2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record	10–22 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Jordan (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Van Macon; Mike O'Koren; Greg Vetrone;
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by second year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season[]

They finished the season 12–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Louisville.

Preseason[]

Departures[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jermone Seagears	1	G	6'1"	175	Junior	Silver Spring, MD	Transferred to UNLV
Craig Brown	15	G/F	6'5"	220	Junior	Miami, FL	Transferred to Kent State
Wally Judge	33	F	6'9"	250	RS Senior	Washington, D.C.	Graduated
J.J. Moore	44	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Brentwood, NY	Graduated
D'Von Campbell	55	G	5'11"	178	Junior	Arlington, TX	Transferred

Incoming transfers[]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Bishop Daniels	2	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Raleigh, NC	ASA College

2014 signing class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ibrahima Diallo C	Winston-Salem, NC	Quality Education Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Feb 10, 2014
Ibrahima Diallo C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
D.J. Foreman SF	Spring Valley, NY	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 20, 2013
D.J. Foreman SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Williams SG	Brooklyn, NY	Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 8, 2013
Mike Williams SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Ryan Johnson SG	Greensboro, NC	New Hope Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2014
Ryan Johnson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-06-07.

Roster[]

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Malick Kone	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Blue Ridge School	Conakry, Guinea
G	2	Bishop Daniels	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Word of God ASA College	Raleigh, NC
G/F	3	Kervin Okoro	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Raymond's Iowa State	Bronx, NY
G	4	Myles Mack	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	St. Anthony	Paterson, NJ
G	5	Mike Williams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bishop Loughlin	Brooklyn, NY
F	10	Junior Etou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Bishop O'Connell	Republic of the Congo
F/C	11	Kadeem Jack	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Rice	Queens, NY
G/F	13	Ryan Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	New Hope Christian Academy	Greensboro, NC
G	15	Jake Dadika (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Spotswood	Milltown, NJ
F	21	Stephen Zurich (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Pascack Hills	Montvale, NJ
F	22	D.J. Foreman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Acad.	Spring Valley, NY
G	23	Jalen Hyde (W)	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Franklin	Somerset, NJ
F/C	32	Ibrahima Diallo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Quality Education Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G	33	Khalil Batie (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Trenton Catholic Acad.	Willingboro, NJ
F/C	35	Greg Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD
C	40	Shaquille Doorson (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Netherlands

Head coach

Eddie Jordan (Rutgers)

Assistant coach(es)

Van Macon (Southampton)
Mike O'Koren (North Carolina)
Greg Vetrone (Long Island)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8* 2:00 pm	Baruch College	W 86–42		The RAC (1,239) Piscataway, NJ
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16* 7:00 pm, BTN	George Washington	L 53–70	0–1	The RAC (5,824) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 19* 7:30 pm	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 61–44	1–1	The RAC (4,102) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 23* 5:00 pm	St. Francis Brooklyn Barclays Center Classic	W 76–73	2–1	The RAC (4,117) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 25* 7:00 pm, BTN	Saint Peter's Barclays Center Classic	L 50–68	2–2	The RAC (3,913) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 28* 7:00 pm, NBCSN	vs. Vanderbilt Barclays Center Classic semifinals	W 68–65	3–2	Barclays Center (4,118) Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29* 9:30 pm, NBCSN	vs. No. 8 Virginia Barclays Center Classic championship	L 26–45	3–3	Barclays Center (4,105) Brooklyn, NY
Dec 1* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 69–64	4–3	Littlejohn Coliseum (6,285) Clemson, SC
Dec 6* 12:00 pm, FSN	at Seton Hall	L 54–81	4–4	Prudential Center (8,710) Newark, NJ
Dec 9* 7:00 pm, BTN	New Hampshire	W 60–56	5–4	The RAC (3,967) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 14* 4:00 pm	vs. Manhattan Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival	W 63–55	6–4	Madison Square Garden (8,074) New York City, NY
Dec 20* 2:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	L 68–73	6–5	The RAC (4,977) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 20* 7:00 pm, BTN	Sacred Heart	W 79–54	7–5	The RAC (3,903) Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28* 3:00 pm	at Monmouth	W 59–58	8–5	Multipurpose Activity Center (3,911) West Long Branch, NJ
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Northwestern	L 47–51	8–6 (0–1)	The RAC (5,651) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 3 7:30 pm, ESPN2	Penn State	W 50–46	9–6 (1–1)	The RAC (7,158) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 8 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Nebraska	L 49–65	9–7 (1–2)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857) Lincoln, NE
Jan 11 6:00 pm, BTN	No. 4 Wisconsin	W 67–62	10–7 (2–2)	The RAC (6,987) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 14 7:00 pm, BTN	at No. 14 Maryland	L 65–73	10–8 (2–3)	Xfinity Center (12,419) College Park, MD
Jan 17 12:00 pm, BTN	at Minnesota	L 80–89	10–9 (2–4)	Williams Arena (12,461) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 20 6:30 pm, BTN	Michigan	L 50–54	10–10 (2–5)	The RAC (7,365) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 24 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State	L 51–79	10–11 (2–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,281) University Park, PA
Jan 29 6:00 pm, BTN	Michigan State	L 51–71	10–12 (2–7)	The RAC (6,088) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 31 3:15 pm, BTN	at No. 22 Indiana	L 64–72	10–13 (2–8)	Assembly Hall (17,472) Blommington, IN
Feb 3 9:00 pm, BTN	at Illinois	L 54–66	10–14 (2–9)	State Farm Center (12,838) Champaign, IL
Feb 8 5:30 pm, BTN	No. 20 Ohio State	L 60–79	10–15 (2–10)	The RAC (8,003) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Purdue	L 51–61	10–16 (2–11)	The RAC (5,805) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 19 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa	L 47–81	10–17 (2–12)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,594) Iowa City, IA
Feb 22 2:15 pm, BTN	Indiana	L 54–84	10–18 (2–13)	The RAC (7,402) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 26 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Purdue	L 85–92	10–19 (2–14)	Mackey Arena (11,895) West Lafayette, IN
Mar 3 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 10 Maryland	L 50–60	10–20 (2–15)	The RAC (7,053) Piscataway, NJ
Mar 7 2:15 pm, BTN	at Michigan	L 69–79	10–21 (2–16)	Crisler Center (12,357) Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Conference Tournament
Mar 11 7:00 pm, BTN	vs. Minnesota First round	L 68–80	10–22	United Center (16,098) Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Preseason[]

Departures[]

Incoming transfers[]

2014 signing class[]

Roster[]

Schedule[]

See also[]

References[]

2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2	.889	36	–	4	.900
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
No. 23 Michigan State	12	–	6	.667	27	–	12	.692
Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	12	.647
Purdue	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	24	–	11	.686
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Michigan	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	18	–	15	.545
Northwestern	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
Nebraska	5	–	13	.278	13	–	18	.419
Penn State	4	–	14	.222	18	–	16	.529
Rutgers	2	–	16	.111	10	–	22	.313

† 2015 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll