2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Rutgers (6-8, 0-1) vs. Wisconsin (8-6, 0-1) Date Opponent Time/Result TV Jan 2, 2016 | 2 p.m. ET | Kohl Center | Madison, Wisconsin N13 Rutgers-Newark W, 72-59 BTN Plus TV: The game will be televised by BTN. Wayne Randazzo will call the play-by-play and Stepha- N15 Howard (ME) W, 82-70 BTN Plus nie White will provide the analysis. Radio: The broadcast will be live on the Rutgers IMG Sports Network, WOR 710 AM in New York N19 at St. John’s (GG) L, 61-59 FS1 & WCTC 1450 AM in New Brunswick, Sirius/ XM Channel 84. Chris Carlin will serve as play-by- N21 Central Arkansas (ME) W, 87-84 BTN Plus play announcer and Joe Boylan will provide commentary. WRSU (88.7 FM) will also broadcast N23 vs. Creighton (ME) & L, 85-75 Youtube the game. N25 vs. Clemson (ME) & L, 76-58 Youtube N30 Wake Forest (B1G/ACC) L, 69-68 ESPNU Rutgers (6-8, 0-1) takes flight for its first Big Ten road game of the season when it D5 Seton Hall (GSH) L, 84-55 ESPNews meets Wisconsin (8-6, 0-1) in a 2 p.m. (1 p.m. local) tip-off on Saturday at the Kohl D8 Central Connecticut W, 75-59 BTN Center in Madison. The Scarlet Knights will be working to win their first road game as D12 at George Washington L, 83-49 CBSSN a league member and to capture their second consecutive victory over the Badgers. It will mark the seventh straight home game for UW at the 17, 230-seat venue, D20 Monmouth L, 73-67 BTN where it boasts a 251-37 (.872) record. The Badgers have suffered four home D23 Fairleigh Dickinson W, 72-64 BTN Plus losses this season by a combined 11 points. D28 UMass Lowell W, 88-69 BTN D30 Indiana* L, 79-72 ESPN2 The game will mark the fifth meeting on the collegiate hardwood between Rutgers and Wisconsin dating back to 1949 with the Badgers holding a 3-1 advantage, which J2 at Wisconsin* 2 p.m. BTN included a home-and-home series in 2003 and 2004. The Scarlet Knights dropped J6 at Maryland* 7 p.m. BTN a 55-43 decision to No. 15-ranked Wisconsin at the Kohl Center on Nov. 11, 2003. J9 Nebraska* 5 p.m. ESPNU Last season, Rutgers earned a 67-62 victory over No. 4 UW at the RAC, marking J13 at Ohio State* 6:30 p.m. BTN the highest ranked win in program history. The Scarlet Knights overcame a 13-point second half deficit by shooting 66.7 percent (16-of-24) after the break. Rutgers out- J18 Purdue* 7 p.m. BTN scored the Badgers 34-26 in the paint and posted 14 of the contest’s final 23 points. J21 Iowa* 7 p.m. ESPNU J27 at Michigan* 7 p.m. BTN Rutgers out-scored Indiana in the paint and established a 16-point advantage in J31 at Michigan State* 5:15 p.m. BTN points-off-turnovers, but was unable to pull the upset in a 79-72 home loss to the Hoosiers Wednesday afternoon. Senior guard Omari Grier scored 20 points to F3 Illinois* 6:30 p.m. BTN reach the 20-point plateau for a second consecutive game. Freshman guard Corey F6 at Nebraska* 2 p.m. ESPNU Sanders had 17 points and five assists, while senior center Greg Lewis produced 13 F13 Ohio State* 4 p.m. BTN points and nine rebounds. The Scarlet Knights were boosted by a 10-of-11 (90%) F16 at Illinois* 9 p.m. BTN performance at the charity stripe. Playing with a limited lineup due to three frontcourt injuries, RU matched the Hoosiers, 18-18, on the boards in the opening half. The F20 Penn State* 1 p.m. ESPNU visitors used their size advantage after the break, however, to grab 14 more F23 at Minnesota* 7 p.m. BTN rebounds than RU. F27 at Northwestern* 2 p.m. ESPNU M2 Michigan State* 7 p.m. BTN Sanders, the Big Ten Freshman of the Week, leads Conference freshmen in scoring M5 Minnesota* 1 p.m. BTN (14.2) and steals (1.6), and is second in assists (3.6). M9 – M13: Big Ten Championship (Indianapolis, Ind.) Wisconsin, under the leadership of interim head coach Greg Gard, suffered a 61-55 home loss to No. 14 Purdue on Tuesday night. The Badgers were out-rebounded 36- GG = Gavitt Games | ME = Men Who Speak Up Main Event | 26 and out-scored 34-20 in the paint. Preseason All-Big Ten selection Nigel Hayes, who ranks seventh in the league in scoring (16.3), registered 17 points. The Badgers & - in Las Vegas, Nev. | B1G/ACC = Big Ten/ACC Challenge have started the same five players in all of their contests this season and have had GSH = Garden State Hardwood Classic | 16 players see game action. UW leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounding, averaging * - Big Ten Conference game | All Times Eastern 14.1 per game. RUTGERS 2015-16 COMPETITION ROSTER PRIOR GAME STARTERS No. Name Cl Pos Ht Notes 1 D.J. Foreman So. F 6-8 Team’s leading rebounder (6.5 rpg) ... Had first career double-double against UCA (10 points, 10 rebounds). 