2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	10–22 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach	Eddie Jordan (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Van Macon Mike O'Koren Greg Vetrone
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Wisconsin †	16	–	2		.889			36	–	4		.900
No. 12 Maryland	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
No. 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

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 to Kent State
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
D.J. Foreman SF	Spring Valley, NY	Massanutten Military Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jun 20, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Mike Williams SG	Brooklyn, NY	Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jul 8, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Ryan Johnson SG	Greensboro, NC	New Hope Christian Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 7, 2014.

Roster

2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Malick Kone 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Blue Ridge School Conakry, Guinea G 2 Bishop Daniels 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Word of God ASA College Raleigh, NC G/F 3 Kervin Okoro 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr St. Raymond's Iowa State Bronx, NY G 4 Myles Mack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr St. Anthony Paterson, NJ G 5 Mike Williams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Loughlin Brooklyn, NY F 10 Junior Etou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Bishop O'Connell Republic of the Congo F/C 11 Kadeem Jack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Rice Queens, NY G/F 13 Ryan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr New Hope Christian Academy Greensboro, NC G 15 Jake Dadika (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Spotswood Milltown, NJ F 21 Stephen Zurich (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pascack Hills Montvale, NJ F 22 D.J. Foreman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Massanutten Military Acad. Spring Valley, NY G 23 Jalen Hyde (W) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Franklin Somerset, NJ F/C 32 Ibrahima Diallo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Quality Education Academy Dakar, Senegal G 33 Khalil Batie (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Trenton Catholic Acad. Willingboro, NJ F/C 35 Greg Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD C 40 Shaquille Doorson (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Netherlands	Head coach Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) Assistant coach(es) Van Macon (Southampton) Mike O'Koren (North Carolina) Greg Vetrone (Long Island) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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. No. 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 Rivalry	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		No. 4 Wisconsin	W 67–62	10–7 (2–2)	The RAC (6,987) Piscataway, NJ
Jan 14 7:00 pm, BTN		at No. 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 No. 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		No. 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		No. 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.

See also

• 2014–15 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

References