The combination of a roster flush with talent and McKeown preferring to play a rotation that is only about 7-to-8 deep made it difficult for various members of the team to find meaningful minutes. With that said, here’s a quick look at how some of the lesser known ‘Cats performed in 2021.
Brooke Pikiell
The team’s lone walk-on, the Big Ten Sportsmanship winner accumulated only 21 minutes over the season. The daughter of Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell, she and her father both got to experience tournament wins in the same year, which is quite the feat.