2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

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2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Khalil Batie Sr G 5-10 168 - Willingboro (NJ) United States Trenton Catholic Academy
13 Matt Bullock Fr SF 6-5 225 - Elizabeth (NJ) United States Roselle Catholic High School
15 Jake Dadika Jr G 6-0 165 - Milltown (NJ) United States Spotswood High School
32 Ibrahima Diallo So FC 6-10 245 Oct 10, 1995 Dakar Senegal Quality Education Academy
2 Shaquille Doorson So C 7-0 275 Feb 26, 1994 Amsterdam Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy
22 Joey Downes RS-Fr PG 5-11 170 - East Sandwich (MA) United States Bridgton Academy
33 Deshawn Freeman Jr SF 6-7 225 Mar 15, 1994 Rocky Mount (NC) United States Rocky Mount High School
34 C.J. Gettys Sr C 7-0 280 Jan 25, 1994 Findlay (OH) United States Findlay High School
0 Nigel Johnson Jr G 6-1 182 Jan 20, 1995 Ashburn (VA) United States Riverdale Baptist School
4 Jonathan Laurent So SF 6-6 215 Nov 16, 1995 Orlando (FL) United States Dr. Phillips High School
11 Eugene Omoruyi Fr F 6-6 235 Feb 14, 1997 Toronto Canada Orangeville Prep
21 Candido Sa Jr FC 6-9 227 Nov 7, 1992 Lisbon Portugal Colegio Bartolomeu Dias
3 Corey Sanders So PG 6-2 181 Apr 17, 1997 Lakeland (FL) United States Faith Baptist Christian School
10 Aaren Smith Fr G 6-6 210 - Ellicott City (MD) United States Brewster Academy
35 Issa Thiam Fr SF 6-10 190 Oct 3, 1996 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria United States Canarias Basketball Academy
5 Mike Williams Jr SG 6-2 198 Sep 23, 1996 Brooklyn (NY) United States Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School

Recent Rutgers Scarlet Knights History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 15-17 (7-13) 12th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 19-15 (10-10) 9th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2021-2022 18-14 (12-8) 4th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 16-12 (10-10) 6th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2019-2020 20-11 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-17 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 15-19 (3-15) 14th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 15-18 (3-15) 14th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 7-25 (1-17) 14th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 10-22 (2-16) 14th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 12-21 (5-13) 7th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 15-16 (5-13) 12th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2011-2012 14-18 (6-12) 11th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 15-17 (5-13) 13th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 15-17 (5-13) 14th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 11-21 (2-16) 15th (AAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 11-20 (3-15) 15th (AAC) N/A N/A
2006-2007 10-19 (3-13) 14th (AAC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 19-14 (7-9) 9th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 10-19 (2-14) 12th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 20-13 (7-9) 8th (AAC) 1st Rnd NIT Runner Up
2002-2003 12-16 (4-12) 12th (AAC) N/A N/A

2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Corey Sanders All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Corey Sanders All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters N. Johnson C. Sanders D. Freeman I. Thiam C. Gettys
Rotation   M. Williams J. Laurent C. Sa  
Rotation     E. Omoruyi    
Lim PT J. Dadika A. Smith M. Bullock   S. Doorson
Lim PT K. Batie       I. Diallo

2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Corey Sanders 33 30.4 12.8 3.2 3.2 1.3 0.5 2.7
Nigel Johnson 32 26.2 11.3 3.3 2.0 1.2 0.1 1.4
Deshawn Freeman 33 27.0 11.1 7.8 0.9 1.0 0.9 1.9
Mike Williams 33 26.2 9.4 5.1 1.2 0.9 0.3 1.0
C.J. Gettys 33 22.0 7.7 5.2 1.2 0.4 0.8 1.6
Issa Thiam 31 18.4 3.9 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8
Candido Sa 32 13.5 3.1 2.8 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.8
Jonathan Laurent 31 13.3 3.0 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.2 1.0
Eugene Omoruyi 33 12.0 2.4 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.1
Shaquille Doorson 31 8.8 1.3 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.4
Ibrahima Diallo 18 8.3 0.8 1.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5
Khalil Batie 7 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1
Jake Dadika 11 4.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4
Matt Bullock 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Aaren Smith 1 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Pikiell Head Coach 2016-2017 Head Coach (Stony Brook, 2005 to 2016)
Karl Hobbs Associate Head Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (UConn, 2012 to 2016)
Brandin Knight Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Pittsburgh, 2008 to 2016)
Jay Young Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Associate Head Coach (Stony Brook, 2006 to 2016)
Ben Asher Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (Siena, 2015 to 2016)
Patrick Hobbs Athletic Director 2016-2017 N/A
Bryan Dougher Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 Director of Basketball Operations (Stony Brook, 2014 to 2016)
Kevin Lorincz Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Hasim Phillips Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2016-2017 N/A
Greg Vetrone Director of Player Development 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (Rutgers, 2014 to 2016)
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 Strength and Conditioning Coach (New Jersey Nets, 1997 to 2012)
Dr. Robert Monaco Director of Sports Medicine 2014-2015 N/A
Kim Zivkovich Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A