One of the biggest questions facing new Rutgers coach Steve Pikiell when he took the job in March was how he would rebuild a depleted Scarlet Knight roster. The latest pieces of the puzzle came into focus on Monday in the form of a graduate transfer.

C.J. Gettys, a 7-foot, 245-pound center who spent the last four seasons at UNC Wilmington, announced on Instagram that he would be playing for Rutgers this season.

Gettys averaged 5.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game as a senior for the Seahawks, shooting 50 percent from the field and making 73.9 percent of his free throws. A red-shirt junior, Gettys is eligible to play immediately after graduating.

According to WWAYTV3.com, Gettys was considering several schools, including fellow Big Ten member Purdue.

"Officially signed to play B1G TEN basketball at Rutgers University!" Gettys said in the caption of the post, which also features the new Rutgers knight helmet logo

UNC Wilmington was 25-8 last season, winning the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament to make it to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Duke in the first round of the tournament.

Gettys joins Eugene Omoruyi of Orangville Prep in Canada, Roselle Catholic's Matt Bullock, Texas junior-college forward Candido Sa and Jacksonville, Fla. forward Issa Thiam who all enrolled at Rutgers in July. Those four players make up Pikiell's first recruiting class.

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