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Mamadou Doucoure enrolls at Rutgers | Why the star recruit is expected to play in 2017-18

Rutgers' 2018 men's basketball recruiting class, ranked No. 12 nationally in the 247Sports composite ratings, is about to take a hit.

But this year's Rutgers roster apparently is getting a lot better.

Mamadou Doucoure, a four-star power forward who committed in December 2016 for the Class of 2018, is enrolled at Rutgers, according to the university's student database, and intends to play this season.

Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press broke the news of Doucoure's enrollment Monday morning. Two Rutgers officials declined comment on the report because Doucoure isn't officially on the roster, but it's believed that the Our Savior New American (N.