Months after scoring the most highly rated recruit in Rutgers history in five star forward Ace Bailey of McEachern (GA) HS, Rutgers is in pursuit of another highly-touted national 2024 recruit.

At prep superpower Montverde Academy, right outside the Orlando, Fla., area, 6-foot-9 five star forward Asa Newell appears poised for an All American year. Newell was offered by Rutgers yesterday.

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Steve Pikiell has sustained a stout national recruiting reputation, drawing a commitment from the prized Bailey. Pikiell has simultaneously built a nationally ranked 2024 class, landed coveted transfers, all while staying hot on the trail of five-star Don Bosco Prep guard Dylan Harper.