Weekend wrap — Pilgrim makes choice
Maryland's whirlwind pursuit of former Hampton power forward Matt Pilgrim ended over the weekend.
The Kentucky transfer -- who was told he wouldn’t have a scholarship at UK this season -- visited College Park late last week. But on Saturday, the 6-foot-8, 225-pounder committed to Oklahoma State.
So Pilgrim started looking for a new school and had narrowed his choices to Oklahoma State, Maryland, Cincinnati and Memphis before picking the Cowboys Saturday.
“I just feel like I jelled with the team and (OSU coach Travis Ford) seems like a real focused coach,” Pilgrim said Saturday. “I really like the style of basketball he plays and I’m just the kind of player he wants. I’m a guy that’s going to give 100 percent and play hard no matter what position I play.”
• The Louisville Courier-Journal caught up with Richmond, Va, small forward Justin Coleman, who gave a list of schools under consideration.
IU, Xavier, Charlotte, Marquette, Oklahoma, Duke, Central Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Florida have been in touch. He doesn't have an offer yet, but he's visited Virginia, Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth and Maryland.
• According to the Memphis Commercial-Appeal, small forward Roscoe Smith is on Tigers coach Josh Pastner’s wish list.
The Tigers have already made one successful foray into Baltimore with the Barton Brothers, so why not another? Memphis will certainly be pushing hard to get a visit from Smith, though he recently did not list the Tigers among his top five schools. The 24th-ranked player on Rivals' list is a presence inside and outside.
Comments
Matt, Now that Pilgrim made his decison (that was quick), do you think Gary Williams is through recruiting for 2009-2010 or could you envision him continuing the search, maybe looking at JUCO options? Thanks.
Posted by: Ken Francis | July 6, 2009 2:23 PM
Memphis better stay away from Baltimore!
Matt, myself and my co-writers over at Testudotimes just did a great piece on the 2010 Terps recruits that you might want to check out. Part one came out today...
http://www.testudotimes.com/2009/7/6/939384/who-are-these-guys-update
Posted by: Dave | July 6, 2009 2:27 PM
Ken -- I'd guess that the Terps staff will keep their eyes open, but it's July now and I can't imagine there are many legitimate options left. But never say never.
Dave -- Thanks for the link. Great stuff, per usual.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | July 6, 2009 5:05 PM