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July 2, 2010

Weekly recruiting roundup

St. Frances center Greg Lewis has spent all summer traveling the country with Nike Baltimore Elite on the AAU circuit.

Last weekend, the rising senior and Maryland target showed off his game locally at the D.C. Metro Showcase, helping Nike Baltimore Elite to the 17-and-under championship. i95ballerz.com reported on the action.

[Nick] Faust recently received an offer from Maryland, as did Elite teammate, rising senior forward Greg Lewis. The Terps hosted both after they participated in the NBAPA Top 100, an event Lewis enjoyed as he had “more flexibility, they allowed me to play my natural position of power forward instead of center”. He is 6’8”, weighs around 220 pounds and believes Maryland’s flex offense a good fit.

• Terps target Bernard Sullivan, a 6-foot-7 forward from Davidson Day (N.C.), impressed SLAM's Aggrey Sam at the Amare Stoudemire Skills Academy.

After impressing at NBPA Camp as a face-up four with wing skills, it was surprising to see Sullivan grouped with the bigs (not an uncommon occurrence, unfortunately; he should have been at the KD camp, refining his perimeter game), but he still used the opportunity to show off his big-time hops, quick and solid footwork, excellent touch and tremendous energy level.

• Rising senior point guard Quinn Cook has decided to transfer from DeMatha to Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.

"I think it's best for him," [DeMatha coach Mike] Jones said of Cook's transfer. "I think he's doing something we all think is going to be good for him. He needs to get away from the area. He's become somewhat of a celebrity here, and some things that were out of his control would have a negative effect."

• The St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times reported that South Florida's basketball program avoided serious penalties for a collection of secondary violations, one of which involved a Maryland freshman.

Assistant basketball coach Reggie Hanson was cited for a violation in October. He gave $40 in cash to recruit Pe'Shon Howard for meal reimbursements during an official visit. Recruits can be reimbursed, but coaches can't do it with cash. The penalty was a letter of admonishment.

Football recruiting

Andrew Zeller, a three-star offensive tackle from Red Lion (Pa.) High, committed to Maryland on Thursday.

"It went well," Zeller told the York Dispatch. "I spoke with the coaches and announced to them that I would like to (verbally) commit and they were all very excited to hear that I was finally going to commit."

Check back with Recruiting Report this weekend for more on Zeller's commitment.

• ESPN.com's Jamie Newberg broke down Maryland's 2011 recruiting class, including his take on the Terps' wide receiver haul.

[Marcus] Leak, a three-star prospect from Parkwood High School (Monroe, N.C.), is a big play threat who can get behind the defense and cause problems by getting yards after the catch. Joining him is another receiver from the Tar Heel state -- Nigel King. King (Wakefield/Raleigh, N.C.) is bigger (6-3/200) and more physical than Leak and great in the air. With receiver being a big need for this offense, Maryland is off to a very good start with this duo.

• St. John's (D.C.) defensive tackle Kevin McReynolds updated Rivals.com this week on his lengthy list of suitors.

“It’s kind of a soft top 14,” he said. “The list includes Oregon, Arkansas, North Carolina, UCLA, Mississippi State, Auburn, Texas Tech, Ohio State, Illinois, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, East Carolina, Maryland and Kansas State.”

Posted by Matt Bracken at 11:19 AM | | Comments (2)
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He needs to get away from the area. He's become somewhat of a celebrity here, and some things that were out of his control would have a negative effect.
you can write off this kid coming to MD. It's a shame a kid has to get away from the area because the area is littered with human trash.

Jim:

If not sooner, Cook was gone from attending Maryland the moment GIbbs committed to the Terps.

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Matt Bracken was a lightly recruited football and tennis prospect out of East Lansing (Mich.) High School in 2001, but spurned all (nonexistent) scholarship offers to attend the University of Michigan. Matt graduated from UM in 2005, earned a master's degree in new media journalism from Northwestern University in 2006, and spent the first 11 months of his career as an online producer / videographer / blogger at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson. He has worked at The Baltimore Sun since July 2007, where he currently serves as the deputy sports editor for digital.

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