Rated Rutgers RV/RV Indiana Hoosiers (13-3, 3-2) at RV/RV Rutgers Scarlet Knights (12-4, 3-2) Wednesday, January 15, 2020 | 7 p.m. (ET) RPI ..................................................................22 The RAC (8,000) | Piscataway, N.J. Andy Katz Power 36 ......................................25 TV: BTN (Kevin Kugler, play-by-play; Brian Butch, analyst) Seth Davis Top 25 .........................................25 Radio: Rutgers Sports Properties Radio Network (WCTC 1450 AM/WOR 710 AM/XM 372; Jerry CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 ............................ 26 Recco & Joe Boylan); WRSU 88.7 FM (Corey Jason and Raj Shah) Rothstein 45 ..................................................27 Series Record: Indiana leads 7-2 NCAA NET ....................................................30 Last Meeting: Indiana 89, Rutgers 73 (March 10, 2019 at Assembly Hall) Ken Pomeroy .................................................32 Jeff Sagarin....................................................38 OPENING TIP: Rutgers hosts Indiana Wednes- ESPN BPI .......................................................39 day evening at a sold-out RAC, the second- Head Coach Steve Pikiell Through 1/12/20 games straight sell-out at the venue and the third in Overall Record (years) ................248-214 (15th) five games. The Scarlet Knights will wear retro Rutgers Record (years) .....................56-58 (4th) Rutgers was Sports Illustrated’s most im- uniforms and warm-ups that throwback to the Record vs. Indiana (RU) ................................ 2-3 proved team in 2018-19. RU moved up 71 1970’s, including RU’s 1976 undefeated regular Record vs. Indiana (overall) .......................... 2-5 positions in the Pomeroy ratings, best among season and Final Four run. RU is 11-0 at home Power 5 Conference programs. and will play their first Big Ten Conference game while receiving votes. RU, which garnered one Scarlet Knight Notables 1. Rutgers ......................+71 ..................(B1G) vote in the AP Poll for two weeks in Nov. 2016, • Rutgers is undefeated at home (11-0), when 2. Mississippi ................+51 ..................(SEC) received votes in both the AP (8) and Coaches scoring 37 or more points in the paint (9-0) 3. Louisville ...................+43 .................(ACC) (18) Polls on Monday. Rutgers was last ranked in and when scoring 15 or more fast break 4. Pittsburgh .................+40 .................(ACC) final poll of the 1978-79 season (18). points (7-0). 5. LSU ............................+32 ..................(SEC) • Rutgers has out-rebounded its opponent in According to ESPN’s BPI, the Scarlet Knights are 14 of 16 games this season. projected to have the nation’s 11th-toughest 2019-20 Schedule/Results • Rutgers is ninth nationally in rebound schedule for the remainder of the season. margin (+9.1), FG% defense (36.7) and Date Opponent .................. Time (p.m.)/TV rebounding (41.63), 13th in scoring defense N7 Bryant (GSS) ..............................W, 73-71 Rutgers is coming off a 54-51 loss at now nation- (59.4), 28th in scoring margin (+12.8) and N10 Niagara (GSS) ............................W, 86-39 ally ranked Illinois on Saturday. RU limited UI 29th in blocks (5.1). N13 Drexel (GSS)...............................W, 62-57 to 28.6 percent (18-of-63) shooting, the lowest • Myles Johnson is 3rd nationally in FG% N16 vs. St. Bonaventure (NC) ........... L, 80-74 mark for a winning team in Big Ten play in more (.716) and 13th nationally in offensive N20 Stephen F. Austin (GSS) ...........W, 69-57 than 10 years. Jacob Young was 4-of-7 from rebound percentage (16.7). In Big Ten play, N26 NJIT ............................................W, 85-58 behind the arc off the bench to pace the Scarlet he is 4th in offensive rebounds (3.5), 8th in N29 UMass .........................................W, 82-57 Knights with 16 points in the hard-fought defeat. rebounding (8.4) and 9th in blocks (1.6). D3 at Pitt (ACC/B1G) ....................... L, 71-60 Seven different players have led the Scarlet • Akwasi Yeboah ranks 47th among active D8 at No. 11/12 Michigan State* .... L, 77-65 Knights in scoring over the last nine games. NCAA players in career points (1,463) and D11 Wisconsin* .................................W, 72-65 53rd in rebounds (637). D14 No. 22 Seton Hall (GSHC) ........W, 68-48 THE OPPONENT: Under third-year head coach • Rutgers is a young squad, ranking 241st D22 Lafayette ...................................W, 63-44 Archie Miller, Indiana has received votes in the in experience per Pomeroy. The starting D30 Caldwell .....................................W, 94-49 polls for seven weeks this season. After earning lineup for the last three games featured J3 at Nebraska* ..............................W, 79-62 wins over UConn, Notre Dame and No. 17 Flori- four sophomores. J7 No. 20/20 Penn State* ..............W, 72-61 da State in non-conference play, IU has downed • Rutgers’ 12-3 start was its best through J11 at Illinois* .................................... L, 54-51 Nebraska, Northwestern and most recently 15 games since the 1975-76 undefeated J15 RV/RV Indiana* ............................. 