Rutgers offers 2026 Aiden Derkack

[carmenst]

Ranked 5th in the state, 74th nationally per 24/7. 6’5” shooting guard.

 

[RUtrumpet92_rivals498139]

Stay home, Aiden!

 

[FAT MOON]

Geooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Bring him home...

 

[toby83]

Geo top recruiter here

Saw him with him at st Joe's after his clinic one night

 

[ScarletKid2008]

This is the younger brother of Derrick I assume ?

Have to imagine whatever his experience is like here plays a huge part into the recruitment.

74th nationally means a high or mid 4 star ?

 

[RU-Choppin-Ohio]

I saw him say he works out with Geo Baker every day.

That's some family. At least 3 kids: oldest at Rutgers MBB, middle girl starting freshmen year with UMass WBB and youngest ranked top 75 in 2026.

Father played MBB at FIU with ex-NBA player Raja Bell. Mother probably played in college too.

 

[carmenst]

This is the younger brother of Derrick I assume ?

Have to imagine whatever his experience is like here plays a huge part into the recruitment.

74th nationally means a high or mid 4 star

Actually the younger brother of Jordan!
I imagine he will be visiting Jersey Mike’s during the season.

24/7 has him as a 4 star and Rivals has him as a 3 star.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Actually the younger brother of Jordan!
I imagine he will be visiting Jersey Mike’s during the season.

24/7 has him as a 4 star and Rivals has him as a 3 star.

Having seen him live, in what was probably his worst game of the year (state playoff loss), I think the Rivals rating is more accurate at the moment when talking college potential.

Watching him in warmups & the game, not knowing who he was at the time, he definitely can play above the rim based on some of the dunks and other stuff that I saw. Definitely needs to build up his frame, he's a bit slight up top. This should be easily achievable.

Also, needs to work on getting to the rim better against strong defenders/defenses. He really struggled against Ramapo and wasn't a big factor in that game as a result. He probably didn't see a defense that good all year. High major defenses will be even tougher.

 

[MadRU]

Having seen him live, in what was probably his worst game of the year (state playoff loss), I think the Rivals rating is more accurate at the moment when talking college potential.

Watching him in warmups & the game, not knowing who he was at the time, he definitely can play above the rim based on some of the dunks and other stuff that I saw. Definitely needs to build up his frame, he's a bit slight up top. This should be easily achievable.

Also, needs to work on getting to the rim better against strong defenders/defenses. He really struggled against Ramapo and wasn't a big factor in that game as a result. He probably didn't see a defense that good all year. High major defenses will be even tougher.

Was he a sophomore when you saw him playing against seniors and juniors in HS?

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

Was he a sophomore when you saw him playing against seniors and juniors in HS?

Yep, which is why I said the potential is there. I've seen plenty of HS freshman/sophomores play well against older players which is why I feel the Rivals ranking is more appropriate.

Saw Keiner Asprilla (2026 7'0" DBP center) play Ramapo twice last year and he's a bit overrated by the services. Kid is extremely raw and is likely a rim protector at best if he goes high major. Will be interesting to see how well he does as a junior without a future NBA player getting all the attention.

 

[MadRU]

Yep, which is why I said the potential is there. I've seen plenty of HS freshman/sophomores play well against older players which is why I feel the Rivals ranking is more appropriate.

Saw Keiner Asprilla (2026 7'0" DBP center) play Ramapo twice last year and he's a bit overrated by the services. Kid is extremely raw and is likely a rim protector at best if he goes high major. Will be interesting to see how well he does as a junior without a future NBA player getting all the attention.

When I was a junior I played against a sophomore named Roy Hinson. Would never have thought he would play major college basketball let alone pro. Played against Aaron Howard, saw his potential more.

I wouldn’t judge a one game performance by a sophomore determine a 3 or 4 star.

He has offers from Rutgers and Villanova already.

 

[-RUFAN4LIFE-]

When I was a junior I played against a sophomore named Roy Hinson. Would never have thought he would play major college basketball let alone pro. Played against Aaron Howard, saw his potential more.

I wouldn’t judge a one game performance by a sophomore determine a 3 or 4 star.

He has offers from Rutgers and Villanova already.

High majors offer 3* players all the time. Think you're more upset that I didn't agree that he's a 4* than anything.

Which AAU program is he playing for? Would love to see his stats from those games.

 

[MadRU]

High majors offer 3* players all the time. Think you're more upset that I didn't agree that he's a 4* than anything.

Which AAU program is he playing for? Would love to see his stats from those games.

I haven’t seen him play at all. Not upset about anything, just saying it’s tough to judge a sophomore from one game. I’ll take your evaluation. No issues with that. 6’5 160lbs, will be interesting to see his development.

 

[toby83]

Having seen him live, in what was probably his worst game of the year (state playoff loss), I think the Rivals rating is more accurate at the moment when talking college potential.

Watching him in warmups & the game, not knowing who he was at the time, he definitely can play above the rim based on some of the dunks and other stuff that I saw. Definitely needs to build up his frame, he's a bit slight up top. This should be easily achievable.

Also, needs to work on getting to the rim better against strong defenders/defenses. He really struggled against Ramapo and wasn't a big factor in that game as a result. He probably didn't see a defense that good all year. High major defenses will be even tougher.

Agree with this
Have seen him play few times
GMC hoops has been pretty weak last couple seasons.