Redshirting in Men's Basketball

Has Maryland ever Redshirted a player.  I know Burney was Redshirted due to an injury.  Pankey Parker and even Weijs could have been redshirted this year.  Padgett could have saved a year of eligibility last year.  Imagine this years team having Landon Milbourne if he had not wasted a year of eligibility in the 06-07 season where he sparingly left the bench.  Whittington is a player who would benefit from a redshirt at Maryland.

I know that this is a tactic that is rarely seen in the major conferences, but I feel like it would be a better strategy to get the best out of its players.  There are many successful examples of mid-major programs resdhirting players, I have seen it first hand at Miami University (OH) where I am currently at school.  The only major program that I know of that redshirts some players is Wisconsin, and Bo Ryan runs one of the most respected programs in the country (top 25 team every year, almost flawless home record in conference play).

Gary brings in players who stay four years, so players who are more of a project coming in see little playing time there first seaon or two in College Park.  If Gary doesn't want to go after 5 star recruits then he needs to implement something that gives Maryland an advantage over the competition.  A team of 5th year seniors will beat a team of one and done primadonas 9 times out of ten and that is a fact.  Of course, recruiting players and telling them that they will redshirt is easier said than done.  The players have to be willing to redshirt and not view it as insulting.  Also redshirting isn't always the best plan.  Steve Goins was  never going to amount into anything.  And having him around 5 years not developing would look bad for the program.  (Sidenote: where is he playing now? he is no longer on Troy's Roster)

Thoughts??

Go Terps!