Rutgers Men's Basketball Will Face No. 9 Wisconsin on Friday at the RAC
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(RV/RV) Rutgers Scarlet Knights (7-4, 3-4) vs. No. 9/9 Wisconsin Badgers (10-3, 4-2) 2020-21 Schedule/Results Friday, January 15 | 9 p.m. (ET) Date Opponent .................. Time (p.m.)/TV The RAC | Piscataway, N.J. N25 Sacred Heart .......................... W, 86-63 TV: FS1 (Brian Custer, play-by-play; Jim Spanarkel, analyst) N27 FDU (HG) ................................ W, 96-75 Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM/Sirius 136/ N29 Hofstra (HG) ........................... W, 70-56 XM 195, Jerry Recco & Joe Boylan); WRSU 88.7 FM (Chris Tsakonas and Jake Schmeid) D8 Syracuse (ACCB1G) ................ W, 79-69 Series Record: Wisconsin leads 8-3 D14 at RV Maryland* ..................... W, 74-60 Last Meeting: Wisconsin 79, Rutgers 71 (Feb. 23, 2020) D20 13/13 Illinois* ......................... W, 91-88 OPENING TIP: D23 at 23/20 Ohio State* ............... L, 80-68 Rutgers men’s basketball THE OPPONENT: Wisconsin enters the D29 RV Purdue* ............................. W, 81-76 will face No. 9 Wisconsin on Friday at The game at 10-3 overall and 4-2 in confer- J2 10/11 Iowa* ............................ W, 77-75 RAC in a primetime showdown on FS1. ence play following a 77-54 loss to No. 9 J5 at 23 Michigan State* ............. L, 68-45 Tip-off is at 9 p.m., with Brian Custer and Michigan on Tuesday night. The Badgers J9 RV/RV Ohio State* .................. L, 79-68 Jim Spanarkel on the call. boast wins over three then-ranked teams J15 9 Wisconsin* ......................9 p.m. / FS1 in No. 12 Michigan State, No. 21 Minne- J21 Penn State ...........................TBD / BTN The Scarlet Knights enter the matchup sota and No. 23 Louisville. The reigning J24 at RV Indiana*.................12 p.m. / BTN at 7-4 overall. That includes three wins in conference co-champions are second in J28 RV/RV Michigan State* ........TBD / FS1 Big Ten play (at Maryland, No. 20 Illinois the nation in turnovers (8.3), eighth in J31 at RV Northwestern* ...........TBD / BTN and Purdue), as well as a victory over assist-turnover ratio (1.69) and ninth in F4 23/19 Minnesota*.................TBD / FS1 Syracuse in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. three-point field-goal percentage. F10 at 5/8 Iowa* .........................TBD / BTN RU has won 24 of their past 27 games at F13 RV Northwestern* ...............TBD / BTN The RAC. D’Mitrik Trice leads the team at 15.2 F18 at 7/5 Michigan* ..................TBD / BTN points per game, and has upped his aver- F21 Maryland* ............................TBD / BTN F24 RV Indiana* ..........................TBD / BTN Rutgers ranks among the top-20 in the age to 19.3 points per game in confer- F28 at Nebraska* .......................TBD / BTN nation in turnovers (14th, 10.2), blocked ence play. Micah Potter (12.5 points per M6 at 23/19 Minnesota* ...........TBD / FS1 shots (16th, 5.1) and assist to turnover game is second in scoring and leads the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago ratio (17th, 1.54). RU is second in the team in rebounding (6.9) for an expe- March 10-14 ............................................ TBD league in blocks and steals (8.3). Indi- rienced Badgers squad that boasts a vidually, Jacob Young leads the Big Ten starting lineup with five seniors, including * - Big Ten Conference. All Times Eastern. in steals (2.36) and Ron Harper Jr. paces three in their fifth year of college basket- AP rank. HG - NJ Hoop Group Classic AC- the league in three-pointers (3.00) and is ball. CB1G - ACC-Big Ten Challenge second in three-point percentage (45.5) and fourth in scoring (20.1). Myles John- THE SERIES: Friday marks the 12th PRONUNCIATIONS son is second in blocks (2.09) and fifth in meeting in the all-time series dating back rebounding (8.5). Mamadou Doucoure: MOM-uh-do to 1949. The two teams split last season’s do-CORE-ay series, with the Scarlet Knights claiming Daniel Lobach: LOW-bach Jacob Young led RU with 19 points in a 72-65 win at The RAC behind 22 points Mawot Mag: MUH-watt their last game (Saturday versus Ohio from Geo Baker. Rutgers has won three Montez Mathis: mahn-TEZ State). Young has scored in double-digits games over the Badgers, all at The RAC Paul Mulcahy: mull-KAY-he in his last 10 contests. The team’s lead- since joining the Big Ten. A victory over Cliff Omoruyi: oh-mo-ROO-yee ing scorer, Ron Harper Jr., averages Wisconsin would be the fourth win over Dean Reiber: REE-burr 20.1 points per game and has scored in the Badgers since RU joined the Big Ten. Steve Pikiell: PIKE-uhl double-figures in all 10 games he’s played That would tie for the most wins over a in this season. Big Ten foe (also four vs. Penn State, Min- nesota and Nebraska). The OSU game saw guard Caleb McCon- nell post a season-high with 12 points on In 2015, Rutgers downed No. 4 Wisconsin 4-9 shooting. McConnell is rounding into 67-62 for the highest-ranked victory in form after missing the first eight games of program history. Myles Mack scored 21 the season with a back injury to become a points and Kadeem Jack added 20 points key contributor to the team’s rotation. to deal UW one of four losses during its national finalist campaign. Athletic Communications Head Coach Steve Pikiell Men’s Basketball SID: Jordan Ozer Cell Phone: 973-202-9728 Overall Record (years) .........262-225 (16th) Email: [email protected] Rutgers Record (years) ..............71-69 (5th) All interviews will be conducted virtually via Record vs. Wisconsin (RU/overall) . 2-4/2-4 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. 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. Position ..................... School .............................First Season (Record)............................................................Culmination (Record/Post-season) Player .......................... UConn ...............................1986-87 (9-19) ................................................1989-90 (31-6/Big East champions, NCAA Sweet 16) Assistant Coach .......... CCSU .................................1997-98 (4-22) .....................................................................1999-00 (25-6/NEC Champions, NCAA) Assistant Coach .......... George Washington ..........2001-02 (12-16) ...................................................................2005-05 (22-8/A-10 Champions, NCAA) Head Coach ...............