By ADAM ZAGORIA
UNION, N.J. — If Rutgers is going to continue its upward swing under new coach Steve Pikiell, it will need to recruit at a high level — both locally and nationally — to compete in the Big Ten.
On the local level, that means getting involved early and often for young stars like Paul Mulcahy, the 6-foot-5 Class of 2019 point guard out of Gill St. Bernard’s and the NJ Playaz AAU program.
Mulcahy holds offers from Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Boston College and SMU and recently attended the Nebraska-Rutgers game at the RAC.
“I like how Coach Pikiell’s on this rebuilding thing and how he’s real big on New Jersey basketball,” Mulcahy said Saturday after scoring 14 points in a 52-45 win over Our Savior New American in the Metro Classic at Kean University.