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Hey, Shaquille Cleare is Visiting Maryland, Too

via media.247sports.com

Been quite the week for visits from basketball recruits: first Mitch McGarythen Arnaud Adala Moto, and now Shaquille Cleare:

Multiple sources have confirmed that top #Terps big man prospect Shaquille Cleare of Houston is on campus.less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply

Shaquille Cleare is on Maryland's campus today for an unofficial visit.less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Reply

 

Cleare was supposedly a heavy Maryland lean before Gary Williams retired, but Bino Ranson, Cleare's primary recruiter, was retained, which was big. A visit can, of course, only be a good thing, and given how much it appeared he liked Maryland, who knows? I wouldn't be shocked if he committed. I'm not expecting it, mind you, but it wouldn't be a big surprise. If nothing else, this should reaffirm the conception that Maryland is the team to beat.

A commitment from Cleare would be massive, if it came. A wide-bodied, 6-9 center, Cleare is pretty much universally considered a top 30 recruit, which would make him the highest-ranked commitment for Maryland since Mike Jones. He'd also provide instant depth at a position in desperate need of it, and could start from Day One.

Fingers crossed. (And, for the record, I apologize for the basketball recruiting-centric content around here over the past few days. But, that said, it's summer, and this is what usually happens. I'll try to mix it up in the coming days.)

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Busta Rhymes 2.0

If Chris Brown goes to UVA, at least we still got Busta (circa 1994).

and please keep up all the bball recruiting news and don’t mix it up.

Muggsy -- 2,318 career NBA rebounds.

by Muggsy Bogues on Jun 11, 2011 4:27 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

The whole team takeover team also visited according to kieth cavanaugh on 1057 the past week great week 4 terps hoops

by valenciais1 on Jun 11, 2011 4:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

wow

they kept that hidden well… NICE

by Schwankdaddy on Jun 11, 2011 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

Awesome

So that means James Robinson, AAM, beejay anya and grant visited.

by sunny2189 on Jun 11, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

People keep saying Grant is a lock to Cuse

But idk how accurate that is. He started listing us after the new staff was hired.

by word2bigbird on Jun 11, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Anya

I thought Anya is at Colorado Springs for USA U16 trials.

by gianterp on Jun 11, 2011 5:10 PM EDT reply actions  

He is now

but he just got there yesterday (Fri.) evening so it is possible he was on campus earlier in week.

by jettro on Jun 11, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions  

Beejay Anya

Has cut his list to 5 schools according to Reggie rankin. He says they are MD, Texas, UCLA, Georgetown, Kansas.

by sunny2189 on Jun 11, 2011 5:18 PM EDT reply actions  

Would you say where the leaders for the twins?

I went on twitter search the other day and typed in Harrison twins. A vt fan was tweeted the same question to this vt inside guy, because he was tweeting about Cleare and the twins . The vt inside guy said," Im not sure on how there recruitment has gone thus far, but it certainly seems that way. No other teams has been in contact more than the Terps , plus ranson is good friends with Harrison sr. From the looks of it will be an uphill battle for ( the twins) any team with the name other than Maryland". Now I won’t buy into it cause it’s coming from 2 vt guys. I guess they figured since they Ehsan they have a chance, but Bino is the man. It’s still interesting see what other teams believe our chances are, though I would really would have been impressed with Kansas or texas guys saying this.

by fatchris on Jun 11, 2011 5:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Considering one of them is the top player in the class, you never really know

But if I had to guess, just based on everything I’ve read about them, it would seem maryland leads. That VT guy knows his stuff, and not just with VT … he was the first on Justin Anderson to UVA. With Bino, the connection to Baltimore, maybe shaq being here, and Under Armour, its a pretty strong bid. But when it comes to really highly-ranked guys like that, anything can hapen.

