While Dylan Harper is expected to make a much-needed return to the court on Monday, it is not a guarantee. The star Rutgers freshman was listed as questionable on the mandatory pregame availability report the team filed to the Big Ten ahead of a crucial home matchup with Wisconsin.

Dylan Harper was back in Rutgers basketball’s starting lineup Monday, but he wasn’t back to his old self – and that proved costly for the Scarlet Knights. With the star point guard severely limited by the flu that sidelined him during last week’s loss at Indiana,

Harper’s absence is a massive blow for Rutgers (8-5, 1-1), which was hoping to earn an all-important Quadrant 1 win against the Hoosiers (10-3, 1-1) to bolster their fledging NCAA Tournament résumé.

It's important to have Harper in the lineup. He leads the Big Ten with 22.8 points per game. Along with fellow freshman phenom Ace Bailey, Harper has made Rutgers must-watch telev