Though the heavy lifting of the off season had been done when men’s basketball head coach Steve Pikiell promoted Steve Hayn to the final assistant position, there were still some holes to fill after Director of Basketball Operations, Bryan Dougher, followed Jay Young to Fairfield.
Yesterday, Rutgers announced that long time Pikiell right hand man Ben Asher would be promoted to the position Dougher vacated. Asher’s new official title is Director of Basketball Operations and Recruiting. Not only will Asher have a hand in organizing all things basketball, but he’ll also have a hand in the recruiting process—though he’s not an assistant so he can’t be out on the recruiting trail.