MODERATOR: We are joined by Rutgers University Head Coach Steve Pikiell, along with Geo Baker and Ron Harper, Jr. Coach Pikiell, we'll ask that you open ...
COACH STEVE PIKIELL: That group, Geo said yes to us, we didn't have any winning streaks, we didn't have a brand new facility, we didn't have a lot of tradition, especially in this conference. Geo and Ron talked a little bit about it, but from your perspective I know how much Geo meant to you getting him in this program, and then Ron also. COACH STEVE PIKIELL: I think I took the job six years ago and I committed to Rutgers. I love Rutgers, and it's a great place. But Perkins' a really good player, and they've got a lot of really good players. A little bit too late, but they finished and they played hard until the end. I work for a great president who has the same vision that I do. So this team definitely deserves to play in March. We're a great team and I feel like we can make a lot of noise in March. We're just going to hope the selection committee sees us through, but we feel like we should definitely be playing. A lot of guys weren't talking about us when I was a freshman, so I feel like we put this program in a good place. But where we started, the 14 seed, you know, we were happy we made it to the quarterfinals, and now we're starting out in the quarterfinals. I thought we played like us for about 13 minutes in the second half and kind of clawed back in it, then could never get really back over the hump. We played like Rutgers for maybe 15 minutes, but we let the game get away from ourselves, and we've got to predicate ourselves on defense. I thought we got off to a good start, just couldn't finish the deal against a really good team, but Fran's a great coach.
Rutgers men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell has agreed to a four-year, $16 million contact extension that will keep him under terms through the 2029-2030 ...
We have been able to accomplish great things in the past six years and that is not possible without having the best coaching staff and best student-athletes in the country. Pikiell revived a program that had not been to the NCAA Tournament in 30 years and had not achieved a winning record since 2006. It is an honor to be the head coach at Rutgers and to do it in the toughest conference in college basketball. Pikiell's players also have excelled in the classroom and represented the university well. Obviously that could change as contracts around the country are signed, extended and renegotiated in the coming weeks. The salary on Pikiell’s current contract, which pays $2.6 million this season and escalates to $3.75 in 2025-26, remains unchanged.
“What Steve Pikiell has accomplished here 'On the Banks' is nothing short of extraordinary,” Director of Athletics Pat Hobbs said in a statement released by RU ...
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Chasing its first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances in more than 40 years, Rutgers has agreed to a four-year contract extension with men's basketball ...
I look forward to continuing the hard work to bring RU a national championship." "I love it here," Pikiell said in a statement. Entering Friday, ESPN's Joe Lunardi had Rutgers as one of the "Last Four Byes" for the NCAA tournament.
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One variable in which we don’t know how much it will be a factor is that Baker missed the ending of the loss to Lafayette and the entire defeat to UMass due to an injury. Let’s hope the next one is on a court with the NCAA Tournament signage hanging and displayed throughout the arena. Rutgers is the most polarizing team with the most complicated resume. If March Madness is about putting the best teams in the same tournament and letting it play out with excitement at every turn, Rutgers fits that bill. So this team definitely deserves to play in March. We’re a great team and I feel like we can make a lot of noise in March. We’re just going to hope the selection committee sees us through, but we feel like we should definitely be playing.” That’s an NCAA Tournament team,” said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. “But the wins that they had this year, the wins they had on the road with the talent that they have, you know, I think sometimes you look at metrics, but sometimes, you know, like we say, you have the eyeball test. “Man, if we’re not in, I don’t know what to tell you, man,” said Ron Harper Jr. after the loss to Iowa. “I feel like this team has proved itself, proved we’ve gotten better day in and day out. We know Rutgers passes the eye test and we know they have the most quality wins of any bubble team. Doesn’t it make common sense that predictive metrics should help make decisions in regard to seeding the NCAA Tournament while results against the best teams you play should help determine which teams ultimately deserve to go dancing? Every team in the sport has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament with a magical run in their own conference tournament. Maybe that’s not a specific criteria that the committee uses, but it does feel like it highlights what should be most important. This is a high drama moment and all that can be done is to wait.
That will be the most asked question in college basketball in the next 36 hours until the selection committee answers it once and for all on Sunday's selection ...
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Steve Pikiell is not going anywhere after Rutgers' Board of Governors approved a four-year extension for the university's wildly popular and successful ...
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Here's everything you need to know to stay up-to-speed as the No. 4 seed Scarlet Knights open tournament play in Indianapolis.
You can follow us for future coverage by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter: Below is everything you need to know to tune in to Friday's game in Indianapolis. The 2022 Men's Big Ten Basketball Tournament quarterfinals continue with a matchup between the No. 5 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (23-9. 12-8 Big Ten), which defeated Northwestern in the second round, and the No. 4 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-12, 12-8 Big Ten).
It just wasn't the best day for Rutgers basketball. The Scarlet Knights fell to Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals after a frustrating day ...
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Rutgers will come into the game as the No. 4 seed in the tournament. Most recently, the Scarlet Knights played Penn State to a very close 59-58 win for ...
Rutgers will come into the game as the No. 4 seed in the tournament. The Hawkeyes are coming off of a massive win over Northwestern yesterday with a score of 112-76. Although it was a very high-scoring game, the Hawkeyes only had one player over 20 points.
Looking to seal a NCAA Tournament bid, Rutgers basketball could not slow down the hot Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Tournament.
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Rutgers faces Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday.
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Iowa forward Keegan Murray (15) shoots the ball while Rutgers guard Caleb McConnell (22) defends in the first half at the Big Ten Conference Tournament, ...