Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten (15-11, 10-10)
Big Wins: 12/8 Syracuse (79-69), 12/20 Illinois (91-88), 12/29 Purdue (81-76)
Bad Losses: 1/21 at Penn State (67-75), 2/21 Maryland (59-68), 3/1 at Nebraska (51-72)
Coach: Steve Pikiell
Probable Starters:
Jacob Young, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 3.5 apg, 1.8 spg
Geo Baker, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.1 apg
Ron Harper Jr., Junior, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 1.6 apg, 5.9 rpg
Paul Mulcahy, Sophomore, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.8 apg
Myles Johnson, Junior, Center, 8.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.5 bpg
Key Role Players:
Clifford Omoruyi, Freshman, Center, 4.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Montez Mathis, Junior, Guard, 8.5 ppg
Caleb McConnell, Junior, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.0 rpg, 1.5 spg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.4 (198th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.1 (114, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (108, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.7 (87, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (273, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.6 (270, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 62.4 (331, 14)
Rebound Margin: -0.5 (202, 9)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (112, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (45, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
No Recent Tournament History
*all team stats through 3/7
