Wednesday, October 14 marked the beginning of the 2020-2021 college basketball season. Teams began practice 42 days before the season is set to tip off, as the NCAA previously announced November 25 as the start date. While workouts and practices have been taking place prior to Wednesday, the shift to being in-season allows for teams to increase a maximum allowed hours of practices and workouts from 8 per week to 20.
While this is the most anticipated season for Rutgers men’s basketball in decades, it’s also possibly the most unpredictable ever due to it taking place during a global pandemic with COVID-19.