Английская Википедия:2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2016–17 Big Ten men's basketball standings The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by first-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as third-year members of the Big Ten Conference.

They finished the season 15–18, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Ohio State in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten tournament win. However, they lost to Northwestern in the second round.

The Knights began the season 6–0 for the first time since 1975. On February 4, 2017, with a win at Penn State, Rutgers got its first ever road win in Big Ten play.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska.

On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach Eddie Jordan after three years at Rutgers. On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
D. J. Foreman	1	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore	Spring Valley, NY	Transferred to Saint Louis
Bishop Daniels	2	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Justin Goode	10	G	6'2"	185	RS Freshman	Daleville, VA	Transferred to Broward College
Jalen Hyde	23	G	5'8"	165	Senior	Somerset, NJ	Walk-on; graduated
Omari Grier	31	G	6'4"	180	RS Senior	Erial, NJ	Graduated
Greg Lewis	35	F/C	6'9"	240	RS Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Candido Sa	21	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Lisbon, Portugal	Junior college transfer from San Jacinto College
C. J. Gettys	50	C	7'0"	275	RS Senior	Findlay, OH	Transferred from UNC Wilmington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gettys graduated from UNC Wilmington.

Schedule and results

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See also

• 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team