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Scouting Fairleigh Dickinson: Knights’ roster, rankings, stat comparison

After a quick, easy win on Wednesday night against Sacred Heart, the Rutgers men's basketball is set to hit the play game two this week on Friday night against fellow New Jersey school Fairleigh Dickinson.

Below is a look at the Knights projected starting lineup and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics.

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RANKINGS COMPARISON - RUTGERS | FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

ESPN BPI: No. 50 | No. 183

KENPOM: No. 28 | No. 255

SAGARIN: No. 39 | No. 288

2019-20 NET: No. 30 | No. 281

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PROJECTED FDU STARTING LINEUP
NAME HT/WT YEAR NOTES

Jahlil Jenkins

6-0/160

Jr.

Named All-NEC preseason first team, averaged 16.9ppg, 3.0apg and 3.9rpg last season.

Callum Baker

6-0/160

So.

Second ever career start this week vs. Quinnipiac, finished with Xpts and Xrebs.

Brandon Rush

6-3/175

So.

Just finished with tying his career high in points (17) against Quinnipiac on Wednesday.

Elyjah Williams

6-7/220

Sr..

Like Jenkins also named All-NEC preseason first team, recently dropped 20+ points vs. Quinnipiac.

Pier Olivier-Racine

6-8/230

Fr.

Tall, defensive minded Canadian big man who recently had 4pts and 7rebs in his first college game vs. Quinnipiac.

Rutgers - FDU Stat Comparison (2019-20 stats)
STAT RUTGERS FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

Points/game

69.9 (212th)

72.2 (135th)

Field Goal %

44.7% (126th)

45.2% (96th)

3PT %

31.0% (291st)

35.7% (58th)

Rebound Margin

+5.9 (27th)

-2.4 (286th)

Assist/Turnover Ratio

1.04 (135th)

.91 (253rd)

Steals/game

6.5 (T-152nd)

6.4 (177th)

Blocks/game

4.6 (T-33rd)

3.3 (146th)

Opp. points/game

62.6 (19th)

74.5 (296th)

Opp. FG%

38.3% (8th)

44.9% (280th)

Opp. 3PT%

31.1% (76th)

34.3% (256th)

SACRED HEART RECORD LAST SEASON: 11-19 (7-5) / Notable wins against Bryant, Central Connecticut State and Quinnipiac.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 17th matchup between the two schools. Rutgers leads the series 14-2, with the most recent victory coming in 2018 when the Scarlet Knights won 90-55.

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