The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team will represent Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights will be led by ninth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and will play their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.
2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brandin Knight |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Jersey Mike's Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Maryland in the first round.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Derek Simpson | 0 | G | 6'3" | 165 | Sophomore | Mount Laurel, NJ | Transferred to Saint Joseph's |
Noah Fernandes | 2 | G | 5'11" | 180 | GS Senior | Mattapoisett, MA | Graduated |
Mawot Mag | 3 | F | 6'7" | 216 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to BYU |
Aundre Hyatt | 5 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduated |
Aiden Terry | 7 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Senior | Mount Washington, KY | Walk-on; graduated |
Oskar Palmquist | 9 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Kinna, Sweden | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Sweden with Borås Basket |
Gavin Griffiths | 10 | G | 6'8" | 193 | Freshman | Simsbury, CT | Transferred to Nebraska |
Clifford Omoruyi | 11 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Benin City, Nigeria | Transferred to Alabama |
Antwone Woolfolk | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Sophomore | Cleveland, OH | Transferred to Miami (OH) |
Jacob Morales | 15 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Montvale, NJ | Walk-on; not on team roster |
Antonio Chol | 21 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Buffalo, NY | Transferred to Buffalo |
Daniel Vessey | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Freshman | Princeton, NJ | Walk-on; transferred to Columbia |
Austin Williams | 24 | G | 6'4" | 205 | GS Senior | Roseland, NJ | Graduated |
Zach Hayn | 53 | G | 6'2" | 195 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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Jordan Derkack | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Colonia, NJ | Merrimack |
Tyson Acuff | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Eastern Michigan |
PJ Hayes | 23 | F | 6'6" | 215 | GS Senior | Waconia, MN | San Diego |
Zach Martini | 99 | F | 6'7" | 235 | GS Senior | Warren, New Jersey | Princeton |
Recruiting classes
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ace Bailey #1 SF |
Powder Springs, GA | McEachern High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jan 15, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Dylan Harper #3 PG |
Ramsey, NJ | Don Bosco High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Dec 6, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 | ||||||
Dylan Grant #18 PF |
Warren, MI | Michigan Collegiate High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 28, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Lathan Sommerville #34 C |
Atlanta, GA | The Skill Factory Prep School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Apr 21, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Bryce Dortch #62 PF |
Chestnut Hill, MA | Brimmer & May | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 13, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 | St. John's | L 85–91 | 25 – Bailey | 7 – Derkack | 3 – Derkack | Jersey Mike's Arena (4,240) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 25 | Wagner | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | ||||||||
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Saint Peter's | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Monmouth | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., Peacock |
Merrimack | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Kennesaw State | Convocation Center Kennesaw, GA | |||||||||
November 26, 2024* 10:30 p.m., TBS |
vs. Notre Dame Players Era Festival Impact Tournament |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* 10:00 p.m., TBS |
vs. Alabama Players Era Festival Impact Tournament |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* |
vs. Players Era Festival Championship Day |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
December 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Ohio State | Value City Arena Columbus, OH | |||||||||
December 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Penn State | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FOX |
Seton Hall Garden State Hardwood Classic |
Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
vs. Princeton Never Forget Tribute Classic/Rivalry |
Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
December 30, 2024* 5:00 p.m., BTN |
Columbia | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
January 2, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock |
Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Wisconsin | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Purdue | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
UCLA | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock |
at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 1:30 p.m., CBS |
vs. Michigan State B1G Super Saturday |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., FOX |
Michigan | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Illinois | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Iowa | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 10:30 p.m., BTN |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
USC | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
February 27, 2025 9:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Michigan | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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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 | 19 | Final |
AP | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
References
edit- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 2024-08-05.