Despite his recent cancer diagnosis, Steve Pikiell's Rutgers Scarlet Knights are preparing for his 11th season in Piscataway. His teams have always proven to be hard-nosed and tough, just like the fight Pikiell is going through himself.
Following a historic Final Four run, the Illini face a grueling gauntlet featuring a high-stakes showdowns and a heavyweight rematch with national powerhouse UConn.
The Orange will take on the Scarlet Knights in February as part of a rebirth of an old Big East rival.
USC plays four consecutive Big Ten games in the Eastern time zone, and all of them take place during the school's winter break.
We know the Purdue men’s basketball schedule.
Northwestern men’s basketball will open Big Ten play against Wisconsin before facing defending national champion Michigan on the road. The Wildcats’ 20-game conference schedule also features home-and-home series with Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota.
3 takeaways on Rutgers basketball's full 2026-27 schedule
Michigan Basketball’s 2026-27 Big Ten conference schedule has officially been revealed:
Kansas doesn't have a single healthy roster spot on the line this week — and it still has real stakes in a Nigerian center's four-month legal war with the NCAA.
Steve Pikiell, who has coached Rutgers since 2016, shared his cancer diagnosis Wednesday, with no set timetable for his full return.
Pikiell, 58, said he still plans to be involved with his team this season as he navigates treatment.
Before we get into the news, we'd like to extend our prayers and well wishes to Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell, who announced he is battling cancer in a letter posted to social media yesterday. Nate Oats and the Crimson…
Pikiell is currently the head coach at Rutgers.
Rutgers starts 2027 basketball recruiting class with 4-star recruit.
Rutgers basketball’s out of conference opponents revealed.
How’s it going, y’all? We’re back once again with a Big Ten Basketball Preview! Today we’re going to be checking in on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, who are coming off a 14-20 season (6-14 in conference).
The Wildcats will take on a familiar foe in New Jersey.
Rutgers basketball adds an exhibition game against a former Big East foe.
Earlier in the off-season, CBS reporter Jon Rothstein reported that Rutgers and Syracuse were looking to schedule a non-conference game against one another this off-season at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The Hochul Cup will be the prelude to Thanksgiving
Another long-time rival returns to the schedule
The Orange are close to finalizing their schedule under first-year head coach Gerry McNamara.
Rutgers guard Harun Zrno has signed with Washington out of the NCAA transfer portal, On3’s Pete Nakos reports. Zrno was a freshman at Rutgers during the 2025-26 season. As a freshman, Zrno played in 34 games for the Scarlet Knights. He started 15 of them, averaging 19.1 minutes per contest.