dion waiters
- In the midst of a recent four-game slump, Maryland junior guard Melo Trimble recalled a quote he recently read from Miami Heat guard Dion Waiters.
- Syracuse wide receiver Amba Etta-Tawo, a graduate transfer from Maryland, was named a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.
- Trayvon Reed, a 7-foot-1 Maryland signee, left a tough neighborhood in Mobile, Ala., and has blossomed into a basketball star.
- Syracuse forward C.J. Fair is the latest Baltimore Sun Sweet 16 selection for college basketball.