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Rutgers basketball’s hot streak on the recruiting trail continues. The Scarlet Knights landed a pledge from Chris Nwuli, a four-star class of 2025 forward out of Sierra Canyon in California, on Sunday. He marks the fourth commitment Rutgers received in the past month, joining three-star center Gevonte Ware, four-star guard Lino Mark and three-star guard Kaden Powers.
Rutgers’ four-man 2025 class now ranks 4th nationally and first in the Big Ten on the 247Sports Composite. Ranked the 105th best prospect in the class on the 247Sports Composite, Nwuli took an official visit to Piscataway on the final weekend of September. He chose the Scarlet Knights over reported offers from Louisville, San Diego State, TCU, UCLA, USC and Utah.
With Nwuli in the fold, Rutgers now has two open scholarship slots for the 2025-26 season — assuming the approval of the terms of the House settlement with the NCAA and the allotment increases to 15 per program. The amount of scholarships the Scarlet Knights will have to work with will almost certainly change given that five-star freshmen Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey are projected to be top-five picks in the 2025 NBA Draft , as well as the fact that player movement is prevalent in the transfer portal era. Here is Rutgers’ current projected roster makeup entering the 2025-26 season (labeled by years of eligibility remaining): 1 year - Jeremiah Williams (G), Jordan Derkack (G), Emmanuel Ogbole (C).
2 years - Jamichael Davis (G). 3 years - Dylan Harper (G), Ace Bailey (F), Dylan Grant (F), Bryce Dortch (F), Lathan Sommerville (C). 4 years - Kaden Powers (G), Lino Mark (G), Chris Nwuli (F), Gevonte Ware (C).
--- Guards (6): Jeremiah Williams, Jordan Derkack; Jamichael Davis; Dylan Harper; Lino Mark, Kaden Powers. Wings/Forwards (4): Ace Bailey, Dylan Grant, Bryce Dortch; Chris Nwuli. Centers (3): Emmanuel Ogbole; Lathan Sommerville; Gevonte Ware.
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