Rutgers is recruiting, or is thought to be recruiting, the following players, from the class of 2006.
**Click on the player's name to go to her section on this page.**
Players who have already committed elsewhere have been moved to the 2006 recruiting archive

#24	DelaQuese "DeeDee" Jernigan	5'11	G	East Chicago Central HS	East Chicago, IN	LOI to Rutgers
#45	Rashidat Junaid	6'4	C	Camden Catholic	Atco, NJ	LOI to Rutgers
#24	Myia McCurdy	6'1	SF	Winton Woods HS	Cincinnati, OH	LOI to Rutgers
#10	Epiphanny Prince	5'9	PG	Murry Bergtraum HS	New York, NY	LOI to Rutgers
#35	Judith Brittany Ray	5'9	G	Aquinas HS	Bronx, NY	LOI to Rutgers

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See also: Prospects: Class of 2006 (a list of national recruiting prospects. )  Thanks, Sibyl!

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DelaQuese "DeeDee" Jernigan . McDonalds All-America, WBCA All-America, Nike Skills Acadmey (2005), USA Youth Development Festival, Street & Smith All-America HM (2005), Indiana Junior All-Star, LCJ All-State First Team (2005), AP All-State Second Team (2005), Indianabball.com All-State First Team (2004, 2005). 18 ppg, 10 rpg, 4 apg. . OldGoldFreePress.com Dee Dee Jernigan . 05/26/2006:  Dee Dee Jernigan will play at Rutgers (phillyBurbs.com) 05/25/2006:  Jernigan to Join Rutgers Women’s Basketball Program 04/21/2006:  Purdue frees top recruits [top]

Rashidat Junaid . Nike All-America Camp (2004), Street & Smith All-America HM (2003, 2004, 2005), AP All-State First Team (2005). 22 ppg, 18 rpg, 7 bpg.   Blue Star #51.  Scout #44. . Camden Catholic 2005-6 girls basketball schedule Unofficial Courier-Post Girls' Hoops Blog CourierPostOnline - Girls' Basketball 2006 Girls Basketball - T of C Scout.com: Rashidat Junaid Profile Varsity Video - Rashidat Junaid  . 04/04/2006:  Daily Record - High School Sports - Roster for All State girls team released 03/26/2006:  Dalton, Hawkins, Hyduke help South | Asbury Park Press Online 03/17/2006:  Bloomfield Tech 61, Camden Catholic 54 (phillyBurbs.com) | Burlington Times 03/17/2006:  Another chance for Bloomfield T vs. Camden C 03/17/2006:  Bloomfield Tech-Camden Catholic rematch set 03/15/2006:  Back to the boards for Bloomfield T 03/14/2006:  Tournament of Champions a hit or miss 03/12/2006:  Junaid propels Camden Catholic 03/12/2006:  Camden Catholic puts an end to frustrations 03/10/2006:  Focused Irish hope for satisfaction finish 03/08/2006:  The end for Spirit comes with thud against unbeaten Camden Catholic 03/05/2006:  Junaid, Irish roll into final 03/05/2006:  UNOFFICIAL C-P Girls' Hoops: CCath 83, Mon. Donovan 42 03/02/2006:  North-South games set for March 25 03/03/2006:  S. Jersey Girls | Ocean City ousts Moorestown, 35-33 02/26/2006:  S. Jersey Girls | Holy Spirit KOs Absegami for title 02/23/2006:  Camden Catholic girls top Absegami 01/25/2006:  Junaid has a triple-double  01/17/2006:  Change has a calming influence 01/06/2006:  Crew comes up big for Camden Catholic girls . 12/31/2005:  Camden Catholic wins Shore bracket  (18 points and 14 rebounds, tourney-record five blocked shots) 12/30/2005:  South Jersey girls  Rashidat Junaid hit an eye-popping 15 of 17 from the floor and tallied game-highs in points (31) and rebounds (16) as Camden Catholic rolled to an 87-43 victory over Archbishop Ryan (Pa.) 12/17/2005:  Camden Catholic survives challenge 12/16/2005:  Top girls basketball players to watch 12/15/2005:  UNOFFICIAL C-P Girls' Hoops: C-P Preseason Top 20 12/15/2005:  Junaid ready to shine for Camden Catholic 08/11/2005:  TOP PROSPECT COMMITS EARLY 08/09/2005:  Camden all-star chooses Rutgers 04/05/2005:  All-State Girls basketball (first team) 03/19/2005:  2005 Player of the Year - Rashidat Junaid 02/17/2005:  Camden Cath. tops Shawnee 01/17/2005:  Camden Catholic Stops Willingboro at Cougar Classic . 09/25/2004:  2004 Nike Camp Evaluations - Rashidat Junaid 01/24/2004:  Killion And Junaid Team Up Against The Red Devils . [top]

