Two members of the Maryland men's basketball team's 2010 recruiting class will be in Baltimore today.
Small forward commitment Haukur Palsson and combo guard pledge Pe'Shon Howard will lead their respective teams in the ESPN Rise National High School Invitational at Coppin State's Physical Education Complex.
Palsson, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound senior from Iceland is top-seeded Montverde (Fla.) Academy's sixth man. Howard, a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior, is third-seeded Oak Hill (Va.) Academy's starting point guard. Former Walbrook forward Roscoe Smith, a UConn commitment, plays alongside Howard for Oak Hill.
Here's the tournament schedule:Thursday
No. 1 Montverde (Fla.) Academy vs. No. 8 Montrose Christian, 2 p.m.
No. 4 Christ School (N.C.) vs. No. 5 Winter Park (Fla.), 4 p.m.
No. 3 Oak Hill (Va.) Academy vs. No. 6 Mountain State (W.Va.) Academy, 6 p.m.
No. 2 Findlay Prep (Nev.) vs. No. 7 Charlotte (N.C.) Christian, 8 p.m.
All games televised on ESPNU.
Friday
Winner of Montverde-Montrose Christian vs. Christ School-Winter Park, noon
Winner of Oak Hill-Mountain State vs. Findlay-Charlotte Christian, 2 p.m.
Both games televised on ESPN2.
Saturday
Championship game, 1:30 p.m.
Televised live on ESPN.