2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	19–15 (10–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Pikiell (7th season)
Associate head coach	Karl Hobbs
Assistant coaches	Brandin Knight T. J. Thompson
Home arena	Jersey Mike's Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Purdue †	15	–	5		.750			29	–	6		.829
No. 21 Indiana	12	–	8		.600			23	–	12		.657
Northwestern	12	–	8		.600			22	–	12		.647
Michigan State	11	–	8		.579			21	–	13		.618
Maryland	11	–	9		.550			22	–	13		.629
Illinois	11	–	9		.550			20	–	13		.606
Iowa	11	–	9		.550			19	–	14		.576
Michigan	11	–	9		.550			18	–	16		.529
Penn State	10	–	10		.500			23	–	14		.622
Rutgers	10	–	10		.500			19	–	15		.559
Wisconsin	9	–	11		.450			20	–	15		.571
Nebraska	9	–	11		.450			16	–	16		.500
Ohio State	5	–	15		.250			16	–	19		.457
Minnesota	2	–	17		.105			9	–	22		.290
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derek Simpson #45 PG	Medford, NJ	Lenape High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Aug 8, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Antonio Chol PF	Saint Paul, MN	Minnesota Preparatory Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 1, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Antwone Woolfolk PF	Cleveland, OH	Brush High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Oct 4, 2021
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gavin Griffiths #8 PF	West Hartford, CT	Kingswood-Oxford Wyverns High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 2, 2022
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Derek Simpson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lenape Mount Laurel, NJ F 1 Oskar Palmquist 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Marks Gymnasieskola Kinna, Sweden G 2 Jalen Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bishop Walsh Frederick, MD F 3 Mawot Mag  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Prolific Prep Melbourne, Australia G 4 Paul Mulcahy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Gill St. Bernard's Bayonne, NJ F 5 Aundre Hyatt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Miller School LSU The Bronx, NY G 10 Cam Spencer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr Boys' Latin School of Maryland Loyola (MD) Davidsonville, MD C 11 Clifford Omoruyi 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Roselle Catholic Benin City, Nigeria F 13 Antwone Woolfolk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Brush Cleveland, OH F 21 Dean Reiber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Northwest Guilford Greensboro, NC G 22 Caleb McConnell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr SPIRE Academy Jacksonville, FL F 23 Andrew Fulin (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Northern Valley Regional Demarest, NJ F 24 Antonio Chol 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Minnesota Preparatory Academy Buffalo, NY G 25 Aiden Terry (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Bullitt Central Mount Washington, KY G 30 Logan Stephens (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Woodward Academy Decatur, GA	Head coach Steve Pikiell (Connecticut) Assistant coach(es) Karl Hobbs (Connecticut) Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) T. J. Thompson (George Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Columbia Rutgers Multi-Team Event	W 75–35	1–0	17 – Spencer	10 – Hyatt	5 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+		Sacred Heart Rutgers Multi-Team Event	W 88–50	2–0	19 – Hyatt	7 – Tied	6 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 12, 2022* 2:00 p.m., BTN+		UMass Lowell Rutgers Multi-Team Event	W 73–65	3–0	22 – Omoruyi	15 – Omoruyi	2 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 18, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Temple Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase	L 66–72	3–1	21 – Omuruyi	11 – Omoruyi	4 – Spencer	Mohegan Sun Arena  Uncasville, CT
November 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN		Rider	W 76–46	4–1	20 – Omuruyi	10 – Omoruyi	4 – Simpson	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., BTN+		Central Connecticut	W 83–49	5–1	18 – Spencer	8 – Mag	5 – Spencer	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2022* 7:15 p.m., ESPNU		at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 61–68	5–2	16 – Tied	9 – Omoruyi	4 – Tied	Watsco Center (5,668) Coral Gables, FL
