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This past Monday, Maryland men’s basketball officially extended a scholarship offer to 2022 five-star power forward AJ Casey.
The Chicago native ranks as the nation’s 20th best overall player and sixth best player at his position, per the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
Casey, who currently attends Whitney Young High School, possesses great athleticism at 6’8 and 180 lbs. In addition to his rim-protecting ability on the defensive side of the ball, he is a multi-faceted scorer who can finish both around the rim and from the perimeter.
Whitney Young is Casey’s third school in the past three years, attending Simeon and Tinley Park, respectively the two years prior. In his sophomore year at Tinley Park, Casey put up an eye-popping stat line of 22 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 3.2 blocks per game, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
There is a very long way to go in Casey’s recruitment, but a commitment would go a long way for head coach Mark Turgeon and the Maryland program. Casey will be a tough get, as he also has offers from the likes of Gonzaga, Illinois, Indiana and more. Currently, four-star point guard Paul Lewis is the lone commit in the Terps’ 2022 recruiting class.
In Other News
Lila wrote a feature on the development of Maryland men’s basketball center Chol Marial.
Center Chol Marial (@MarialChol) is prepared to take on a big role for Maryland men's basketball this year after spending the offseason getting back in prime form.
— Testudo Times (@testudotimes) November 24, 2020
Full story: https://t.co/Hr9ImhpwEj
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Henry covered how Eric Ayala’s combination of size and speed makes an ideal candidate to be Maryland’s next lead point guard.
Mike previewed the Terps’ first game of the season against Old Dominion.
All three of Maryland’s biggest teams are in action this week.
This week we will play football and basketball.
— Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) November 24, 2020
Mood: pic.twitter.com/I8GVQp2Xiu
Xfinity Center is calm and ready for the basketball season to finally begin.
Tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/HGyZpqYJ63
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) November 25, 2020
Maryland men’s basketball was getting its last practice in before Wednesday’s opener against Old Dominion.
24 hours. pic.twitter.com/vaBBGXKZ7z
— Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) November 24, 2020
Faith Masonius is poised for a big sophomore year for Maryland women’s basketball.
"She's someone that's made that jump. She knows the program now, knows what we want and is extremely confident."@BrendaFrese on @FMasonius in year ✌️#FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/pU4InKsI8i
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) November 25, 2020
Maryland football was finally back practicing in pads after its pause due to the COVID-19 outbreak within the program.
Felt good to put the pads back on today. #TBIA pic.twitter.com/ScHFhX4yw8
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) November 25, 2020
Maryland baseball is looking forward to the upcoming season.
All eyes on the season ahead #DirtyTerps pic.twitter.com/6um03LZU2b
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) November 24, 2020
Midfielder Shaylan Ahearn got the spotlight for Maryland women’s lacrosse yesterday.
Shay Day pic.twitter.com/rxNVys49kh
— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) November 24, 2020
The Big Ten was well represented in the first edition of this year’s College Football Playoff rankings.
The Big Ten is well represented in the @CFBPlayoff’s first ranking of 2020:
— Matt Levine (@MattLevine__) November 25, 2020
No. 4 Ohio State (3rd in AP Poll)
No. 8 Northwestern (11th in AP Poll)
No. 12 Indiana (12th in AP Poll)
No. 16 Wisconsin (18th in AP Poll)
No. 24 Iowa (NR in AP Poll)