Rutgers basketball made history at the NBA Draft for all the wrong reasons

Rutgers men’s basketball made expected history Wednesday night when Dylan Harper and Ace Bailey — both freshmen guards on the Scarlet Knights’ 2024-25 team — were selected in the top five of the NBA Draft. Harper was taken second overall by San Antomio, while Bailey went to the Utah Jazz three picks later.

Fans looking to celebrate the accomplishment on social media Wednesday night were greeted with hundreds of variations of the same general sentiment:

How in the hell did Rutgers have two top five draft picks and not even make the NCAA Tournament?

The Scarlet Knights made the type of dual history that can make a

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