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No. 15/14 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-3, 3-3) vs. (RV/RV) Ohio State Buckeyes (8-3, 2-3) 2020-21 Schedule/Results Saturday, January 9 | 12 p.m. (ET) Date Opponent .................. Time (p.m.)/TV The RAC | Piscataway, N.J. N25 Sacred Heart .......................... W, 86-63 TV: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, play-by-play; Stephen Bardo, analyst) N27 FDU (HG) ................................ W, 96-75 Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM/Sirius 108/ N29 Hofstra (HG) ........................... W, 70-56 XM 195, Jerry Recco & Joe Boylan); WRSU 88.7 FM (Troy DeSavino and Raj Shah) D8 Syracuse (ACCB1G) ................ W, 79-69 Series Record: Ohio State leads 9-3 D14 at RV Maryland* ..................... W, 74-60 Last Meeting: No. 23/20 Ohio State 80, No. 11/12 Rutgers 68 (Dec. 23, 2020) D20 13/13 Illinois* ......................... W, 91-88 OPENING TIP: D23 at 23/20 Ohio State* ............... L, 80-68 No. 15/14 Rutgers men’s tive games. basketball returns home to The RAC on D29 RV Purdue* ............................. W, 81-76 Saturday at noon to face Ohio State. The The Scarlet Knights lead the Big Ten in J2 10/11 Iowa* ............................ W, 77-75 game will air on the Big Ten Network. steals (8.3) and rank third in the Big Ten J5 at 23 Michigan State* ............. L, 68-45 and 15th nationally in blocks (5.3). J9 RV/RV Ohio State* .........12 p.m. / BTN With the Buckeyes receiving votes in both J15 8/10 Wisconsin* ................7 p.m. / FS1 the AP and Coaches poll, this game marks THE OPPONENT: The Buckeyes enter J24 at RV Indiana*......................TBD / BTN the seven straight game to open confer- the matchup at 8-3 overall and 2-3 in the J28 23 Michigan State* ...............TBD / FS1 ence play for RU against a team to earn league. Since facing the Scarlet Knights J31 at RV/RV Northwestern* .....TBD / BTN votes or a ranking in the national polls. on Dec. 23, they are 1-2, with a 1-point F4 16/17 Minnesota*.................TBD / FS1 With the next scheduled opponent being loss to Northwestern, win over Nebraska, F10 at 5/7 Iowa* .........................TBD / BTN No. 8/10 Wisconsin, Rutgers’ first eight and loss to Minnesota. F13 RV/RV Northwestern* .........TBD / BTN conference games will include contests F18 at 10/9 Michigan* ................TBD / BTN against five ranked foes. The Buckeyes are a balanced squad of- F21 Maryland* ............................TBD / BTN fensively, led by Duane Washington Jr. F24 RV Indiana* ..........................TBD / BTN RU’s last game was a road loss at a at 14.9 points per game. He is followed F28 at Nebraska* .......................TBD / BTN talented No. 23 Michigan State squad closely behind by E.J. Liddell at 13.9 pph. on Tuesday night. In that contest, Rut- CJ Walker, a senior who leads the team M6 at 16/17 Minnesota* ............TBD / FS1 gers’ defense forced the Spartans into in minutes played with 8.7 points and 4.2 Big Ten Tournament in Chicago 18 turnovers, benefitted from 13 steals. assists per game, will miss the game with March 10-14 ............................................ TBD Both marks were the most for the Scarlet a hand injury. * - Big Ten Conference. All Times Eastern. Knights in a Big Ten game with Steve AP rank. HG - NJ Hoop Group Classic AC- Pikiell at the helm of the program. OSU is seventh in the nation in turnovers (9.6). The team has also made the sixth CB1G - ACC-Big Ten Challenge Ron Harper Jr. was named to the Mid- most free throws in the nation. season Top 25 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award on Wednesday night. THE SERIES: Saturday marks the 13th PRONUNCIATIONS Harper Jr. currently averages 21.1 points meeting in the all-time series and the per game (fourth in the Big Ten and 27th second time that the two team will play Mamadou Doucoure: MOM-uh-do nationally) and is sixth in the conference over a 17 day span. The Scarlet Knights do-CORE-ay at 52.6 percent shooting from the field. dropped an 80-68 contest to No. 23/20 Daniel Lobach: LOW-bach From long-range, he leads the Big Ten Ohio State back on Dec. 23, as the team Mawot Mag: MUH-watt with 3.22 three-pointers per game and is was unable to hold on to a double-digit Montez Mathis: mahn-TEZ second in the conference in three-point lead. Rutgers’ last win over the Buckeyes Paul Mulcahy: mull-KAY-he percentage at 46.8 percent. was on January 9, 2018, a victory over Cliff Omoruyi: oh-mo-ROO-yee then 16th ranked OSU at The RAC. The Harper Jr.’s scoring has been supple- Scarlet Knights also earned wins in the Dean Reiber: