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Jordan Smith Jr. is offered by Rutgers Basketball

Jordan Smith Jr. is offered by Rutgers Basketball

A major offer was sent this week by Rutgers basketball to Jordan Smith Jr.

Rutgers basketball recruiting target is part of the United States national team that will compete in the FIBA ​​U17 World Cup.

A five-star guard from Paul VI Catholic (Fairfax, Va.), Smith is the No. 8 player in the 247Sports Composite. He is the second-best shooter in the 2026 class in the 247 rankings.

He is part of the 2026 class.

On3 ranks him as Virginia’s best player in its industry rankings and the seventh-best overall recruit nationally. He has a solid, well-rounded skill set, with the ability to put the ball on the floor and a very smooth shooting machine. It’s silky in transition.

Defensively, he works hard on and off the ball.

Unsurprisingly, he has a solid offer list that includes Georgetown, Houston, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Ohio State, Tennessee, Villanova and Virginia Tech, among others.

Smith posted about the Rutgers offer via his social media Wednesday afternoon.

Rutgers had an impressive 2024 class that included two recruits rated as five-star prospects: forward Ace Bailey and guard Dylan Harper.

The class was ranked in the top 10 nationally.