With the start of college basketball season on the horizon, we’ll be taking a long look at the conference at large as well as Indiana’s roster over the next month. Today, our Big Ten team previews begin with a look at Rutgers.
It’s year three of the Steve Pikiell era in Piscataway and, surprise, Rutgers again appears destined for the Big Ten cellar.
The Scarlet Knights lost their most talented player, Corey Sanders, to the professional ranks and still lag behind every other Big Ten program in terms of roster depth and facilities. Rutgers hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since 1991 and while Pikiell proved his coaching chops while at Stony Brook, he’s not a miracle worker.