The 2016–17 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Scarlet Knights, led by first-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the

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as third-year members of the

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. They finished the season 15–18, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. As the No. 14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated

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in the first round, marking their first ever Big Ten tournament win. However, they lost to Northwestern in the second round. The Knights began the season 6–0 for the first time since 1975. On February 4, 2017, with a win at

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, Rutgers got its first ever road win in Big Ten play.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to

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. On March 20, 2016, the school fired head coach

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after three years at Rutgers. On March 19, the school hired Steve Pikiell, former head coach at Stony Brook, as head coach.

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

Future recruits

2017–18 team recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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