Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell talks with his team during the Rutgers mens basketball practice at RWJ Barnabas Health ...

But on Thursday, Steve Pikiell spoke to reporters for the first time since the end of a depressing Rutgers season to explain how he is going to fix a program that, from the outside, looks broken.

Coach Steve Pikiell gives instructions during the Rutgers Intrasquad Scrimmage in Piscataway, NJ on September 28. 2024.© Peter Ackerman, Peter Ackerman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images ...

Head coach Steve Pikiell of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights looks on against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the first half of their game during the Players Era Festival basketball tournament at MGM ...

I want to get back to defending like crazy and play full court," Pikiell said on Thursday. "I think the athleticism that we are going to bring back and hopefully [get] in the portal will get us to ...

The Rutgers basketball coaching staff is hard at work looking to add new pieces via the transfer portal. Looking to the future, head coach Steve Pikiell is hopeful of bringing back all his assistants.

USA TODAY Sports caught up with Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell who joined on behalf of sports technology company GameChanger.

Steve Pikiell has gone outside the box for the most important missing piece of the 2025-26 Rutgers basketball roster. Bosnian wing Harun Zrno, a 6-foot-7, Class of 2025 sharpshooter, committed to ...

Mar 9, 2025; Piscataway, New Jersey, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Steve Pikiell looks on during the second half against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Jersey Mike's Arena. Mandatory ...

Rutgers Head Coach reflects on pride coaching future NBA stars Harper and Bailey Coach Steve Pikiell shares pride as Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey head to the NBA after standout seasons.

Steve Pikiell will be missed by members of SBU marching band Members of the Stony Brook Marching Band cheer during a sendoff for the basketball team on March 15, 2016. Credit: Brad Penner ...

The first public sign that Rutgers basketball coach Steve Pikiell was wading into unfamiliar territory came Oct. 17, when the Scarlet Knights took the floor for a televised exhibition game against ...