Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell hired an extremely talented and veteran staff back in April. The most junior assistant coach on the staff is 8 year veteran Brandin Knight, who learned under longtime Pitt coach Jamie Dixon. Jay Young was an assistant coach under Pikiell for 11 years at Stony Brook, but has also been a coach at various levels for almost 30 years. However, Karl Hobbs is the most seasoned assistant on the coaching staff and his hiring was coup of sorts. He was the head coach at George Washington for 10 seasons, including three NCAA tournament appearances.