The Spurs selected the former Rutgers standout with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Harper was impressive during his lone season with the Scarlet Knights, earning All-Big Ten honors while averaging 19.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 29 appearances.

Dylan Harper and Yang Hansen broke ground for Asian and Asian American representation during the 2025 NBA Draft, each reaching historic milestones on June 25 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Dylan, a 6-foot-6 guard from Rutgers and son of five-time NBA champion Ron Harper,

Pizarro joined her son to speak to the ESPN cameras just moments after the 19-year-old Rutgers Scarlet Knights alum was drafted by the San Antonio Spurs. “His flat-out love for the game, his determination, hard work and humility, day in and day out,” an emotional Pizarro told ESPN about what led to her son making it to the NBA.