2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Scarlet Knights logo.svg 150 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–25 1–17 Eddie Jordan 3rd Van Macon Mike O'Koren Greg Vetrone Louis Brown Athletic Center The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finishing in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. Following the season, head coach Eddie Jordan was fired.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14943227/rutgers-scarlet-knights-fire-eddie-jordan-three-seasons Rutgers fires coach Jordan after three seasons ESPN.com 10 March 2016 2016-03-16 He finished at Rutgers with a three-year record of 29–68. Previous season The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014-15 Season 10–22, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Malick Kone 0 F 6'5" 200 Senior Conakry, Guiena Graduated Kervin Okoro 3 G/F 6'5" 215 RS Junior Bronx, NY Graduate transferred to Norfolk State Myles Mack 4 G 5'10" 175 Senior Paterson, NJ Graduated Junior Etou 10 F 6'7" 230 Sophomore Congo Transferred to Tulsa Kadeem Jack 11 F/C 6'9" 235 RS Senior Queens, NY Graduated Ryan Johnson 13 G/F 6'6" 190 Freshman Greensboro, NC Transferred to Tallahassee Community College Stephen Zurich 21 F 6'5" 205 Junior Montvale, NJ Walk-on; didn't return Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Nigel Johnson 22 G 6'1" 180 Junior Ashburn, VA Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Omari Grier 31 G 6'4" 180 RS Senior Erial, NJ Transferred from Bradley. Will be eligible to play immediately since Grier graduated from Bradley. Deshawn Freeman 33 F 6'6" 210 Junior Rocky Mount, NC Junior college transfer from Hutchinson Community College 2015 signing class no no 2015 Corey Sanders PG Lakeland, FL Faith Baptist Christian Academy 6 2 170 09/04/2014 4 4 4 4 Jonathan Jean Laurent PF Orlando, FL Dr. Phillips High School 6 6 192 04/02/2015 NR 3 3 3 Justin Goode PF Daleville, VA Hargrave Military Academy 6 3 185 11/10/2014 2 3 3 NR 2015 Rutgers Commit List for 2015 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN - Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball Recruiting 2015 yes Roster 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights y yes D. J. Foreman 1 F 6 8 240 SO Spring Valley, NY Massanutten Military Acad. USA Bishop Daniels 2 n G 6 3 185 SR Raleigh, NC Word of God Christian Academy USA Corey Sanders 3 y basketball G 6 2 175 FR Lakeland, FL Faith Baptist Christian Academy USA Jonathan Laurent 4 n G 6 6 210 FR Lakeland, FL Dr. Phillips USA Mike Williams 5 G 6 2 190 SO Brooklyn, NY Bishop Loughlin USA Justin Goode 10 n G 6 2 185 FR y Daleville, VA Hargrave Military Acad. USA Khalil Batie 13 G 5 10 165 JR Willingboro, NJ Trenton Catholic Acad. USA Jake Dadika 15 G 5 11 165 SO Milltown, NJ Spotswood USA] W Nigel Johnson 22 n G 6 1 180 JR Ashburn, VA Riverdale Baptist SchoolKansas State USA yes I Jalen Hyde 23 G 5 8 165 SR Somerset, NJ Franklin USA W Omari Grier 31 n G 6 4 180 SR y Erial, NJ Episcopal Acad.Bradley USA Ibrahima Diallo 32 F/C 6 10 240 FR y Dakar, Senegal Quality Education Academy SEN Deshawn Freeman 33 n F 6 7 220 JR Rocky Mount, NC Rocky Mount AcademyHutchinson CC USA Greg Lewis 35 n F/C 6 9 240 SR y Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy USA Shaquille Doorson 40 C 6 11 270 SO Netherlands Canarias Basketball Academy Eddie Jordan (Rutgers) Van Macon (Southampton) Mike O'Koren (North Carolina) Greg Vetrone (Long Island) https://scarletknights.