Steve Pikiell

Steve Pikiell
Pikiell shouting while coaching Rutgers in 2017
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRutgers
ConferenceBig Ten
Record161–159 (.503)
Annual salary$2.6 million
Biographical details
Born (1967-11-21) November 21, 1967
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma materConnecticut
Playing career
1987–1991UConn
PositionPoint 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
Overall358–333 (.518)
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, currently the Scarlet Knights men's basketball head basketball coach at Rutgers University. He was previously the head coach at Stony Brook University from 2005 to 2016, leading the Seawolves to their first NCAA tournament appearance in his final year. Pikiell was hired by Rutgers in 2016 and led the program to its first NCAA tournament appearance in 30 years in 2021.