Basketball Here's the full 2023-24 Rutgers Basketball OOC schedule
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overall its a pretty weak non conference schedule
at least we got the addtion of Mississippi State which is a huge step in the right direction for Pikiell
at least we got the addtion of Mississippi State which is a huge step in the right direction for Pikiell
4 top 100 opponents, including 2 on the road and one on a neutral court sounds decent to me, compared to at least last year; I don't have the rankings in front of me, but I assume only UM (away), SHU (home) and WF (home) were in the top 100 (pretty sure Temple was below 150). That's decent, not strong.
Bryant doesn’t seem like a bad addition. They had some injuries / depth issues late last season but return 4 starters including their lead scorer from a team that won at Syracuse and started the season 16-8. This doesn’t look like a CC type addition…. Bryant should be pretty decent.
About the best we could’ve hoped for realistically to fill the last home game slot, yes?
It's a fine schedule. Not great but not bad enough to hold against us.
While Bryant has a solid team it doesn’t excite most RU fans
I really hope SHU opens up the upper level for the RU-SHU game.
I really hope SHU opens up the upper level for the RU-SHU game.
I get it. I was responding to the post asking why not play 7-26 Monmouth instead…. In this case, we’re much better off playing a more competitive team to fill the last money game slot.
It’s more or less the same. Temple finished at 120 in Kenpom and Princeton’s jump came during the tournament.
The mid majors are upgraded considerably. Prior NETs don’t tell the whole story. Only LIU projects to be awful.
We’re also playing an extra “real” game this year - 5 vs 4 and 4 of those games away from home vs only 2 away from home last year.
Last year - SHU, Miami, Wake, and Temple.
This year - SHU, Miss State, Wake, Georgetown, and Princeton.