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 8th place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Vermont.
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Highlanders finished the 2020–21 season 7–12, 6–10 in America East play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the America East tournament to Albany.