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NET Rankings of Rutgers' Opponents (thru 1/17)
Here are the NET Rankings of Rutgers' opponents for games played through January 7th. Rutgers currently sits at 95 in the NET Rankings as they are 8-6 overall and are in last place in the Big Ten at 0-3. Rutgers will have many more opportunities to salvage their season but at this point in the season the Scarlet Knights are fighting just to pick up a win in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights have an opportunity to pick up their first Big Ten win of the season against Indiana on Tuesday, January 9th (7 PM, Peacock).
Currently, Rutgers has seven Quadrant 1 games remaining on their schedule. Of the seven Quadrant 1 games that remain, only two of them are at home (1/28, Purdue; 2/10, Wisconsin). Rutgers picked up its first Quadrant 1 win of the season against Seton Hall back in early December.
Rutgers has five Quadrant 2 games remaining on their schedule with two of the five at home (1/17, Nebraska; 3/10, Ohio State).
Rutgers has five Quadrant 3 games remaining on their schedule with all five at home (1/9, Indiana; 1/31, Penn State; 2/13, Northwestern; 2/25, Maryland; 2/29, Michigan).
Rutgers has zero Quadrant 4 games remaining on their schedule.
by Mark Remsa
Although Rutgers played poorly and averted disaster this past Saturday against Stonehill, one of the brightest spots in the game was Aundre Hyatt. As a matter of fact, Hyatt has been the brightest spot for Rutgers almost nearly the entirety of the season, and it shouldn’t surprise many because he’s steadily improved his game this year.
Before the start of the 2023-24 season, there was very little mention of the Bronx native as a breakout player for Rutgers and analysts across college basketball questioned whether he could be a sparkplug in place of the previously injured Mawot Mag and perform consistently from a game-to-game basis.
So far, Hyatt is proving doubters wrong as he currently leads Rutgers in several categories, including scoring, three-point percentage, and three-point field goals made.
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by Mark Remsa
It felt like yesterday when Rutgers freshman guard Jamichael Davis was inserted into the starting lineup by head coach Steve Pikiell for the first time in his career, and may I add, in arguably New Jersey's biggest college hoops rivalry, the Garden State Hardwood Classic.
How did Davis respond?
In 32 minutes, he played brilliantly as he registered 11 points, 6 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. But one statistic that may have gone unnoticed in the game was how many turnovers he committed. Zero.
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