2017 – 18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men 's basketball team represented Rutgers University – New Brunswick during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Scarlet Knights , led by second-year head coach Steve Pikiell , played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway , New Jersey as fourth-year members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 15 – 19 , 3 – 15 in Big Ten play to finish in last place . In the Big Ten Tournament , they defeated Minnesota and Indiana before losing to Purdue in the quarterfinals
Big Ten Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team