2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 14–17 (7–13 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Michigan State † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 32 | – | 7 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as fifth-year members of the Big Ten Conference. The Knights finished the 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.
Previous season
[edit]The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 15–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota[1] and Indiana before losing to Purdue in the semifinals.[2]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Candido Sá | 1 | F | 6'9" | 227 | Senior | Lisbo, Portugal | Graduated |
Corey Sanders | 3 | G | 6'2" | 181 | Junior | Lakeland, FL | Declared for 2018 NBA draft |
Mike Williams | 5 | G | 6'2" | 198 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Jake Dadika | 10 | G | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Milltown, NJ | Graduated |
Matt Bullock | 13 | F | 6'4" | 260 | Sophomore | Elizabeth, NJ | Transferred to California (PA) |
Aaren Smith | 24 | F | 6'6" | 211 | Sophomore | Ellicott City, MD | Transferred to District of Columbia |
Deshawn Freeman | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Senior | Rocky Mount, NC | Graduated |
Souf Mensah | 44 | G | 6'2" | 210 | Junior | Nantes, France | Play professional basketball in France |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Shaq Carter | 13 | F | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Deerfield Beach, FL | Eastern Florida State College |
Jacob Young | 42 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Houston, TX | Texas |
2018 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Montez Mathis #20 SG |
Essex, MD | John Carroll School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Aug 4, 2017 | |
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Ron Harper Jr. SG |
Franklin Lakes, NJ | Don Bosco Preparatory High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 11, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Caleb McConnell SG |
Dayton, OH | Dunbar High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 15, 2018 | |
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN Plus |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 90–55 | 1–0 |
17 – Kiss | 10 – Omoruyi | 7 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,521) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 11, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN Plus |
Drexel | W 95–67 | 2–0 |
24 – Omoruyi | 10 – Omoruyi | 6 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,214) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN |
St. John's Gavitt Tipoff Games |
L 65–84 | 2–1 |
13 – Thiam | 7 – Tied | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,102) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, BTN |
Eastern Michigan | W 63–36 | 3–1 |
20 – Baker | 7 – Tied | 6 – Thiam | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,473) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 23, 2018* 2:00 pm, BTN Plus |
Boston University | W 54–44 | 4–1 |
20 – Omoruyi | 17 – Omoruyi | 2 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,032) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
November 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 57–54 | 5–1 |
16 – Baker | 10 – Doorson | 6 – Baker | Watsco Center (6,376) Coral Gables, FL | ||||
November 30, 2018 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 9 Michigan State | L 67–78 | 5–2 (0–1) |
16 – Omoruyi | 11 – Omoruyi | 3 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 3, 2018 8:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 12 Wisconsin | L 64–69 | 5–3 (0–2) |
17 – Omoruyi | 8 – Omoruyi | 4 – Kiss | Kohl Center (17,082) Madison, WI | ||||
December 8, 2018* 2:30 pm, CBSSN |
at Fordham | L 70–78 | 5–4 |
19 – Omoruyi | 11 – Omoruyi | 6 – Baker | Rose Hill Gymnasium (2,346) Bronx, NY | ||||
December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, FS1 |
at Seton Hall Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic |
L 66–72 | 5–5 |
16 – Kiss | 12 – Doorson | 5 – Baker | Prudential Center (10,481) Newark, NJ | ||||
December 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, BTN Plus |
Columbia | W 68–65 | 6–5 |
18 – Omoruyi | 8 – Doorson | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,231) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
December 29, 2018* 3:00 pm, BTN Plus |
Maine | W 70–55 | 7–5 |
17 – Omoruyi | 10 – Johnson | 9 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,401) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 5, 2019 2:00 pm, BTN |
Maryland | L 63-77 | 7–6 (0–3) |
12 – Omoruyi | 8 – Mathis | 3 – Mathis | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 16 Ohio State | W 64–61 | 8–6 (1–3) |
16 – Mathis | 7 – Carter | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,379) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 12, 2019 12:30 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 70–88 | 8–7 (1–4) |
13 – Tied | 8 – Johnson | 2 – Tied | Williams Arena (10,837) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
January 15, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Purdue | L 54–89 | 8–8 (1–5) |
19 – Mathis | 7 – Carter | 5 – McConnell | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
January 18, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
Northwestern | L 57–65 | 8–9 (1–6) |
16 – Mathis | 10 – Carter | 4 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,459) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 21, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN |
Nebraska | W 76–69 | 9–9 (2–6) |
20 – Mathis | 11 – Johnson | 4 – Johnson | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,022) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
January 26, 2019 4:30 pm, BTN |
at Penn State | W 64–60 | 10–9 (3–6) |
20 – Baker | 7 – Carter | 3 – Baker | Bryce Jordan Center (13,366) University Park, PA | ||||
January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
Indiana | W 66–58 | 11–9 (4–6) |
16 – Baker | 10 – Omoruyi | 5 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,973) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 2, 2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
at Ohio State | L 62–76 | 11–10 (4–7) |
19 – Omoruyi | 8 – Tied | 6 – Omoruyi | Value City Arena (14,961) Columbus, OH | ||||
February 5, 2019 8:00 pm, BTN |
No. 7 Michigan | L 65–77 | 11–11 (4–8) |
21 – Omoruyi | 8 – Baker | 5 – Mathis | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm, BTN |
at Illinois | L 94–99 OT | 11–12 (4–9) |
25 – McConnell | 11 – Omoruyi | 5 – Omoruyi | State Farm Center (14,099) Champaign, IL | ||||
February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Northwestern | W 59–56 | 12–12 (5–9) |
12 – Tied | 7 – Omoruyi | 5 – Baker | Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,474) Evanston, IL | ||||
February 16, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 21 Iowa | L 69–71 | 12–13 (5–10) |
16 – Harper Jr. | 11 – Omoruyi | 6 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 20, 2019 6:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 10 Michigan State | L 60–71 | 12–14 (5–11) |
17 – Baker | 8 – Omoruyi | 6 – Baker | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
February 24, 2019 5:30 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 68–64 | 13–14 (6–11) |
18 – Mathis | 9 – Omoruyi | 3 – Baker | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,270) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
March 2, 2019 5:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 22 Iowa | W 86–72 | 14–14 (7–11) |
27 – Harper Jr. | 6 – Baker | 9 – Baker | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | ||||
March 6, 2019 7:00 pm, BTN |
Penn State | L 65-66 | 14–15 (7–12) |
23 – Omoruyi | 11 – Johnson | 3 – Tied | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
March 10, 2019 12:00 pm, BTN |
at Indiana | L 73-89 | 14–16 (7–13) |
18 – Omoruyi | 8 – Johnson | 3 – Johnson/McConnell | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||
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March 13, 2019* 5:30PM, BTN |
(12) | vs. (13) Nebraska First round |
L 61–68 | 14–17 |
16 – Omoruyi | 11 – Johnson | 5 – Omoruyi | United Center (16,473) Chicago, IL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Russo, Ralph D. "Rutgers beats Minnesota 65-54 to advance in Big Ten tournament". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Rutgers vs. Purdue - Game Recap - March 2, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ "Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule - 2018-19". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
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