PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers men’s basketball’s head coach Steve Pikiell and the Rutgers men’s basketball family are thrilled to welcome back cherished members of RU history for three separate events during the 2022-23 season.
Two of the best teams in the history of RU basketball, the 1983 and 1991 teams, will each be honored and welcomed to a home game each at Jersey Mike’s Arena, along with an all-letterwinners event at Madison Square Garden against Michigan State (Saturday, Feb. 4).
The Madison Square Garden game against the Spartans will be nationally televised on FOX as part of the network’s Super Saturday Series.
The 1983 team will be welcomed and honored at the game against Iowa at Jersey Mike’s Arena (Sunday, January 8). The 1991 team will be welcomed and honored at the game against Ohio State (Sunday, January 15) at Jersey Mike’s Arena.
Each of the Rutgers legends attending the game will be announced during a halftime ceremony commemorating their achievements.
Below is an excerpt from the personal invitations that Pikiell sent to each living member of the two legendary teams:
“Please join us for a special reunion for your team when we will celebrate your past contributions to our program while also sharing the excitement of what the future holds. There is incredible energy and enthusiasm surrounding not just our team, but the entire athletic department, and we continue to look at you, members of the Knighthood, as the foundation of the legacy we are creating.”
The letterwinners will also receive a tour of the basketball team’s state-of-the-art facility, the RWJ Barnabas Athletic Performance Center and attend a pregame lunch at The Rutgers Club.
The 1983 men’s basketball team, coached by Tom Young, went (23-8) on the season and (11-3) in the Atlantic-10, good for first place in the conference. A 60-53 victory over Louisiana in the first round of the tournament on Friday, March 18 at the Hartford Civic Center would go on to be one of the best runs in the university’s history.
The 1991 men’s basketball team had a historic season. The Scarlet Knights went (19-10) overall and (14-4) in the Atlantic-10, also good for first place in the conference. The team coached by Bob Wenzel, was led all season long by guard Keith Hughes who averaged a team-high 21 points-per-game and 10 rebounds-per-game. RU would receive an…
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