2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–17 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJersey Mike's Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois † 14 – 6   .700 29 – 9   .763
Nebraska 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
Northwestern 12 – 8   .600 22 – 12   .647
Wisconsin 11 – 9   .550 22 – 14   .611
Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
Michigan State 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 19 – 15   .559
Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Penn State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
Maryland 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
Michigan 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
† 2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were led by eighth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost Maryland in the first round.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the quarterfinals before losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals. The Knights received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 1 seed. They were upset in the first round by Hofstra.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalen Miller 2 G 6'2" 200 Sophomore Frederick, MD Transferred to Oral Roberts
Paul Mulcahy 4 G 6'6" 213 Senior Bayonne, NJ Graduate transferred to Washington
Cam Spencer 10 G 6'4" 207 Senior Davidsonville, MD Graduate transferred to UConn
Dean Reiber 21 F 6'10" 225 Junior Greensboro, NC Transferred to Charlotte
Caleb McConnell 22 G 6'7" 200 RS Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Andrew Fulin 23 F 6'6" 195 Senior Demarest, NJ Walk-on; graduated
Logan Stephens 30 G 6'2" 197 Sophomore Decatur, GA Walk-on; transferred to Tulane

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Noah Fernandes 2 G 5'11" 180 GS Senior Mattapoisett, MA UMass
Jacob Morales 15 F 6'4" 190 Sophomore Montvale, NJ Walk-on; Springfield College
Emmanuel Ogbole 22 C 6'10" Sophomore Aune-Adoka, Nigeria Monroe College
Austin Williams 24 G 6'4' 200 GS Senior Roseland, NJ FIU
Jeremiah Williams 25 G 6'4" 177 RS Junior Chicago, IL Iowa State
Zach Hayn 53 G 6'3" 190 Senior Brooklyn, NY Walk-on; Hartwick College

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Gavin Griffiths
#12 PF 		West Hartford, CT Kingswood-Oxford Wyverns High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 2, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 86
Jamichael Davis
PG 		Powder Springs, GA McEachern High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jun 2, 2022 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.

