Rutgers

Official Name: 
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Nickname: 
Scarlet Knights
Mailing Address: 

Louis Brown Athletic Center
83 Rockafeller Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8053

Website: 
www.scarletknights.com
Telephone: 
(732) 445-4200
Fax: 
(732) 445-3063
Enrollment: 
33,500
Arena: 

Louis Brown Athletic Center
Capacity: 9,000
Year Opened: 1978

School Colors: 
Scarlet and White
Conference: 

Big East (since 1996)
Former Member of Middle Atlantic (1959-62) and Atlantic 10 (1977-95)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(1) 1976

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1989, and 1991
5-7 record (.417)
Reached Final Four in 1976 (4th)

NIT Appearances: 

(14) 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006
16-14 record (.533)
Finished 3rd in 1967, 3rd 1978 and 2nd in 2004

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Tom Young (12 years from 1974-85, 239-117 record, .671)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Phil Sellers (2,399 points from 1973-76)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Phil Sellers (1,115 from 1973-76)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bob Lloyd (51 points as junior at Delaware on 12/8/65) and Eric Riggins (51 as senior vs. Penn State in double overtime on 2/21/87)

All-American Selections: 

(5) C-F James Bailey (1978 and 1979), G Bob Lloyd (1967), F Phil Sellers (1975 and 1976)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Bob Lloyd (1967)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(1) Phil Sellers (1976)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bob Lloyd (51 at Delaware)
December 8, 1965 (junior/26.5 ppg)

1

2

Total

Rutgers

39

40

79

Delaware

46

32

78

Rutgers

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Clark

2-5

0-0

4

Harley

1-4

1-1

3

Lloyd

16-28

19-22

51

Robinson

2-7

6-10

10

Shutack

0-4

0-0

0

Valvano

4-10

3-4

11

Totals

25-58

29-36

79

Percentages

.431

.806

Delaware

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Blum

2-7

0-0

4

Drescher

0-5

3-4

3

Griesbach

3-6

0-1

6

Himes

11-16

6-8

28

Morley

4-6

1-1

9

Orth

2-5

1-2

5

Osowski

2-3

0-0

4

Wright

8-22

3-4

19

Totals

32-70

14-20

78

Percentages

.457

.700
Box Score Notes: 

Eric Riggins* (51 vs. Penn State in 2OT)
February 21, 1987 (senior/24.7 ppg)
*Atlantic 10 Conference game record.

1

2

OT

2OT

Total

Rutgers

31

54

7

7

99

Penn State

30

55

7

8

100

Rutgers

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Riggins

19-30

0-0

13-19

51

Ward

2-7

0-0

3-5

7

Perry

0-3

0-0

8-10

8

Dadika

5-11

2-5

5-8

17

Brown

1-4

0-0

3-5

5

Dixson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Everson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Watson

2-5

0-0

5-6

11

Peterson

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

29-62

4-10

37-53

99

Percentages

.468

.400

.698

Penn State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Jones

2-2

0-0

1-2

5

Hovasse

7-16

1-7

11-12

26

Newcomer

1-7

0-0

0-1

2

Allen

2-4

2-3

0-0

6

Ward

9-15

4-6

3-4

25

Iuzzolino

3-3

1-1

2-2

9

Murphy

0-7

0-2

0-0

0

Appleman

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Blake

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Fogell

4-6

0-0

0-0

8

Peapos

5-7

0-0

0-0

10

Chrabascz

0-1

0-1

7-9

7

Totals

33-66

8-20

26-32

100

Percentages

.500

.400

.813
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Frank H. Gorton

2

1907-08

4-14

.222

1908

4-11

Dave Armstrong

1

1914

3-2

.600

1914

3-2

George G. Davidson

1

1915

1-8

.111

1915

1-8

Frank J. Hill

28

1916-43

223-162

.579

1937

13-2

Thomas F. Kenneally

1

1945

11-3

.786

1945

11-3

Donald S. White

12

1946-56, 1963

105-161

.395

1946

13-7

Warren H. Harris

3

1957-59

24-45

.348

1959

9-15

Tony R. Kuolt

3

1960-62

32-37

.464

1961

11-10

Bill E. Foster

8

1964-71

120-75

.615

1969

21-4

Dick Lloyd

2

1972-73

29-22

.569

1973

15-11

Tom Young

12

1974-85

239-117

.671

1976

31-2

Craig Littlepage

3

1986-88

23-63

.261

1987

8-20

Bob Wenzel

9

1989-97

128-135

.487

1991

19-10

Kevin Bannon

4

1998-2001

59-60

.496

1999

19-13

Gary Waters

5

2002-06

79-75

.513

2004

20-13

Fred Hill Jr.

4

2007-10

47-77

.379

2010

15-17

Mike Rice Jr.

1

2011

15-17

.469

2011

15-17
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,141-1,071 (.516) from 1907 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Rutgers (NJ) did not field a formal team from 1909-13 and in 1944.