Hey, Shaquille Cleare is Visiting Maryland, Too
by Ben Broman on Jun 11, 2011 4:08 PM EDT
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Been quite the week for visits from basketball recruits: first Mitch McGary, then 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 
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Shaquille Cleare is on Maryland's campus today for an unofficial visit.less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® Favorite Retweet Reply
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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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Singing: “I can see Cleare-ly now, J-Will is gone…”
by terpfan812 on Jun 11, 2011 4:11 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
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
Lets get this ball rolling.
Please commit this weekend Shaq.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jun 11, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions
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
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.
Beejay Anya
Has cut his list to 5 schools according to Reggie rankin. He says they are MD, Texas, UCLA, Georgetown, Kansas.
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.
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
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
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 .
this is what I have always said.
This site and TT are the best.
You make my pee-pee maker t-t-tingle.
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.
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!
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
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
If Shaq commits today I would be stunned
Most likely on Monday
by stripesean on Jun 12, 2011 9:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
He could have committed today
But you’re right in that most likely we won’t hear anything till Monday.
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
Haven't heard anything
Seen a lot of stuff saying that with Cleare visiting this weekend a commitment was somewhat likely, but nothing official.
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