2023 NJ Recruiting

[BOGDANOVICH]

According to the recruiting services, New Jersey has FIVE top 50 players in the class of 2023. Rutgers does not seem to be in the mix for any of them. That is a Pike recruiting failure . Schiano is doing a much better job of getting the top NJ talent. Different sport, but there is no way you can build a top basketball program if you can't recruit the talent in your home state. You have a $100 million practice facility, a rabid fan base, membership in the B10, a trip to the NCAAs. What else do you need?

 

[Woody522]

Wagner was never coming here.

Wilchers seem to have 0 interest in RU (maybe some $$$).

Bradshaw, from my friend who coaches in NJ HS may have grade issues.

The other two idk

 

[RUBOB72]

And there in lies the current issue with Rutgers MBB and WBB. The argument should be , “ no we don’t want to only recruit NJ but we should be getting some of them “. It appears we are not .Only in football and perhaps baseball have we had some significant recruiting wins in state . When you run an offense , especially in basketball and sometimes football, kids don’t get very excited .

 

[bac2therac]

Ouch

 

[RUBOB72]

Sorry but other than Harper , Omoruyi, Mulcahy who else is a B1G type player from NJ.

 

[RUChoppin]

Rivals
1 - Wagner Jr
3 - Mgbako
15 - Wilcher
22 - Bradshaw
30 - Jackson (listed from Academy of the New Church, PA)
32 - Lemond
59 - Watson

247
1 - Wagner Jr
3 - Mgbako
18 - Wilcher
24 - Bradshaw
39 - Lemond
54 - Watson
76 - Jackson (listed from St. Augustine Prep, NJ)

Is Elmarko Jackson a NJ or PA recruit?

 

[RU206]

Sorry but other than Harper , Omoruyi, Mulcahy who else is a B1G type player from NJ.

A bunch of players.

 

[HeavenUniv.]

And there in lies the current issue with Rutgers MBB and WBB. The argument should be , “ no we don’t want to only recruit NJ but we should be getting some of them “. It appears we are not .Only in football and perhaps baseball have we had some significant recruiting wins in state . When you run an offense , especially in basketball and sometimes football, kids don’t get very excited .

Wrestling, girls soccer recruiting well in New Jersey.

 

[RUChoppin]

Sorry but other than Harper , Omoruyi, Mulcahy who else is a B1G type player from NJ.

It is rare that Rivals Top 100 players from NJ commit to B1G schools. Going back over the last 11 classes (edit: added in 2021):

6 - Kentucky
5 - Syracuse
2 - Villanova, UVA, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Florida, Auburn, UConn
1 - Rutgers, Seton Hall, LSU, Oregon, Notre Dame, Stanford, Marquette, Vanderbilt, Illinois, UCLA, VA Commonwealth, Georgetown, G-League

Conference (current conference, not conference-at-time-of-commitment)
12 - SEC
8 - ACC
7 - Big East
4 - B1G
3 - P12
2 - AAC
2 - Other

By year:
2021
69 - Johnson - UConn

2020
3 - Kuminga - NBA G-League
36 - Ware - Kentucky
42 - Omoruyi - Rutgers
45 - Abdur-Rahim - UVA
83 - Sanogo - UConn
92 - Lane - Florida

2019
8 - Lewis - Florida
14 - Whitney - Kentucky
15 - Antoine - Villanova

2018
21 - Reid - LSU
25 - King - Oregon
31 - Quinerly - Villanova
53 - Carey - Syracuse
70 - Muhammad - Ohio State

2017
17 - Richards - Kentucky

2016
33 - Battle - Syracuse
62 - Gibbs - Notre Dame
86 - Pugh - Stanford

2015
10 - Briscoe - Kentucky
35 - Richardson - Syracuse
69 - Purifoy - Auburn
77 - Diagne - Syracuse
90 - Carter - Marquette

2014
5 - Towns - Kentucky
53 - Delgado - Seton Hall
91 - Reed - Auburn
100 - Baldwin - Vanderbilt

2013
22 - Ennis - Syracuse
26 - Lawrence - Cincinnati
39 - Roberson - Syracuse
88 - Cameron - Georgetown
97 - Colbert - Illinois

2012
3 - Anderson - UCLA
76 - Tobey - UVA
99 - Johnson - VA Commonwealth

2011
3 - Kidd-Gilchrist - Kentucky
43 - Ross - Ohio State
81 - Thomas - Cincinnati

 

[NewJerseyHawk]

A good number of these kids have no connection to NJ and are shuffled here to these Parochials and Prep schools because the competition is significantly higher than where they're originally from.

