PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Big Ten Conference announced the home and road conference opponents for the 2023-24 Rutgers men's basketball season on Tuesday.
The Scarlet Knights will host Indiana, Northwestern, and Penn State as home only opponents at Jersey Mike's Arena next season.
RU will travel to play Iowa, Michigan State and Minnesota on the road.
Maryland, Illinois, Michigan, Purdue, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Ohio State are the seven home and away opponents on the docket. The dates and times for each game are to be determined.
Head coach
Steve Pikiell and his staff have completed an impressive rebuild of the men's basketball program since taking over in 2016. In 2022-23, the Scarlet Knights made postseason play for the third consecutive season for the first time in school history.
The Scarlet Knights guaranteed their fourth-consecutive winning season in 2022-23, a feat that had not been accomplished in over 30 years. The Scarlet Knights had their second-ever win against a No. 1 ranked team in Purdue. Rutgers had every starter receive Big Ten recognition and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (
Caleb McConnell) for the second-straight season.
The Big Ten Conference slate includes ten home games and ten away games with times and designations set later. The full list of opponents in the Big Ten Conference is below:
Home Only
Indiana
Northwestern
Penn State
Away Only
Iowa
Michigan State
Minnesota
Home & Away
Maryland
Illinois
Michigan
Purdue
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Ohio State
