3 of Maryland’s 2018 commits will team up in the Capital Classic on Friday

For the second year in a row, Maryland basketball will have three commits representing it at the annual Capital Classic. This time they’ll all be in the same game with Jalen Smith, Aaron Wiggins and Serrel Smith teaming up to represent the United States squad.

After some initial confusion about whether it would take place this year, the nation’s longest-running high school all-star game will take place in Catholic University’s DuFour Athletic Center on Friday, with the main game at 8 p.m. ET.

Five-star forward Jalen “Sticks” Smith co-headlines the US All-Stars with five-star Villanova signee Jahvon Quinnerly and four-star Florida signee Noah Locke, both former Maryland targets. They and his future Terps teammates will face the Capital All-Stars, headlined by a few more former targets in four-stars Prentiss Hubb, a Notre Dame signee, and Brandon Slater, another Villanova pledge.

Smith has been doing well on the All-Star circuit, with solid showings in both the McDonald’s All-American Game and the Jordan Brand Classic. Wiggins, a four-star wing, recently took home the King of the Court title at the Iverson Roundball Classic and came in second at the three-point competition. Along with Serrel Smith, they’ll represent three-fourths of Maryland’s 2018 class that ranks No. 7 in the nation.

This comes a year after Smith’s former Mount Saint Joseph teammate Darryl Morsell had a solid showing in the classic, with US All-Star teammate Bruno Fernando being held out. Reese Mona, who was a walk-on commit, was also in the local all-star game that precedes the main event.

Testudo Times will be on hand once again to watch the future Terps. Here are the full rosters:

The Capital Classic

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