2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Pikiell (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Karl Hobbs
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight
Assistant coach	Jay Young
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team will represent Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, who will be led by second-year head coach Steve Pikiell, will play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as fourth-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Ohio State in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten Tournament win.^[1] However, they lost to Northwestern in the second round.^[2]^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nigel Johnson	0	G	6'1"	190	RS Junior	Ashburn, VA	Graduate transferred to Virginia
Jonathan Laurent	4	G	6'6"	216	Sophomore	Lakeland, FL	Transferred to Massachusetts
Khalil Batie	23	G	5'10"	168	Senior	Willingboro, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Ibrahima Diallo	32	F/C	6'10"	247	RS Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred
C. J. Getty	50	C	7'0"	270	Senior	Findlay, OH	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Peter Kiss	32	G	6'5"	215	Sophomore	New York, NY	Transferred from Quinnipiac. Under NCAA transfer rules, Kiss will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Soufiane Mensah	44	G	6'2"	210	Junior	Paris, France	Junior college transferred from Marshalltown Community College.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Geo Baker SG	Boston, MA	Proctor Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 27, 2016
Geo Baker SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Myles Johnson C	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Polytechnic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 14, 2017
Myles Johnson C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mamadou Doucoure C	Centereach, NY	Our Savior New American School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 20, 2016
Mamadou Doucoure C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mac McClung PG	Gate City, VA	Gate City High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 3, 2017
Mac McClung PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Montez Mathis SG	Essex, MD	John Carroll School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 4, 2017
Montez Mathis SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.

Roster

2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Baker, GeoGeo Baker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Proctor Academy	Derry, NH
3.5 !F	1	Sa, CandidoCandido Sa	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Colégio Bartolomeu Dias San Jacinto College	Lisbon, Portugal
5.0 !C	2	Doorson, ShaquilleShaquille Doorson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
1.5 !G	3	Sanders, CoreyCorey Sanders	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Faith Baptist Christian Academy	Lakeland, FL
1.5 !G	5	Williams, MikeMike Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop Loughlin	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	10	Dadika, JakeJake Dadika (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Spotswood	Milltown, NJ
3.5 !F	11	Omoruyi, EugeneEugene Omoruyi	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Orangeville Prep	Rexdale, Canada
3.5 !F	13	Bullock, MattMatt Bullock	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	2.0 !So	Roselle Catholic	Elizabeth, NJ
4.5 !F/C	15	Johnson, MylesMyles Johnson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach, CA
1.5 !G	22	Downes, JoeyJoey Downes (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	2.0 !So	East Sandwich/Bridgton Academy	East Sandwich, MA
3.5 !F	24	Smith, AarenAaren Smith (W)	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Mount Hebron/Brewster Academy	Ellicott City, MD
1.5 !G	32	Kiss, PeterPeter Kiss (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Notre Dame Prep Qunnipiac	New York, NY
3.5 !F	33	Freeman, DeshawnDeshawn Freeman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Rocky Mount Academy Hutchinson CC	Rocky Mount, NC
3.5 !F	35	Thiam, IssaIssa Thiam	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Canarias Basketball Academy	Dakar, Senegal
1.5 !G	44	Mensah, SoufSouf Mensah	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	CCI Nantes St-Nazaire Mashalltown CC	Nantes, France
4.5 !F/C	55	Nathan, LukeLuke Nathan (W)	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Randolph	Randolph, NJ

Head coach

Steve Pikiell (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York.^[4] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.^[5] This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament.^[5] As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December.^[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	City College of New York	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 12, 2017*	Central Connecticut State	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 14, 2017*	Cleveland State	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 19, 2017*	Coppin State	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 21, 2017*	Bryant	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 24, 2017*	East Carolina	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 28, 2017*	Florida State ACC-Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 7, 2017*	NJIT	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 9, 2017*	Fairleigh Dickinson	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 12, 2017*	Fordham	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 16, 2017*	Seton Hall Garden State Hardwood Classic	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 22, 2017*	Stony Brook	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 29, 2017*	Hartford	–	–	–	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Tournament
Feb 28 – Mar 4, 2018	vs.	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Rutgers vs. Ohio State - Game Recap - March 8, 2017 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
↑ "Big Ten Tournament run ends for Rutgers as Northwestern rolls 83-61 | Rapid Reaction". NJ.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
↑ Greenstein, Teddy. "Northwestern dances past Rutgers in 83-61 rout, into Big Ten quarterfinals". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
1 2 "Big Ten tournament at MSG in 2018". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
1 2 "Izzo concerned about '18 Big Ten tournament in New York". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-04-14.

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