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Rutgers basketball recruit Mayar Wol picks up SEC, ACC offers

Mayar Wol, a Rutgers basketball recruit, picked up three more offers this week.

It has been a busy week for Mayar Wol, who has emerged as one of the top recruiting targets for Rutgers basketball.

The 6-foot-7, 190-pound forward from Moravian Prep (Hickory, NC) is a four-star recruit. The class of 2023 recruit is ranked the No. 87 player in the nation according to 247Sports.

He is the fourth-best player in North Carolina and the No. 19 power forward.

Rutgers is factoring in strongly for Wol, who recently talked with RutgersWire about his recruitment.

In late May, he was offered by Cincinnati. Then on Tuesday, an offer from the College of Charleston came on. On Wednesday, Mississippi State was followed by a Thursday offer from Clemson.

 

He also holds offers from Appalachian State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ohio Ole Miss, Tennessee and VCU in addition to Rutgers and his recent offers this week.

Last season as a junior, he averaged 12.3 points per game. The Lions went 24-4 last season.

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Last week, Rutgers landed four-star forward Gavin Griffiths, the highest-ranked recruit of head coach Steve Pikiell’s era. Griffiths is a consensus top 40 recruit in the nation.

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Rutgers basketball offers Mayar Wol, a long and athletic forward

Rutgers basketball latest to offer Mayar Wol, a small-forward out of North Carolina.

Rutgers men’s basketball is the latest to come in an offer Mayar Wol, an under-recruited forward prospect who is beginning to get some major recruiting attention.

In recent days, the class of 2023 from Moravian Prep Academy (Hickory, NC) has been offered by Rutgers and also Ole Miss.

Last season, he averaged 12.3 points per game.

He also holds offers from Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Tech, North Carolina A&T, Ohio, South Alabama and Tennessee. He is listed as 6-foot-8 and 190 pounds.

Wol tweeted about the offer from Rutgers on Tuesday night. It is his first offer from a Big Ten program for a recruitment that has been picking up dramatically in recent weeks.

 

Wol runs the floor well. He has a nice outside shot, can step back and shoot from behind the arc, rebounds well and is strong vertically. He is a good defender with length.

Rutgers had a solid 2022 recruiting class that included three-star power forward Antwone Woolfolk and three-star guard Derek Simpson.

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