2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 17 – 3   .850 26 – 5   .839
No. 13 Maryland 14 – 6   .700 24 – 7   .774
No. 17 Michigan 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
UCLA 13 – 7   .650 22 – 9   .710
No. 12 Wisconsin 13 – 7   .650 23 – 8   .742
No. 18 Purdue 13 – 7   .650 21 – 10   .677
Illinois 12 – 8   .600 20 – 11   .645
Oregon 12 – 8   .600 23 – 8   .742
Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Rutgers 8 – 12   .400 15 – 16   .484
Minnesota 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Northwestern 7 – 13   .350 16 – 15   .516
USC 7 – 13   .350 15 – 16   .484
Iowa 7 – 13   .350 16 – 15   .516
Nebraska 7 – 13   .350 17 – 14   .548
Penn State 6 – 14   .300 16 – 15   .516
Washington 4 – 16   .200 13 – 18   .419
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 9, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represents Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights are led by ninth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and play their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Maryland in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Derek Simpson 0 G 6'3" 165 Sophomore Mount Laurel, NJ Transferred to Saint Joseph's
Noah Fernandes 2 G 5'11" 180 GS Senior Mattapoisett, MA Graduated
Mawot Mag 3 F 6'7" 216 Senior Melbourne, Australia Transferred to BYU
Aundre Hyatt 5 F 6'6" 235 Redshirt Senior Bronx, NY Graduated
Aiden Terry 7 G 5'10" 160 Senior Mount Washington, KY Walk-on; graduated
Oskar Palmquist 9 F 6'8" 220 Redshirt Senior Kinna, Sweden Graduated/signed to play professionally in Sweden with Borås Basket
Gavin Griffiths 10 G 6'8" 193 Freshman Simsbury, CT Transferred to Nebraska
Clifford Omoruyi 11 C 6'11" 240 Senior Benin City, Nigeria Transferred to Alabama
Antwone Woolfolk 13 F 6'9" 225 Sophomore Cleveland, OH Transferred to Miami (OH)
Jacob Morales 15 G 6'4" 205 Sophomore Montvale, NJ Walk-on; not on team roster
Antonio Chol 21 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Buffalo, NY Transferred to Buffalo
Daniel Vessey 23 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Princeton, NJ Walk-on; transferred to Columbia
Austin Williams 24 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Roseland, NJ Graduated
Zach Hayn 53 G 6'2" 195 GS Senior Brooklyn, NY Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college
Jordan Derkack 0 G 6'5" 205 Junior Colonia, NJ Merrimack
Tyson Acuff 5 G 6'4" 210 Senior Detroit, MI Eastern Michigan
PJ Hayes 23 F 6'6" 215 GS Senior Waconia, MN San Diego
Zach Martini 99 F 6'7" 235 GS Senior Warren, New Jersey Princeton

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ace Bailey
#1 SF 		Powder Springs, GA McEachern High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 15, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Dylan Harper
#3 PG 		Ramsey, NJ Don Bosco High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dec 6, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 96
Dylan Grant
#18 PF 		Warren, MI Michigan Collegiate High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 28, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Lathan Sommerville
#34 C 		Atlanta, GA The Skill Factory Prep School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Apr 21, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Bryce Dortch
#62 PF 		Chestnut Hill, MA Brimmer & May 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jun 13, 2023 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2024–25 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jordan Derkack 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Spire Academy
Merrimack 		Colonia, NJ
G 1 Jamichael Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So McEachern Powder Springs, GA
G 2 Dylan Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Franklin Lakes, NJ
G/F 4 Ace Bailey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr McEachern Chattanooga, TN
G 5 Tyson Acuff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cass Technical
Eastern Michigan 		Detroit, MI
G 10 Nate Freisthler (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pioneer Ann Arbor, MI
C 21 Emmanuel Ogbole 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Excel Model Secondary School
Monroe College 		Aune-Adoka, Nigeria
G/F 23 PJ Hayes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Waconia
San Diego 		Waconia, MN
C 24 Lathan Sommerville 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Fr Richwoods Peoria, IL
G 25 Jeremiah Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Simeon Career Academy
Iowa State 		Chicago, IL
G 30 Peter Noble (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Christian Brothers Academy Middletown, NJ
G 44 Max Fradkin (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Taft School Southbury, CT
F/C 99 Zach Martini 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Gill St. Benard's
Princeton 		Warren, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 25 St. John's L 85–91 
 25 – Bailey   7 – Derkack   3 – Derkack  Jersey Mike's Arena (4,240)
Piscataway, NJ
Regular season
November 6, 2024*
6:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 25 Wagner W 75–52  1–0
  20 – Harper   8 – Sommerville   5 – Davis  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		No. 24 Saint Peter's W 75–65  2–0
  24 – Harper   7 – Hayes IV   4 – Williams  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 24 Monmouth W 98–81  3–0
  20 – Harper   7 – Sommerville   9 – Derkack  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., Peacock 		No. 24 Merrimack W 74–63  4–0
  23 – Bailey   10 – Bailey   6 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 24 at Kennesaw State L 77–79  4–1
  21 – Harper   6 – Derkack   9 – Harper  Convocation Center (3,805)
Kennesaw, GA
November 26, 2024*
10:30 p.m., TBS 		vs. Notre Dame
Players Era Festival Impact Tournament 		W 85–84 OT 5–1
  36 – Harper   7 – Acuff   6 – Harper  MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,602)
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024*
10:00 p.m., TBS 		vs. No. 9 Alabama
Players Era Festival Impact Tournament 		L 90–95  5–2
  37 – Harper   8 – Ogbole   2 – Tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024*
3:30 p.m., TruTV 		vs. No. 20 Texas A&M
Players Era Festival 5th place game 		L 77–81  5–3
  24 – Bailey   10 – Bailey   4 – Derkack  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at Ohio State L 66–80  5–4
(0–1) 		 18 – Harper   7 – Bailey   4 – Harper  Value City Arena (10,477)
Columbus, OH
December 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		Penn State W 80–76  6–4
(1–1) 		 24 – Harper   15 – Bailey   5 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 14, 2024*
3:00 p.m., FOX 		Seton Hall
Garden State Hardwood Classic 		W 66–63  7–4
  24 – Harper   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		vs. Princeton
Never Forget Tribute Classic/Rivalry 		L 82–83  7–5
  22 – Harper   12 – Bailey   3 – Tied  Prudential Center (10,148)
Newark, NJ
December 30, 2024*
5:00 p.m., BTN 		Columbia W 91–64  8–5
  24 – Bailey   11 – Harper   12 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 2, 2025
8:30 p.m., Peacock 		at Indiana L 74–84  8–6
(1–2) 		 39 – Bailey   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,843)
Bloomington, IN
January 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Wisconsin L 63–75  8–7
(1–3) 		 17 – Acuff   7 – Bailey   2 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 9, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 20 Purdue L 50–68  8–8
(1–4) 		 17 – Bailey   7 – Bailey   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 13, 2025
6:30 p.m., FS1 		UCLA W 75–68  9–8
(2–4) 		 20 – Bailey   10 – Bailey   4 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 16, 2025
9:00 p.m., FS1 		at Nebraska W 85–82  10–8
(3–4) 		 24 – Bailey   11 – Tied   4 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,999)
Lincoln, NE
January 20, 2025
6:30 p.m., Peacock 		at Penn State L 72–80  10–9
(3–5) 		 30 – Bailey   7 – Tied   3 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (7,351)
State College, PA
January 25, 2025
1:30 p.m., CBS 		No. 8 Michigan State L 74–81  10–10
(3–6) 		 26 – Derkack   9 – Bailey   2 – Williams  Madison Square Garden (17,480)
New York, NY
January 29, 2025
9:00 p.m., BTN 		at Northwestern W 79–72  11–10
(4–6) 		 37 – Bailey   6 – Tied   8 – Davis  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,884)
Evanston, IL
February 1, 2025
3:30 p.m., FOX 		Michigan L 63–66  11–11
(4–7) 		 20 – Davis   6 – Bailey   3 – Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 5, 2025
8:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 23 Illinois W 82–73  12–11
(5–7) 		 28 – Harper   11 – Bailey   5 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 9, 2025
12:00 p.m., BTN 		at No. 18 Maryland L 81–90  12–12
(5–8) 		 20 – Harper   9 – Sommerville   4 – Harper  Xfinity Center (17,069)
College Park, MD
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., BTN 		Iowa L 73–84  12–13
(5–9) 		 13 – Tied   6 – Williams   5 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Oregon L 57–75  12–14
(5–10) 		 14 – Sommerville   6 – Grant   2 – Williams  Matthew Knight Arena (8,635)
Eugene, OR
February 19, 2025
10:30 p.m., BTN 		at Washington W 89–85 OT 13–14
(6–10) 		 34 – Harper   8 – Bailey   3 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,036)
Seattle, WA
February 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1 		USC W 95–85  14–14
(7–10) 		 25 – Harper   5 – Martini   9 – Harper  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
February 27, 2025
9:00 p.m., Peacock 		at No. 15 Michigan L 82–84  14–15
(7–11) 		 17 – Tied   9 – Bailey   3 – Bailey  Crisler Center (12,053)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock 		at No. 18 Purdue L 71–100  14–16
(7–12) 		 13 – Harper   5 – Martini   3 – Acuff  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN 		Minnesota       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2025
TBA, Peacock 		(11) vs. (14) No. USC 
First round 		      Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Rutgers_Scarlet_Knights_men%27s_basketball_team
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