2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The Knights finished the 2018–19 season 14–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. In the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Nebraska.

In April 2019, assistant Jay Young was hired as the new head coach at Fairfield.{{cite web|url=https://www.coachesdatabase.com/jay-young-hired-fairfield/|title=Fairfield hires Rutgers assistant Jay Young as head coach|website=coachesdatabase.com|publisher=Coaches Database|date=April 3, 2019|accessdate=November 5, 2019}} Pikiell elevated senior advisor Steve Hayn to assistant coach as his replacement in May 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/05/24/rutgers-basketball-steve-hayn-assistant/1219949001/|title=Rutgers basketball: Steve Hayn promoted to fill assistant coach vacancy|publisher=App.com|date=May 24, 2019|accessdate=November 5, 2019}}

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{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Paul Mulcahy

| position = #21 PG

| hometown = Gladstone, NJ

| highschool = Gill St. Bernard's School

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 185

| 40 =

| commitdate = May 16, 2018

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 6

}}

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| year = 2019

| rivals ref title = 2019 Rutgers Commits

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| espn ref title = 2019 Rutgers Commits

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| accessdate = 2018-09-08

| bball = yes

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Akwasi|last=Yeboah|link=y|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=230|class=SR|rs=y|home=Chigwell, England|high_school=Barking Abbey School
Stony Brook}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Lobach|num=2|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Erwin, NC|high_school=Moravian Prep|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Brooks|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=180|class=JR|rs=y|home=Somerset, NJ|high_school=Vermont Academy
West Virginia Wesleyan|note=W}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Paul|last=Mulcahy|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=205|class=FR|rs=|home=Bayonne, NJ|high_school=Gill St. Bernard's}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Joey|last=Downes|num=10|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=175|class=JR|rs=y|home=East Sandwich, MA|high_school=East Sandwich/Bridgton Academy}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mamadou|last=Doucoure|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=JR|rs=|home=Bamako, Mali|high_school=Our Savior New American School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Shaq|last=Carter|num=13|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=SR|rs=|home=Hollywood, FL|high_school=Zion Lutheran High School
Eastern Florida State}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Myles|last=Johnson|link=y|num=15|pos=C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=255|class=SO|rs=y|home=Long Beach, CA|high_school=Long Beach Poly}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Caleb|last=McConnell|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=SO|rs=|home=Jacksonville, FL|high_school=SPIRE Institute}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Montez|last=Mathis|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=205|class=SO|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=The John Carroll School}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ron|last=Harper Jr.|link=y|num=24|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=245|class=SO|rs=|home=Franklin Lakes, NJ|high_school=Don Bosco Prep}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Peter|last=Kiss|link=y|dab=basketball|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=y|home=New York City, NY|high_school=Notre Dame Prep
Qunnipiac}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Young|link=y|dab=basketball|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=y|home=Houston, TX|high_school=Yates
Texas}}

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|head_coach=

• Steve Pikiell ({{College|Connecticut}})

|asst_coach=

• Karl Hobbs ({{College|Connecticut}})
• Brandin Knight ({{College|Pittsburgh}})
• Steve Hayn ({{College|Stony Brook}})

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|accessdate=

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}|Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 7, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Bryant

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Garden State Showcase

| tv = BTN

| score = 73–71

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 11

| highrebounder = Baker

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 6

| attend = 5,692

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 10, 2019

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Niagara

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Garden State Showcase

| tv = BTN Plus

| score = 86–39

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Harper Jr.

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Mulcahy

| assists = 6

| attend = 4,203

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 13, 2019

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Drexel

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Garden State Showcase

| tv = BTN Plus

| score = 62–57

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Harper Jr.

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 4

| attend = 6,017

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 16, 2019

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| opponent = St. Bonaventure

| site_stadium = Scotiabank Arena

| site_cityst = Toronto, ON, Canada

| gamename = James Naismith Classic

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 74–80

| highscorer = McConnell

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Young

| assists = 8

| attend = 6,802

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 20, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Stephen F. Austin

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Garden State Showcase

| tv = BTN Plus

| score = 69–57

| highscorer = McConnell

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 4

| attend = 4,536

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = NJIT

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 85–58

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Mulcahy

| assists = 7

| attend = 4,509

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 29, 2019

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN Plus

| score = 82–57

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 4

| attend = 5,592

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 3, 2019

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 60–71

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 5

| attend = 7,894

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 8, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Breslin Center

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = BTN

| score = 65–77

| highscorer = Yeboah

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Mathis

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 5

| attend = 14,797

| record = 6–3

| conference = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 11, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 72–65

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Yeboah

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 4

| attend = 6,361

| record = 7–3

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 14, 2019

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Seton Hall

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| gamename = Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic

| tv = BTN

| score = 68–48

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 13

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,329

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 22, 2019

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Lafayette

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 63–44

| highscorer = Johnson

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = Mulcahy

| assists = 5

| attend = 5,692

| record = 9–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2019

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Caldwell

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN Plus

| score = 94–49

| highscorer = Young

| points = 23

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Young

| assists = 6

| attend = 5,592

| record = 10–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 3, 2020

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| tv = BTN

| score = 79–62

| highscorer = McConnell

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 14

| highassister = McConnell

| assists = 5

| attend = 15,024

| record = 11–3

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 7, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 72–61

