Does Rutgers basketball need a managing director?
Does Rutgers basketball need a managing director?
The deeply disappointing season of the Rutgers basketball team is now officially over.
The Scarlet Knights have planned to enter the Crown of Nit or Basketball College – a new consolation tournament sponsored by Fox – but the discussions between head coach Steve Pikiell and his players finished with the uniforms that hid.
“Rutgers’ male basketball program will not participate in post-season tournaments this season,” the program said in a statement on Sunday morning. “We would like to thank our players and our staff for their hard work this year and our fans for their continuous support.”
One or the other tournament would have included the Scarlet Knights if they were arranged. The Basketball Crown college is an event of 16 teams in Las Vegas with at least two programs from each of the Big Ten, Big East and Big 12, but Rutgers did not receive an automobile offer and was therefore free to refuse. The crown does not start before March 31, which is a prejudice because the transfer portal opens on March 24.
In the nit, Rutgers would have opened its doors on the road this week. The nit abandoned its record requirement of .500 a few years ago.
Pikiell wanted his players to have an agency with the decision, which comes after Rutgers-which started the classified campaign n ° 25 in the top 25 of the pre-season, finished 15-17 in total and 8-12 in the Big Ten. This is why they made a few days to arrive at a decision after Wednesday’s defeat at the USC during the Big Ten tournament tournament.
The first -year students Superstar Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey turn their attention to the draft of the June NBA, where they are considered the 5 best choices. There will be a certain activity of transfer portal as well as Rutgers seeks to rebuild around three other promising before – Lathan Sommerville, Dylan Grant and Bryce Dortch.
Jerry Carino has covered the sports scene of New Jersey since 1996 and the beat of university basketball since 2003. Contact it to jcarino@gannettnj.com.
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