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2020-21 Schedule/Results No. 24/23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-0) vs. FDU Knights (0-1) Date Opponent .................. Time (p.m.)/TV Friday, November 25 | 7 p.m. (ET) N25 Sacred Heart ..............................W, 86-63 The RAC | Piscataway, N.J. N27 FDU (HG) .............................7 p.m. / BTN TV: BTN (Lisa Byington, play-by-play; Ben Brust, analyst) N29 Hofstra (HG) .......................7 p.m. / BTN Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM, Jerry Recco & D8 RV Syracuse (ACCB1G) 9:30 p.m/ESPN2 Joe Boylan); WRSU 88.7 FM (Chris Tsakonas and Doug Willig) D14 at RV Maryland ........................TBD/BTN Series Record: Rutgers leads 14-2 D20 8/10 Illinois ........................................TBD Last Meeting: Rutgers 90, FDU 55 (Nov. 9, 2018) D23 at 23/24 Ohio State ..........................TBD D29 RV Purdue .........................................TBD OPENING TIP: The Scarlet Knights are back as preseason all-conference selections. The J2 5/6 Iowa .............................................TBD in action on Friday, a short turnaround fol- Knights are coming off of an 11-18 season J5 at 13/12 Michigan State ...................TBD lowing a convincing victory on Wednesday last year. J9 23/24 Ohio State ..............................TBD night in the season opener. RU began the J12 at Penn State ....................................TBD new campaign with a 86-63 victory over The game is the first of two contests in J15 7/7 Wisconsin ...................................TBD Sacred Heart, getting contributions from the New Jersey Hoop Group Classic, the J24 at RV/RV Indiana ...............................TBD throughout the lineup. Scarlet Knights’ MTE for this season. RU J28 13/12 Michigan State .......................TBD will conclude action in this event on Sunday J31 at Northwestern ...............................TBD A pair of double-doubles led the way for RU, afternoon against Hofstra. Friday’s game, in F4 Minnesota .........................................TBD from Ron Harper Jr. (game-high 18 points, addition to Sunday’s contest, will be broad- F10 at 5/6 Iowa ........................................TBD 10 rebounds) and freshman Clifford Omoruyi cast nationwide on the Big Ten Network. F13 Northwestern ....................................TBD (14 points, 11 rebounds). Omoruyi made an F18 at 25/RV Michigan ............................TBD instant impact in his collegiate debut as the THE SERIES: The Scarlet Knights lead F21 RV Maryland......................................TBD freshman earned the opening night start the all-time series 14-2 and have won five F24 RV/RV Indiana ...................................TBD and became the first Rutgers’ freshman to straight in the series. The teams last met in F28 at Nebraska ......................................TBD collect a double-double in their debut since the 2018-19 season opener, as RU had six M6/7 at Minnesota .....................................TBD Gregory Echinique against Marist in 2008. players scored in double-digits, knocking Big Ten Tournament in Chicago down 12 three-pointers and out-scoring the March 10-14 Offensively, Rutgers shot 60.6 percent from visitors 47-22 after the break in the con- the field, its best mark since Nov. 10, 2017. vincing win. Among current Scarlet Knight * - Big Ten Conference. All Times Eastern. Paul Mulcahy (7-of-7), Clifford Omoruyi performances in that game, Ron Harper Jr. AP/coaches rank. HG - NJ Hoop Group Clas- (6-of-6) and Myles Johnson (5-of-5) were all scored 15 points in just 17 minutes in his sic ACCB1G - ACC-Big Ten Challenge perfect from the field. first collegiate game, while Geo Baker had 10 points and seven assists. Montez Mathis Paul Mulcahy contributed a career-high 15 supplemented them with 10 points. PRONUNCIATIONS points and tied a career-high with seven assists, logging 32 minutes of action. RU ALL-TIME SERIES VS. FDU: Mamadou Doucoure: MOM-uh-do shared the ball well overall, with 23 assists do-CORE-a marking the most for the team since Dec. 6, Date ............. Score Result H/A Daniel Lobach: LOW-bach 2016. 11/28/81 ............. W 45-36 H Mawot Mag: MUH-watt 11/27/82 ............. W 88-70 H Montez Mathis: mahn-TEZ The Scarlet Knights never trailed in the 11/26/83 ............. W 70-56 H Paul Mulcahy: mull-KAY-he contest, and posted an impressive 72-32 11/25/85 ............. W 78-70 H Cliff Omoruyi: oh-mo-ROO-yee advatnage in the paint. Joining Omoruyi 12/1/93 ................. L 53-56 H Dean Reiber: REE-burr in making his Scarlet Knights debut were 12/5/98 ............... W 80-59 H Steve Pikiell: PIKE-uhl Oskar Palmquist, Mawot Mag, Dean Reiber 11/19/00 ............. W 64-61 H and Daniel Lobach. 11/16/01 ............. W 70-66(OT) N 12/22/04 ............. W 88-57 H QUOTING COACH PIKIELL: “We really 12/14/10 ............. W 79-65 H Rated Rutgers 11/26/13 ............... L 72-73 H Coaches Poll ................................................23 shared the ball, we rebounded, our defense at times stifling. We need to get better in 11/19/14 ............. W 61-44 H Associated Press ...........................................24 12/23/15 ............. W 72-64 H Ken Pomeroy .................................................27 so many ways, but it was nice to just get up and down the court and play some basket- 12/14/16 ............. W 82-69 H 12/9/17 ............... W 92-54 H For the first time in 42 years, Rutgers is ball against some other people. I know our 11/9/18 ............... W 90-55 H ranked in the preseason, the first time since kids were really excited and we got two the preseason polls in 1978-79. more games coming up this week.” THE OPPONENT: The NEC preseason Athletic Communications favorites, FDU fell 84-66 to Quinnipiac in its Head Coach Steve Pikiell Men’s Basketball SID: Jordan Ozer season opener on Wednesday. They were Cell Phone: 973-202-9728 led by sophomore Brandon Rush, with a Overall Record (years) ...............2567221 (16th) Email: [email protected] career-high 21 points, while senior forward Rutgers Record (years) .....................65-65 (5th) All interviews will be conducted virtually via Record vs. FDU (RU/overall) .................. 3-0/7-1 Webex, please reach out for connection info. Elyjah Williams matched his career-best by also scoring 21. Williams joined Jahlil Jenkins 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 So. • 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 STEVE PIKIELL KARL HOBBS Fr.. • 5-11 • 150 • G 42 JACOB YOUNG 55 LUKE NATHAN Jr. • 6-6 • 245 • G/F Mt. Washington, Ky. / Sr. • 6-2 • 185 • G So. • 6-11 • 245 • F/C Head Coach Associate Head Coach Franklin Lakes, N.J. Aspire Academy Randolph, N.J. BRANDIN KNIGHT STEVE HAYN GREG VETRONE DAVID VANDYKE BEN ASHER MIKE LARKIN Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Dir. 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 Van- Dyke (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 Basketball Admin- istration T.J. Thompson (George Washington ‘05); Athletic Trainer Richard Campbell (Stephen F. MIKE SASSO SCOTT SCHERER Austin ’09); Academic Services Randi Larson (Penn State ’98); G.A. Mike Sasso (Rutgers ‘20); G.A. Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Scott Scherer (Rutgers ‘20) A HISTORY OF BUILDING WINNERS Throughout Steve Pikiell’s career he has been instrumental in turnarounds that have resulted in conference championships and NCAA berths.