No. 2–San Antonio Spurs | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, U.S. | March 2, 2006
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, New Jersey) |
College | Rutgers (2024–2025) |
NBA draft | 2025: 1st round, 2nd overall pick |
Drafted by | San Antonio Spurs |
Playing career | 2025–present |
Career history | |
2025–present | San Antonio Spurs |
Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball Reference |
Dylan Harper (born March 2, 2006) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, and was drafted second overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the Spurs. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class.
Dylan Harper grew up in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School. [1] He averaged 15.2 points per game during his sophomore season. [2] Harper was named the Boys Basketball Player of the Year by NJ.com as a junior after averaging 24.9 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 2.0 steals per game. [3] [4] Harper averaged 22.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game while leading the Ironmen to a 29–3 record and a NJSIAA Non-Public A state championship during his senior season. Harper played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball for the New York Renaissance. [5] He also played in the 2023 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team minicamp in Colorado Springs. [6]
Harper was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class, according to major recruiting services. [7] He was rated the number one overall recruit for the class of 2024 by ESPN during the summer before the start of his senior year. [8] On December 6, 2023, Harper committed to playing college basketball for Rutgers, his brother‘s alma mater, over offers from Duke, Kansas, Indiana, and Auburn. [9] He was the highest-rated recruit in the program's history. [10]
Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Dylan Harper PG / SG | Franklin Lakes, NJ | Don Bosco Prep (NJ) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Dec 6, 2023 | |
Recruit ratings: Rivals: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 3 247Sports: 3 On3: 3 ESPN: 4 | ||||||
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Harper was selected with the second overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA draft. [11] [12] Harper was later included in the 2025 NBA Summer League roster of the Spurs. [13] On July 3, 2025, the Spurs announced that they signed Harper. [14]
Harper was named to the United States under-19 basketball team to play in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup. [15] He averaged 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as Team USA finished fourth in the tournament. [16]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2024–25 | Rutgers | 29 | 28 | 32.6 | .484 | .333 | .750 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 1.4 | .6 | 19.4 |
Harper's father, Ron Harper, played 15 seasons in the NBA and won five NBA championships. [17] His mother, Maria (née Pizarro), is from Bataan, Philippines and played college basketball for New Orleans as a freshman in the 1993-1994 season. She is a former head coach of the Wayne DePaul Catholic High School (N.J.) girls’ varsity team [18] and is currently an assistant coach at Don Bosco. [19] Harper's maternal grandfather represented the Philippines in jai alai at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [20] Harper's older brother, Ron Harper Jr., played college basketball at Rutgers and played in the NBA for the Toronto Raptors [21] and the Detroit Pistons.