After much thought and prayer, I have decided to decommit from Rutgers & re-open my recruiting. I thank Rutgers for their time & interest.
— Kwe Parker (@iJump_tooMuch) November 4, 2015
The 6-foot-2 2016 point guard from Wesleyan (N.C.) Christian also considered Wake Forest, Florida and Florida State. He would have been eligible to sign a National Letter of Intent during the early period Nov. 11-18.
“I think Kwe is like a Russ Smith, that’s how he plays,” Karolina Diamonds coach Kevin Graves told SNY.tv when Parker committed.
Rutgers’ coach Eddie Jordan now has no commits in the Class of 2016.
With little more than a week before the beginning of the NCAA early signing period, Rutgers suffered a huge recruiting loss when Kwe Parker decommitted from the Scarlet Knights.