Weekend wrap – Gibbs helps U.S. to win
Sterling Gibbs was on the winning side in the first round of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
The Maryland-bound point guard helped guide Team USA to a 23-17 win over Turkey.
Brandan Kearney (Detroit Southeastern H.S./Detroit, Mich.) added eight points for the men, while Sterling Gibbs (Seton Hall Prep/Scotch Plains, N.J.) chipped in three points, two steals and an assist.
• Testudo Times wrote today that Maryland might be out of the mix for Oakland, Calif., shooting guard Jabari Brown.
The current seven are UConn, Cal, DePaul, Georgia Tech, Oregon, St. John's, and Washington.
• Maryland small forward target Maurice Harkless told The New York Post that he's running his recruitment now, while adviser Nate Blue will assist if necessary.
The 6-foot-8 small forward from Jamaica, Queens, who initially committed to Connecticut, is organizing his visits, such as the official he will take to Maryland on Sept. 2 and the unofficial to St. John’s on Sept. 18.
• NBADraft.net scouted the adidas Nations event in Chicago, offering reports on each participant, including Terps shooting guard target Deuce Bello.
Bello is one of the freakiest players on the high school level right now. He's shown some surprising skill development this summer with improvement in his handle and play making. He's an undersized shooting guard but his length and leaping ability gives him some real intrigue.
Football recruiting
• ACCSports.com answered four questions facing the Maryland football team, including whether the Terps will lose recruits if the team stumbles early.
Defensive back Jeremiah Hendy is one of Maryland’s top early commitments. The Bowie High standout chose the Terps over the Cavaliers in a very close battle, citing his parents’ preference that he stay near home. Hendy, though, has kept his recruitment open and remains in contact with Virginia, even taking an unofficial visit to Charlottesville in late June.
Comments
How was the score so low in the Gibbs game?
Posted by: jon | August 16, 2010 1:32 PM
For some reason the youth olympics basketball is a 3 on 3 streetball competition, and the games are 10 minutes long. Gibbs from the sounds of it has not been too impressive. His stat line from the first game against Turkey: 1-12 shooting, 0-6 on 3's, 1-6 free throws, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. I am in Singapore and going to try and catch a game later this week.
Posted by: Matt | August 17, 2010 12:31 AM
Matt -- Thanks for the report.
Posted by: Matt Bracken | August 17, 2010 7:17 AM