Quick weekend wrap
The Terps’ 2008 football recruiting class took a bit of a hit over the weekend.
On Saturday, WVSports.com reported that North Huntingdon (Pa.) Norwin defensive end/fullback Tyler Urban switched his verbal commitment from Maryland to West Virginia.
Here’s what Pittsburgh Sports Report’s Chris Dokish had to say about Urban in a December edition of ‘Five questions.’
Urban is what you think of when you think of hard-nosed western Pa. football players. I have him ranked No. 43 in the state because he isn't an elite athlete, and therefore I don't know if he will ever be a star. On the other hand, he [is unlikely to] flop since his game is built on physical and mental toughness, and those traits don't go away. He is definitely the type of player a program needs to be successful because you never have to worry about him. He is what he is -- a tough kid that you can always depend on.
The Terps now have 19 verbal commitments in the class of 2008.
Checking in with two 2008 Terps basketball commitments ...
• Sean Mosley scored a game-high 27 points in St. Frances’ 81-69 win over Archbishop Spalding yesterday.
• Bobby Maze and the Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College Blue Dragons had the weekend off following a 73-62 loss to Cloud County on Wednesday. Maze is averaging 20.6 points, 7.5 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 4.1 turnovers per game for HCC (17-5).
Checking in with three Maryland women’s basketball commitments ...
• The weekend was a mixed bag for Lynetta Kizer. According to The Washington Post, Kizer led her Potomac (Va.) squad with 28 points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks, four assists and three steals in its 75-53 win over Freedom-Woodbridge on Friday. On Saturday, Kizer recorded 12 points in her team’s 53-27 loss to West Springfield (Va.). (Thanks to blog reader Tom for the link).
• Through 22 games, Dee Liles is averaging 11.8 points and 8.5 rebounds per game for Gulf Coast (Fla.) Community College. The Commodores -- the country’s top-ranked team -- currently sport a 24-0 record.
• 2009 point guard commitment Dara Taylor is averaging 15 points, 6 assists and 3 steals per game for Caravel (Del.) Academy. Taylor has led Caravel to a 10-9 record, including last week's 52-50 win over rival Sanford. Taylor recorded 23 points (including the game-winning hoop), five assists and five steals in the win.
Comments
matt, any further confirmation on Bowman? if a player on the current roster were to transfer, would that free up a scholarship? To that end, any rumors on Burney and/or Gregory? Seems that Dupree and Walker are getting enough minutes and developing to merit their 'ships. Also, I read that 'ships are a one-way street, meaning that the school awards them one year at a time, and that if they so wished, they could simply not "award" a 'ship, thereby leaving the student/athlete at peril. Please confirm/refute, thanks.
Posted by: Jung | February 4, 2008 1:23 PM
Wow - 4 turnovers a game in JUCO ball sounds awfully high. The last thing we need is to add another guy that can't take care of the ball.
How is his teammate, our new PF doing this year?
Posted by: Mark Davis | February 4, 2008 2:53 PM
Jung -- From what I understand, you're correct on scholarships. They are renewable on a year-to-year basis. So technically a school *could* decide to not renew, but that sort of thing seems to be frowned upon if a kid is working hard, performing well academically, etc.. I'd rather not speculate on any guys who may or may not leave. If one of the current players does transfer, that would open up a scholarship for Bowman (who, from what I've been told, has indicated he wants in) or another prospect.
Mark -- Bowman is averaging 15.8 points and 9.55 rebounds per game. Here's the link to HCC's stats page.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | February 4, 2008 3:52 PM