Rutgers men’s basketball suffered the program’s second worst loss of the KenPom era on Monday night in a 53-51 defeat to previously winless Lafayette. The Leopards were No. 315 entering the contest, only slightly better than No. 322 Hartford who stunned RU in the 2017-2018 season. Even so, it was easily the worst loss of the Steve Pikiell era as it comes in year six following two very successful seasons. It was as disheartening a performance as I can recall in following this program closely over the past four decades. It was an unacceptable performance in a season full of concerning performances.
Rutgers men’s basketball has lost its way
