Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball: Watch Every Game

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I don’t get to watch as many Rutgers basketball games on TV as other college programs, but there’s still decent coverage of the men’s games and quite a few of the women’s games are broadcast as well.

In a hurry? Big Ten Network is the primary venue for Scarlet Knights basketball. All these streaming services offer it and much more:

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Rutgers basketball has been around since 1906 and have had years of success and struggle throughout their history. In 2014, the team joined the Big Ten Conference, one of the best and most competitive college basketball conferences nationally.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have been playing well of late and have made the NCAA Tournament in 2021 and 2022 but missed in 2023.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights March Madness

This was a terrible season for the Scarlet Knights men’s and women’s basketball teams. Neither will participate in the tournament. But you can find the complete schedule of games in our March Madness viewer’s guide. Still a lot of great basketball to enjoy.

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TV Channels to Watch Rutgers Scarlet Knights Games

The best place to watch Rutgers basketball, both the men’s and women’s team, is the Big Ten Network (BTN). The men’s team, as they continue to improve and find themselves in the top-25 of the AP rankings most weeks, will have almost every game televised on the BTN while the women’s contests will be televised less frequently.

Rutgers has also been featured on ESPN, ESPNU, FS1, and Fox.

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Streaming Rutgers Basketball

All of the following streaming services offer BTN, ESPN channels, and Fox Sports channels. Note that some or all may require add-ons or upper-level plans.

• Fubo (formerly FuboTV): Get 150+ channels including BTN and its subchannels with plans starting at $79.99/month. (Fubo review)
• Sling TV: Start with Sling Orange or Sling Blue ($40.00/month) or both ($55.00/month) and add the Sports Extra ($11/mo or $15/mo) to get BTN as well as many other channels including MLB Network, NBA TV, and NHL Network. The Blue version includes NFL RedZone and the Orange has many other ESPN-related channels. (Sling TV review) (March Madness coverage and schedule)
• DIRECTV STREAM: The Choice plan ($114.99/month) gives you BTN and a great selection of RSNs. (DIRECTV STREAM review)
• Hulu + Live TV: Get BTN as part of its 100+ live TV channel lineup along with Disney+ and ESPN+ for $82.99/month. (Hulu Live review)
• YouTube TV: Offers 100+ channels including BTN for $82.99/month.

One great thing about streaming services is that they all provide cloud DVR storage.

If you have a device that can stream video, chances are it is supported by one or more services. All of them allow you to live stream on Amazon Fire TV, Android Mobile, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, iOS (eg, iPhone), Roku, and web browsers. Smart TVs like LG, Samsung, and Vizio as well as gaming systems like Xbox are also widely supported.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights Basketball

Rutgers has had a men’s Division I basketball team for the past 100+ years, and for the majority of the first 50 years of the team’s existence, Rutgers was not affiliated with a conference.

In 1982, the school joined the Atlantic 10, in 1995 they moved to the Big East, and in 2014 Rutgers was accepted into the Big Ten where both the men’s and women’s teams compete today.

Both the men’s and women’s teams play their home games at Jersey Mike’s Arena on campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. It is an 8,000-seat multi-purpose arena that was built in the shape of a trapezoid. Jersey Mike’s Arena is most commonly known as the RAC (Rutgers Athletic Center), and it is famous for being one of the loudest basketball arenas in the NCAA.

The peculiar trapezoid shape, which came about as a cost-cutting technique by the architect, allows crowd noise to resonate and creates a noise that has been compared to the sound of a 747 taking off.

Rutgers’ biggest traditional basketball rivalry has been their cross-town opponent the Princeton Tigers. Princeton leads the series 75-45, but the teams have not played each other since 2013 because of conference realignment. In 1976, when Rutgers went to their lone Final Four, they played Princeton in the first round of that tournament and won by just a single point.

The Rutgers-Penn State rivalry has heated up over the past few years because they play in the same conference, and Seton Hall leads their rivalry with Rutgers 36-25.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Men’s Basketball

Rutgers made their deepest NCAA Tournament run in 1976 when they made the Final Four after a regular season that saw the team maintain a 31-0 record.

The Scarlet Knights men’s basketball has eight total March Madness appearances, but it looks unlikely to expand this in 2024.

Rutgers went from 1991 to 2021 without a single NCAA Tournament appearance, but Head Coach Steve Pikiell has the team moving in the right direction. But the 2023-24 season has been a disappointment.

The top performers of the Scarlet Knights are Clifford Omoruyi (points, blocks, rebounds) and Derek Simpson (assists, steals). Rounding out the team are Aundre Hyatt, Noah Fernandes, Gavin Griffiths, Jamichael Davis, Oskar Palmquist, Antwone Woolfolk, and Austin Williams.

The future looks bright for the Scarlet Knights. Dylan Harper, the No 2 high school player in the country, and Ace Bailey are joining the Rutgers men’s basketball’s 2024 class.

2023-24 Men’s Basketball Schedule

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Women’s Basketball

The Rutgers women’s basketball team began play in 1974, some 65 years after the men’s team, but in their short history the Rutgers women have accomplished a lot.

They were the runner-up of the NCAA Tournament in 2007, made it to two Final Fours, and have made 26 appearances in the NCAA Tournament since 1986.

Although they have struggled the last two years, the Rutgers women’s team has a rich tradition of really good basketball.

The top performers in 2023-24 are Destiny Adams (points, steals, rebounds) and Antonia Bates (assists, blocks). Other notable players are ChChyna Cornwell, Kassondra Brown, Erica Lafayette, Jillian Huerter, and Lisa Thompson.

2023-24 Women’s Basketball Schedule

Wrapping Up

Rutgers flies under a lot of people’s radars when it comes to basketball partly because of the school’s well-known, tough-nosed brand of football, and partly because of their status in the crowded Big Ten. Tune into the BTN to see both teams play their final games down the stretch.

Fubo is our recommendation for Rutgers basketball. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

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Image cropped from Aquan Smart attempts to lay the ball over the Rutgers defense at Xfinity Center, December 14th, 2020 by All-Pro Reels under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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