Rutgers' lone season playing inside the American Athletic Conference was forgettable to say the least.
As the university was embroiled in a legal fight with the Big East over separation fees and as school officials focused on the looming entrance into the Big Ten, the Scarlet Knights spent a year in the purgatory that was the fledgling AAC.
It started promising enough, as the Scarlet Knights were pegged third in The American's preseason media poll.
The Scarlet Knights then lost their season opener, falling to Fresno State, 52-51, in an overtime thriller.