2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2021–22 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2021–22 record	5–5 (1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Pikiell (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Karl Hobbs; Brandin Knight; T. J. Thompson;
Home arena	Jersey Mike's Arena

The 2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represents Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by sixth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and play their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Knights finished the 2020–21 season 16–12, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Clemson in the First Round before losing to Houston in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Daniel Lobach	2	F	6'7"	210	RS Freshman	Durham, NC	Walk-on; transferred
Montez Mathis	10	G	6'4"	210	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to St. John's
Mamadou Doucoure	11	F	6'9"	250	RS Junior	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to La Salle
Myles Johnson	15	C	6'11"	255	RS Junior	Long Beach, CA	Graduate transferred to UCLA
Nick Brooks	23	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Somerset, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Jacob Young	42	G	6'2"	185	RS Senior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to Oregon

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Aundre Hyatt	5	F	6'6"	227	RS Junior	The Bronx, NY	LSU
Ralph Gonzales-Agee	35	F	6'8"	245	Graduate Student	Victorville, CA	San Jose State

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jalen Miller PG	Frederick, MD	Bishop Walsh School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 14, 2020
Jalen Miller PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Braeden Moore #34 PF	Nashville, TN	Christ Presbyterian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jul 29, 2021
Braeden Moore #34 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Derek Simpson #43 PG	Medford, NJ	Lenape High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 8, 2021
Derek Simpson #43 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.

Roster

2021–22 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Geo Baker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Proctor Academy	Derry, NH
F	1	Oskar Palmquist	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Marks Gymnasieskola	Kinna, Sweden
G	2	Jalen Miller	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Bishop Walsh	Frederick, MD
F	3	Mawot Mag	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	So	Prolific Prep	Melbourne, Australia
G	4	Paul Mulcahy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	213 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Gill St. Bernard's	Bayonne, NJ
F	5	Aundre Hyatt	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	RS Jr	Miller School LSU	The Bronx, NY
F	10	Andrew Fulin (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Northern Valley Regional	Demarest, NJ
C	11	Clifford Omoruyi	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Roselle Catholic	Benin City, Nigeria
F	21	Dean Reiber	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Northwest Guilford	Greensboro, NC
G	22	Caleb McConnell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	SPIRE Academy	Jacksonville, FL
G/F	24	Ron Harper Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Don Bosco Prep	Franklin Lakes, NJ
G	25	Aiden Terry (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Bullitt Central	Mount Washington, KY
G	30	Logan Stephens (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Fr	Woodward Academy	Decatur, GA
F	35	Ralph Gonzales-Agee	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Silverado San Jose State	Victorville, CA
G/F	45	Jaden Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	St. Louis Christian Academy	Dallas, TX
F/C	55	Luke Nathan (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Randolph	Randolph, NJ

Head coach

Steve Pikiell (Connecticut)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

On December 9, Rutgers upset then-top-ranked Purdue, 70–68, at home, as Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from near mid-court as time expired to down the Boilermakers. It was the first time in program history that the Scarlet Knights had ever beaten a #1-ranked team.[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Lehigh Garden State Classic	W 73–70 ^OT	1–0	16 – Omoruyi	10 – Harper Jr.	5 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+	Merrimack Garden State Classic	W 48–35	2–0	13 – Harper Jr.	13 – Omoruyi	6 – Baker	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 16, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN	NJIT Garden State Classic	W 75–61	3–0	20 – Harper Jr.	13 – Harper Jr.	4 – Baker	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,009) Piscataway, NJ
November 18, 2021* 8:30 p.m., FS1	at DePaul Gavitt Tipoff Games	L 70–73	3–1	19 – Harper Jr.	11 – Harper Jr.	6 – Baker	Wintrust Arena (2,844) Chicago, IL
November 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Lafayette	L 51–53	3–2	14 – Omoruyi	9 – Omoruyi	5 – Harper Jr.	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,017) Piscataway, NJ
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., SNY	at UMass	L 83–85	3–3	16 – Omoruyi	8 – Omoruyi	9 – McConnell	Mullins Center (1,881) Amherst, MA
November 30, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	Clemson ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 74–64	4–3	23 – Harper Jr.	9 – Tied	7 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,050) Piscataway, NJ
December 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Illinois	L 51–86	4–4 (0–1)	10 – Jones	5 – Jones	4 – Tied	State Farm Center (14,501) Champaign, IL
December 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., BTN	No. 1 Purdue	W 70–68	5–4 (1–1)	30 – Harper Jr.	10 – Harper Jr.	8 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 12, 2021* 7:30 p.m., FS1	at No. 23 Seton Hall Garden State Hardwood Classic	L 63–77	5–5	13 – Tied	12 – McConnell	3 – McConnell	Prudential Center (11,606) Newark, NJ
December 18, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN	Rider						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 23, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	Central Connecticut						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 29, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+	Maine						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 11, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 19, 2022 8:30 p.m., BTN	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 5, 2022 4:00 p.m./4:30 p.m., FS1	Michigan State						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1	at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
February 16, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2022 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
March 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
March 6, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN	Penn State						Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Tournament
March 9–13, 2022 TBA	vs.						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR																	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV^	NR	NR

Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

Associated Press (9 December 2021). "Rutgers shocks No. 1 Purdue on crazy buzzer-beater". New York Post. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.

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[1] Associated Press (9 December 2021). "Rutgers shocks No. 1 Purdue on crazy buzzer-beater". New York Post. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

[2] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 2021-09-14.

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