Myia McCurdy . Street & Smith All-America Fifth Team (2005), HM (2003, 2004); USA Youth Development Festival. 18 ppg.   Plays for Queen City Jaguars.  Blue Star #21.  Scout #22. . JJHuddle.com: Girls Basketball (Ohio) Winton Woods 2005-6 girls basketball schedule . Scout.com: Myia McCurdy Profile . 02/16/2006: Madison Outlasts W.T. Woodson 01/25/2006: Community Press - Winton Woods girls hoops going strong . 12/20/2005: Roundup: Winton Woods remains unbeaten (21 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and three steals) 12/06/2005: McCurdy, Shaw power Warriors  (19 points, 10 rebounds) 09/05/2005: OldGoldFreePress.com Adidas Summer Slam: Game Report III 08/18/2005: McCurdy chooses Rutgers 08/17/2005: Warriors' McCurdy commits to Rutgers 08/07/2005: brief profile in Big Apple TOC article . The Enquirer - Warriors' McCurdy out for rest of regular season 11/19/2004: Warriors boast some of the best  Thomas, McCurdy garner top billing as area's best  . [top]

Epiphanny "Piph" Prince . Street & Smith All-America Fourth Team (2004), HM (2003); Student Sports Sophomore of the Year, USA Today Sophomore All-America, Nike All-America Camp (2003), AGS All-America Camp Underclass All-Star (2004), NYSSWA Class AA All-State First Team (2004), Newsday All-City Player of the Year (2004), Daily News All-City First Team (2004), Newsday Manhattan Player of the Year (2004), Daily News All-Manhattan First Team (2004), NY Daily News All-Borough HM (2003). Blue Star #3.  Scout #13. . "Piph" is a friend and club teammate of RU 2005 recruit Kia Vaughn (Exodus).  As of mid-December 2005, she was averaging nearly 40 ppg and 11 apg. . Murry Bergtraum High School in NYC Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers team profile | Prince's player profile & stats 2003 SlamJam Fall Classic Championship Game 2004 SlamJam Fall Classic Championship Game (note Piph wearing Rutgers gear!) THE BALLERS | Kia Vaughn/Epiphany Prince Scout.com: Epiphanny Prince Profile 2006 WBCA High School All-America Game 05/10/2006:  New York Daily News - Sports - Candidates: Daily News Player of the Year 04/25/2006:  HALL HONORS EPIPHANNY'S BIG NIGHT By DAN MARTIN - New York Post Online Edition 03/30/2006:  BASKETBALL -- Setting a record, and hating it 03/25/2006:  Christ The King 79, Murry Bergtraum 66 03/20/2006:  PRINCE LEADS LADY BLAZERS TO 8TH STRAIGHT CROWN 03/19/2006:  BERGTRAUM TAKES AIM AT LEWIS 02/02/2006:  Look out, Kobe: NYC girl scores 113 in HS game 01/23/2006:  Prince scores her 2,000th career point 01/17/2006:  MSG Girls Basketball's Top-10 Poll (As of 1/17/06) 01/16/2006:  USATODAY.com - Charles leads top-ranked Christ the King past No. 2 Bergtraum 65-63 01/16/2006:  New York Daily News - Sports - Tina beats buzzer and Bergtraum 01/16/2006:  Charles wins it at buzzer for CK -- Newsday.com 01/16/2006:  Christ the King Comes Through 01/10/2006:  SI.com - Writers - Dave Krider: Girls' H.S. Basketball Power Rankings . 