback to the initial speculation on Thursday, the Highlanders will become the 10th team in the America East for most sports.
On the men’s basketball front, the team won just nine games a year ago but did win more than 20 two years ago.
The basketball conference schedule will likely need to go from 16 games to 18, which means two less out of league games for UVM.
