The slogan for the 2021-2022 season for Rutgers men’s basketball should be “Not Dead Yet.”
After a catastrophic loss to Lafayette (KenPom No. 299), in addition to two other disappointing losses to DePaul (KenPom No. 102) and UMass (KenPom No. 133), the hope for a repeat trip to the NCAA Tournament was on life support by Thanksgiving weekend.
Since then, Rutgers has gone 3-2 against KenPom Top 50 teams including wins over No. 5 Purdue, No. 43 Clemson and No. 27 Michigan on Tuesday night.
With an 8-5 record overall and 2-1 start in Big Ten, Rutgers moved up twenty spots to No.