2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2019–20 record | 20–11 (11–9 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Maryland | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Illinois | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Ohio State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as sixth-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 20–11 and 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. Following the regular season, the Big Ten Tournament and all subsequent postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, effectively ending the Knights's season.[1]
In January 2020, Rutgers was nationally ranked for the first time since 1979.[2]
Previous season[]
The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the first round to Nebraska.
Offseason[]
Coaching changes[]
In April 2019, assistant Jay Young was hired as the new head coach at Fairfield.[3] Pikiell elevated senior advisor Steve Hayn to assistant coach as his replacement in May 2019.[4]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Shaquille Doorson | 2 | C | 7'0" | 275 | RS Senior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Graduated |
Eugene Omoruyi | 5 | F | 6'6" | 234 | Junior | Rexdale, ON | Transferred to Oregon |
Issa Thiam | 35 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Junior | Dakar, Senegal | Dismissed from the team due to domestic violence[5] |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Akwasi Yeboah | 1 | G/F | 6'6" | 235 | RS Senior | Chigwell, England | Transferred from Stony Brook. Will be eligible to play since Yeboah graduated from Stony Brook. |
2019 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Paul Mulcahy #21 PG |
Gladstone, NJ | Gill St. Bernard's School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | May 16, 2018 | |
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 7, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Bryant Garden State Showcase |
W 73–71 | 1���0 |
11 – Tied | 8 – Baker | 6 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,692) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 10, 2019* 1:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Niagara Garden State Showcase |
W 86–39 | 2–0 |
22 – Baker | 8 – Harper Jr. | 6 – Mulcahy | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,203) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 13, 2019* 8:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Drexel Garden State Showcase |
W 62–57 | 3–0 |
13 – Tied | 8 – Harper Jr. | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,017) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 16, 2019* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. St. Bonaventure James Naismith Classic |
L 74–80 | 3–1 |
13 – McConnell | 6 – Tied | 8 – Young | Scotiabank Arena (6,802) Toronto, ON, Canada | ||||
November 20, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Stephen F. Austin Garden State Showcase |
W 69–57 | 4–1 |
16 – McConnell | 8 – Johnson | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,536) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
NJIT | W 85–58 | 5–1 |
25 – Harper Jr. | 11 – Johnson | 7 – Mulcahy | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,509) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
UMass | W 82–57 | 6–1 |
17 – Baker | 10 – Johnson | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,592) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 3, 2019* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 60–71 | 6–2 |
14 – Tied | 14 – Johnson | 5 – Baker | Petersen Events Center (7,894) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||
December 8, 2019 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 11 Michigan State | L 65–77 | 6–3 (0–1) |
17 – Yeboah | 5 – Mathis | 5 – Baker | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
December 11, 2019 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Wisconsin | W 72–65 | 7–3 (1–1) |
22 – Baker | 8 – Yeboah | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,361) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 14, 2019* 4:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 22 Seton Hall Garden State Hardwood Classic |
W 68–48 | 8–3 |
18 – Harper Jr. | 13 – Johnson | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,329) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 22, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Lafayette | W 63–44 | 9–3 |
18 – Johnson | 14 – Johnson | 5 – Mulcahy | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,692) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 30, 2019* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Caldwell | W 94–49 | 10–3 |
23 – Young | 10 – Johnson | 6 – Young | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,592) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 3, 2020 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | W 79–62 | 11–3 (2–1) |
20 – McConnell | 14 – Johnson | 5 – McConnell | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,024) Lincoln, NE | ||||
January 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 20 Penn State | W 72–61 | 12–3 (3–1) |
22 – Harper Jr. | 8 – McConnell | 5 – Mulcahy | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 11, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Illinois | L 51–54 | 12–4 (3–2) |
16 – Young | 7 – McConnell | 3 – Mathis | State Farm Center (11,070) Champaign, IL | ||||
January 15, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Indiana | W 59–50 | 13–4 (4–2) |
14 – Yeboah | 6 – Yeboah | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 19, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | W 64–56 | 14–4 (5–2) |
11 – Tied | 12 – McConnell | 2 – Tied | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 22, 2020 9:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 24 | at No. 19 Iowa | L 80–85 | 14–5 (5–3) |
29 – Harper Jr. | 9 – Harper Jr. | 5 – McConnell | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,006) Iowa City, IA | |||
January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 24 | Nebraska | W 75–72 | 15–5 (6–3) |
20 – Yeboah | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Harper Jr. | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | |||
January 28, 2020 8:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 | Purdue | W 70–63 | 16–5 (7–3) |
16 – McConnell | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | |||
February 1, 2020 4:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 | vs. Michigan B1G Super Saturday |
L 63–69 | 16–6 (7–4) |
17 – Mathis | 8 – Tied | 3 – Baker | Madison Square Garden (13,127) New York, NY | |||
February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 9 Maryland | L 51–56 | 16–7 (7–5) |
13 – Yeboah | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Baker | Xfinity Center (15,855) College Park, MD | ||||
February 9, 2020 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Northwestern | W 77–73 OT | 17–7 (8–5) |
25 – Baker | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at Ohio State | L 66–72 | 17–8 (8–6) |
17 – Young | 6 – Yeboah | 4 – Yeboah | Value City Arena (15,552) Columbus, OH | ||||
February 15, 2020 4:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 22 Illinois | W 72–57 | 18–8 (9–6) |
27 – Harper Jr. | 11 – Johnson | 7 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 19, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Michigan | L 52–60 | 18–9 (9–7) |
16 – Baker | 5 – Tied | 2 – Harper Jr. | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 23, 2020 1:00 p.m., BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 71–79 | 18–10 (9–8) |
21 – Harper Jr. | 9 – Harper Jr. | 6 – Baker | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | ||||
February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 16 Penn State | L 64–65 | 18–11 (9–9) |
13 – Young | 11 – Johnson | 5 – Young | Bryce Jordan Center (8,345) University Park, PA | ||||
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 9 Maryland | W 78–67 | 19–11 (10–9) |
17 – Young | 8 – Tied | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
March 7, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at Purdue | W 71–68 OT | 20–11 (11–9) |
19 – Baker | 6 – Tied | 3 – Baker | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 2020* 12:00 pm, BTN |
(8) | vs. (9) Michigan Second round |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[6]
Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | |
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 24 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | |
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 25 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References[]
- ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ Braziller, Zach (2020-01-20). "Rutgers basketball ranked in top 25 for first time in 41 years". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Fairfield hires Rutgers assistant Jay Young as head coach". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Rutgers basketball: Steve Hayn promoted to fill assistant coach vacancy". App.com. May 24, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Rutgers basketball player facing domestic violence charges will apply for pretrial program, his attorney says". nj.com. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
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