2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2018–19 record14–17 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State164 .800  327  .821
No. 13 Purdue164 .800  2610  .722
No. 8 Michigan155 .750  307  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin146 .700  2311  .676
Maryland137 .650  2311  .676
Iowa1010 .500  2312  .657
Minnesota911 .450  2214  .611
Ohio State812 .400  2015  .571
Indiana812 .400  1916  .543
Penn State713 .350  1418  .438
Illinois713 .350  1221  .364
Rutgers713 .350  1417  .452
Nebraska614 .300  1917  .528
Northwestern416 .200  1319  .406
2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Candido Sá1F6'9"227SeniorLisbo, PortugalGraduated
Corey Sanders3G6'2"181JuniorLakeland, FLDeclared for 2018 NBA draft
Mike Williams5G6'2"198SeniorBrooklyn, NYGraduated
Jake Dadika10G6'0"165SeniorMilltown, NJGraduated
Matt Bullock13F6'4"260SophomoreElizabeth, NJTransferred to California (PA)
Aaren Smith24F6'6"211SophomoreEllicott City, MDTransferred to District of Columbia
Deshawn Freeman33F6'7"225RS SeniorRocky Mount, NCGraduated
Souf Mensah44G6'2"210JuniorNantes, FrancePlay professional basketball in France

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Shaq Carter13F6'9"240JuniorDeerfield Beach, FLEastern Florida State College
Jacob Young42G6'2"185JuniorHouston, TXTexas

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Montez Mathis
#20 SG
Essex, MD John Carroll School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Ronald Harper
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-08.

    Roster

    2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Geo Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoProctor Academy Derry, NH
    C 2 Shaquille Doorson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)275 lb (125 kg) RS SrCanarias Basketball Academy Amsterdam, Netherlands
    F 5 Eugene Omoruyi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)234 lb (106 kg) JrOrangeville Prep Rexdale, Canada
    G 10 Joey Downes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS SoEast Sandwich/Bridgton Academy East Sandwich, MA
    F/C 11 Mamadou Doucoure 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)243 lb (110 kg) SoOur Savior New American School Bamako, Mali
    F 13 Shaq Carter 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrZion Lutheran High School
    Eastern Florida State
    Hollywood, FL
    F/C 15 Myles Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS FrLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
    G 22 Caleb McConnell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSPIRE Institute Jacksonville, FL
    G 23 Montez Mathis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrThe John Carroll School Baltimore, MD
    G/F 24 Ron Harper Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrDon Bosco Prep Franklin Lakes, NJ
    G 32 Peter Kiss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoNotre Dame Prep
    Qunnipiac
    New York City, NY
    F 35 Issa Thiam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrCanarias Basketball Academy Dakar, Senegal
    G 42 Jacob Young  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrYates
    Texas
    Houston, TX
    F/C 55 Luke Nathan (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoRandolph Randolph, NJ
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    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
    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 W 77–63  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 W 89–73  14–16
    (7–13)
     18  Omoruyi  8  Johnson  3  Johnson/McConnell  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
    Bloomington, IN
    Big Ten Tournament
    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

    1. Russo, Ralph D. "Rutgers beats Minnesota 65-54 to advance in Big Ten tournament". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
    2. "Rutgers vs. Purdue - Game Recap - March 2, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
    3. "Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule - 2018-19 | ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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