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Rutgers men’s basketball reemerging on national stage as season approaches

The Rutgers men’s basketball team tips off the 2021-2022 season in less than a month and after a relatively quiet offseason, the program is getting more attention on a national level.

After going dancing for the first time in 30 years and winning an NCAA Tournament game for the first time in 38 years last season, the Scarlet Knights return five of the top eight players from the rotation. It’s a major reason why Andy Wittry of NCAA.com included Rutgers as one of seven teams “best positioned to pick up where they left off in 2021.