Maryland Basketball Recruiting: 2012 Big Men Shaquille Cleare, Mitch McGary Liking Terps
by Ben Broman on Jun 16, 2011 3:38 PM EDT
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The NBPA Top 100 Camp, usually one of the best events of the summer, kicked off today, with a flurry of news, evaluations, and other recruiting-y things. We'll have a full roundup of Day One when the dust settles. But these two notes were just too juicy to wait. Behold:
Mitch McGary said Maryland is "without a doubt" coming after him the hardest.less than a minute ago via UberSocial 
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Shaquille Cleare on Maryland: "There’s a good chance I’m going to be there. They’re No. 1 on my list right now." Story coming later.less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
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Um, wow.
Obviously, both of those are open to change. But Cleare's comment is particularly encouraging, because he actually said Maryland leads, while McGary simply said they're recruiting him harder. Either way, it's pretty clear(e) that a commitment from Cleare still seems likely, while McGary's recruitment should be upgraded from "pipe dream" status to "legitimate possibility."
And that's good news. Before this weekend, the idea of McGary and Cleare, both of which are top 30 big men, teaming up in the frontcourt in 2012 was tantalizing. Now that some people are saying that McGary outplayed Andre Drummond today, seen by many as the best prospect in the country, it's even more dreamy.
Oh, and apparently Maryland is all the rage these days. "Buzz" doesn't translate to "results" necessarily, but it's a damn good start. Certainly no hating on that.
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Another Jalen Tabor caliber post
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose!
smoke'em if ya got'em!
by Daniel Hamilton on Jun 16, 2011 3:44 PM EDT reply actions
Shaq n Mac Attack!!!!!
It never gets old
by stripesean on Jun 16, 2011 3:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
This is so sick, im pumped
LETSSS GO TERPPPSSS. Dont back down now, show Mcgary that we want him more than any other team!!!
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
Its all about the head band and arm sleve
They want to play now that we allow it. Hell even Pankey tweeted today and said the arm sleeve is coming out of retirement and posted a pic of his. LETS GOOOO.
by Charlotte NC Terp on Jun 16, 2011 3:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Seriously...
The ‘image’ is a huge selling point for kids. The one’s that don’t mind strict uniform restrictions are the one’s that are usually easier to coach, more hustle guys than not. Let’s face it, the best like to accessorize.
by Daniel Howard on Jun 16, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
If my boss would let me wear a head band,
I wouldn’t be stealing staplers and paper.
by 1 proud terp on Jun 16, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
funny stuff - cracking up
thinking of that 5 year old Super Bowl commercial with the guy in the office who pulls his suit off like warm-ups and screams “Let’s Do This People!!!” great stuff
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 16, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
even older
Terry Tate: Office Linebacker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzToNo7A-94
by jaypee on Jun 17, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Very Good News
This news plus the Moto article that Bracken has up at the Baltimore Sun makes me think that Turgeon and his staff have really done a good job getting in the recruiting game.
Hopefully MD can get a Cleare verbal before the summer is out and really focus on another big (would love McGary).
i just keep imagining
gumble and nance at the 2013 final four and gumble being like “we now turn to the maryland sideline where often quiet but never bashful coach mark turgeon has risen from point guard at kansas to one of the best coaches in college basketball.” nance- “yea he had the unenviable job of taking over for legendary terp gary williams, but his young energy and tenacity, especially on the recruiting trail, was first noticed by the county in the summer of 2011. tom rinaldi with the story…” then a 3 minute piece on picking up cleare, then moto, then stealing mcgary, then the harrisons, then beejay and it ending with them all standing around at comcast joking and practicing…or maybe this is just my broadcast journalism major pipedream
by terps3030 on Jun 16, 2011 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
thatsss sick
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
Okay kids
This is the fourth time this year I’ve been super pumped for Terp sports. Mike Leach, Sean Miller, Terps Lax….we’re 0-3. I will not be fooled again, nope, not gonna do it, no…okay maybe, yes, YES!!!!
GO TERPS! GET IT DONE!
I like Turtles!
i feel this face is appropriate
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
by dterpfan on Jun 16, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
WOOOOOOOOO!!!
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
it's a great day to be alive
and the sun’s still shining when i close my eyes.
by ThizzinInAHalfshell on Jun 16, 2011 4:15 PM EDT reply actions
that's because
sooner or later, the sun shines on every dog’s butt… it’ll be time for us all soon enough!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 16, 2011 4:52 PM EDT up reply actions
why can't every day be just this good?
and lets go to Bentleys...
by johnnyrobs13 on Jun 17, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions
The best way i feel about Terp basketball right now is..
http://youtu.be/leuMcRs983I
We will win our next natty in 2014 and 2015 !! NBA rule about 2 yrs in college is in our favor!
