Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, April 20, 2014

Soon enough, Maryland and Rutgers will be official members of the Big Ten. The big day is July 1, to be exact. To get Big Ten fans ready for the schools? arrivals, we?re taking a look at each of the school?s notable NBA and NFL alumni. Today, we're looking at Rutgers. See the Scarlet Knights' top basketball and football pros in this post.

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RUTGERS BASKETBALL
John Battle (1985-1995) 46%; 8.7 ppg; 1.3 rpg; 2.1 apg
James Bailey (1979-1988) 48%; 8.8 ppg; 5 rpg; 0.8 apg; 0.5 spg; 0.9 bpg
Roy Hinson (1983-1991) 50%, 14.2 ppg; 6.8 rpg; 1 apg; 0.6 bpg
Eddie Jordan (1977-1984) 8.1 ppg; 1.9 rpg; 3.8 apg; 1.8 spg
Bobby Lloyd (1967-69) 9 ppg; 1.8 rpg; 1.8 apg
Current NBA players: None

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Michael Hickey-US PRESSWIRE

RUTGERS FOOTBALL
Gary Brackett (2003-11) 707 tackles; 4 sacks; 12 INT
Deron Cherry (1981-1991) 50 INT; 1 TD
Shaun O'Hara (2000-10)
Bill Pickel (1983-1994) 570 tackles; 56 sacks; 2 FF; 11 FR
Top current NFL players: Kenny Britt; Brian Leonard; Devin McCourty; Ray Rice; Mohamed Sanu