Rutgers men’s basketball team has experienced a bittersweet offseason thus far. After saying goodbye to the pillars of the program’s resurgence in Geo Baker, Ron Harper Jr., and Caleb McConnell – Rutgers has some exciting news in the form of junior transfer Cam Spencer.
Spencer was an unranked recruit out of Davidsonville, Maryland according to 247Sports Composite in the class of 2019. The former Loyola Maryland Greyhound guard had an outstanding season this past year, averaging 18.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. He shot 46.8 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from three-point range.
He becomes the first transfer portal commit to Rutgers men’s basketball this offseason.
Rutgers has landed Loyola Maryland transfer Cam Spencer, source told @Stadium. Spencer averaged 19 points, 5 boards and 3 assists per game this past season.
Nice pickup for Steve Pikiell & Co.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) April 20, 2022
Spencer was the second-best player in the Patriot League by KenPom’s metrics and has a physical style of play. He shot 44.3 percent on 106 attempts across his first two seasons. Even in what was the worst shooting year of his college career, Spencer would have been Rutgers’ second-best 3-point shooter last season. He could easily fill the scoring void left by Baker and Harper.
Defensively, he is tenacious.
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