Wow. It's all hype right now
but it’s refreshing from the years with Gary when there weren’t many recruiting buzz posts. I love Gary though. Let’s hope Turge can fill Gary’s footsteps and then pave his own path. Looks good right now!
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Buzz
The best news of the day has to be Jackson’s tweet that the kids are buzzing about Maryland. Positive word of mouth from other top high school players is only going to make it easier for targets to commit and early and build the sort of blockbuster 2012 or 2013 class that everyone has been salivating over. Turgeon doesn’t seem to have lost any ground with the class of 2012 (except that Cleare might ahve already committed if Gary was still there) and might even be gaining with McGary.
The worst news of the day is Cleare being outplayed by Tony Parker, but I choose not to believe any of that …
dont make to much of cleare getting out played
even the best get out played every once and a while (im not calling cleare the best)
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
Question
Let’s say we’re taking 4 players this year, and we get mcgary and shaq. Would you mind if we got another big man instead of a wing? I would love to have Moto or grant , but IMO I wouldnt mind having a Robert upshaw or prince ibeh as well.
if we get shaq and Mcgary
Turge can do whatever he wants
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
by dterpfan on Jun 16, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
they said
Upshaw is like Godzilla at the camp – HUGE
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 16, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Upshaw is a MONSTER.
I would kill for that kid. Seriously…kill.
by TerpMasterX on Jun 16, 2011 7:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
BlueDevilNation Mark Watson
Maryland is all over several prospects, including McGary who said they were by far recruiting him the hardest. Terps seem to be making waves
this has been posted like
…alot
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
Lets all take a deep breath here
While all of this is encouraging, lets remember something very important: Neither Cleare or McGary have committed to anything or anyone. Sure, they can say anything they want. Mike Leach was going to be our football coach. Sean Miller was going to be our basketball coach. Justin Anderson was coming to Maryland. I think you guys catch my drift…
I hate to be the voice of reason here, but I’ll be more than happy to celebrate with everyone when these guys start actually committing rather than giving statements about who their “#1 choice is” or who is “coming after them” the hardest.
i'd have to agree
cannot wait for them to commit but until then it’s just talk.
i need some firegary or raylew...
To balance my positive outlook that I’m seeing through my Terp tainted shades… Go F*cking Terps! Bring them to CP Turge!!
by amarshall on Jun 16, 2011 8:17 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
hate getting hopes up
then being let down!!! JA, etc. But I do have faith the new staff will
start getting some bigs on the dotted line!
wow it says it's not clear(e) whether he'll even visit any other schools
boom
Muggsy -- 2,318 career NBA rebounds.
by Muggsy Bogues on Jun 16, 2011 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
JayJayESPNRise Jason Jordan
Got Steve Blake coaching Justin Anderson’s team here at NBA Camp. Wonder if that’s awkward?
That’s actually pretty funny.
by terps on Jun 16, 2011 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ha
blakes probably like “VIRGINIA?!?….have fun!”
RIP Lennie Bias
Hold my Vick
The rebirth of Maryland Basketball. GO TERPS
Turgeon General, Fear the Turgeon, in Turgeon we trust.
Danny O'brien=future #1 overall pick
Lesean is the "Real Slim Shady"
plus he's got
the Montrose – Oak Hill thing going too ;)
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 16, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I cant post the link because im on my phone
But yahoo sports has an article listing the best homecourt advantages is NCAAB and our beloved Comcast made the cut
by T Free on Jun 17, 2011 7:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Have they been paying attention
to us losing to small schools at home and a half filled arena in December? I don’t mean to be a old sounding loser who thinks his generation is better but cole was a special place for a college basketball game and comcast is just a nice place that only gets going when Duke is in town.
by Ttown Funkster on Jun 17, 2011 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
cole is smaller and easier to fill. It helps when you have a winning team though. Not many people went to games this year because the team just flat out sucked
MASN Announcer: "Ususally they have what they call here 'the privilege,' and that's what bobby cox calls it when he let's the veteran guys swing away on 3-0. This is not such a hitter."
Jason Heyward: Single up the middle, ballgame.
That's a cop out
Either you are a fan or not!!!
from IMS
Cleare: “I’m Sticking with Maryland.”
by bloodwatermission on Jun 17, 2011 8:20 AM EDT reply actions
If he wanted to be with Maryland...
then we would commit already. Plus knowing our track record good players commit early and then a couple months down the line they decommit….i’ll wait until I actually see him working out with Maryland players during the offseason next summer…
Not true.
