Weekly recruiting roundup
By switching his commitment from Maryland to Virginia this week, Montrose Christian small forward Justin Anderson left the Terps' 2012 recruiting class with a gaping hole at small forward.
The Terps coaching staff, however, wasn't caught flat-footed by Anderson's decision. The Washington Post's Josh Barr wrote Thursday that Maryland could "intensify its effort to recruit" Episcopal (Va.) forward Arnaud Adala Moto.
“I think that there is a lot of people in the area who believe that since Anderson is heading to Virginia, that Arnaud might be a natural wing player Maryland might go after,” Episcopal Coach Jim Fitzpatrick said. "But the impression I get from Coach [Mark] Turgeon and his staff is that they are not going to move hastily. I think Coach Turgeon needs to see him with his own eyes in the July recruiting period. I guess they’re going to have interest, but how strong that interest is remains to be seen.”
• The Terps are involved -- and reportedly in good position -- with Pearl (Miss.) forward Twymond Howard, according to ArkansasSports360.com.
Howard is also a top-notch receiver on the gridiron and will have to possibly choose between the two sports when he gets to college. Howard didn't play football as a junior and is said to favor hoops over football. However, Howard did participate in spring drills at Pearl and is starting to get a lot of attention in both sports. In basketball, Howard is said to really like Georgetown and Maryland.
• Jordan Goodman, a D.C. Assault forward attending Arlington (Fla.) Country Day, withdrew his commitment to Rutgers this week.
[Goodman] said he’s still considering Rutgers, as well as Arizona and Maryland, which recently hired Dalonte Hill as an assistant under new coach Mark Turgeon.
“I wanted to open up my options, see what’s going on for next year,” Jordan said. “Maryland will be one of our options as of right now. They’re not a top right now, but they’re still on the radar.”
• ESPNBoston.com had an update this week on Brewster (N.H.) Academy center and Terps target Mitch McGary.
The 255-pounder had offers from Purdue, Indiana, Marquette, Miami and Cincinnati prior to his arrival at Brewster. Now, McGary says he's wide open and lists Arizona, Texas, Duke, North Carolina, Florida, Florida State, UConn, Louisville, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Kentucky and Kansas.
• The Maryland women's program landed a commitment this week from Xavier transfer Katie Rutan, a 5-foot-8 shooting guard.
Combining her freshman and sophomore seasons, she shot nearly 40 percent from beyond the 3-point line at Xavier. She averaged nearly 8.0 points per game as a Musketeer and was an Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team selection as a freshman.
Comments
I count 18 schools in the McGary post, and Maryland is not among them; I wonder if we should even be tracking him?
It would be great for fan morale to win a big head-to-head recruiting battle with Arizona...
Andrew: That raised my eyebrows as well. I've seen other reports that have Maryland mentioned prominently. But he's obviously going to be a tough one for the Terps to land. -- Matt
Posted by: Andrew | May 27, 2011 3:03 PM
I think the fact that we haven't offered him a scholarship yet according to multiple sites is what keeps Maryland out of his schools. It is hard for the kid to consider Maryland if we won't even offer him.
Matt -- Glad to see Hill already paying off with the rutgers combo forward opening back up and considering MD because of him, what do you think the chances are to land him? Certainly need depth at the forward position.
Daniel. I think if the Terps push for him, they'd have a solid shot. But the level of interest remains to be seen. -- Matt
Posted by: Daniel | May 28, 2011 12:31 PM