Weekend wrap – Terps target Baru taking time
The competition for Adjehi Baru's services might be shaping up as a battle between ACC rivals.
The Roanoke (Va.) Times' Doug Doughty reports that Baru, an Ivory Coast native attending the Steward School in Richmond, will take his official visits this fall and could wait until the spring to sign. The 6-foot-9 center is considering offers from Maryland, Miami, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Virginia Tech and Xavier.
Maryland and [Virginia] Tech “were the two guys that hit him hardest early,” [Steward coach Elliott] Gravitt said. “They were at a lot of stuff. They were very involved. Maryland writes all the time. I feel like I get a letter every day from them.”
• Senior shooting guard Deuce Bello, who sports a Maryland offer, won the Boost Mobile Elite 24 dunk contest in Venice Beach, Calif., on Friday and followed that up with a strong performance in the All-Star game Saturday.
Deuce Bello of Westchester Country Day (High Point, N.C.) showed no signs of dunk contest hangover. His crazy bounce and athleticism was on display with one of the most impressive dunks of the day: a windmill off one dribble. Bello, Friday’s dunk contest champion, finished with 12 points and four rebounds.
Football recruiting
• Maryland offensive line commitment Andrew Zeller was named one of 10 players to watch by The York (Pa.) Dispatch.
At 6-foot-5 and 280 pounds, Zeller has already committed to play D-I football at the University of Maryland next year. But first the senior offensive lineman should be a huge force in helping the Lions' offensive attack this year.
Comments
Can't wait for Baru until spring and then lose a guy like Lewis.
Posted by: Phil | August 31, 2010 7:52 AM
Harkless lost to St. John's. Now signing Lewis, Faust, Baru or O'Bryant is crucial. Space is a wildcard. Bino needs to go full out on Lewis and Faust to keep Charm City connection alive with good players and the addition of O'Bryant would be sweet. Baru loved the Terps early but we can't wait for his spring decision and lose earlier mentioned players.
Posted by: Phil | August 31, 2010 4:20 PM