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11/01/2024

Junior center Emmanuel Ogbole is ready to take charge as the leading center of the Rutgers men’s basketball team after the departure of Clifford Omoruyi.

Before joining the Scarlet Knights, Ogbole attended Excel Model Secondary School in Nigeria. But Ogbole did not start playing basketball until he was 18 years old after graduating high school.

This introduction to basketball resulted from Ogbole’s invitation to a camp hosted by Toronto Raptors President Masai Ujiri.

“I was privileged to attend the Giants of Africa camp hosted by Masai Ujiri,” Ogbole said. “In 2018, I attended the camp. I wasn’t really good. I just had the size and everything. I didn’t really have much skills. All I could do was dunk the ball and maybe give a few passes.”

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✍️: Vikramadithya Bezawada
🖋️: Elliot D**g
📸: Daniel Fritz / scarletknights.com

10/31/2024

Speedy, creative and elusive are just some ways to describe freshman guard Kiyomi McMiller. After a season filled with struggles, the Rutgers women’s basketball team has one of the best offensive guards in the 2024 recruiting class playing in the backcourt.

Aside from an exhibition game, McMiller has yet to play for the Scarlet Knights, but the hype among fans has grown since her commitment, and for good reason. At Life Center Academy in Burlington, New Jersey, McMiller amassed 2,015 points, 437 rebounds and 363 assists in her career.

Basketball has been a part of McMiller’s life from a young age, with ties to the game all around her family. Most notably, McMilller’s mother, Ravilia McMiller, played for Mount Saint Mary’s, has coached at the high school level and is the co-founder of a player development program called Off Season Athletics, LLC.

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✍️: Nicholas Hart
🖋️: Elliot D**g
📸: Tom Gilbert / Scarletknights.com

10/30/2024

For the last time at Yurcak Field on Busch campus in 2024, the Rutgers men’s soccer team defeated Maryland 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Scarlet Knights (5-9-2, 2-6-1) ended their four-game winless streak in style, handing the Terrapins (8-3-5, 5-2-2) their second straight defeat.

It was Rutgers’ second-ranked win of the season after defeating then-No. 8-ranked Wisconsin on the road in early October. As for No. 10 Maryland, a team ranked as high as No. 2 in the country last week after going 12 games undefeated, has now lost back-to-back games and seems to have lost its chance at a regular season Big Ten title.

Early chances for the home team came from sophomore defender Devon Stopek, who came inches away from scoring his first collegiate goal but dipped his shot over the crossbar, and senior midfielder Curt Calov, who blasted a free kick right into the hands of Terrapins goalkeeper Laurin Mack.

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✍️: Matthew Mangam
📸: Lucas Tang

10/29/2024

Known for his versatility and defensive tenacity, junior guard Jordan Derkack hopes to impact both ends of the court in his first year with the Rutgers men’s basketball team.

After a standout career at Merrimack, where he won the Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Year and NEC Defensive Player of the Year awards, Derkack was the top player for the Warriors and is expected to become a vital role player for the Scarlet Knights.

Although Derkack never attended a Rutgers basketball game growing up, his journey began just 25 minutes from campus. He played at Spire Academy in Ohio as well as Colonia High School in Colonia, New Jersey, where he was named to the all-conference team his senior season. Despite his success, Derkack remained unranked as a prospect before committing to Merrimack.

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✍️: Evan Leong
🖋️: Elliot D**g
📸: Evan Leong

10/25/2024

Graduate student guard Tyson Acuff is preparing to bring his veteran leadership to the Rutgers men’s basketball team.

The 6-foot-4 Detroit, Michigan, product began his collegiate career at Duquesne and averaged 5.7 points per game and 2.9 rebounds per game as a second-year freshman before transferring back home to play at Eastern Michigan.

Last season, he averaged 21.7 points per game and 3.6 rebounds per game with the Eagles and was the nation’s seventh-leading scorer.

Aside from being a prolific scorer, Acuff is eager to display other aspects of his game.

✍️: Alaasha Ashburn
📸: Evan Leong

10/23/2024

Senior defender Joey Zalinsky was only a sophomore when the Rutgers men’s soccer team won its first Big Ten Championship in 2022, but he was far from inexperienced.

Hailing from Brick, New Jersey, Zalinsky did not play high school soccer for Brick Memorial High School. Instead, he committed his time to the New York Red Bulls Academy, eventually becoming a starter for New York Red Bulls II in 2021.

With offers to play collegiate soccer for the Scarlet Knights, Syracuse and Louisville, Zalinsky chose to stay in New Jersey and close to home.

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✍️: Matthew Mangam
🖋️: Elliot D**g
📸: Evan Leong

10/16/2024

You would be hard-pressed to find a Rutgers wrestling fan who isn’t excited for the 2024-2025 season. After all, the Scarlet Knights had their first Big Ten champion since 2019 and produced two All-Americans last season.

Looking ahead to this season, Rutgers returns 9 of its 10 starters and brings in the No. 4 recruiting class, the program’s highest since 2007-2008.

In the offseason, associate head coach Donny Pritzlaff left the program to become the head coach of Columbia. Despite the change in the coaching staff, head coach Scott Goodale still has long-time assistant coaches Joe Pollard and Steve Mytych. Mikey Labriola, a five-time All-American, was brought in as an assistant coach in August.

The Knights ended last season ranked No. 14 in the country and are expected to finish around that number again this season. But Goodale is no longer satisfied with that expectation – he wants the program to take a step forward this season.

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✍️: Matthew Mangam
📸: Evan Leong

09/11/2024

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04/04/2024

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01/26/2024

As the weather changes, Rutgers’ campuses remain as beautiful as ever. Swipe to see photos taken this week by The Daily Targum’s staff photographers!

11/21/2023

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