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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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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 |
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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.