For the second time this season, Rutgers won consecutive Big Ten matches, with victories on Washington and USC. The Scarlet Knights were able to get closer to obtaining a place in the conference tournament next month behind two major performances by the first year star Freshman Dylan Harper.
The overall choice n ° 2 planned for the NBA 2025 draft had two of the best games of his university career last week. Harper scored 34 points in a victory against Washington in Seattle. He followed it by recording 25 points and in a career summit of six interceptions in a 95-85 victory against Trojan horses.
“Just one match at a time”, coach of Rutgers Steve Pikiell told journalists after the victory over the USC. “You know how we are going.”
First year student of the week: Dylan Harper, Rutgers
Welcome to The Frosh Watch, our weekly ranking of the five most impressive first-year students in university basketball. CBS Sports has once again associated with the United States Basketball Writers Association and its Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year price to present this everyday feature film. Each week, we will start by announcing the national winner of the first year of the week. The Fotw cycle takes place on Tuesday-Monday.
Former player 3 in the recruitment class of 2024 per 247sports was certainly up to the media threw around his name. Harper is on the right track to become the second player selected in the NBA 2025 draft behind Cooper Flagg in Duke and aware as the second best first -year player in sport.
Harper has now scored at least 20 points 15 times, including three explosions with at least 30. Harper is on average 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.2 assists.
Previous first year winners of the week
- November 12: Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
- November 19: Joson Sannon,
- November 26: Laban Philon, Alabama
- December 3: Dylan Harper, Rutgers
- December 10: Cooper Flagg, Duke
- December 17: Liam McNeley, Uconn
- December 24: Jeremiah fears, oklahoma
- December 31: Ian Jackson, North Carolina
- January 7: Cooper Flagg, Duke
- January 14: Cooper Flagg: Duke
- January 21: Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn
- January 28: Be Johnson, Texas
- February 4: Robert Wright, Baylor
- February 11: Derik Queen, Maryland
- February 18: Liam McNeley, Uconn
Watch Frosh: ranking of the first five first -year students
1. Cooper Flagg | G / F | Duke
Statistics: 19.5 ppg | 7.7 RPG | 4.0 APG
Flagg did not have to do much in the victory of Duke’s Blowout 110-67 against Illinois at Madison Square Garden last weekend. Flagg only recorded 23 minutes, but still managed to display 16 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a flight. Flagg also overthrew his only attempt beyond the arc after going 0 of 3 beyond the 3-point line in his last match against Virginia. Last week: 1
2. Dylan Harper | G | Rutgers
Statistics: 19.4 ppg | 4.6 RPG | 4.2 APG
While the Harper 34 -point explosion against Washington was impressive, its USC tracking performance was just as good. He finished with 34 points, nine assists and six interceptions and helped Rutgers win his second consecutive game in game Big Ten. Last week: 2
3. Ace Bailey | G / F | Rutgers
Statistics: 18.4 PPG | 7.2 RPG | 1.3 BPG
After having recorded his third match this season with less than 10 points, Bailey played a key role in victories against Washington and USC. Bailey scored 18 points against Washington and added 14 points, three assists and two blocks against Trojan horses. Last week: 3
4. Kaspar Jakučionis | G / F | Illinois
Statistics: 15.5 ppg | 5.6 RPG | 4.8 APG
Jakučionis had trouble defeat the Illinois against Wisconsin, but managed to finish with 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two blocks in a defeat against Duke. Jakučionis came out of the consecutive matches with at least 17 points. Last week: 4
5. Tre Johnson | G / F | Texas
Statistics: 20.2 PPG | 3.2 RPG | 2.65Apg
There are not many players in the country that score better than Johnson. After losing 32 points in a victory against Kentucky, Johnson finished with 29 points out of 11 shots against South Carolina. Johnson is the only first year student in the country on average at least 20 points per match. Last week: 5
