Dylan Harper: Rutgers basketball has been there since my freshman year
Dylan Harper doesn’t have a decision timetable set, but the Rutgers basketball recruit is inching his way towards a decision.
In a recent interview with Rivals, the five-star guard from Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey) said he will make a decision when his gut tells him so. Harper is the top player in New Jersey and the second-best recruit in the nation according to ESPN.
At a United States basketball camp practice at last week’s minicamp, Harper talked with Krysten Peek about where things stand in his recruitment. Harper was asked about where things stands with Indiana and Duke before being asked about Rutgers.
“When I went there, they tell me all the time: They’re not recruiting me for my brother, my family background or because I’m from Jersey – they’re recruiting for me,” Harper said in his interview with Rivals.
“I think they’ve been there truly since my freshman year all the way up till now. Their overall pitch to me is that we’re recruiting you for you, no one else.”
Saying he is focused on his high school team, he wouldn’t give any hints about his decision timetable.
“Recruiting-wise, it stays in the back of my head, But when the time comes right, I’ll know when,” Harper said.
He was also asked about what skills he was hoping to showcase last week at the minicamp. It has been an offseason of development and growth from Harper.
“Mostly leadership I think first and foremost. I can go out there, run my team, run my offense, talk, make sure everyone is in the right position,” Harper said.
“Besides from that, I think my defense, my ability to make shots off the dribble. My ability to pass.”
