2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Pikiell (1st year)
Assistant coach	Karl Hobbs
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight
Assistant coach	Jay Young
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Maryland	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 15 Purdue	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
No. 13 Indiana	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 17 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Illinois	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Iowa	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2017 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represents Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by first year head coach Steve Pikiell, play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center as third year members of the Big Ten Conference. The Knights began the season 5–0 for the first time they since 2000.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finishing in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Nebraska.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
D. J. Foreman	1	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Spring Valley, NY	Transferred to Saint Louis
Bishop Daniels	2	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Justin Goode	10	G	6'2"	185	RS Freshman	Daleville, VA	Transferred to Broward College
Jalen Hyde	23	G	5'8"	165	Senior	Somerset, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Omari Grier	31	G	6'4"	180	RS Senior	Erial, NJ	Graduated
Greg Lewis	35	F/C	6'9"	240	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Candido Sa	21	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Lisbon, Portugal	Junior college transfer from San Jacinto College
C. J. Gettys	50	C	7'0"	275	RS Senior	Findlay, OH	Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gettys graduated from UNC Wilmington.

2016 recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Issa Thiam #35 SF	Jacksonville, FL	Arlington Country Day School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 1, 2016
Issa Thiam #35 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Bullock #86 PF	Elizabeth, NJ	Roselle Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Mar 26, 2016
Matt Bullock #86 PF	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Eugene Omoruyi SF	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 2, 2016
Eugene Omoruyi SF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2017 Committments

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Geo Baker CG	Andover, NH	Proctor Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 27, 2016
Geo Baker CG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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 2016-06-02.

Roster

2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Johnson, NigelNigel Johnson	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Riverdale Baptist School Kansas State	Ashburn, VA
5.0 !C	2	Doorson, ShaquilleShaquille Doorson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Canarias Basketball Academy	Amsterdam, Netherlands
1.5 !G	3	Sanders, CoreyCorey Sanders	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Faith Baptist Christian Academy	Lakeland, FL
1.5 !G	4	Laurent, JonathanJonathan Laurent	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Dr. Phillips	Lakeland, FL
1.5 !G	5	Williams, MikeMike Williams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop Loughlin	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	11	Omoruyi, EugeneEugene Omoruyi	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Orangeville Prep	Ontario, Canada
3.5 !F	13	Bullock, MattMatt Bullock	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Roselle Catholic	Roselle, NJ
1.5 !G	15	Dadika, JakeJake Dadika (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Spotswood	Milltown, NJ
3.5 !F	21	Sa, CandidoCandido Sa	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Colégio Bartolomeu Dias San Jacinto College	Lisbon, Portugal
1.5 !G	23	Batie, KhalilKhalil Batie (W)	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Trenton Catholic Acad.	Willingboro, NJ
4.5 !F/C	32	Diallo, IbrahimaIbrahima Diallo	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Quality Education Academy	Dakar, Senegal
3.5 !F	33	Freeman, DeshawnDeshawn Freeman	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	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)	1.0 !Fr	Canarias Basketball Academy	Dakar, Senegal
5.0 !C	50	Gettys, C. J.C. J. Gettys	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Findlay UNC Wilmington	Findlay, OH

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

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Molloy	W 86–57	1–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,755) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 13, 2016* 4:00 pm, BTN	Drexel Scarlet Knight Showcase	W 87–66	2–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,056) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 17, 2016* 8:30 pm, FS1	at DePaul Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 66–59	3–0	Allstate Arena (4,057) Rosemont, IL
Nov 20, 2016* 12:00 pm, BTN	Niagara Scarlet Knight Showcase	W 78–65	4–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,572) Piscataway, NJ
Nov 23, 2016* 7:30 pm, BTN+	North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase	W 66-53	5–0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 25, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Hartford Scarlet Knight Showcase	W 77-75	6-0	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61-73	6-1	Watsco Center (7,064) Coral Gables, FL
Dec 3, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Morgan State			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Central Connecticut			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 10, 2016* 7:00 pm	at Stony Brook			Island Federal Credit Union Arena Stony Brook, NY
Dec 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN+	Fairleigh Dickinson			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 19, 2016*	vs. Fordham Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Dec 23, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1	at Seton Hall Garden State Hardwood Classic			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big Ten regular season
Dec 27, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Wisconsin, WI
Jan 1, 2017 2:30 pm, ESPNU	Penn State			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 4, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 8, 2017 BTN	at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa, IA
Jan 12, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Northwestern			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 15, 2017 BTN	at Indiana			Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Nebraska			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 24, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	at Maryland			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Jan 28, 2017 12:00 pm, BTN	vs. Wisconsin B1G Super Saturday			Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
Jan 31, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	Iowa			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 4, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Penn State			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 8, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	at Ohio State			Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Feb 11, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Minnesota			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 14, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN	at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
Feb 18, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Northwestern			Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Feb 22, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	Michigan			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 28, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN	Maryland			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Mar 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPNU	Illinois			Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Conference Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017	vs.			Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball

Venues	Original College Avenue Gymnasium (1906–1931) College Avenue Gymnasium (1931–1977) The RAC (1977–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 Committments

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References