2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record10–22 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin † 16 – 2   .889 36 – 4   .900
No. 12 Maryland 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
No. 23 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 12   .692
Iowa 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Purdue 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
Indiana 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Illinois 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Michigan 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500
Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 18 – 15   .545
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Nebraska 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Penn State 4 – 14   .222 18 – 16   .529
Rutgers 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313
† 2015 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by second year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

They finished the season 12–21, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Louisville.

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jermone Seagears 1 G 6'1" 175 Junior Silver Spring, MD Transferred to UNLV[1]
Craig Brown 15 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Miami, FL Transferred to Kent State[2]
Wally Judge 33 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
J.J. Moore 44 F 6'6" 215 Senior Brentwood, NY Graduated
D'Von Campbell 55 G 5'11" 178 Junior Arlington, TX Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Bishop Daniels 2 G 6'3" 185 Junior Raleigh, NC ASA College

2014 signing class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ibrahima Diallo
C 		Winston-Salem, NC Quality Education Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Feb 10, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
D.J. Foreman
SF 		Spring Valley, NY Massanutten Military Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 20, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Mike Williams
SG 		Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 8, 2013 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Ryan Johnson
SG 		Greensboro, NC New Hope Christian Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Malick Kone 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
G 2 Bishop Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Word of God
ASA College 		Raleigh, NC
G/F 3 Kervin Okoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Raymond's
Iowa State 		Bronx, NY
G 4 Myles Mack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Anthony Paterson, NJ
G 5 Mike Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
F 10 Junior Etou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Republic of the Congo
F/C 11 Kadeem Jack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rice Queens, NY
G/F 13 Ryan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC
G 15 Jake Dadika (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Stephen Zurich (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pascack Hills Montvale, NJ
F 22 D.J. Foreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Acad. Spring Valley, NY
G 23 Jalen Hyde (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ
F/C 32 Ibrahima Diallo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 33 Khalil Batie (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Trenton Catholic Acad. Willingboro, NJ
F/C 35 Greg Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
C 40 Shaquille Doorson (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Netherlands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 8*
2:00 pm 		Baruch College W 86–42 
The RAC (1,239)
Piscataway, NJ
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16*
7:00 pm, BTN 		George Washington L 53–70  0–1
 The RAC (5,824)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 19*
7:30 pm 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 61–44  1–1
 The RAC (4,102)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 23*
5:00 pm 		St. Francis Brooklyn
Barclays Center Classic 		W 76–73  2–1
 The RAC (4,117)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 25*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Saint Peter's
Barclays Center Classic 		L 50–68  2–2
 The RAC (3,913)
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 28*
7:00 pm, NBCSN 		vs. Vanderbilt
Barclays Center Classic semifinals 		W 68–65  3–2
 Barclays Center (4,118)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 29*
9:30 pm, NBCSN 		vs. No. 8 Virginia
Barclays Center Classic championship 		L 26–45  3–3
 Barclays Center (4,105)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 1*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 69–64  4–3
 Littlejohn Coliseum (6,285)
Clemson, SC
Dec 6*
12:00 pm, FSN 		at Seton Hall
Rivalry 		L 54–81  4–4
 Prudential Center (8,710)
Newark, NJ
Dec 9*
7:00 pm, BTN 		New Hampshire W 60–56  5–4
 The RAC (3,967)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 14*
4:00 pm 		vs. Manhattan
Madison Square Garden Holiday Festival 		W 63–55  6–4
 Madison Square Garden (8,074)
New York City, NY
Dec 20*
2:00 pm 		Saint Francis (PA) L 68–73  6–5
 The RAC (4,977)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 20*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Sacred Heart W 79–54  7–5
 The RAC (3,903)
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 28*
3:00 pm 		at Monmouth W 59–58  8–5
 Multipurpose Activity Center (3,911)
West Long Branch, NJ
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		Northwestern L 47–51  8–6 (0–1)
 The RAC (5,651)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 3
7:30 pm, ESPN2 		Penn State W 50–46  9–6 (1–1)
 The RAC (7,158)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 8
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Nebraska L 49–65  9–7 (1–2)
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,857)
Lincoln, NE
Jan 11
6:00 pm, BTN 		No. 4 Wisconsin W 67–62  10–7 (2–2)
 The RAC (6,987)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 14
7:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 14 Maryland L 65–73  10–8 (2–3)
 Xfinity Center (12,419)
College Park, MD
Jan 17
12:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota L 80–89  10–9 (2–4)
 Williams Arena (12,461)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 20
6:30 pm, BTN 		Michigan L 50–54  10–10 (2–5)
 The RAC (7,365)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 24
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Penn State L 51–79  10–11 (2–6)
 Bryce Jordan Center (8,281)
University Park, PA
Jan 29
6:00 pm, BTN 		Michigan State L 51–71  10–12 (2–7)
 The RAC (6,088)
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 31
3:15 pm, BTN 		at No. 22 Indiana L 64–72  10–13 (2–8)
 Assembly Hall (17,472)
Blommington, IN
Feb 3
9:00 pm, BTN 		at Illinois L 54–66  10–14 (2–9)
 State Farm Center (12,838)
Champaign, IL
Feb 8
5:30 pm, BTN 		No. 20 Ohio State L 60–79  10–15 (2–10)
 The RAC (8,003)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Purdue L 51–61  10–16 (2–11)
 The RAC (5,805)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iowa L 47–81  10–17 (2–12)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,594)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 22
2:15 pm, BTN 		Indiana L 54–84  10–18 (2–13)
 The RAC (7,402)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 26
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Purdue L 85–92  10–19 (2–14)
 Mackey Arena (11,895)
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 3
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 10 Maryland L 50–60  10–20 (2–15)
 The RAC (7,053)
Piscataway, NJ
Mar 7
2:15 pm, BTN 		at Michigan L 69–79  10–21 (2–16)
 Crisler Center (12,357)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Conference tournament
Mar 11
7:00 pm, BTN 		vs. Minnesota
First round 		L 68–80  10–22
 United Center (16,098)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ Youmans, Matt (May 15, 2014). "Rebels pick up Rutgers transfer Seagears". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Moff, Allen (June 20, 2014). "Rutgers transfer Craig Brown to join Kent State men's basketball program". Record-Courier. Retrieved November 1, 2024.