Big Ten Basketball Preseason Power Rankings: 14-8

14. Rutgers

Jan 31, 2015; Bloomington, IN, USA; Rutgers Scarlet Knights forward/center Greg Lewis (35) against the Indiana Hoosiers at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers won 72-64. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

2014-15 Record: 10-22 (2-16)

Key Players: 

G Bishop Daniels, Sr

G Omari Grier, Sr

F Greg Lewis, Sr

Outlook:

Rutgers just wasn’t a good basketball team last season. They lost 15 straight games to close out a horrendous 2014-15 season. The Scarlet Knights lost their top two scorers from a season ago in Myles Mack and Kadeem Jack.

They are led by a trio of seniors, but that’s about all this team has going for them. Rutgers will need to be a strong defensive team in order to compete because they are a very inefficient offensive basketball team.

Projected Record: 10-20 (1-17)