2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 7–25 (1–17 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Louis Brown Athletic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Indiana | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented
Big Ten tournament to Nebraska
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Following the season, head coach Eddie Jordan was fired.[1] He finished at Rutgers with a three-year record of 29–68.
Previous season
The
Big Ten tournament to Minnesota
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Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Malick Kone | 0 | F | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Conakry, Guiena | Graduated |
Kervin Okoro | 3 | G/F | 6'5" | 215 | RS Junior | Bronx, NY | Graduate transferred to Norfolk State |
Myles Mack | 4 | G | 5'10" | 175 | Senior | Paterson, NJ | Graduated |
Junior Etou | 10 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore | Congo | Transferred to Tulsa |
Kadeem Jack | 11 | F/C | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Queens, NY | Graduated |
Ryan Johnson | 13 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Freshman | Greensboro, NC | Transferred to Tallahassee Community College |
Stephen Zurich | 21 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Montvale, NJ | Walk-on; didn't return |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Nigel Johnson | 22 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Junior | Ashburn, VA | Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
Omari Grier | 31 | G | 6'4" | 180 | RS Senior | Erial, NJ |
Transferred from Bradley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Grier graduated from Bradley. |
Deshawn Freeman | 33 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Rocky Mount, NC | Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College |
2015 signing class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Corey Sanders PG |
Lakeland, FL | Faith Baptist Christian Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 4, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jonathan Jean Laurent PF |
Orlando, FL | Dr. Phillips High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Apr 2, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Justin Goode PF |
Daleville, VA | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 10, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 13, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Rutgers–Newark‡ | W 72–59 | 1–0 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,945)
Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Nov 15, 2015* 1:00 pm |
MGM Grand Main Event
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W 82–70 | 2–0 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,537) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Nov 19, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at St. John's Gavitt Tipoff |
L 59–61 | 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden (4,540) New York City, NY | |||||||
Nov 21, 2015* 5:00 pm |
Central Arkansas MGM Grand Main Event |
W 87–84 | 3–1 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,113) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Nov 23, 2015* 11:59 pm, YouTube |
vs. Creighton MGM Grand Main Event Heavyweight semifinals |
L 75–85 | 3–2 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 25, 2015* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Clemson MGM Grand Main Event Heavyweight 3rd place game |
L 58–76 | 3–3 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 30, 2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
L 68–69 | 3–4 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,817) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 5, 2015* Noon, ESPNews |
Seton Hall Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic |
L 55–84 | 3–5 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,631) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 8, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN |
Central Connecticut | W 75–59 | 4–5 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,131) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 12, 2015* 4:30 pm, CBSSN |
at George Washington | L 49–83 | 4–6 |
Charles E. Smith Center (3,172) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 20, 2015* 1:00 pm, BTN |
Monmouth | L 67–73 | 4–7 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,637) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 23, 2015* 7:00 pm |
Fairleigh Dickinson | W 72–64 | 5–7 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (3,624) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Dec 28, 2015* 7:00 pm, BTN |
UMass Lowell | W 89–66 | 6–7 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,075) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 30, 2015 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Indiana | L 72–79 | 6–8 (0–1) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,002) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 2, 2016 2:00 pm, BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 57–79 | 6–9 (0–2) |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | |||||||
Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 3 Maryland | L 63–88 | 6–10 (0–3) |
Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD | |||||||
Jan 9, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
Nebraska | L 56–90 | 6–11 (0–4) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,454) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 13, 2016 6:30 pm, BTN |
at Ohio State | L 68–94 | 6–12 (0–5) |
Value City Arena (11,635) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Jan 18, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 22 Purdue | L 57–107 | 6–13 (0–6) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,085) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 21, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 9 Iowa | L 76–90 | 6–14 (0–7) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,209) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 27, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan | L 57–68 | 6–15 (0–8) |
Crisler Center (11,519) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Jan 31, 2016 5:15 pm, BTN |
at No. 12 Michigan State | L 62–96 | 6–16 (0–9) |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 3, 2016 6:30 pm, BTN |
Illinois | L 101–110 3OT | 6–17 (0–10) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,500) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Feb 6, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Nebraska | L 63–87 | 6–18 (0–11) |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,695) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
Feb 13, 2016 4:00 pm, BTN |
Ohio State | L 69–79 | 6–19 (0–12) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,658) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Feb 16, 2016 9:00 pm, BTN |
at Illinois | L 66–82 | 6–20 (0–13) |
State Farm Center (11,323) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Penn State | L 58–70 | 6–21 (0–14) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,307) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Feb 23, 2016 8:30 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | L 61–83 | 6–22 (0–15) |
Williams Arena (10,333) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Northwestern | L 59–98 | 6–23 (0–16) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,833)
Evanston, IL | |||||||
Mar 2, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 2 Michigan State | L 66–97 | 6–24 (0–17) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (5,561) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Mar 5, 2016 1:00 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 75–52 | 7–24 (1–17) |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,473) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Big Ten Conference tournament
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Mar 9, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN |
(14) | vs. (11) Nebraska First round |
L 72–89 | 7–25 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (16,528)
Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Eastern Time ‡: Although Rutgers counts this as a regular season game, Rutgers-Newark does not and considers it an exhibition game for their schedule.[2] |
See also
References
- ^ "Rutgers fires coach Jordan after three seasons". ESPN.com. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Pushes DI Rutgers, Eventually Falls, 72-59".