Roster

2023–24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Derek Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Lenape Mount Laurel, NJ
G 1 Jamichael Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr McEachern Powder Springs, GA
G 2 Noah Fernandes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Woodstock Academy
UMass 		Mattapoisett, MA
F 3 Mawot Mag 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 5 Aundre Hyatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Miller School
LSU 		The Bronx, NY
G 7 Aiden Terry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Bullitt Central Mount Washington, KY
F 9 Oskar Palmquist 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Marks Gymnasieskola Kinna, Sweden
G 10 Gavin Griffiths 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Kingswood Oxford Simsbury, CT
C 11 Clifford Omoruyi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Roselle Catholic Benin City, Nigeria
F 13 Antwone Woolfolk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brush Cleveland, OH
G 15 Jacob Morales (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pascack Hills
Springfield College 		Montvale, NJ
F 21 Antonio Chol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Minnesota Preparatory Academy Buffalo, NY
C 22 Emmanuel Ogbole 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Excel Model Secondary School
Monroe College 		Aune-Adoka, Nigeria
G 23 Daniel Vessey (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr The Hun School Princeton, NJ
G 24 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Seton Hall Prep
FIU 		Roseland, NJ
G 25 Jeremiah Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 177 lb (80 kg) RS Jr Simeon Career Academy
Iowa State 		Chicago, IL
G 53 Zach Hayn (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Xaverian
Hartwick 		Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., – 		at St. John's
Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Game 		L 78–89 2OT –
  16 – Davis   9 – Omoruyi   5 – Simpson  Carnesecca Arena (3,011)
Queens, NY
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Princeton
Rivalry 		L 61–68  0–1
  12 – Omoruyi   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  CURE Insurance Arena (6,103)
Trenton, NJ
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Boston University W 69–45  1–1
  25 – Griffiths   8 – Woolfolk   5 – Simpson  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 12, 2023*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Bryant W 66–57  2–1
  19 – Hyatt   15 – Omoruyi   4 – Simpson  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Georgetown
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		W 71–60  3–1
  15 – Simpson   7 – Hyatt   4 – Simpson  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Howard W 85–63  4–1
  23 – Simpson   14 – Omoruyi   4 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		Saint Peter's W 71–40  5–1
  19 – Fernandes   8 – Omoruyi   4 – Davis  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 2, 2023
4:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 Illinois L 58–76  5–2
(0–1) 		 9 – Tied   9 – Omoruyi   3 – A. Williams  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest L 57–76  5–3
  13 – Tied   5 – Tied   4 – Davis  LJVM Coliseum (7,692)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 9, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall
Garden State Hardwood Classic 		W 70–63  6–3
  19 – Fernandes   13 – Omoruyi   6 – Davis  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., B1G+ 		LIU W 83–61  7–3
  25 – Omoruyi   12 – Hyatt   4 – Fernandes  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 23, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Mississippi State
Gotham Classic 		L 60–70  7–4
  18 – Hyatt   6 – Hyatt   6 – Simpson  Prudential Center (5,169)
Newark, NJ
December 30, 2023*
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Stonehill W 59–58  8–4
  17 – Omoruyi   17 – Omoruyi   4 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Ohio State L 72–76  8–5
(0–2) 		 23 – Simpson   10 – Hyatt   2 – Tied  Value City Arena (10,614)
Columbus, OH
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at Iowa L 77–86  8–6
(0–3) 		 24 – Mag   10 – Mag   3 – Davis  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,273)
Iowa City, IA
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Indiana W 66–57  9–6
(1–3) 		 13 – Mag   11 – Omoruyi   4 – Mag  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan State L 55–73  9–7
(1–4) 		 14 – Hyatt   8 – Omoruyi   3 – Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN 		Nebraska W 87–82 OT 10–7
(2–4) 		 17 – Hyatt   15 – Omoruyi   8 – Simpson  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 14 Illinois L 63–86  10–8
(2–5) 		 22 – Omoruyi   9 – Omoruyi   2 – Tied  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 Purdue L 60–68  10–9
(2–6) 		 15 – Hyatt   6 – Tied   4 – Davis  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 31, 2024
8:30 p.m., BTN 		Penn State L 46–61  10–10
(2–7) 		 11 – Griffiths   8 – Simpson   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., BTN 		at Michigan W 69–59  11–10
(3–7) 		 19 – Simpson   11 – Omoruyi   6 – Simpson  Crisler Center (11,863)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at Maryland W 56–53  12–10
(4–7) 		 15 – Mag   5 – Tied   3 – Simpson  Xfinity Center (12,866)
College Park, MD
February 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 11 Wisconsin W 78–56  13–10
(5–7) 		 18 – J. Williams   13 – Omoruyi   7 – J. Williams  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN 		Northwestern W 63–60  14–10
(6–7) 		 15 – J. Williams   9 – Omoruyi   5 – J. Williams  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 18, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at Minnesota L 70–81  14–11
(6–8) 		 19 – Tied   8 – Omoruyi   4 – Tied  Williams Arena (9,680)
Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at No. 3 Purdue L 68–96  14–12
(6–9) 		 12 – J. Williams   6 – Griffiths   3 – Griffiths  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN 		Maryland L 46–63  14–13
(6–10) 		 13 – Hyatt   5 – Griffiths   3 – J. Williams  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 29, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		Michigan W 82–52  15–13
(7–10) 		 19 – Tied   15 – Omoruyi   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
March 3, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN 		at Nebraska L 56–67  15–14
(7–11) 		 14 – J. Williams   9 – Woolfolk   3 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,854)
Lincoln, NE
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Wisconsin L 66–78  15–15
(7–12) 		 16 – Williams   6 – Davis   3 – Fernandes  Kohl Center (15,431)
Madison, WI
March 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN 		Ohio State L 51–73  15–16
(7–13) 		 11 – Hyatt   7 – Omoruyi   2 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., Peacock 		(13) vs. (12) Maryland
First round 		L 51–65  15–17
  16 – Griffiths   6 – Hyatt   4 – Simpson  Target Center (12,379)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.