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No surprise but Rutgers women’s basketball recruit Autumn Fleary makes the ‘Super 60’ list

Autumn Fleary makes the ‘Super 60.’

Autumn Fleary, offered recently by Rutgers women’s basketball, is ranked among the top players in the class of 2026.

Rutgers offered Fleary in late May, getting involved with the point guard from Sidwell Friends School (Washington, D.C.). In the ‘Super 60,’ Fleary was ranked the No. 14 player in the nation.

And she is now a five-star in the ESPN rankings. She has been backing that up with her recent play, averaging 11.8 points per game at the recent EYBL Session 2.

She has recent offers this month from Miami, North Carolina and Wake Forest. She also holds offers from Boston College, Central Florida, Florida, Marquette, Memphis, Mississippi State, St. John’s, SMU, TCU, Virginia and Virginia Tech among others.

She was recently named one of 22 finalists for a roster spot with the United States women’s U17 national team.

 

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The incoming 2024 recruiting class for Rutgers is certainly a strong one. Head coach Coquese Washington landed two bigtime recruits in five-star guard Kiyomi McMiller and four-star forward Zachara Perkins.

Rutgers women’s basketball offers talented guard Amaia Jackson

Amaia Jackson has been offered by Rutgers women’s basketball.

Class of 2025 recruit Amaia Jackson was offered by Rutgers women’s basketball last week, the offer from the Scarlet Knights just one of several for the guard prospect.

Jackson plays for Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida), one of the top programs in the nation. The offer from Rutgers came during a week when she was also offered by Clemson, Memphis, Mississippi State, UPenn and Penn State among others.

She also holds offers from Harvard, Rhode Island and St. John’s among others.

A devastatingly good shooter from distance, Jackson is a prolific scorer at the prep and the EYBL level (she plays for the Miami Suns). A playmaker with the ball in her hands, she is a strong passer and runs the court well in transition.

Originally from New York, she transferred from Bishop Kearney (Brooklyn, New York) to Montverde last year.

 

Rutgers head coach [autotag]Coquese Washington[/autotag] has done a good job of landing elite recruits as she enters her third season with the Scarlet Knights.

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Last year’s recruiting class was headlined by Kiyomi McMiller, who was the No. 27 recruit in the nation in the ESPN rankings. She selected Rutgers from an offer list that included Arizona State, Baylor, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan and Ole Miss among others.

Rutgers women’s basketball’s Kiyomi McMiller on her NIL deal with the Jordan Brand

Kiyomi McMiller has an NIL deal with the Jordan Brand.

Last year, Kiyomi McMiller signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with the Jordan Brand. The five-star athlete from New Jersey signed with Rutgers basketball this spring.

McMiller finished as the No. 27 recruit in the nation in the ESPN rankings. She picked Rutgers from an offer list that included Arizona State, Baylor, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan and Ole Miss.

She is the highest-ranked recruit to commit to head coach [autotag]Coquese Washington[/autotag], who is entering her third season with the Scarlet Knights.

As for McMiller, her NIL deal with the biggest brand in basketball is certainly a big deal and puts her on not just a national stage but an international one.

And she made history with the deal, becoming the first high school athlete to sign an NIL deal with the Jordan Brand.

“I really got the deal by actually being watched by the brand a couple years before I was selected,” McMiller told Rutgers Wire.

“They watched my workouts and watched how I grew better as I got older. And they had just texted me through Instagram and told me that they wanted me to be a part of the brand and we just went from there.”

McMiller finished her senior season with Life Center Academy (Burlington, New Jersey) averaging 30.1 points per game.

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She also had 6.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. In addition, McMiller averaged 2.8 steals per gam as the Warriors finished 12-16 on the season.

Rutgers women’s basketball offered Maryland four-star guard Autumn Fleary

Autumn Fleary pulled in another offer this week.

Autumn Fleary is one of the latest offers to be sent out from Rutgers women’s basketball. The Maryland guard was offered by Rutgers on May 23.

In addition to being offered by Rutgers, she recently participated in the trials for the United States U17 national team. She is a guard for the McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Maryland).

Fleary is a four-star guard according to ESPN. She is the No. 21 recruit in the nation in the ESPN rankings for 2026 and is considered one of the top point guards in the country (if not the top point guard).

Along with Rutgers, other programs to have offered Fleary include Boston College, Central Florida, Florida, Marquette, Mississippi State, St. John’s, SMU, TCU, Virginia and Virginia Tech among others in a very crowded recruitment.

Fleary is electric with the ball in her hands. Her court vision and basketball IQ are impressive for a class of 2026 guard and she has the ability to create for herself offensively and distribute to teammates.

 

Rutgers has built some nice momentum on the recruiting trail with their 2024 class.

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Headlining the incoming class are five-star guard [autotag]Kiyomi McMiller[/autotag] and four-star forward [autotag]Zachara Perkins[/autotag].

 

Rutgers women’s basketball latest to offer Zaniah Zellous

Zaniah Zellous offered by Rutgers women’s basketball.

Zaniah Zellous, a national recruit and one of the top forward prospects in the nation, was offered by Rutgers women’s basketball this week.

Zellous is a 6-foot-2 forward from George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia). She can play either forward position.

At the AAU level, she plays for the prestigious WV Thunder program.

Zellous has a strong offer list that includes BYU, Clemson, Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Memphis, Michigan, Penn State, Pittsburgh, St. John’s and West Virginia among others.

Rutgers currently does not have a recruit committed in the 2025 class.

Zellous tweeted about the offer from Rutgers on Wednesday evening, tagging head coach Coquese Washington.

 

The 2024 recruiting class was a solid one for Rutgers. It featured five-star guard Kiyomi McMiller and four-star forward Zachara Perkins.

Committed to Rutgers since early January, McMiller is ranked the No. 22 player in the nation by ESPNW.  Perkins picked Rutgers from a final three that included Syracuse and Tulsa.

Zachara Perkins on why she picked Rutgers basketball

Zachara Perkins breaks down why she picked Rutgers women’s basketball.

Incoming freshman Zachara Perkins is a big piece of the future of Rutgers women’s basketball. The highly-rated forward, who signed with the program in November, very much believes in the direction of the Scarlet Knights’ rebuild.

During her recruitment, she picked Rutgers from a final three that also included Syracuse and Tulsa.

Perkins, a four-star according to ProspectsNation, is a 6-foot-2 forward from St. Pius X (Humble, Texas). As a senior, she was an all-state and all-region selection by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches.

She is comfortable in the post where here physicality was a difficult match-up at the high school level. But the ability to square up and shoot is a noticeable part of her offensive game.

“I felt that Rutgers was everything I was looking for in a school,” Perkins told Rutgers Wire.

“They believed in me, they paid attention to the details and were – and still are – persistent about how confident they are in my ability.”

Perkins joins a 2024 recruiting class that also includes five-star guard Kiyomi McMiller.

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Rutgers women’s basketball is undoubtedly going through a rebuild under Coquese Washington, set to enter her third year with the program.

Last year, Rutgers went 8-24 (2-16 Big Ten). Perkins said that the season wasn’t a letdown in the slightest and was part of what she sees as the needed steps to create a firm foundation for Rutgers.

“No, I wouldn’t say I was discouraged at all,” Perkins said.

“I know coach ‘Co’ is rebuilding and that doesn’t just come in the blink of an eye. I also know what’s to come for our program and I’m excited to come in and truly show what Rutgers is all about.