Wellness and Events Center

Wellness and Events Center
	The WEC in volleyball configuration.
Location	100 Lock Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates	40°44′43″N74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W
Operator	New Jersey Institute of Technology
Capacity	3,500, as sports arena; 4,000, as event center
Field size	220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	November 12, 2015
Opened	November 10, 2017
Construction cost	US$110 million
Tenants
	NJIT Highlanders basketball (2017–18 to present)

Last updated December 18, 2024

The Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 220,000 sq ft.^[1] sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.^[4]^[3]^[5] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NCAA Division I American East Conference, NJIT Highlanders. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season.^[2]^[6]

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New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is a public research university in Newark, New Jersey, with a graduate-degree-granting satellite campus in Jersey City. Founded in 1881 with the support of local industrialists and inventors especially Edward Weston, NJIT opened as 'Newark Technical School' ('NTS') in 1885 with 88 students. As of fall 2022 the university enrolls 12,332 students from 92 countries, about 2,500 of whom live on its main campus in Newark's University Heights district.

The Estelle & Zoom Fleisher Athletic Center was a 1,600-seat multi-purpose arena in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

The NJIT Highlanders, formerly the New Jersey Tech Highlanders, are the varsity sport members of the Division I NCAA-affiliated sports teams of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). There are ten men's teams, seven women's teams, and three club teams along with a variety of intramural teams. The school's primary conference is the America East Conference. In November 2017 NJIT opened the Wellness and Events Center (WEC) which incorporates upgraded facilities for most Division 1 sports including a 3,500-seat arena for basketball and volleyball.

The NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference.

Joel Bloom was the eighth President of New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He became President in 2012 and retired in 2022. He was never a faculty member at any university during his professional life including NJIT.

The NJIT Highlanders baseball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey in NCAA Division I baseball. They are members of the America East Conference. The team competes in the America East Conference within the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The Highlanders are coached by Robbie McClellan.

Sports in Newark, New Jersey, the second largest city in New York metropolitan area, are part of the regional professional sports and media markets. The city has hosted many teams and events, though much of its history is without an MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL team in the city proper. Prudential Center is in Downtown Newark. Sports Illustrated Stadium is just across the Passaic River in Harrison. The Meadowlands Sports Complex is less than 10 miles away from Downtown and reached with the Meadowlands Rail Line via Newark Penn Station or Broad Street Station.

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by first-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN). They finished the season 11–20, 3–11 in ASUN play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Lipscomb.

The 2016–17 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Lanpher, played their home games at the Fleisher Center in Newark, New Jersey as second-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 11–19, 4–10 in A-Sun play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun tournament to Kennesaw State.

The NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, United States. The school's teams are members of the America East Conference.

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 2017–18 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represented New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Lanpher, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey. They were third-year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun). They finished the season 4–26, 2–12 in A-Sun play, to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.

The 2018–19 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by third-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 22–13, 8–8 in ASUN play to finish in fifth place. They defeated Florida Gulf Coast in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament before losing in the semifinals to Lipscomb. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Quinnipiac in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Hampton.

The 2019–20 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth-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. They finished the season 9–21, 6–10 in ASUN play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament to Liberty.

The 2020–21 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fifth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as first-year members of the America East Conference. In a season limited by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 7–12, 6–10 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Albany in the first round of the America East tournament.

The 2021–22 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by sixth-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as second-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 11–18, 6–12 in America East play, to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

The 2022–23 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Brian Kennedy, played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey as third-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 4–12 in America East play to finish in 8th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.

The 2023–24 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by first-year head coach Grant Billmeier and played their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as third-year members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–21, 3–13 in America East play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the America East tournament.

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by second-year head coach Grant Billmeier, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center located in Newark, New Jersey as members of the America East Conference.

The 2024–25 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team represents the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by seventh-year head coach Mike Lane, play their home games at the Wellness and Events Center in Newark, New Jersey, as members of the America East Conference.

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1 2 3 "NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
1 2 Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
1 2 "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A" (PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
↑ Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20). "N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.
↑ "NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
↑ Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017). "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
↑ "NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom". NJIT News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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[WEC-1] 1 2 3 "NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. Retrieved August 2, 2022.

[Ground_Breaking-2] 1 2 Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[NJIT_Bond_Issue_for_Center-3] 1 2 "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A" (PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[4] Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20). "N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-01-31.

[5] "NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[6] Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017). "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[7] "NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom". NJIT News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

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Venues	Fleisher Center (1967–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
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v t e NJIT Highlanders women's basketball
Venues	Fleisher Center (1986–2017) Wellness and Events Center (2017–present)
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