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 22

| highrebounder = McConnell

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Mulcahy

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,000

| record = 12–3

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2020

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| tv = BTN

| score = 51–54

| highscorer = Young

| points = 16

| highrebounder = McConnell

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Mathis

| assists = 3

| attend = 11,070

| record = 12–4

| conference = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 15, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 59–50

| highscorer = Yeboah

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Yeboah

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,000

| record = 13–4

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 19, 2020

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 64–56

| highscorer = Tied

| points = 11

| highrebounder = McConnell

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| attend = 8,000

| record = 14–4

| conference = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 22, 2020

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| rank = 24

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Carver–Hawkeye Arena

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| tv = BTN

| score = 80–85

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 29

| highrebounder = Harper Jr.

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = McConnell

| assists = 5

| attend = 10,006

| record = 14–5

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2020

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| rank = 24

| opponent = Nebraska

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 75–72

| highscorer = Yeboah

| points = 20

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Harper Jr.

| assists = 4

| attend = 8,000

| record = 15–5

| conference = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 28, 2020

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| rank = 25

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 70–63

| highscorer = McConnell

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Tied

| assists = 2

| attend = 8,000

| record = 16–5

| conference = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 1, 2020

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| rank = 25

| neutral = yes

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden

| site_cityst = New York, NY

| tv = BTN

| score = 63–69

| gamename = B1G Super Saturday

| highscorer = Mathis

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 3

| attend = 13,127

| record = 16–6

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 4, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Maryland

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Xfinity Center

| site_cityst = College Park, MD

| tv = FS1

| score = 51–56

| highscorer = Yeboah

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 3

| attend = 15,855

| record = 16–7

| conference = 7–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 9, 2020

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 77–73

| overtime = OT

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,000

| record = 17–7

| conference = 8–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 12, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Ohio State

| site_stadium = Value City Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| tv = BTN

| score = 66–72

| highscorer = Young

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Yeboah

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Yeboah

| assists = 4

| attend = 15,552

| record = 17–8

| conference = 8–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 15, 2020

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 72–57

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 27

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 7

| attend = 8,000

| record = 18–8

| conference = 9–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 19, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 52–60

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 5

| highassister = Harper Jr.

| assists = 2

| attend = 8,000

| record = 18–9

| conference = 9–7

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2020

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Wisconsin

| site_stadium = Kohl Center

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = BTN

| score = 71–79

| highscorer = Harper Jr.

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Harper Jr.

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 6

| attend = 17,287

| record = 18–10

| conference = 9–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 26, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| tv = BTN

| score = 64–65

| highscorer = Young

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Johnson

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = Young

| assists = 5

| attend = 8,345

| record = 18–11

| conference = 9–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 3, 2020

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| opponent = No. 9 Maryland

| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| tv = BTN

| score = 78–67

| highscorer = Young

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 4

| attend = 8,000

| record = 19–11

| conference = 10–9

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2020

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Purdue

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| tv = BTN

| score = 71–68

| overtime = OT

| highscorer = Baker

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Tied

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Baker

| assists = 3

| attend = 14,804

| record = 20–11

| conference = 11–9

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Rutgers Scarlet Knights}}|2020 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 12, 2020

| time = 12:00 pm

| status = p

| nonconf = yes

| neutral = yes

| seed = 8

| opponent = Michigan

| oppseed = 9

| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = Second round

| tv = BTN

| score = Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

| highscorer =  

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{{CBB schedule end

| rank =

| poll = AP Poll

| timezone = Eastern Time

| region =

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Source{{Cite web|url=https://scarletknights.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball|title = 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule}}

{{See also|2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 19

| poll1_0= NR

| poll1_1= NR

| poll1_2= NR

| poll1_3= NR

| poll1_4= NR

| poll1_5= NR

| poll1_6= NR

| poll1_7= NR

| poll1_8= NR

| poll1_9= NR

| poll1_10= RV

| poll1_11= 24

| poll1_12= 25

| poll1_13= RV

| poll1_14= RV

| poll1_15= RV

| poll1_16= NR

| poll1_17= NR

| poll1_18= RV

| poll1_19= RV

| poll1_20=

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek = 19

| poll2_0 = NR

| poll2_1= NR

| poll2_2= NR

| poll2_3= NR

| poll2_4= NR

| poll2_5= NR

| poll2_6= NR

| poll2_7= NR

| poll2_8= NR

| poll2_9= NR

| poll2_10= RV

| poll2_11= 25

| poll2_12= 25

| poll2_13= RV

| poll2_14= RV

| poll2_15= RV

| poll2_16= NR

| poll2_17= NR

| poll2_18= RV

| poll2_19= RV

| poll2_20=

}}

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

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