Steve Pikiell

Steve Pikiell
Pikiell (center) in 2017.
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record134–123 (.521)
Annual salary$2.6 million
Biographical details
Born (1967-11-21) November 21, 1967 (age 56)
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1991UConn
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992UConn (assistant)
1992New Haven Skyhawks (assistant)
1993–1995Yale (assistant)
1995–1996Wesleyan (interim HC)
1997–2001Central Connecticut (assistant)
2001–2005George Washington (assistant)
2005–2016Stony Brook
2016–presentRutgers
Head coaching record
Overall331–297 (.527)
Tournaments1–3 (NCAA Division I)
1–4 (NIT)
0–2 (CBI)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Stephen Christopher Pikiell (/ˈpkəl/ PYKE-əl; born November 21, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and since March 16th, 2016, the head men's basketball coach at Rutgers.[1] Prior to Rutgers, Pikiell was the head coach at Stony Brook for over a decade, leading the Seawolves to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016.

In 2021, Pikiell led Rutgers to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 30 years.

  1. ^ "Rutgers will hire Steve Pikiell as its new basketball coach". 19 March 2016.