3 Corey Sanders Fr. G 6-2 Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week ... had back-to-back 20+ point games (21 vs. FDU, 20 vs. UMass Lowell). 5 Mike Williams So. G 6-2 Scored career-high 25 points versus Central Arkansas ... Had second double-double vs FDU (14 points, 10 boards). 31 Omari Grier Gr. G 6-4 Fifth-year graduate transfer ... Scored season-high 22 points in UMass Lowell win and 20 against Indiana. 35 Greg Lewis Gr. C 6-9 Had 9+ rebounds in last three games, including first career double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds) vs. FDU. OFF THE BENCH 2 Bishop Daniels Sr. G 6-3 Has scored double figures off bench five times, including 21 at St. John’s and 17 twice. 4 Jonathan Laurent Fr. F 6-6 Notched double-double with 13 points, 15 rebounds vs. UMass Lowell ... Had 15 points in win over CCSU. 10 Justin Goode R-Fr. G 6-2 Scored nine points in a team-high 30 minutes in season opener. 13 Khalil Batie Jr. G 5-10 Junior walk-on from the Garden State. 15 Jake Dadika So. G 5-11 Sophomore preferred walk-on ... Scored first career field goal in season opener. 23 Jalen Hyde Sr. G 5-8 Senior walk-on from the Garden State ... Reliable and hard-working member of the scout team. 32 Ibrahima Diallo R-Fr. F/C 6-10 Averaging 3.8 points and 3.7 rebounds ... Out indefinitely with fractured right foot. 33 Deshawn Freeman Jr. F 6-7 Scoring 13.1 points per game... Out with knee injury. RUTGERS QUICK FACTS RUTGERS 2015-16 NUMERICAL ROSTER School: Rutgers University Location: New Brunswick, NJ 08901 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School(s) Founded: 1766 1 D.J. Foreman F 6-8 230 So. Spring Valley, N.Y./Massanutten Military Acad. Enrollment: 65,000 2 Bishop Daniels G 6-3 185 Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Word of God/Miami (Fla.)/ASA Col. Nickname: Scarlet Knights 3 Corey Sanders G 6-2 175 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./West Oaks Academy Home Court: Rutgers Athletic Center 4 Jonathan Laurent F 6-6 195 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS Capacity: 8,000 5 Mike Williams G 6-2 190 So. Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin HS School Color: Scarlet 10 Justin Goode G 6-2 185 R-Fr. Roanoke, Va./Hargrave Military Academy Conference: Big Ten 13 Khalil Batie G 5-10 165 Jr. Willingboro, N.J./Trenton Catholic President: Dr. Robert L. Barchi 15 Jake Dadika G 5-11 160 So. Milltown, N.J./Spotswood HS Director of Athletics: Patrick Hobbs 22 Nigel Johnson* G 6-1 185 Jr. Ashburn, Va./Riverdale (Md.) Baptist/Kansas State Ticket Office Phone: 1-866-445-GORU 23 Jalen Hyde G 5-8 165 Sr. Somerset, N.J./Franklin HS 31 Omari Grier G 6-4 180 Gr. Erial, N.J./Episcopal Academy/Marine Central HISTORY Institute/FAU/Bradley First Year of Basketball: 1906-07 32 Ibrahima Diallo F/C 6-10 240 R-Fr. Dakar, Senegal/Quality Education Acad. (N.C.) All-Time MBB Record: 1198-1157 33 Deshawn Freeman F 6-7 220 Jr. Rocky Mount, N.C./Rocky Mount Prep/Hutchinson (Kan.) CC NCAA Tourn. Years/Record: 6/5-7 35 Greg Lewis F/C 6-9 245 Gr. Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy Last NCAA Appearance: 1991 40 Shaquille Doorson C 6-11 275 So. Netherlands/Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) NIT Years/Record: 14/16-13 Last NIT Appearance: 2006 Pronunciation Guide COACHING STAFF Khalil Batie BAY-dee Head Coach: Eddie Jordan Jake Dadika DAD-ih-kuh Record at RU/Years: 28-50/3rd Ibrahima Diallo JAH-low Asst. Coaches: Dalip Bhatia, Van Macon, Greg Vetrone Justin Goode gewd Senior Advisor: Mike O’Koren Omari Grier greer (like year) Strength and Conditioning: Rich Dalatri Jonathan Laurent luh-RENT Dir. of Basketball Ops.: Corky McMullen Dir. of Basketball Admin: Brad Wachtel Coordinator Operations/Video: Dave Kenah TEAM INFORMATION RUTGERS MEDIA POLICIES 2013-14 Overall Record: 10-22 In-Season Interview Policy: Requests for coaches and players should be made at least 24 hours in Conference Record/Finish: 2-16/14th advance. All interviews must be coordinated through the Office of Athletic Communications.