Grant Billmeier
Grant Billmeier (born October 6, 1984)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: NJIT Highlanders
Current conference: America East Conference
NJIT record: 7-21 (.250)
Overall record: 7-21 (.250)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- America East Regular Season Champion: 0
- America East Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | NJIT |
| 2022-2023 | Maryland (asst) |
| 2021-2022 | Seton Hall (assoc. HC) |
| 2015-2022 | Seton Hall (asst) |
| 2014-2015 | Fairleigh Dickinson (asst) |
| 2013-2014 | Seton Hall (DBO) |
| 2010-2013 | Seton Hall (CBO) |
Grant Billmeier Facts
- Grant Billmeier
- Born October 6, 1984
- Hometown: Pennington, New Jersey
- Alma Mater: Seton Hall University (BA, 2o07)
- The NJ-native graduated from St. Patrick HS before going on to play four seasons at Seton Hall for head coaches Louis Orr and Bobby Gonzalez; was a two-time captain and appeared in two NCAA Tournaments
- Post graduation, Billmeier played professionally in Germany and Portugal and also spent some time back at his alma mater St. Patrick HS as an assistant
- Returned to his other alma mater, Seton Hall, in 2010 as coordinator of basketball ops under new head coach Kevin Willard
- Spent eleven of the next twelve seasons on staff at SHU, moving up to DBO in 2013, assistant in 2015 and associate HC for the 2021-22 season
- Part of five NCAA Tournament teams, one NIT, one Big East title and one Big East Tournament title
- The 6’10” former center was known for his work developing Seton Hall’s big men
- Had a one-year hiatus in which he was an assistant under Greg Herenda at Fairleigh Dickinson
- Followed Willard to Maryland in 2022 and spent the season as an assistant with the Terps
- Hired in April 2023 to be the head coach at NJIT back in his home state
Grant Billmeier Coaching Tree
- coming soon