12/13/2005:  USA Today Girls' preseason Super 25 (Bergtraum #3) 12/04/2005:  Newsday.com: Disappointing start for Bulldogs 08/11/2005:  Blue-chip guard chooses Rutgers 08/10/2005:  Two commitments for RU women 08/09/2005:  New York Daily News - Bergtraum guard will go to Rutgers 05/24/2005:  Epiphanny gets split verdict 05/22/2005:  New York Daily News - The verdict 05/25/2005:  USA TODAY's preseason Super 25 girls players 04/25/2005:  New York Daily News - High School Basketball All-Stars 04/25/2005:  New York Daily News - High School - High School Basketball All-Stars: All-City Girls 03/28/2005:  All-State Girls Basketball 02/11/2005:  BLAZERS ENJOY EPIPHANNY 02/11/2005:  Prince, Bergtraum Manhattan queens 01/23/2005:  Sports of The Times: Playing Against the Best Provides a Lesson for Life 01/10/2005:  Bergtraum Attacks Like an Underdog 01/09/2005:  Prince helps Blazers get back on the right track . 12/16/2004:  Eastside to play Bergtraum in NY tourney 12/12/2004:  Defense is difference over NYC powerhouse Bergtraum 12/12/2004:  St. John the Baptist answers every challenge in Classic 11/23/2004:  Curry event to get No. 1 girls' team 11/23/2004:  PRINCE EYES CHARLES AS TEAMMATE 11/23/2004:  She's blazing a trail - High School Hoops Preview 11/23/2004:  Bergtraum united for another title run 11/23/2004:  Everyone's after Bergtraum 11/23/2004:  Five of a kind: Best the city has to offer 05/09/2004: Telfair is News' top player; Epiphanny earns girls honors 02/04/2004:  Murry Bergtraum's Epiphany Prince gets ready to go up with a shot. She had 22 points in her school's 78-51 over Frederick Douglass.  . [top]

Judith Brittany Ray . adidas Top Ten Camp Underclass All-Star (2004), Class A All-State Second Team (2005), Class B All-State First Team (2004). 23 ppg, 8 rpg, 6 apg.   Plays for Long Island Lightning.  Blue Star #54.  Scout #42. . Note:  Sometimes listed as Brittany Ray, sometimes listed as Judith Ray. Scout.com: Brittany Ray Profile . 03/25/2006:  Aquinas beats South Jefferson 03/06/2006:  New York Daily News - High School - Ray leads way on & off court . 08/31/2005:  Rutgers taking a bite of the Big Apple 08/30/2005:  New York Daily News - Ray commits to Rutgers 08/07/2005:  Scout.com: A look at the Big Apple TOC (brief mention) 04/25/2005:  New York Daily News - High School - High School Basketball All-Stars: All-City Girls 04/25/2005:  New York Daily News - High School Basketball All-Stars 04/25/2005:  New York Daily News - High School - High School Basketball All-Stars: Bronx 03/28/2005:  2005 All-State Girls Basketball . 11/23/2004:  Top 20 girls basketball players 04/07/2004:  2004 NYSSCOGS All-State teams  (Class B first team) 03/15/2004:  Message board mention . 11/25/2003:  New York Daily News - High School - High School Hoops Preview: Girls Top 10 11/25/2003:  New York Daily News - High School Hoops Preview: Little sisters grow up . [top]