2026 Rutgers Basketball Transfer Portal Tracker
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Rutgers Basketball guard Harun Zrno to enter Transfer Portal
Rutgers Basketball guard Harun Zrno announces that he will enter the Transfer Portal after just one season with the Scarlet Knights.
Actually thought he had a chance to be a good shooter here. I know he was an older freshman but it does take time to acclimate to a new country.
I actually am a little I think he is going to turn out to be a very good 3 point specialist somewhere
I personally would have preferred him over Powers - think he’ll be the better of the 2 at shooting and his D improved more than Powers over the course of the season. Oh well. I didn’t expect to keep both of them as well likely bring in a wing. Preferably one with length who plays D and and can handle the ball.
Yep, like I said previously he has an attitude to him and it didn't mesh well with the team.
Irony is most of the team he didn’t mesh with will also not be back
Rutgers Basketball forward Denis Badalau enters Transfer Portal
Rutgers Basketball forward Denis Badalau announces that he will enter the Transfer Portal after just one season with the Scarlet Knights.
Glad I don’t have to watch him anymore.
He can shoot, unfortunately we don’t really know how to utilize and maximize the abilities of a guy who just needs to sit in the corner and wait to be set up for an open three. Jake Davis for Illinois this year is an example of that type of player, Zrno could easily be that type of guy who can knock down one or two threes off the bench and on a hot night maybe knocks down three or four. Requires an offense that emphasizes this as part of its philosophy.
That would require an offensive philosophy that we have not seen this coaching staff implement.
He was very limited. For all the talk about how European players are fundamentally sound, he did not live up to that stereotype. He couldn't dribble and might have been the worst passer on the team. Need to get players who are not limited. Players that can, shoot, pass,and dribble
Valid points about his limited skills. He could shoot, had good form but that was about it. I don’t see this as a big loss.
Unfortunately, at the end of the day, decisions have to be about price relative to the market. You say “he can shoot” and that’s what he brings to the table, but at the end of the day Tariq, J Mike and Buchanan all shot a higher percentage from the perimeter than him. The next thing one might turn to is his better height / length, but all 3 of them grabbed more rebounds per minute played than him too. And lastly, all 3 of the guys above are MUCH better ball handlers than him and better passers (see assists per minute played).
His D also is poor, though it did get better over the course of the season. It’s true that he might have potential to become a better 3 point shooter if used differently, but that’s currently an IF and would have to be priced that way. When you think about the market, you have to feel good about being able to turn to the mid major level and find a player looking to make the jump up with similar potential. He’s not a guy who will be difficult for RU to replace within its budget.
One of the “best” at what, exactly?
There were several guards on the roster who were more efficient from three. Those guards handle the ball better than him and pass better than him. Zrno is catch and shoot primarily because he can’t handle the rock.
Despite being shorter than him, the smaller grabbed more rebounds per minute than him. They also scored more per minute played and were significantly more efficient. And got to the line way more.
He wasn’t better at D than anyone other than Powers. But Powers, in fairness, is much more athletic so he probably has more potential to dramatically improve over time if he buys in on D (he didn’t this year - out of everyone, he struggled the most with learning the schemes for sure.) Zrno did better with that but his lack of speed limits him in the longer term.
So, what was he one of the “best” at?
Rutgers Basketball forward Dylan Grant to enter Transfer Portal
Rutgers Basketball forward Dylan Grant announces that he will enter the Transfer Portal after two seasons with the Scarlet Knights.
Best of luck to him. This is a relief though for Rutgers.
Well we stunk early at D so maybe against our D he was hitting shots. Who knows.
That was crazy, a massive WTF. Anyone who watched him could quickly see that he had old man Rec league type of athleticism, incredibly slow moving on both ends of the floor. He would have had to have been a lights out shooter from deep to compensate for his other issues, we know that didn’t happen as he was 21% from three. Putting him on the roster was probably out of necessity due to limited budget and inability to afford others, but starting him for that stretch was a massive, self-inflicted whiff by Pike. It’s been said on the boards repeatedly regarding our two Euros that typically Euros are skilled players, but it was amazing the two Euros we picked were so lacking in skills. You get what you pay for. Hopefully this go round with a GM and increased NIL budget means we don’t have to search and shop as much from the bargain bin.
There were a lot of disappointments this season, in my opinion he was the worst of all. It was like 4 on 5 when he was in the rotation but Pike kept starting him.