Name other Rutgers bball players that were more important to a program than Mag

[ImBadRU]

Kelvin Troy the first Mag

 

[RC80]

(Agree) Kelvin Troy; that's who came to mind when starting reading this. Mag reminds me of Kelvin; key guy on that excellent late 70's team. Too bad he didn't make the tap in against Duke.

 

[Rokodesh]

Austin Johnson his Sr year

 

[Mr Magoo]

Kelvin Troy

That was mine (never got the credit he deserved), I’ll go Darius Griffin or Damon Santiago.

 

[Scangg]

Yeboah Webb Wiggins Axani came to mind

 

[Rutgersray1]

Chuck Weiler Emory Ward Darius Griffin

 

[scarletpumpernickl]

Adrian Hill, Eric Clark

 

[mikeyo]

From yester year--- Mike Jones, Craig Carter, Brent Dabbs

 

[LETSGORU91]

Keith Hughes

 

[mikeyo]

Keith Hughes

One of the best players in RU history

 

[BigEastPhil]

Hamady N’Diaye.

 

[RUHouston]

Rick Dadika

 

[RUGiddy777]

Caleb was huge in pretty much every game he played in, at least when he was healthy. His defense was so good that he'd largely shut down whomever he was marking while also simultaneously disrupting the play of everybody else on the other team. It was, at times, mind-blowing to watch.

We'd have these games where Caleb would seem kinda quiet, he'd fade a bit into the background until he made a steal or a block. But those were actually some of his best games 'cause he would just clamp down so hard on his guy that both he and the guy he's marking (often the other team's best player) would disappear for long stretches.

I think he was at least as impactful to last year's team as any other RUMBB player I've seen was to their team. But because he was a defensive specialist, and not a big scorer, people would regularly overlook him.

And when he had a rough game on offense he’d take abuse from fans who didn’t realize how much he was still impacting the game by giving us extra possessions.

 

[SirPerceval]

Quincy Douby

I think he's considered a superstar for purposes of this discussion. My contribution is Rashod Kent

 

[Scangg]

Adrian Hill, Eric Clark

Adrian Hill!

 

[BigEastPhil]

Adrian Hill!

After every game and in fact during games, Adrian Hill would wobble like he just ended a 15 round heavyweight fight.

What a warrior!

 

[OJRutgers]

Rick Dadika

Come on man.

 

[RUHouston]

Come on man.

What? We're talking about glue guys not superstars per the OP....he was that on the '89 team. Convince me I'm wrong (I'm not being a wiseass...)

 

[LETSGORU91]

Keith Hughes

^^^^ My bad on this...I didnt see the OP mention non stars.

 

[OJRutgers]

What? We're talking about glue guys not superstars per the OP....he was that on the '89 team. Convince me I'm wrong (I'm not being a wiseass...)

By the time I got to your message i had gone off topic. Yes, Rick Dadika was more important to the program than Mag.

 

[JDNB]

Jim Valvano

 

[mikeyo]

^^^^ My bad on this...I didnt see the OP mention non stars.

That's OK. He is often overlooked, but not forgotten by those who had the privilege of watching him play

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

I don’t mean Superstars, I mean lunch pail guy think lifts the players around him. Mag truly is special. I know there were others but wow last night just shows how important he is to this program.

Can we say Geo?

 

[LETSGORU91]

By the time I got to your message i had gone off topic. Yes, Rick Dadika was more important to the program than Mag.

Loved Dadika. Hard worker, spot on shooter and very solid FT shooter.

That's OK. He is often overlooked, but not forgotten by those who had the privilege of watching him play

You can say that again! And RIP to Keith who carried the Knights to an A10 title and into the NCAAs.

 

[RV-GORU]

Marquis Webb

Yes!

 

[Kbee3]

Bob Greacen.
Roy Hinson.

 

[RuBird]

Can we say Geo?

Geo could win games on his own. To me he was a superstar. Looking for a player that elevated the team around him that alone was not a superstar

 

[mikeyo]

Geo could win games on his own. To me he was a superstar. Looking for a player that elevated the team around him that alone was not a superstar

Mr. Clutch. He shot us into the tournament in 2020 . Then Covid reared its ugly head

 

[Kbee3]

Geo could win games on his own. To me he was a superstar. Looking for a player that elevated the team around him that alone was not a superstar

Jack Penhall.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

so you are looking for
1. Someone more valuable to program than Mag
2. Cant be a star

There are only 2 possible answers to the question
1. Steve Pikell
2. _ _ e _ i d _ n

In all seriousness the answer really is no one.

 

[srru86]

Marquis Webb

Lots of good suggestions here. This was the one I was thinking.

 

[superfan01]

Lots of good suggestions here. This was the one I was thinking.

Webb was the best defender on that team (similar to Mag). Great guard but never got the spotlight that Douby, Herve or even Shields got on those very good Waters teams.

 

[JudgeSmails56]

Douby

 

[Westcoast]

After every game and in fact during games, Adrian Hill would wobble like he just ended a 15 round heavyweight fight.

What a warrior!

I remember someone on this board saying Hill's offensive game resembled a man falling out of a tree, which always cracked me up because he did tend to fall to the floor on every layup and dunk attrmpt.