Hippo moment at the scrimmage

by SA523 on Oct 31, 2009 9:08 PM EDT

I too went to the scrimmage today and also saw some encouraging things. After the scrimmage was over I saw Hippo walking back to the locker room with an assistant and I made eye contact with him and asked, "Have you committed yet?". He looked at me with a huge smile and said, "It's in process right now". He had a smile on his face the during the whole scrimmage and seemed to be really enjoying himself.

I also saw Dino Gregory's little brother who looks to be about 6'8". I haven't heard of him - is he on the radar? Each of the MD coaches - including Gary Williams - made a point of walking up to him to say hello. He is a big kid but looks a little goofy. Does anyone know his story or how good he is?

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For real?

You actually asked him that? And that is exactly what he said? You swear on you grandma’s tomb?

by Bboydragon25 on Oct 31, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions

Just as I said it earlier

I promise. I saw him wearing an Albany City sweatshirt so I went down to see who he was talking to. He was with one of the Maryland staff (not a coach, but someone definitely working as part of Gary’s staff) and they were walking under the overpass to the locker room. They stopped to talk to other players and I looked at him and made eye-contact. Then I asked, “have you committed yet?”. He gave a huge smile and said, “Its in process right now”. Obviously that doesn’t mean that he’s an automatic lock, but energy and countenance when I asked him the question were very positive. He could be thinking something else, but everything I witnessed signaled a very positive feeling toward the Terps.

by SA523 on Nov 1, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Sweet

Rec’d.

That’s awesome news.

by Ben Broman on Oct 31, 2009 10:58 PM EDT reply actions

Oh, and Dino's bro

His brother is Dariel Gregory, he’s 14. No idea if he can play, but he’s big for his size; being 14, I’m guessing he’s a freshman, so he’d be class of 2013…if he’s a prospect, it’s way early to start that process, so it’s tough to guess where he stands. The goofiness could be explained by the fact that he’s 6-8 at 14 years old.

by Ben Broman on Oct 31, 2009 11:02 PM EDT reply actions

He was there last time too.

If you looked at his knee there was a huge scar as if he had an ACL tear and needed surgery.

He also was out of shape so I dont think he’ll be playing bball or an sport at UMD.

by word2bigbird on Nov 1, 2009 7:54 AM EST up reply actions

Hippo Sighting

I was walking down route 1 at 1:30 AM and Mychal and Hippo were sitting in front of turtle with 2 of thier friends. I asked him if he is going to commit and he said I am thinking about it. I told Mychal the UMD fans are hungry for a title and he agreed.

by bballin on Nov 1, 2009 4:58 PM EST reply actions