Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball
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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Men's Basketball team represents Rutgers University
and is a NCAA Division I college basketball
team, which competes in the Big East Conference
. Rutgers will play its 105th season of collegiate men's basketball in 2011-2012
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and ended the 1976 season ranked fourth in the nation, after an 86-70 loss against the Michigan Wolverines
in the semifinal round and a 106-92 loss to the UCLA Bruins
in the tournament's third-place consolation game. This was the last men's Division I tournament to date to feature two unbeaten teams, as both Indiana
, who won that year's title, and Rutgers entered the tournament unbeaten. Rutgers went 31-0 during the regular season.
The Scarlet Knights also played the Michigan Wolverines
in the 2004 NIT Final which resulted in a Rutgers loss. In 2005-2006 Quincy Douby
set a Rutgers Basketball single season record by scoring 839 points. He left after his junior year to enter the NBA Draft.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights are the athletic teams that represent Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey...
Men's Basketball team represents Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
and is a NCAA Division I college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
team, which competes in the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
. Rutgers will play its 105th season of collegiate men's basketball in 2011-2012
2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...
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History
The Rutgers Men's Basketball team played in the Final Four in the 1976 NCAA Tournament1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1976, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
and ended the 1976 season ranked fourth in the nation, after an 86-70 loss against the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the...
in the semifinal round and a 106-92 loss to the UCLA Bruins
UCLA Bruins men's basketball
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program, established in 1920, owns a record 11 Division I NCAA championships. UCLA teams coached by John Wooden won 10 national titles in 12 seasons from 1964 to 1975, including 7 straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record 4 times, in 1964, 1967,...
in the tournament's third-place consolation game. This was the last men's Division I tournament to date to feature two unbeaten teams, as both Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
The Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing Indiana University . The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the NCAA. The Hoosiers play on Branch McCracken Court at the Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on the IU...
, who won that year's title, and Rutgers entered the tournament unbeaten. Rutgers went 31-0 during the regular season.
The Scarlet Knights also played the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The Wolverines play home basketball games at the...
in the 2004 NIT Final which resulted in a Rutgers loss. In 2005-2006 Quincy Douby
Quincy Douby
Quincy Douby is an Haitian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers. At 6'3", 175 lb, Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights...
set a Rutgers Basketball single season record by scoring 839 points. He left after his junior year to enter the NBA Draft.