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Mid-season takeaways & future outlook on Rutgers men’s basketball

The Rutgers men’s basketball team is in the midst of a crucial period for the development of this team with just two games across a 16 day span. There has been significant practice time ahead of Big Ten play resuming on January 3rd. After a 9-3 start to the season that featured some uneven performances, as well as several highs and lows. The bottom line is that the Scarlet Knights have played well enough so far to be in striking distance of the first winning season and first postseason appearance in 14 years. Here are ten thoughts on how they got here and what needs to happen for that to become a reality the rest of the way.