History Made: N.J.I.T. Becomes the 7th School to Go Winless

According to ESPN, Jheryl Wilson, a freshman guard at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, claimed, "We hit rock bottom. We can only go up," after the Highlanders' 27th loss of the season.

Unfortunately for Wilson and the rest of the Highlanders, N.J.I.T. dropped the final game of its season by 26 points to Utah Valley State. The loss capped off an abysmal year for the Highlanders, as their 0-29 record is only the seventh winless season in history. Making matters worse, while six other teams have gone winless, no team in Division I had ever ended up on the bottom of 29 games. 

N.J.I.T. entered the NCAA's Division I for the '06-'07 season, and won its first two games. However, the winning did not continue. The Highlanders finished last season with a 5-24 record, and of their 24 losses, the average margin was 17 points.

This season started off where last season ended for the Highlanders, as they were routed 70-28 by Manhattan in the season opener. Don't think things got any better for N.J.I.T.. The closest they came to winning a game was when they lost by nine points to Lehigh and Stony Brook. For the most part, the Highlanders could not even compete with teams, as their average margin of defeat was by 21 points. 

It appears that Jheryl Wilson and the Highlanders should stick to technology, but you can expect them to want to avenge this disgraceful season next year; however, they will have to do it without Jim Casciano, their head coach, due to his resignation. 

The last team to go winless in a season was Savannah State in the '04-'05 season, when it finished 0-28.

Before Savannah State, Prairie View A&M went 0-28 in the '91-'92 season.

The other four teams to finish a season without winning a game are: The Citadel ('54-'55), Baylor ('44-'45), William & Mary ('36-'37), and Dartmouth ('17-'18).