The Scarlet Knights were led by sixth-year head coach Steve Pikiell and played their home games at Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway, New Jersey as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Knights received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year as a No.

7 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Indiana in the second round before losing to Illinois in the quarterfinals.

Sources: Sources: Roster On December 9, Rutgers upset then-top-ranked Purdue, 70–68, at home, as Ron Harper Jr. hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer from near mid-court as time expired to down the Boilermakers.

It was the first time in program history that the Scarlet Knights had ever beaten a #1-ranked team.