NCAAB analyst rips Rutgers for failing Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey

To say that the Rutgers Scarlet Knights season was a disappointment would be a massive understatement. They were one of the most anticipated teams in college basketball.

However, despite having two projected NBA stars, Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, they couldn’t achieve much success. They didn’t even make it to the NCAA Tournament.

Even so, ESPN expert Jonathan Givony won’t blame the stars like most people do. If anything, he believes that the program has failed their two superstar recruits with the roster they put up.

Jonathan Givony rips Rutgers over failed season

‘‘They had no shooting, they had no bigs, they had nothing, honestly,‘’ Givony said on ESPN’s “The Hoop Collective” podcast. ‘’I live 45 minutes away from Rutgers so I went to a dozen games this year. I never once walked away from there saying ‘I’m really disappointed the way these guys looked and I’m really questioning their outlook as prospects.‘”

Ace Bailey #4 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights

The renowned NBA Draft analyst continued his rant by calling out the program for their poor recruiting and how it failed to surround their stars with high-end role players:

“In this era of college basketball, you have to surround your players with high-major college players. You can’t just grab any mid-major or low-major guy just because they’re born in the state of New Jersey. And that’s where Rutgers really failed those guys,” he said.

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At the end of the day, it’s a shame that we didn’t get to watch these stellar talents in the NCAA Tournament. The only bright side is that we’ll watch them play in the NBA for the next decade-plus.