by Ben Broman on Jun 11, 2011 6:15 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

not much here

but here is an interview with Aaron Harrison posted on June 9th. It’s very short and nothing really newsworthy, basically just says him and his bro are definitely going to same school. He does list MD (along w/ Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, Kansas, and Arizona), as top schools/schools recruiting them the hardest.

http://www.courtcred.com/all-ball-items/item/1990-twin-brother-aaron-harrison-talks-recruiting.html

by jettro on Jun 11, 2011 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

seriously, to everyone that has considered buying it in the past few weeks

DONT. If that whole McGary to ‘11 debacle (started by IMS) didn’t sour you on it then just take my word for it

by PAB522 on Jun 11, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

I bought it a month ago during the coaching search and I love it. You get a lot of in depth info that you can’t find other places. The McGary thing was an anomaly from what is usually very good reporting

by terpfan812 on Jun 11, 2011 7:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions   1 recs

was it really a debacle

they announced on twitter shortly after that the info they had was wrong. ttk, tesudo times, and every other reputable site has been wrong before.

ironically you bash them on this great thread about shaq when IMS had the news before everyone else lol u just ignore the great news and stay mad about some news about mcgary. the people who tell me they are on terrapin times make me wonder, the mods on that site make a shame of journalism the way they write .

by Terp80 on Jun 12, 2011 6:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

this is what I have always said.

This site and TT are the best.

You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.

by Hey Yo! on Jun 11, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

LOL

That certainly explains why people defect from TT on a daily basis to come to IMS. TT is garbage, and there are no posters over there worth reading. Aside from the reporting there are tons of posters over there with good info and insight worth reading. When you get clear reports from IMS stating that Cleare is on campus today, TTK is over there responding to questions of is Cleare on campus with “shhhhhhh” and “bowling anyone?”.

Pretty sure tonights football commitment was confirmed on IMS like 40 minutes before it was one TT as well.

by BklynTerp on Jun 11, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

40 minutes...

And then another 20 minutes before it was available for free.

I have no problem with people who pay for recruiting news. I did for years. But the internet will not be silenced. What you pay for, everyone else is getting an hour later for free. … I can wait the hour.

Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.

by CharlesDriesell on Jun 11, 2011 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I think we will land Shaq and Moto...

That is all the confirmation you need.

by TerpMasterX on Jun 11, 2011 7:03 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

Just land one!

And some others will follow. All of these recruits are going to help a team towards the natty. Just get 1 to commit and there will be others to follow. All want to be with a winning coach, which we now have!

by Snappin Terp on Jun 11, 2011 8:17 PM EDT reply actions  

Which we now have??

Last time I checked, Gary was the winningest coach in Maryland’s history. Come on man…

by TerpMasterX on Jun 11, 2011 9:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

side question

who is the football commit that brklyn Terp was talking about and who is the JUCO on the front page of IMS

by Matt Mil on Jun 11, 2011 9:09 PM EDT reply actions  

good chance shaq signs today.

by fkterp on Jun 12, 2011 7:39 AM EDT reply actions  

You realize the signing period doesn’t start until November 9, right?

by nmprisons on Jun 12, 2011 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

i think he meant verbal

or we’re just that baller that kids can sign

by word2bigbird on Jun 12, 2011 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

He could have committed today

But you’re right in that most likely we won’t hear anything till Monday.

by aholla30 on Jun 12, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not sure what this...

is in reference to, but…
Didn’t know there was a rumor that he did commit. But, I’ll take anything at this point!

MattDCBrown Matthew Brown
As with all terps rumors I will believe this Shaquille Cleare commitment when I see it.
2 hours ago

by whodatdare on Jun 12, 2011 9:56 PM EDT reply actions  

Haven't heard anything

Seen a lot of stuff saying that with Cleare visiting this weekend a commitment was somewhat likely, but nothing official.

by aholla30 on Jun 12, 2011 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Shaq

 a little worried we haven’t heard back from him yet!!??

by bpell on Jun 15, 2011 9:02 AM EDT reply actions  

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