Recruiting Report - Terps, basketball, football and college recruiting news in the Baltimore area from Matt Bracken
Terps, basketball, football and college recruiting news in the Baltimore area from Matt Bracken
Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Maryland point guard target Rysheed Jordan was at his best Wednesday night at Philadelphia's Wayne Ellington All-City Basketball...

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InsideMDSports: Keith Gatlin updates recruitment of Theo Pinson, JaQuel Richmond

InsideMDSports: Keith Gatlin updates recruitment of Theo Pinson, JaQuel Richmond

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland

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Despite a dominant spring, Kameron Williams still an underrated prospect

Despite a dominant spring, Kameron Williams still an underrated prospect

The bleachers have been folded up against the walls, leaving only a few bench spots for the smattering of parents and siblings in a nearly empty Baltimore City Community College gym.

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Meet the Recruit: Terps point guard commitment Sam Cassell Jr.

Meet the Recruit: Terps point guard commitment Sam Cassell Jr.

Sam Cassell Jr. was just 9 years old in the spring of 2002, but one particular memory from that time still resonates in his mind.

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Weekend Wrap: Aaron Harrison goes off, Damonte Dodd stands out

Weekend Wrap: Aaron Harrison goes off, Damonte Dodd stands out

Maryland shooting guard target Aaron Harrison scored 42 points (including 35 in the second half) in the Houston Defenders' win over Net Gain Sports at Under Armour's Are You From Here? Classic near Dallas. Rivals.com's Eric Bossi weighed in on Harrison's performance.

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Report: Former Walbrook star Roscoe Smith headed to UNLV

Report: Former Walbrook star Roscoe Smith headed to UNLV

After two seasons at Connecticut, Roscoe Smith  is headed west to finish out his college basketball career.

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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Albany transfer Logan Aronhalt's commitment to Maryland this week was big news in the shooting guard's hometown of Zanesville.

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Team Melo forward Trevis Buckhanon Jr. getting high-major interest

Team Melo forward Trevis Buckhanon Jr. getting high-major interest

As a freshman at Kenwood, Trevis Buckhanon Jr.was targeted regularly by opponents looking to embarrass the gangly big man.

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InsideMDSports: Paul Harris has top four, visits on tap

InsideMDSports: Paul Harris has top four, visits on tap

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

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Naji Hibbert talks about transferring to Gardner-Webb from Texas A&M

Naji Hibbert talks about transferring to Gardner-Webb from Texas A&M

Naji Hibbert  has never been to Gardner-Webb, and he didn’t know much about the small Division I school in Boiling Springs, N.C., until a few weeks ago.

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Mark Turgeon comments on Logan Aronhalt's signing

Mark Turgeon comments on Logan Aronhalt's signing

Former Albany shooting guard Logan Aronhalt said Sunday that he planned to transfer to Maryland for his final year of eligibility. On Tuesday, Terps coach Mark Turgeon made it official.

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Meet the Recruit: Terps commitment Shaquille Cleare

Meet the Recruit: Terps commitment Shaquille Cleare

With each passing day, Shaquille Cleare  becomes a little more aware of what he can expect as a Maryland  basketball player.

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Wicomico linebacker Derrick Hayward 'very excited' about Terps pledge

Wicomico linebacker Derrick Hayward 'very excited' about Terps pledge

Patrick McGlinchey heard “great things” about Derrick Hayward before the young linebacker/defensive end ever set foot in the Wicomico weight room as a freshman.

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Albany shooting guard transfer Logan Aronhalt commits to the Terps

Albany shooting guard transfer Logan Aronhalt commits to the Terps

Maryland’s 11-point win over Albany last season featured the debut of Alex Len, but was an otherwise unremarkable non-conference game for the Terps. For Great Danes guard Logan Aronhalt, however, the late-December matchup was unforgettable.

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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

It's no secret that the Maryland men's basketball staff is aiming high for its 2013 class. Scout.com's updated rankings this week brought further evidence of the Terps' lofty recruiting goals.