Just because he hasn’t committed yet, in no way means that he’s not committing. All signs point to him committing at this point, especially with all of the new reports surfacing.
by TerpMasterX on Jun 17, 2011 9:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Those same signs pointed at Anderson committing too
by kevinANGERson on Jun 17, 2011 9:48 AM EDT up reply actions
What's your point?
All signs pointed to Gibbs committing, but shit happens sometimes. Are you just never going to be happy about anything?
Nothing is a guarantee, just like in the rest of life. It’s good news, just take it at that. I’m sick of the pessimism in the face of literally every type of news that’s been on this site lately.
I know
What’s the point of being a fan if you are just going to be negative. Ride the highs and lows. You will have so much more fun
found out that...
he’s basically only waiting for his parents to visit UMD
then he’ll commit
by bloodwatermission on Jun 17, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
1057 the fan podcast from yesterday kieth cavanaugh he also said expect a five man class and christain sanders to verbal this weekend
by valenciais1 on Jun 17, 2011 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
FYI
For those worried about the reports that Cleare was not playing well yesterday.
@NorthstarBball
Alex Schwartz It’s early, but Shaquille Cleare already playing much better than he did this morning.
NorthstarBball Alex Schwartz
Robert Carter is working hard on D, but struggling to deal with the size of Shaquille Cleare.
Here is a link to Carter on Rivals:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Robert-Carter-106144
Big guy and #16 overall for 2012. Good comments from Cleare and good play. Outside of a verbal you couldn’t ask for more.
McGary on Maryland:
“I don’t mind that all the other schools aren’t like Maryland in terms of how hard they are recruiting me, there’s plenty of schools that are calling me or emailing me weekly or monthly,but Maryland just seems to call me or email me as much as they possibly can within the rules. Sometimes they are sending me multiple emails or letters or giving me a phone call when they can. They seem to be calling my coaches all the time, they are just pretty crazy, it’s really obvious that they want me very badly.”
Do you have any schools that are pressuring you to get this recruitment done quickly?
“Yeah, Maryland, they have made it very plain that they want me to wrap this up quick. If they could sign me today they said they would do that.”
I think that's called ... our PG coach
leading a full court press!
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 17, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
That sounds fantastic
And maybe it won’t work on him, but it will work on some. If they put that effort into one or two guys each year, they’ll land a decent amount of them.
Sounds good but...
…there are limits. You don’t want to become a nusaince to the point the kid tells you to f-off.
Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
by CharlesDriesell on Jun 17, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions
well,
they won’t exceed NC2A limits – so that keeps things in check on the annoyance level. I think our group is laid back in discussions, but pursuing consistently – I like it.
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 20, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
In the smooth-est Southern Drawl...
Son, come on down to College Park and be a ball player for us. Heck you’re already BMOC and you haven’t even signed. You were born to rock the Comcast Center.
McGary...
hasn’t even said if he even likes turgeon or if he enjoyed his visit. Don’t confuse me with firegary or raylew, but all he has said is that Maryland is recruiting him the hardest. There is a difference between liking the school and being heavily recruited by them. I want Mitch to be a terp just as bad as you guys but until he says something along the lines of “I had fun on my visit to CP and i really like the school” or “turgeon seems like a great guy” I’m just gonna sip my kool-aid instead of chugging it.
I agree that we should be cautious...
But we can take comfort in the fact that all independent reports coming out is that the buzz about Maryland has been positive. And everything McGary has said, has been in the context of positive buzz.
We’ll see how it turns out.
Maryland basketball has been a sleeping Giant. The Giant is waking up.
by CharlesDriesell on Jun 18, 2011 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope it turns out for the best
I agree that having a lot of the kids talking about Maryland is a great thing, but I’ve had my hopes crushed too many times for me to let it happen again. If he does end up commiting I don’t know what I’ll do with the excitement. I’m just not gonna get my hopes up to get crushed once again
I saw the same type of talk last year
with the SJU board. No one knew what to expect with Lavin and his new staff. Lavin started just before Turge. Once Harkless committed, guys were jumping on board due to Lavin and staff presenting their vision. Yes, the Big East and MSG and NYC was their drawing card, but that hadn’t worked for 8 years.
I am sitting tight until August when Shaq gets the ball rolling….and then let’s see up until November. I have a cautious optimism after seeing what a strong staff can do like SJU did…
"firegary, go sit under the basket at one of FCHS's games next year so...
Seth can flush one right down your throat you little trouble making hatin’ weasel…"
by bball purist on Jun 20, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
there was
an interview w/ him that said he enjoyed his visit and really enjoyed meeting the players specially Pe and Nick, iirc. Cant remember from the iv if he said anything bout Turge – just Ransom i believe.
by Schwankdaddy on Jun 18, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
As long as
Turge has ‘other’ options on the table instead of ‘relying’ on a particular recruit. He should be fine with what he has.
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