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2015-16 Schedule 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Non-conference regular season Nov. 13, 2015 7:00pm yes Rutgers–Newark‡ Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,945 72–59 1–0 Nov 15, 2015 1:00pm yes Howard Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ MGM Grand Main Event 3,537 82–70 2–0 Nov 19, 2015 7:00pm yes yes St. John's Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Gavitt Tipoff 4,540 FS1 59–61 2–1 Nov 21, 2015 5:00pm yes Central Arkansas Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ MGM Grand Main Event 4,113 87–84 3–1 Nov 23, 2015 11:59pm yes yes Creighton MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV MGM Grand Main Event Heavyweight semifinals   YouTube 75–85 3–2 Nov 25, 2015 9:00pm yes yes Clemson MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV MGM Grand Main Event Heavyweight 3rd place game   ESPN2 58–76 3–3 Nov 30, 2015 7:00pm yes Wake Forest Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ACC–Big Ten Challenge 3,817 ESPN2 68–69 3–4 Dec 5, 2015 Noon yes Seton Hall Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ Rivalry/Garden State Hardwood Classic 5,631 ESPNews 55–84 3–5 Dec 8, 2015 6:00pm yes Central Connecticut Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,131 BTN 75–59 4–5 Dec 12, 2015 4:30pm yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 3,172 CBSSN 49–83 4–6 Dec 20, 2015 1:00pm yes Monmouth Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 6,637 BTN 67–73 4–7 Dec 23, 2015 7:00pm yes Fairleigh Dickinson Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 3,624 72–64 5–7 Dec 28, 2015 7:00pm yes UMass Lowell Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,075 BTN 89–66 6–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|Big Ten regular season Dec 30, 2015 1:00pm Indiana Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 6,002 ESPN2 72–79 6–8 0–1 Jan 2, 2016 2:00pm yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI 17,287 BTN 57–79 6–9 0–2 Jan 6, 2016 7:00pm yes Maryland 3 Xfinity Center College Park, MD 17,950 BTN 63–88 6–10 0–3 Jan 9, 2016 5:00pm Nebraska Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,454 ESPNU 56–90 6–11 0–4 Jan 13, 2016 6:30pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 11,635 BTN 68–94 6–12 0–5 Jan 18, 2016 7:00pm Purdue 22 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 5,085 BTN 57–107 6–13 0–6 Jan 21, 2016 7:00pm Iowa 9 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,209 ESPNU 76–90 6–14 0–7 Jan 27, 2016 7:00pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 11,519 BTN 57–68 6–15 0–8 Jan 31, 2016 5:15pm yes Michigan State 12 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI 14,797 BTN 62–96 6–16 0–9 Feb 3, 2016 6:30pm Illinois Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,500 BTN 101–110 3OT 6–17 0–10 Feb 6, 2016 2:00pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE 15,695 ESPNU 63–87 6–18 0–11 Feb 13, 2016 4:00pm Ohio State Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 5,658 BTN 69–79 6–19 0–12 Feb 16, 2016 9:00pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL 11,323 BTN 66–82 6–20 0–13 Feb 20, 2016 1:00pm Penn State Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 5,307 ESPNU 58–70 6–21 0–14 Feb 23, 2016 8:30pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 10,333 BTN 61–83 6–22 0–15 Feb 27, 2016 2:00pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 7,833 ESPNU 59–98 6–23 0–16 Mar 2, 2016 7:00pm Michigan State 2 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 5,561 BTN 66–97 6–24 0–17 Mar 5, 2016 1:00pm Minnesota Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 4,473 BTN 75–52 7–24 1–17 |- !colspan=9 style=Rutgers Scarlet Knights| Big Ten Conference tournament Mar 9, 2016 7:00 pm yes 14 Nebraska 11 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First round 16,528 BTN 72–89 7–25 AP Poll Eastern Time‡: Although Rutgers counts this as a regular season game, Rutgers-Newark does not and considers it an exhibition game for their schedule.http://www.rutgersnewarkathletics.com/news/2015/11/13/MBB_1113151223.aspx Men's Basketball Pushes DI Rutgers, Eventually Falls, 72-59 See also 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team References Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball seasons Rutgers Category:2015 in sports in New Jersey Category:2016 in sports in New Jersey