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Rutgers women’s basketball to host Payton Dunbar on official visit

Payton Dunbar will be taking a Rutgers basketball official visit this summer.

At the end of the month, Rutgers women’s basketball will host Payton Dunbar, for an official visit,

The news of Dunbar’s Rutgers visit came via Rivals beat writer Alex Crouthamel. Dunbar has received offers from schools such as Miami, Michigan, and Syracuse.

During her high school career, Dunbar has frustrated her opponents with athleticism and excellent length. She has also displayed impressive range as a shooter and has been a sparkplug on offense. Due to her play, schools nationwide, including Rutgers, have taken notice as they look to add to their 2025 class.

While Dunbar’s collegiate debut is still over a year away, Rutgers will get a chance later this month to make their pitch. The Scarlet Knights are coming off an 8-24 campaign but have added some intriguing talent. That list includes Janae Walker and Jojo Lacey in the transfer portal and five-star recruit [autotag]Kiyomi McMiller[/autotag].

 

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Before June comes to a close, Dunbar will be busy. The talented guard also has visits scheduled with Michigan, Wake Forest, and Virginia, according to 247Sports. On her tour, Rutgers will be the last stop, giving Rutgers ample time to prepare. If they can add Dunbar to the mix, then the 2025 class will have another talented scorer.

Rutgers women’s basketball reveals 2024-2025 road and home opponents

Rutgers women’s basketball now knows their Big Ten home opponents.

While the 2024-2025 campaign is still months away, Rutgers women’s basketball fans began marking their calendars on Wednesday. The Big Ten revealed home and road opponents for every team in the conference, including Rutgers. In the 18-game league schedule, there will be a few unique road trips for fans to plan. 

During the 2024-2025 campaign, Rutgers’ road slate includes games against Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon. Their meeting against the Oregon Ducks will mark the fourth all-time matchup and first since 2010 between the two programs. Rutgers will also play Penn State on the road. 

Additionally, there will be plenty of reasons to head to Jersey Mike’s Arena. The home slate includes games against Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, and USC. With UCLA and USC now in the Big Ten, they will, in a way, be making history with these match-ups.

 

USC and Rutgers will face off for the first time since  2009. The matchup with UCLA will mark the seventh meeting between the two programs and the first since 1999.

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After a disappointing season, Rutgers will be eager to put the 2023-2024 campaign in the rearview mirror. Their record should improve due to a talented recruiting class that includes Kiyomi McMiller. They also added a few veteran pieces in the transfer portal in the form of Janae Walker and Jojo Lacey. Game dates and times will be announced in the coming months.