Dylan Harper is widely projected to be the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft. The
Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) product is slated by most to become a member of the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday following a standout freshman season at Rutgers.
The 6-foot-6 guard averaged 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists per contest during his lone season at Rutgrs, shooting 48.4 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and 75.0 percent from the free throw line.
Harper was named the
2023-24 MaxPreps National Player of the Year after averaging 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest to guide Don Bosco Prep to the No. 9 spot in the final MaxPreps Top 25. He also earned co-MVP honors at the McDonald's All-American Game after tallying 22 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Dylan Harper averaged 18.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per contest during Nike EYBL action in the summer leading up to his senior year. (PHOTO: Eugene Alonzo)
In 2022-23, Harper was a first team Junior All-America selection after putting up 24.9 points per game to lead the Ironmen to a record of 26-3.
During his high school career, Harper tallied over 1,600 points in 83 games at Don Bosco Prep.
Harper was a big-game performer during his senior campaign, posting a career-high 38 points, six rebounds and three steals in a win over No. 2 Columbus (Miami, Fla.) at the City of Palms Classic. He pumped in 33 points, eight rebounds and four assists against independent powerhouse IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) the following night.
In the North Jersey Non-Public A title game, Harper matched his career high with 38 points to go along with eight rebounds in a 56-42 victory over St. Peter's Prep.
His father, Ron Harper, averaged 22.9 points, 4.8 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per contest while playing all 82 games as a rookie and tallied 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 2.1 steals per outing over the course of the first eight years of his NBA career. He went on to have a successful 15-year career, averaging 13.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists across 1,009 career games with five NBA championships as a member of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
