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Watch: Rutgers basketball recruit Dylan Harper dominates over the weekend for Rod Wave Elite

Dylan Harper puts together another strong and impressive performance this weekend.

Dylan Harper continues to make the case to be the nation’s top player, putting in a strong performance for Rod Wave Elite.

At times, it looked like an ‘And 1’ mixed tape performance, given just how strong the RWE team was in the tournament. RWE is an AAU program that plays in weekend tournaments and is more about entertainment than anything else. The mastermind behind RWE is social media influencer Cam Weaver.

Harper is publicly uncommitted. He currently has Rutgers in his top five.

A five-star combo guard from Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), Harper was the consensus top player in the nation until Cooper Flagg reclassified. He is the top-ranked player in New Jersey and the second-best recruit in the 2024 recruiting class according to 247Sports.

This was a complete and impressive performance from Harper, who showed flashes of explosiveness while also exhibiting his range. He looked very strong on the dribble.

 

On Saturday, Harper played at the famous Rucker Parker, teaming up with Airious ‘Ace’ Bailey to put on a show. Bailey is the No. 3 recruit in the nation and a five-star forward.

He committed to Rutgers in January.

Harper and Bailey are currently the top two players in the nation according to ESPN.com.

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Watch: Rutgers basketball recruit Asa Newell, a five-star, impressed at the FIBA World Cup

Asa Newell had a strong performance at the recent FIBA World Cup.

Five-star forward Asa Newell is one of the top recruits in the class of 2024, landing an offer from Rutgers basketball this month.

Newell, from Montverde Academy in Florida, was offered by Rutgers in mid-July. This puts the Scarlet Knights in what is already a loaded recruitment for one of the nation’s top forwards.

A 6-foot-9 power forward who can score and defend, Newell is the No. 10 player in the nation in the 247Sports Composite. Despite being two years younger than many of his teammates – and opponents – Newell performed well for the USA Basketball U19 National Team that was part of the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
His offer list includes Alabama, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan and Wake Forest among others.

His performance at the FIBA World Cup led to some pretty solid praise from Tom Crean, the former head coach at Indiana.

At the World Cup, Newell averaged 7.7 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. That was an impressive performance considering Newell was a 17-year old going up against professional players and college standouts.

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Breaking: Rutgers football lands four-star recruit Kaj Sanders

Four-star Kaj Sanders commits to Rutgers football.

Kaj Sanders committed to Rutgers football on Saturday afternoon. In doing so, he joins K.J. Duff as two commitments from four-star players in the past week.

The Rutgers football recruiting class now stands at 21 commitments with four players ranked as four-stars.

A four-star recruit according to On3 and Rivals, Sanders is one of New Jersey’s top players in the 2024 recruiting. He is a safety at powerhouse program Bergen Catholic (Oradell, N.J.) and is a consensus top-10 player in the state.

His commitment announcement was carried live by Rivals. He picked from a final four of North Carolina, Rutgers, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

“They’ve been recruiting me since I was a freshman, sophomore. They’ve been on me,” Sanders said during his announcement. “I had to put them in.”

The commitment is huge for Rutgers in that it gives the Scarlet Knights a top-tier player from New Jersey’s premier prep football program. Bergen Catholic is ranked No. 24 in the nation by MaxPreps.

It also shows a significant flex of muscle by Rutgers to pull in a player from the Big North Non-Public, which is largely considered the top conference in the state.

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Sanders took an official visit to Rutgers in late June. This week, he said that during that visit, the Scarlet Knights made a move in his recruitment.

Apparently, it was a move all the way to the top.

“Things went really well on my visit. They made a big move in my recruitment,” Sanders told Rutgers Wire this week.

“They made that move because of all the love they’ve been showing me on my official.”

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