Alongside a majority of his Rutgers teammates, Colonia native Jordan Derkack carried the Garden State Hardwood Classic trophy toward the home locker room at Jersey Mike’s Arena following Saturday’s 66-63 rivalry victory over Seton Hall.

Rutgers stars Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey are earning different levels of enthusiasm from NBA scouts early in their freshman seasons, according to

Dylan Harper finished with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, fellow freshman Ace Bailey totaled 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Rutgers held off Penn State, 80-76, on Tuesday night. Harper burie

The Brooklyn Nets have been linked to Rutgers freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey for months, seeing as how Barclays Center sits 40 miles from Jersey Mike's Arena. Nets GM Sean Marks was doing early scouting, attending a Rutgers preseason game back in October.

Fortunately for him, he has Dylan Harper. The freshman guard out of Don Bosco Prep swished a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Rutgers past the Hall 66-63 in an instant classic, capping two hours of heated drama in front of 8,

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights faced Seton Hall with a 6-4 record, aiming to secure a crucial victory after winning just two of their last five games. The post “Laziest Defense”: Dylan Harper’s Heroics Get Downplayed Despite Buzzer-Beater for Rutgers vs Seton Hall appeared first on EssentiallySports.