REE-burr mented by Jacob Young, who averages 2017 Big Ten Tournament (RU’s first ever Steve Pikiell: PIKE-uhl 15.2 points per game. With Young ranking Big Ten Tournament victory) as well as a ninth in the league in scoring, the Scarlet win in Madison Square Garden in 1978. Knights are one of just two squads to have two players in the top ten in the QUOTING COACH PIKIELL: “We have to league in scoring. The duo have each do a really good job on the back boards scored in double-figures in nine consecu- and matching their physicality. They are tive games played. Young also leads the probably the most physical team in the conference in steals (2.4 steals per game) league. We have to come ready and do a good job of matching that. Another Geo Baker remains atop the league in tough challenge in this league - they just assist-turnover ratio at 4.2. Rutgers has keep coming. You have to embrace that had 10 or fewer turnovers in six consecu- journey.” Athletic Communications Head Coach Steve Pikiell Men’s Basketball SID: Jordan Ozer Cell Phone: 973-202-9728 Overall Record (years) .........262-224 (16th) Email: [email protected] Rutgers Record (years) ..............71-68 (5th) All interviews will be conducted virtually via Record vs. Ohio St (RU/overall) ..... 2-6/2-6 Webex, please reach out for connection info. 0 GEO BAKER 1 OSKAR PALMQUIST 2 DANIEL LOBACH 3 MAWOT MAG 4 PAUL MULCAHY 5 CLIFF OMORUYI Sr. • 6-4 • 195 • G Fr. • 6-8 • 220 • F Fr. • 6-7 • 210 • F Fr. • 6-7 • 215 • F So. • 6-6 • 210 • G Fr. • 6-11 • 240 • C Derry, N.H. Kinna, Sweden Durham, N.C. Melbourne, Australia Bayonne, N.J. Benin City, Nigeria 10 MONTEZ MATHIS 11 MAMADOU DOUCOURE 15 MYLES JOHNSON 21 DEAN REIBER 22 CALEB MCCONNELL 23 NICK BROOKS Jr. • 6-4 • 210 • G Jr. • 6-9 • 250 • F Jr. • 6-11 • 255 • C Fr. • 6-10 • 225 • F Jr. • 6-7 • 195 • G Sr. • 6-1 • 185 • G Baltimore, Md. Bamako, Mali Long Beach, Calif. Greensboro, N.C. Jacksonville, Fla. Somerset, N.J. 24 RON HARPER JR. 25 AIDEN TERRY 42 JACOB YOUNG 55 LUKE NATHAN STEVE PIKIELL KARL HOBBS Jr. • 6-6 • 245 • G/F Fr.. • 5-11 • 150 • G Sr. • 6-2 • 185 • G Jr. • 6-11 • 245 • F/C Head Coach Associate Head Coach Franklin Lakes, N.J. Mt. Washington, Ky. Houston, Texas Randolph, N.J. BRANDIN KNIGHT STEVE HAYN GREG VETRONE DAVID VANDYKE BEN ASHER MIKE LARKIN Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Player Devel. Asst. AD-Strength & Cond. Director of Ops/Recruiting Special Assistant No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School (s) 0 Geo Baker G 6-4 195 Sr. Derry, N.H./Proctor Academy 1 Oskar Palmquist F 6-8 220 Fr. Kinna, Sweden / Central Pointe Christian Academy (Fla.) 2 Daniel Lobach F 6-7 210 Fr. Durham, N.C. / Moravian Prep 3 Mawot Mag F 6-7 215 Fr. Juba, South Sudan / Prolific Prep (Calif.) 4 Paul Mulcahy G 6-6 210 So. Bayonne, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s 5 Cliff Omoruyi C 6-11 240 Fr. Benin City, Nigeria / Roselle Catholic 10 Montez Mathis G 6-4 210 Jr. Baltimore, Md. /The John Carroll School 11 Mamadou Doucoure F 6-9 250 Jr. Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American School (N.Y.) 15 Myles Johnson C 6-11 255 Jr. Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach (Calif.) Polytechnic T.J. THOMPSON RICHARD CAMPBELL 21 Dean Reiber F 6-10 225 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. / Northwest Guilford High School Director of Basketball Admin Athletic Trainer 22 Caleb McConnell G 6-7 195 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./SPIRE Academy (Ohio) 23 Nick Brooks G 6-1 185 Sr. Franklin Park, N.J./Vermont Academy/W.Va. Wesleyan 24 Ron Harper, Jr. G/F 6-6 245 Jr. Franklin Lakes, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 25 Aiden Terry G 5-11 150 Fr. Mt. Washington, Ky. / Aspire Academy / Bullitt Central 42 Jacob Young G 6-2 185 Sr. Houston, Texas/Yates HS/Texas 55 Luke Nathan F/C 6-11 235 Jr. Randolph, N.J./Randolph HS Head Coach: Steve Pikiell (UConn ’90). Associate Head Coach: Karl Hobbs (UConn ‘84). Assistant Coaches: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh ‘05 ) and Steve Hayn (Stony Brook ’91) Staff: Dir. of Player Devel. Greg Vetrone (LIU-CW Post ’86); Asst. AD/Strength & Cond. David VanDyke (Penn State ’98); Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting Ben Asher (West Virginia ’13); Special Assistant to the Head Coach Mike Larkin (Albright ‘09); Director of Basket- ball Administration T.J. Thompson (George Washington ‘05); Athletic Trainer Richard Campbell MIKE SASSO SCOTT SCHERER (Stephen F. Austin ’09); Academic Services Randi Larson (Penn State ’98); G.A. Mike Sasso Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant (Rutgers ‘20); G.A.