2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2014–15 record 10–22 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach Eddie Jordan (2nd year)
Assistant coach Van Macon
Assistant coach Mike O'Koren
Assistant coach Greg Vetrone
Home arena Louis Brown Athletic Center
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Wisconsin † 16 – 2   .889     36 – 4   .900
#12 Maryland 14 – 4   .778     28 – 7   .800
#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
Craig Brown 15 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Miami, FL Transferred
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

Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
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 
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:

Roster

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Kone, MalickMalick Kone 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea
G 2 Daniels, BishopBishop Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Word of God
ASA College		 Raleigh, NC
G/F 3 Okoro, KervinKervin Okoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Raymond's
Iowa State		 Bronx, NY
G 4 Mack, MylesMyles Mack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Anthony Paterson, NJ
G 5 Williams, MikeMike Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY
2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 10 Etou, JuniorJunior Etou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Republic of the Congo
F/C 11 Jack, KadeemKadeem Jack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rice Queens, NY
G/F 13 Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC
G 15 Dadika, JakeJake Dadika 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spotswood Milltown, NJ
F 21 Zurich, StephenStephen Zurich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pascack Hills Montvale, NJ
F 22 Foreman, D.J.D.J. Foreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Acad. Spring Valley, NY
G 23 Hyde, JalenJalen Hyde 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ
F/C 32 Diallo, IbrahimaIbrahima Diallo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 33 Batie, KalilKalil Batie 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Trenton Catholic Acad. Willingboro, NJ
F/C 35 Lewis, GregGreg Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
C 40 Doorson, ShaquilleShaquille 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. #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 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		 #4 Wisconsin W 67–62  10–7 (2–2)
 The RAC (6,987)
Piscataway, NJ

Jan 14
7:00 pm, BTN		 at #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 #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		 #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		 #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.

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