“When the lights are on, its time to perform” -Sebastian Telfair
The reason to come see Rutgers Prep Boys Basketball team play this past season was their Senior forward Nico Gallette (Sacred Heart) and junior consensus Top 25 recruit Trey Patterson (’21/ Villanova), but after their first must-see scrimmage against state powerhouse The Patrick School, you watched the game seeing that Noah Harris (’21 Rutgers Prep/Team Rio) was a point guard with amazing talent and even a higher ceiling, that showed no fear.
The one thing you immediately notice from Harris, is he has a will to win, some call it being a “dog” and I agree. A lot of times he will have the best perimeter defender guarding him which causes him to be quite crafty with one and two dribble pull-up jumpers. The next thing that you notice is that Coach Matt Bloom has total faith in Harris running his offense, he has plenty of talent around him and he knows when to take it himself and also when to defer to his teammates. He immediately notices mismatches and who on his team has the hot hand.
The last but most important thing that I notice about Noah Harris is his poise, in the close game Harris plays with a confidence that he will make the right play. A lot of players don’t acquire this skill until they are upperclassmen in college, with Harris having this edge it’s no wonder why he has 15+ Division 1 offers.
Harris isn’t afraid of the lights he’s played on some of the biggest stages in the Tristate thus far and a national schedule for the 20-21’ season will cause Harris to possibly become a household name for grassroots basketball savants. With a Harris and Trey Patterson , Prep packs a 1-2 punch that could compete with anyone in the northeast.
Offers: Robert Morris, UPenn, Columbia, Fairfield, William & Mary
Pro Comparison: Ty Lawson, Reggie Jackson
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