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InsideMDSports: 2013 point guard RaShawn Powell wants to get to know Terps

InsideMDSports: 2013 point guard RaShawn Powell wants to get to know Terps

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

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Mychal Parker talks about transferring to Loyola from Maryland

Mychal Parker talks about transferring to Loyola from Maryland

After parting ways with Maryland last month, Mychal Parker decided he wanted to finish his college career closer to home.

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Weekend Wrap: Shane Cockerille wins QB MVP at Nike camp in Westminster

Weekend Wrap: Shane Cockerille wins QB MVP at Nike camp in Westminster

Gilman's Shane Cockerille wasn't the most touted quarterback heading into the Nike Football Training Camp at McDaniel College, but the future Terp finished Sunday as the event's most impressive signal-caller.

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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Many of Maryland's top 2013 targets are guards, but the Terps have identified several post players as top priorities as well.

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InsideMDSports: Change of plans for Rysheed Jordan

InsideMDSports: Change of plans for Rysheed Jordan

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

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Cody Joyce, former Southern forward, commits to Houston Baptist

Cody Joyce, former Southern forward, commits to Houston Baptist

Cody Joyce received a harsh introduction to the cutthroat world of college basketball recruiting less than a week after he accepted his first Division I scholarship offer.

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High-major programs tracking Poly point guard John Crosby

High-major programs tracking Poly point guard John Crosby

Every offseason in Baltimore, some of the city’s top players transfer high schools in search of what they hope is a better basketball situation.

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Forest Park guard Wayne Hill 'a definite DI prospect'

Forest Park guard Wayne Hill 'a definite DI prospect'

Wayne Hill left Walbrook two years ago as a 5-foot-7 freshman. When Hill returned to Baltimore last fall after a year in North Carolina, Forest Park coach Greate White  was struck by a fairly obvious change in the combo guard’s appearance.

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Weekend Wrap: Perry Hills stars in Pennsylvania all-star game

Weekend Wrap: Perry Hills stars in Pennsylvania all-star game

Perry Hills turned in a near-flawless performance Sunday in his final high school football game.

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After FIU coaching change, Forest Park grad Antoine Myers commits to Troy

After FIU coaching change, Forest Park grad Antoine Myers commits to Troy

Antoine Myers loved the idea of learning from one of the game’s best point guards of all time, making his commitment to Isiah Thomas’ Florida International program an easy decision.

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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Maryland could look locally for a top forward target in the 2014 class.

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Meet the Recruit: Terps small forward commitment Jake Layman

Meet the Recruit: Terps small forward commitment Jake Layman

With relatives living in Maryland and fond memories of the Terps’ 2002 national championship lingering in his mind, Jake Layman always had interest in UM’s basketball program. Maryland’s interest in the 6-foot-8, 195-pound small forward, however, took a bit longer to develop.

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InsideMDSports: Terps in early on point guard Kaleb Joseph

InsideMDSports: Terps in early on point guard Kaleb Joseph

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site.

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Gilman linebacker Kiser headed for Virginia

Gilman linebacker Kiser headed for Virginia

Gilman middle linebacker Micah Kiser planned all along to make his college commitment before the start of his senior year. Monday night, he made it official. He'll play for Virginia.

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Spalding's Greg Brown talks about signing with St. Francis (Pa.)

Spalding's Greg Brown talks about signing with St. Francis (Pa.)

Recruiting for Greg Brown  waxed and waned through the seasons.

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Southern grad Bryan Harris finds new home in Wofford

Southern grad Bryan Harris finds new home in Wofford

For five days last month, Bryan Harrishad found everything he wanted in a college basketball program.

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Former Lake Clifton guard Terence Jones headed to UAB

Former Lake Clifton guard Terence Jones headed to UAB

For his final year of college basketball, Terence Jones knew exactly what he wanted in a program.

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Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

Where does Maryland's six-man 2012 basketball recruiting class rank nationally? Rivals.com this week weighed in with its answer.

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About Matt Bracken

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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