There are kids that are local and none of the local schools (Nova, SHU, SJU or RU) are getting these types of 1 and done or cash kids.....it is one thing if RU was the only local school not landing these kids

The program that is consistently involved with these types of kids is UConn, but UConn has a consistent reputation for being that type of recruiting program now under 3 separate coaching regimes (Calhoun, Ollie and now Hurley)....UConn is accumulating kids left and right at a Top 100 level, almost illogical to a certain degree because kids are being recruited over, one year at a time.....the only programs that consistently do this are UConn, Duke, Kansas (prior to NCAA sanctions), Kentucky, Oregon and UConn.....Michigan and others are close behind, but playing HS ball here is irrelevant to recruiting for basketball......it is not football ......

 

[RUBOB72]

A bunch of players.

Not at Rutgers

 

[RUBOB72]

A bunch of players.

Forgot wrestling but that is a valid point thanks

 

[RUBOB72]

It is rare that Rivals Top 100 players from NJ commit to B1G schools. Going back over the last 10 classes:

6 - Kentucky
5 - Syracuse
2 - Villanova, UVA, Cincinnati, Ohio State, Florida, Auburn
1 - Rutgers, Seton Hall, UConn, LSU, Oregon, Notre Dame, Stanford, Marquette, Vanderbilt, Illinois, UCLA, VA Commonwealth, Georgetown, G-League

Conference (current conference, not conference-at-time-of-commitment)
12 - SEC
8 - ACC
6 - Big East
4 - B1G
3 - P12
2 - AAC
2 - Other

By year:
2020
3 - Kuminga - NBA G-League
36 - Ware - Kentucky
42 - Omoruyi - Rutgers
45 - Abdur-Rahim - UVA
83 - Sanogo - UConn
92 - Lane - Florida

2019
8 - Lewis - Florida
14 - Whitney - Kentucky
15 - Antoine - Villanova

2018
21 - Reid - LSU
25 - King - Oregon
31 - Quinerly - Villanova
53 - Carey - Syracuse
70 - Muhammad - Ohio State

2017
17 - Richards - Kentucky

2016
33 - Battle - Syracuse
62 - Gibbs - Notre Dame
86 - Pugh - Stanford

2015
10 - Briscoe - Kentucky
35 - Richardson - Syracuse
69 - Purifoy - Auburn
77 - Diagne - Syracuse
90 - Carter - Marquette

2014
5 - Towns - Kentucky
53 - Delgado - Seton Hall
91 - Reed - Auburn
100 - Baldwin - Vanderbilt

2013
22 - Ennis - Syracuse
26 - Lawrence - Cincinnati
39 - Roberson - Syracuse
88 - Cameron - Georgetown
97 - Colbert - Illinois

2012
3 - Anderson - UCLA
76 - Tobey - UVA
99 - Johnson - VA Commonwealth

2011
3 - Kidd-Gilchrist - Kentucky
43 - Ross - Ohio State
81 - Thomas - Cincinnati

Go back to earlier years… there have been numerous very good NJ players to bigtime programs.

 

[MCKnight]

Pikes gonna do it his way. We know that. Taking chances on under recruited/ developmental kids is risky and sets you up for success only every few years. After this season, the roster will will severely lack enough talent because Of the lack of development for the current roster under recruited kids. Palmquist, Reiber, Mag, Miller...will anyone be surprised if none of these players make an impact ? Or transfer down ?

 

[KnightTerrors]

Something I find interesting is the miss rate of the top NJ prospects.

Scottie Lewis, Bryan Antoine, Trey Patterson, Jalen Carey, Jabri Abdul Rahim, Lance Ware.

Im probably missing even more but these guys were all consensus top 50 players. Some even top 20/5 stars. They’ve all accomplished a fraction of what Harper and even Cliff have.

 

[kcg88]

Something I find interesting is the miss rate of the top NJ prospects.

Scottie Lewis, Bryan Antoine, Trey Patterson, Jalen Carey, Jabri Abdul Rahim, Lance Ware.

Im probably missing even more but these guys were all consensus top 50 players. Some even top 20/5 stars. They’ve all accomplished a fraction of what Harper and even Cliff have.

Too early on Trey Patterson but I agree overall.