C. Vivian Stringer is back in the national recruiting game.

Rutgers women's basketball landed a commitment from five-star point guard Zipporah Broughton, who is ranked as the No. 24 overall player in the class of 2018 by ESPN's HoopGurlz. She inked her national letter of intent Wednesday during the early signing period.

It's a huge win on the recruiting trail for Stringer, who is fresh off signing a four-year contract extension. The 69-year-old Hall of Famer had to rely on transfers more than ever to rebuild her roster over the last few years.

New-look Rutgers is expected to compete in the upper half of the Big Ten in 2017-18 after finishing with a program-record-worst 6-24 record last season. Rutgers has missed the NCAA Tournament in three of the last four seasons.

But Broughton could be a game-changer. She averaged 22.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.1 steals, 3.9 assists and 1.8 blocks per game last season, while shooting 46 percent from the field, 73 percent from the free-throw line and 36.5 percent from 3-point range, according to AL.com.

Zipporah Broughton signs with Rutgers!!! 🏀🏀🏀 pic.twitter.com/JNUNCR3dks — MPS Athletics (@MPSAthletics) November 8, 2017

The Alabama native reportedly had more than 40 scholarship offers and narrowed her choices to Rutgers, Florida and Kentucky. She is the highest-rated high school prospect to commit to Rutgers since Tyler Scaife, who was ranked No. 9 in the class of 2013.

Here is the HoopGurlz scouting report:

Electric lead-guard with a scorer's mentality; handles, speeds up the floor and delivers with flair in traffic; deep-range threat complemented by explosive quicks off the dribble, collapses the defense and delivers; a dynamic guard in the class of 2018.



Scaife, an Arkansas native, is entering her redshirt senior year as one of the Big Ten's top players. She will team up with eligible transfers Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Stasha Carey, Nigia Green and Cianni Cryor.

When Broughton arrives, Scaife will be off to the WNBA, but Texas Tech transfer Arella Guirantes (who was ranked No. 44 in the 2016 recruiting class) will be eligible after a one-year sit-out under NCAA rules.

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