PISCATAWAY — Steve Pikiell is a basketball coach at heart, which means that if you give him a basketball, a court and a basket he will be talking fundamentals faster than it takes to read this sentence.
His Rutgers men's basketball team is scheduled to practice Friday afternoon, which, he says, "is great.'' The Scarlet Knights are also hosting a MidKnight Madness event Friday evening, which Pikiell considers a reward for his players who, he says, have "worked really hard'' during the first week of preseason practice.
The event features a dunk contest, shooting and dribbling competitions, but it's safe to say he'd rather be teaching his players how to box out or defend on the other end of the floor.