2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Team:Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:19–15
Conf Record:10–10
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach2:T. J. Thompson
Tourney Result:First round

The 2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were led by seventh-year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 10–10 in Big Ten play, to finish a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the quarterfinals before losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals. The Knights received an invitation to the NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. There, they were upset in the first round by Hofstra.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2020–21 season 18–14, 12–8 in Big Ten play, to finish a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Iowa. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year as a No. 11 seed in the West region. There they lost in the First Four to Notre Dame in double overtime.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
0 G 6'4" 185 GS Senior Graduated
24 G/F 6'6" 245 Senior Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Ralph Gonzales-Agee 35 F 6'8" 245 GS Senior Graduated
Jaden Jones 45 G/F 6'8" 220 RS Freshman Declare for 2022 NBA draft
Luke Nathan 55 F/C 6'11" 240 GS Senior Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. scarletknights.com. en. 2022-09-09.