7/BTN No. 11 Ohio State in Big Ten action. Freshman regular season. J19 Minnesota* ................................... 1/BTN Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the team in scoring • The Scarlet Knights were two games over J22 at RV/24 Iowa* .............................. 9/BTN (14.6), while Devonte Green is second (12.5) .500 in conference play (3-1) for the first J25 Nebraska* ..................................... 2/BTN following a 19-point showing against OSU. The time since February 2002 (7-5) and last J28 RV/RV Purdue* ............................. 8/BTN Hoosiers are ninth nationally in both rebounding began league play with a 3-1 record as a F1 vs. No. 19/20 Michigan*(MSG) .. 4:30/BTN margin (9.1) and free throws made (298). member of the Atlantic 10 in 1994-95 (4-1). F4 at No. 17/17 Maryland* .................7/FS1 • RU’s 20-point win over No. 22 Seton Hall F9 Northwestern* ......................... 6:30/BTN THE SERIES: Wednesday marks the 10th on Dec. 14 was its largest margin of victory F12 at No. 21/19 Ohio State* ............. 7/BTN meeting, with Indiana holding a 7-2 advantage. over a ranked foe in program history. F15 24/RV Illinois*........................... 4:30/BTN Rutgers has won two of the last three matchups, • After five sell-outs in 2018-19, its most since F19 No. 19/20 Michigan* .................... 7/BTN defeating Indiana 76-69 in the 2018 Big Ten 2004-05 (7), Rutgers welcomed 8,329 fans F23 at RV/RV Wisconsin* .................... 1/BTN Tournament at MSG and claiming a 66-58 win vs. Seton Hall, its largest crowd in 18 sea- F26 at RV/RV Penn State* ................... 7/BTN in the last meeting at the RAC. In that contest, sons, and also welcomed a capacity crowd M3 No. 17/17 Maryland* .................... 7/BTN RU utilized a 22-0 run to overcome a 10-point for Penn State. M7 at RV/RV Purdue* ......................... 2/BTN deficit, one of 11 times RU has overcome a • Rutgers posted a 4-0 record against profes- M11-15 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis double-digit deficit to earn a victory under Steve sional club teams during a tour of Spain in Pikiell. Geo Baker, who has missed the last three * - Big Ten Conference. All Times Eastern. AP/coaches rank. August. RU outscored its opponents 387- GSS - Garden State Showcase. NC - Naismith Classic. games with a left thumb injury, has averaged 284 and had five players with double figure GSHC - Garden State Hardwood Classic. 11.5 points and shot 57.1% behind the arc in scoring averages. four games against IU. 0 GEO BAKER 1 AKWASI YEBOAH 2 DANIEL LOBACH 3 NICK BROOKS 4 PAUL MULCAHY 10 JOEY DOWNES Jr. • 6-4 • 185 • G Gr. • 6-6 • 230 • F Fr. • 6-7 • 205 • F Jr. • 6-1 • 180 • G Fr. • 6-6 • 205 • G Jr. • 5-11 • 175 • G Derry, N.H. Chigwell, England Durham, N.C. Somerset, N.J. Bayonne, N.J. East Sandwich, Mass. 11 MAMADOU DOUCOURE 13 SHAQ CARTER 15 MYLES JOHNSON 22 CALEB MCCONNELL 23 MONTEZ MATHIS 24 RON HARPER JR. So. • 6-9 • 250 • F Sr. • 6-9 • 250 • F So. • 6-11 • 255 • C So. • 6-7 • 190 • G So. • 6-4 • 205 • G So. • 6-6 • 245 • G/F Bamako, Mali Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Long Beach, Calif. Jacksonville, Fla. Baltimore, Md. Franklin Lakes, N.J. 32 PETER KISS 42 JACOB YOUNG 55 LUKE NATHAN STEVE PIKIELL KARL HOBBS BRANDIN KNIGHT Jr. • 6-5 • 200 • G Jr. • 6-2 • 185 • G So. • 6-11 • 245 • F/C Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach New York, N.Y. Houston, Texas Randolph, N.J. STEVE HAYN GREG VETRONE DAVID VANDYKE BEN ASHER MIKE LARKIN T.J. THOMPSON Assistant Coach Dir. Player Devel. Asst. AD-Strength & Cond. Director of Ops/Recruiting Special Assistant Director of Basketball Admin No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s) 0 Geo Baker* G 6-4 185 Jr. Derry, N.H./Proctor Academy 1 Akwasi Yeboah F 6-6 230 Gr. Chigwell, England/Barking Abbey/Stony Brook 2 Daniel Lobach F 6-7 205 Fr. Durham, N.C./Moravian Prep 3 Nick Brooks G 6-1 180 Jr. Franklin Park, NJ/Vermont Acad./WV Wesleyan 4 Paul Mulcahy G 6-6 205 Fr. Bayonne, N.J./Gill St. Bernard’s 10 Joey Downes G 5-11 170 Jr. E. Sandwich, MA/E. Sandwich/Bridgton Acad. 11 Mamadou Doucoure F 6-9 243 So. Bamako, Mali/Our Savior New American (NY) 13 Shaq Carter* F 6-9 250 Sr. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Eastern Florida State 15 Myles Johnson C 6-11 255 So. Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly HS RICHARD CAMPBELL RANDI LARSON Athletic Trainer Academic Services 22 Caleb McConnell G 6-7 190 So. Jacksonville, Fla./SPIRE Academy (Ohio) 23 Montez Mathis G 6-4 205 So. Baltimore, Md. /The John Carroll School 24 Ron Harper, Jr. G/F 6-6 245 So. Franklin Lakes, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 32 Peter Kiss G 6-5 200 Jr.