December 3, 2022 4:00 p.m., BTN		No. 10 Indiana	W 63–48	6–2 (1–0)	16 – McConnell	10 – McConnell	4 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 25 Ohio State	L 66–67	6–3 (1–1)	16 – Omoruyi	8 – Omoruyi	5 – Spencer	Value City Arena (14,042) Columbus, OH
December 11, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic	L 43–45	6–4	9 – Hyatt	9 – Omoruyi	7 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,500) Piscataway, NJ
December 17, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BTN		Wake Forest	W 81–57	7–4	15 – Spencer	9 – Omoruyi	7 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 23, 2022* 5:00 p.m., BTN		Bucknell	W 85–50	8–4	17 – Omoruyi	14 – Omoruyi	7 – McConnell	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN		Coppin State	W 90-57	9–4	20 – Omoruyi	13 – Omoruyi	8 – McConnell	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 1 Purdue	W 65–64	10–4 (2–1)	16 – Mulcahy	8 – Mulcahy	6 – Mulcahy	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN
January 5, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN		Maryland	W 64–50	11–4 (3–1)	15 – Mulcahy	13 – Omoruyi	5 – Spencer	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., BTN		Iowa	L 65–76	11–5 (3–2)	13 – Spencer	9 – Omoruyi	4 – McConnell	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 11, 2023 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	W 65–62	12–5 (4–2)	23 – Spencer	11 – Omoruyi	6 – Mulcahy	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,274) Evanston, IL
January 15, 2023 2:15 p.m., BTN		Ohio State	W 68–64	13–5 (5–2)	21 – Spencer	11 – Omoruyi	6 – Spencer	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 23	at Michigan State	L 57–70	13–6 (5–3)	12 – Tied	12 – Omoruyi	5 – McConnell	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
January 24, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN		Penn State	W 65–45	14–6 (6–3)	16 – Omoruyi	10 – Omoruyi	6 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,038) Piscataway, NJ
January 29, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Iowa	L 82–93	14–7 (6–4)	16 – Hyatt	8 – Omoruyi	13 – Mulcahy	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (13,907) Iowa City, IA
February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota	W 90–55	15–7 (7–4)	17 – Spencer	7 – Omoruyi	9 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX		vs. Michigan State B1G Super Saturday	W 61–55	16–7 (8–4)	17 – Mulcahy	12 – Omoruyi	3 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (14,844) New York, NY
February 7, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 24	at No. 18 Indiana	L 60–66	16–8 (8–5)	15 – Omoruyi	8 – McConnell	5 – Mulcahy	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 24	at Illinois	L 60–69	16–9 (8–6)	14 – Tied	10 – Omoruyi	3 – Mconnell	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN		Nebraska	L 72–82	16–10 (8–7)	24 – Hyatt	12 – Omoruyi	12 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN		at Wisconsin	W 58–57	17–10 (9–7)	22 – Spencer	9 – Hyatt	6 – Mulcahy	Kohl Center (17,071) Madison, WI
February 23, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		Michigan	L 45–58	17–11 (9–8)	11 – Spencer	10 – Omoruyi	6 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
February 26, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN		at Penn State	W 59–56	18–11 (10–8)	16 – Simpson	13 – Omoruyi	12 – McConnell	Bryce Jordan Center (12,082) University Park, PA
March 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Minnesota	L 74–75	18–12 (10–9)	23 – Omoruyi	11 – Omoruyi	6 – McConnell	Williams Arena (9,010) Minneapolis, MN
March 5, 2023 7:30 p.m., BTN		Northwestern	L 53–65	18–13 (10–10)	14 – Omoruyi	8 – McConnell	4 – Mulcahy	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2023 12:00 p.m., BTN	(9)	vs. (8) Michigan Second round	W 62–50	19–13	18 – Spencer	9 – McConnell	5 – Mulcahy	United Center  Chicago, IL
March 10, 2023 12:00 p.m., BTN	(9)	vs. (1) No. 5 Purdue Quarterfinals	L 65–70	19–14	18 – Simpson	8 – Omoruyi	5 – Mulcahy	United Center  Chicago, IL
NIT
March 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	(1)	Hofstra First round – Rutgers bracket	L 86–88 OT	19–15	22 – Spencer	8 – Spencer	5 – Tied	Jersey Mike's Arena (5,017) Piscataway, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	24	RV				Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV