New Rutgers head coach Steve Pikiell

Rutgers head men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell is expected to hire former Pittsburgh assistant Brandin Knight as an assistant coach, according to 247 National Basketball Analyst Andrew Slater and multiple sources.

Knight declined a position on former Rutgers head coach Mike Rice's staff in 2010, but this time the two sides are close to terms, with an announcement expected to come as early as Monday afternoon.

On Wednesday morning, NJ Advance Media's Keith Sargeant reported that the deal had been finalized, confirming that Knight will join the Rutgers staff.

Two-year Rutgers assistant Greg "Shoes" Vetrone, whose status has been in limbo since Eddie Jordan's firing, is expected to be retained but in an advisory role regarding player personnel. In his new capacity, Vetrone will mainly oversee the players he recruited — namely Corey Sanders, Jonathan Laurent and Deshawn Freeman.

Knight starred at New Jersey's Seton Hall Prep and committed to Pittsburgh in 1999. He went on to become an All-American point guard for the Panthers and his No. 20 jersey still hangs in the rafters.

He joined Jamie Dixon's staff as a program assistant/video coordinator in 2006-07 and remained at the school until this spring, when Dixon left to become TCU's head coach.

Pitt chose to hire Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings over Knight, who some players and alumni felt should have gotten the job. Stallings offered Knight a position on the staff, which Knight declined before announcing on Twitter that he was leaving Pitt.

Now Knight appears ready to come home.