The 2022–23 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the

2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season will end on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship gam ...

. The Scarlet Knights were led by seventh-year head coach

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and played their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 18–13, 10–10 in

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play to finish a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated

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in the quarterfinals before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. The Knights received an invitation to the

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as a No. 1 seed. There, they were upset in the first round by Hofstra.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2020–21 season 18–14, 12–8 in

play to finish a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to

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. The Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year as a No. 11 seed in the West region. There they lost in the First Four to Notre Dame in double overtime.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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