As Rutgers men’s basketball prepares to play in its second consecutive NCAA Tournament for just the second time ever in program history, they’ll have something that Notre Dame doesn’t. The Irish are making their first March Madness appearance in five years.
The experience of dancing last season can only help the Scarlet Knights as they begin another postseason on college basketball’s biggest stage.
When asked how playing two games last season in the NCAA Tournament could help, Geo Baker said, “It’s a different type of mentality. We understand that this could potentially be our last game.”
Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell echoed his captain’s sentiment in stating, “I don’t want this season to ever end.