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Rutgers Basketball: 2018-19 season preview for the Scarlet Knights

By Holden Walter-Warner

EAST LANSING, MI - JANUARY 10: Geo Baker #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends during a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center on January 10, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - JANUARY 10: Geo Baker #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights defends during a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center on January 10, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 02: Geo Baker #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights reacts in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers during quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 2, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 02: Geo Baker #0 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights reacts in the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers during quarterfinals of the Big Ten Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 2, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Starting lineup

Geo Baker

Geo Baker was a revelation during his freshman season. He averaged 10.8 games per game, shooting .361 from 3-point range. With Sanders off to the pros, Baker is in line to pick up a majority of the scoring load for Rutgers.

Issa Thiam

The Senegal native will also need to step into a bigger role during his junior year. Last season, Issa Thiam averaged 7.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. At 6-foot-9, however, he’ll need to make more of an impact in the defensive paint; he averaged just 0.2 blocks per game during his sophomore campaign.

Eugene Omoruyi

The junior center averaged over 20 minutes a game last season. Eugene Omoruyi has shown promise in the paint, averaging 7.9 points and 5.0 rebounds, in addition to 0.8 blocks per contest. Don’t count on him to space the floor, though, as he has yet to make a 3-pointer in his college career.

Shaquille Doorson

Shaquille Doorson has the distinction as the lone senior on Rutgers’ roster. The 7-foot big man averaged more rebounds (2.9) than points (1.8) per game last season.

Montez Mathis

Montez Mathis is the consensus top recruit in the Scarlet Knights’ incoming class. The four-star guard has “star” written all over him, with the chance to match and surpass the production Sanders brought to Rutgers. If he doesn’t start immediately, it won’t take him long to force Pikiell to put him in the lineup.

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