The 2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were led by seventh-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 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 NIT tournament as a No. 1 seed. There, they were upset in the first round by Hofstra.
Previous season The Knights finished the 2020–21 season 18–14, 12–8 in Big Ten play, to finish a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Iowa. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year as a No. 11 seed in the West region. There they lost in the First Four to Notre Dame in double overtime.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Geo Baker 0 G 6'4" 185 GS Senior Derry, NH Graduated Ron Harper Jr. 24 G/F 6'6" 245 Senior Franklin Lakes, NJ Graduated/went undrafted in 2022 NBA draft Ralph Gonzales-Agee 35 F 6'8" 245 GS Senior Victorville, CA Graduated Jaden Jones 45 G/F 6'8" 220 RS Freshman Dallas, TX Declare for 2022 NBA draft Luke Nathan 55 F/C 6'11" 240 GS Senior Randolph, NJ Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Cam Spencer 10 G 6'4" 207 Senior Davidsonville, MD Loyola (MD)
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=|Big Ten tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NIT
Source
Rankings
References