PISCATAWAY – Sophomore guard Geo Baker and junior forward Eugene Omoruyi have earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors after helping Rutgers to seven league victories, is its most in conference play in 13 years. Baker received the accolade from both the league's coaches and media, while Omoruyi was selected by the media.
 
Graduate senior Shaquille Doorson joined Baker and Omoruyi in the Big Ten accolades as recipient of the Scarlet Knights' Sportsmanship Award.
 
The trio of honorees have been integral in RU's improvement this season under third-year head coach Steve Pikiell. With a roster ranked 331^st out of 353 D-I programs in experience per Ken Pomeroy, Rutgers has competed against a schedule rated 18^th nationally in difficulty. Despite the challenge, the Scarlet Knights are the nation's most improved Power 5 conference program, improving 71 positions in the KenPom.com rankings since the season's initial rating on Nov. 6, 2018.
 
Baker has scored in double figures 22 times this season. The Derry, N.H. native is second in the Big Ten in steals (1.7), fifth in assists (4.1), tied for eighth in minutes played (33.8) and tied for ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.4). In the conference-only statistics, Baker is tied for second in steals (1.7) and tied for seventh in assists (3.3).
 
Omoruyi has seven double-doubles this season, while scoring in double digits 21 times. The Rexdale, Ontario native is 10^th in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.3) and 19^th in scoring (13.7). In the conference-only statistics, the team co-captain is 13^th in rebounding (6.8).
 
Doorson is enrolled in the graduate school of education after earning a degree in human resource management with a minor in labor studies and employment relations in May. A team co-captain with Omoruyi, he has started all 30 games this season and is among the Big Ten leaders in blocks.
 
Baker and Omoruyi follow Corey Sanders and Myles Mack as Scarlet Knights to be recognized in the annual accolades. Sanders was an honorable mention selection by both the coaches and media in 2016-17 after Mack was an honorable mention choice by the media in 2014-15.
 
Projected to finish 14th in the preseason, Rutgers tied for 10th in the league standings and is the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Conference Tournament. The Scarlet Knights will meet No. 13 Nebraska in a 6:30 p.m. (ET) opening-round tip off at the United Center in Chicago on Wednesday. The winner will advance to play fifth-seeded Maryland in a second round match-up at approximately 3 p.m. (ET) on Thursday.
 
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