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Franklin Lakes Player, Son Of NBA Champ, Receives National Honor
Ron Harper Jr. is the first Rutgers basketball player to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week in more than 2 years.
FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — Ron Harper Jr., two-position player for the Rutgers University men's basketball team, was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
Harper Jr., a guard-forward for the Scarlet Knights, scored a career-high 27 points in their 86-72 victory at top-25 ranked Iowa Saturday.
It was Harper Jr.'s ninth game in double digits and seventh against a Big Ten opponent this season. He is averaging 7.6 points per game.
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Harper Jr. is the first Rutgers player to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Week since Geo Baker in December 2017.
Harper Jr. is the son of Ron Harper, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls where he started alongside Michael Jordan.
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Harper Jr. is a 2018 graduate of Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey. He was a four-star prospect and was named North Jersey Player of the Year by Varsity Aces. He helped the Ironmen win two consecutive Tournament of Champions titles, and the State Non-Public A and Bergen County Jamboree championships.
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