2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team


The 2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represents Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by fourth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and play their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as sixth-year members of the Big Ten Conference.
In January 2020, Rutgers was nationally ranked for the first time since 1979.

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. In the Big Ten Tournament, they lost in the first round to Nebraska.

Offseason

Coaching Changes

In April 2019, assistant Jay Young was hired as the new head coach at Fairfield. Pikiell elevated senior advisor Steve Hayn to assistant coach as his replacement in May 2019.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten Tournament
Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings