The Rutgers men’s basketball team officially begins practice for the 2018-2019 season this Friday, September 28th. As I did before last season, here is a state of the program review of Rutgers under head coach Steve Pikiell. He enters his third season at the helm of team still searching for its first winning campaign in 13 years. Let’s review five different areas to assess the current shape of the program and end with the outlook for where things are headed under Pikiell moving forward.
Leadership: A
I think it’s fair to say that Steve Pikiell has been a tremendous leader during his tenure at Rutgers so far.