Maryland Basketball (some football) recruiting news (Shaq, Layman Commits!)

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

McGary says he's been talking Shaquille Cleare and the Harrison Twins about playing together at Maryland. #terps

http://twitter.com/#!/insidemdsports...64908596355072

---------- Post added August-11th-2011 at 08:57 PM ----------

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I’ve been talking to Shaquille Cleare and the Harrison Twins and they’re being recruited hard by Maryland. They talk about how cool it would be to go to a place like Maryland and raise them up to a championship level.”

[Goingforburgundy]

I just read that and had to go change my underwear

“I’ve been talking to Shaquille Cleare and the Harrison Twins and they’re being recruited hard by Maryland. They talk about how cool it would be to go to a place like Maryland and raise them up to a championship level.”

The full quote

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Shaquille Cleare, Seth Allen, Mitch McGary, the Harrison twins etc.





I'd cry if that happened. LITERALLY.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Villanova Captain Isaiah Armwood Transferring, Maryland "In the Mix"

It's been a few days without any big basketball news, so this is right on cue: former Montrose Christian star and current Villanova Wildcats forward Isaiah Armwood is transferring, and Maryland might be interested. (h/t JWKTerp)

Sources told CBSSports.com that schools in the mix for Armwood are Maryland, Iowa, Texas Tech and George Washington. Armwood grew up near Maryland and GW and both Iowa and Texas Tech have former Villanova assistant coaches - Andrew Francis (Iowa) and Chris Walker (Texas Tech).

Armwood is a former four-star and was part of a loaded DC-area 2009 HS class, which included Mouphtaou Yarou, Dante Taylor, and a few other players that didn't end up at Maryland. (Gary Williams landed Jordan Williams instead.) While he's yet to live up to his billing - averaging only 2.5 ppg as a sophomore last year - he did play 17 minutes per game for a pretty good (at times) team (and possessed pretty high OReb% and Blk% rates). But he was obviously a clubhouse leader: he was Villanova's captain for the upcoming year.

More importantly, he's 6-8 and talented. Wright says he was a starter during the Wildcats' overseas trip. Recruiting prospects be damned: Maryland isn't in the position to turn down that proposition. He's a combo forward, hovering in between the 3 and the 4 much like Amile Jefferson, but size is size. (Also, I'd love be able to call a player on Maryland "Zeke.")

http://www.testudotimes.com/2011/8/1...e-mix#comments

[abdcskins]

Appreciate all the updates BRAVE. Things appear to be turning around, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

I yearn for Maryland to be back at the top.

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

PaulBiancardi Paul Biancardi

ESPNU 100 Robert Upshaw just called and cut his list to 9 schools.Zona ,Fresno ST,Georgetown,Kansas ST,L'Ville ,MD,OK ST,UNLV,USC

http://twitter.com/#%21/PaulBiancardi

---------- Post added August-22nd-2011 at 11:28 AM ----------

http://twitter.com/#%21/GTuckersports

GTuckersports Garrett Tucker

Robert Carter has cut his list to Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, and Rhode Island, according to Scout

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

Coach Aaron Harrison of the Houston Defenders comments on Shaq:

“Shaq is just getting back from the Bahamas today (even though school has begun at the Village School) and I am sure he and his family will be making his visit to Maryland soon. It’s always been his #1 school, and I’m not aware of any other schools he is seriously considering

[Goingforburgundy]

Ugh you keep beating me to all the info

[SkinsTerps26]

testudotimes? really, do you get your skins news from the weekend newspaper too?

do you still use the tvguide from the wapo?

[BRAVEONAWARPATH]

testudotimes? really, do you get your skins news from the weekend newspaper too?

do you still use the tvguide from the wapo?

[Forehead]

The number 4 overall recruit this year for football. We have his close friend and teamate as a verbal commit right now

Don't get too attached to him...Spence is not happening for you guys

[Fight4RGIII]

Locked up Shaq

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...le_cleare.html

[abdcskins]

Locked up Shaq

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...le_cleare.html

YES YES YES YES and YES!

From the ESPN article I just read confirming the Shaq signing...

The No. 7-ranked center in a loaded year for bigs, Cleare is the team's first post commitment in what Maryland hopes will be a run on bigs. The Terrapins are also locked in on No. 3 overall recruit Mitch McGary (Chesterton, Ind./Brewster), stretch 4-man Jake Layman (Wrentham, Ma./King Phillps) and Amile Jefferson (Philadelphia/Friends Central)

[China]

So why are Maryland's new football uniforms orange instead of red?



They look sort of like Miami's uniforms. You'd think at this point you wouldn't want to emulate Miami.

[StillUnknown]

Locked up Shaq

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/spor...le_cleare.html

Thats a good get by Turgeon.