The 2018–19 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third-year head coach Steve Pikiell, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey as fifth-year members of the Big Ten Conference. The Knights finished the 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.
Previous season The Knights finished the 2017–18 season 15–19, 3–15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota and Indiana before losing to Purdue in the semifinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Candido Sá 1 F 6'9" 227 Senior Lisbo, Portugal Graduated Corey Sanders 3 G 6'2" 181 Junior Lakeland, FL Declared for 2018 NBA draft Mike Williams 5 G 6'2" 198 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Jake Dadika 10 G 6'0" 165 Senior Milltown, NJ Graduated Matt Bullock 13 F 6'4" 260 Sophomore Elizabeth, NJ Transferred to California (PA) Aaren Smith 24 F 6'6" 211 Sophomore Ellicott City, MD Transferred to District of Columbia Deshawn Freeman 33 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Rocky Mount, NC Graduated Souf Mensah 44 G 6'2" 210 Junior Nantes, France Play professional basketball in France
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Shaq Carter 13 F 6'9" 240 Junior Deerfield Beach, FL Eastern Florida State College Jacob Young 42 G 6'2" 185 Junior Houston, TX Texas
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
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