By Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

One day after he was tapped as Rutgers' athletics director, Pat Hobbs met with the media.

He barely had time to look around the Rutgers campus, but offered a less-than-stellar review of the state of the Scarlet Knights' athletics facilities.

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"We’re not where we need to be (facilities-wise),'' Hobbs said on Dec. 1, 2015. "One of the things it would be great if some of you folks would do is go benchmark a little bit for us. Take a picture of some of the facilities that are out there in the Big Ten and compare them to where we are right now. We’re not where we need to be.''

Hobbs went on to say his "priority'' would be "fundraising'' ... or more to the point: "Getting out to Rutgers’ faithful and those who care about Rutgers University and getting them to invest in our success because without that investment, we’re not going to be successful.''

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In the 936 days since that statement, Hobbs has made progress toward making Rutgers' athletics facilities on par with its Big Ten peers. He's done that by doing exactly what he said he would do —fundraising to the tune of nearly $70 million since launching the Rutgers Big Ten Build in January 2016.

It's easy to forget all of the different facility improvements Rutgers has made since Hobbs took over. Here's a complete look at everything Rutgers has built or renovated, and a look ahead to what's next on Hobbs' to-do-list:

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Fred Hill Training Complex

Groundbreaking: Oct. 24, 2015

Built: 2016

Opened: January 2017

Cost: $3.25 million

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Skinny: The first entirely new athletics facility added to Rutgers landscape since the Sonny Werblin Center in 1990, the Fred Hill Training Complex accommodates the baseball and softball programs.

It was a project that was years in the making — former AD Julie Hermann presided over the groundbreaking — but Hobbs got it over the finish line. In all, more than 100 donors contributed to the privately financed project, including Barbara Bauer and her late husband William, as well as Ronald and Patricia Bainton (both families are recognized for their significant donations with a banner that hangs inside the facility).

"Opening this facility is showing people that we can get it done and we will get it done," Hobbs said during the ribbon cutting. "Then they will see the benefits of those things opening up.''

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Hale Center weight room

Cost: $1.65 million

Renovated: 2016

Opened: Aug. 22, 2016

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Skinny: Funded by Ron and Joanna Garutti and named in their honor, the 14,262-square foot facility includes a 60-yard FieldTurf track and more than 100 strength-and-conditioning machines and free-weight stations.

“When you walk into that room,’’ Hobbs said during the ribbon cutting, “you are going to see the level of commitment we have to excellence at Rutgers.’’

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RAC weight room

Cost: $2 million

Renovated: 2017

Opened: April 26, 2017

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Skinny: Built thanks to the donations from Bob and Harriett, the RAC's strength-and-conditioning center is used by the men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball, field hockey, swimming and diving, and the men's and women's track/cross country teams.

The facility includes eight free-weight racks, five pull-downs/rowing machines and a state-of-the-art reverse hyper-extension machine.

“This is a Big Ten facility," Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell said. “Now we can bring recruits right down here. Before we would walk by it."

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Rutgers football practice complex

Cost: $8.5 million

Built: 2017

Opened: Aug. 6, 2017

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Skinny: Privately funded primarily with a $5 million donation from Jeff and Amy Towers, the Rutgers football program's outdoor practice complex is state-of-the-art, featuring:

Two new Kentucky Bluegrass fields equipped with a state-of-the-art drainage and irrigation system

A separate FieldTurf playing surface with CoolPlay technology

A high-powered Musco LED light system

Two permanent 54-foot film towers

Two new scoreboards, a new LED video board and six game clocks

A 5,000 square foot storage unit new maintenance equipment and permanent restrooms

Located adjacent to the Hale Center, the fields were named after All-American tight end Marco Battaglia, who starred at Rutgers in the 1990s before playing eight seasons in the NFL.

"Isn't it great that everybody in the country is now going to say, 'We want what Rutgers has,'" Hobbs said. "When was the last time that's happened? They'll come here, they'll arrive on game-day. They'll look at this and heads will snap.''

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RWJ Barnabas Health Athletic Performance Center

Cost: $115 million

Groundbreaking: Nov. 1, 2016

Built: Currently under construction

Projected finish date: June/July 2019

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Skinny: The long-awaited indoor practice facility that will accommodate the men's and women's basketball programs, the gymnastics team and the wrestling team will include shared sports medicine, strength and conditioning and nutrition facilities, plus a public area holding the the Rutgers athletics hall of fame and a fan store.

Built thanks to an $18 million donation from RWJ Barnabas Health, the 307,000 square-feet facility adjacent to the RAC is set on 6.2 acres and also includes a 535-space parking deck.

"We recognize that we're competing against the very best so we need to have the very best facilities to bring in those student athletes and when they come here, to make them successful," Rutgers president Robert Barchi said. "It's a great way to bring (recruits) here and it's a great way to move (players) along once they're here."

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Gary and Barbara Rodkin Center for Academic Success

Cost: TBD

Status: Currently in design phase

Projected opening: TBD

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Skinny: While this facility won't get built until the next decade, it already has renderings which show it will be set on the Busch Campus, tucked in between High Point Solutions Stadium and Yurcak Field.

It will accommodate the men's and women's soccer and lacrosse programs, and feature training and equipment spaces for each team, new lounges and meeting rooms, coaching offices, and locker rooms.

In addition, it will consolidate all academic support services for Rutgers athletics in a single building. Currently, Rutgers athletes have academic-support services in the Hale Center.

Rutgers' athletics administrators — who are spread between the Hale Center, the Rutgers Athletic Center and on the press-box level of the football stadium — will also have offices inside the Rodkin Center.

The project was kickstarted with a $15 million gift from Gary Rodkin and his wife Barbara.

"It’s fitting that the largest gift in (Rutgers) athletics history is focused on the academic success of our student-athletes,'' Hobbs said. "Gary and Barbara wanted to marry their two passions — academics and athletics. This facility will enable us to build a best-in-class academic support program.

"Rutgers is committed to student-athlete success while in the classroom and later in life after they have finished competing for the Scarlet Knights. We are incredibly grateful to Gary and Barbara for their wonderful generosity. Hopefully, their giving will inspire others, as we continue to write a great chapter in Rutgers Athletics history.''

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