• Two Maryland targets were highlighted in ESPN.com's rankings of the 2012 class' top power forwards: Mitch McGary and Amile Jefferson.

Amile Jefferson (Philadelphia/Friends Central) has the build of a small forward, and may ultimately project at that position, but right now the pure scorer does his best work attacking the rim, either in transition or operating out of the mid-post in a half-court set.

• Terps target Jake Layman received mention in ESPN.com's article about the 2012 class' top small forwards.

High-major programs are in strong pursuit of Jake Layman (Wrentham, Mass./King Phillip Regional), as he proved to be one of the most efficient players in the country. Plus, he's a winner.

• Daniel Dingle, a 6-foot-7 forward from The Bronx who lists UM in his top seven, talked to Adam Zagoria about his recruitment.

Auburn and Arizona will likely receive official visits because of their distance, while “Temple and Seton Hall I’ll do unofficial because they’re right there,” he said.

Don’t count out Missouri, and assistant coach Tim Fuller, either.

• Maryland women's commitment Lexie Brown was featured in a Wall Street Journal story about basketball-playing daughters of former pro athletes.

The same is true of Lexie Brown, who said she was able to spend countless hours when she was younger developing her skills at her father's pro-level training facility in Orlando. (The family moved to Atlanta last summer.) He also showed her clips from his playing days but only after he edited them. "His dunk videos, that's about it," Lexie said. "That's his pride and joy right there."

Football recruiting

• The Terps made the cut for Friendship Collegiate (D.C.) defensive tackle Eddie Goldman, a five-star prospect who trimmed his list to seven.

Goldman, who has offers from virtually every major Division I school in the country, has chosen, in no particular order: Alabama, Auburn, California, Clemson, Florida State, Maryland and Miami, Friendship Collegiate Coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim said.

• CBSSports.com ranks Maryland's 2012 recruiting class eighth in the ACC.

Randy Edsall has taken some heat for not connecting with several local high schools but he's grabbed some good local athletes nevertheless. Quarterback Shawn Petty has impressed during the summer and Mike Madaras is an offensive lineman anybody would love to have.