2018-2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights

2018-2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Geo Baker So G 6-4 195 Jul 21, 1998 Derry (NH) United States Proctor Academy
13 Shaq Carter Jr F 6-9 245 - Fort Lauderdale (FL) United States Zion Lutheran High School
2 Shaquille Doorson Sr C 7-0 275 Feb 26, 1994 Amsterdam Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy
11 Mamadou Doucoure RS-So F 6-9 250 Sep 28, 1998 Bamako Mali Our Savior New American School
10 Joey Downes So PG 5-11 170 - East Sandwich (MA) United States Bridgton Academy
24 Ron Harper Fr G 6-4 233 Apr 12, 2000 Ramsey (NJ) United States Don Bosco Preparatory High School
15 Myles Johnson Fr C 6-10 255 Mar 18, 1999 Long Beach (CA) United States Long Beach Polytechnic High School
32 Peter Kiss So SG 6-5 200 May 9, 1997 New York (NY) United States Notre Dame Preparatory
23 Montez Mathis Fr SG 6-4 210 Jan 3, 1999 Essex (MD) United States The John Carroll School
22 Caleb McConnell Fr GF 6-7 195 Jun 8, 1999 Dayton (OH) United States Dunbar High School
55 Luke Nathan RS-So F 6-11 235 - Randolph (NJ) United States Randolph High School
5 Eugene Omoruyi Jr F 6-6 235 Feb 14, 1997 Toronto Canada Orangeville Prep
35 Issa Thiam Jr SF 6-10 190 Oct 3, 1996 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria United States Canarias Basketball Academy

Rutgers Transfers Sitting Out 2018-2019

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
1 Nick Brooks Jr G 6-1 185 - Franklin Park (NJ) United States WV Wesleyan
- Jacob Young Jr SG 6-2 185 Sep 21, 1997 Houston (TX) United States Texas

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

2018-2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Geo Baker All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Geo Baker All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Eugene Omoruyi All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Ron Harper Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Mar 4, 2019)

2018-2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters G. Baker M. Mathis R. Harper E. Omoruyi S. Doorson
Rotation   P. Kiss C. McConnell   M. Johnson
Lim PT J. Downes   I. Thiam S. Carter  
Lim PT     L. Nathan M. Doucoure  

2018-2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Eugene Omoruyi 28 29.2 13.8 7.2 2.4 0.7 0.2 2.5
Geo Baker 31 34.0 12.2 3.1 4.1 1.6 0.5 3.0
Montez Mathis 31 22.9 8.5 2.9 1.1 0.7 0.2 1.3
Ron Harper 31 22.3 7.8 3.1 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.9
Peter Kiss 30 18.1 6.0 2.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.9
Caleb McConnell 31 15.5 5.5 2.5 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.2
Myles Johnson 31 17.6 4.8 5.7 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.1
Shaq Carter 28 14.0 4.5 3.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.9
Issa Thiam 25 17.0 3.8 2.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.7
Shaquille Doorson 31 17.8 3.7 4.3 0.3 0.3 1.0 0.7
Mamadou Doucoure 6 5.3 0.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.2
Joey Downes 7 1.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 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)
Richard Campbell Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 N/A
Kim Zivkovich Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A