With Steve Pikiell a year into his massive overhaul of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights basketball program, Aaron and I are going to take a look at some other rebuilds that have happened during the 21st century. How long they took, what went into them, and how they relate to the Scarlet Knights.
The first one we should look at is one of the closest to Rutgers—both in proximity and type of rebuild.
The Seton Hall Pirates.
On March 23, 2010, the Pirates—led by current Rutgers Athletic Director Pat Hobbs—hired Kevin Willard to lead the basketball program after being spurned by top choice Fran McCaffery.