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Montez Mathis racks up offers early in AAU play

Montez Mathis racks up offers early in AAU play

Photo Courtesy: Scout Recruiting for John Carroll guard Montez Mathis is picking up steam just a week into AAU play. The junior picked up three offers from UConn, Xavier, and South Florida on Monday. Mathis already had offers from West Virginia, Rutgers, St. John’s, Memphis, Virginia Tech, UCF and Minnesota. Mathis is rated a four-star by ESPN and ranked the No. 23 shooting guard in the 2018…

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Austin Fontaine to Maryland

Austin Fontaine to Maryland

Photo Courtesy: Penn Live DeMatha’s four-star defensive tackle Austin Fontaine committed to Maryland on Saturday. Fontaine is the Terps highest commitment in the 2018 class. https://twitter.com/fontaine_austin/status/855804808409862144 Fontaine is ranked the No. 7 defensive tackle in the 2018 class and the No. 4 player in Maryland by 247sports. Schools like Clemson, Michigan, Michigan State,…

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Strike Force uses baseball to support the military

Strike Force uses baseball to support the military

Over the years professional sports leagues such as the NBA, NFL, and MLB has done its best to spread the word about supporting the military. Different teams in the MLB and NBA will wear alternate jerseys on special occasions to represent the armed forces. Sometimes teams would honor active or retired military members during games. Operation Hawkeye’s Strike Force campaign is trying to do the same…

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Melo Trimble declares for the NBA Draft, will hire an agent

Melo Trimble declares for the NBA Draft, will hire an agent

Photo Courtesy: UM Terps  Melo Trimble’s basketball career at Maryland is officially over as he announced Wednesday that he will be entering the NBA Draft. “I am confident and excited to pursue an opportunity to play in the NBA,” Trimble said in a press release.  “I am proud of what my teammates and I were able to accomplish these past three seasons at Maryland.” Trimble averaged 15.9 points per…

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Gonzaga guard Prentiss is down to six schools 

Photo Courtesy: Finest Magazine Virginia and Maryland are schools that made Gonzaga junior Prentiss Hubb top six list, which he released Sunday on Twitter. https://twitter.com/PHubb_3/status/846074815878455296 Hubb is ranked the top player in D.C. and the No. 4 shooting guard in the Class of 2018 by 247sports. The four-star prospect helped Gonzaga to a 32-5, which was good for first place in the…

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Maryland is top in the nation in Division I talent

Maryland is top in the nation in Division I talent

  Photo Courtesy: The Huffington Post When you hear people from D.C., Maryland, or Virginia say the DMV has the best talent in the country, you might think they are over exaggerating. Well that’s not the case. In a tweet posted by NCAA Research, Maryland has more boys and girls basketball players, who are recruited by Division I schools, than any other state in the country. Maryland ranks higher…

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5-star Immanuel Quickley is no longer considering Washington

5-star Immanuel Quickley is no longer considering Washington

Photo Courtesy: USA Basketball John Carroll junior guard Immanuel Quickley has removed the University of Washington from his list of schools on Monday. Quickley’s decision came after the Huskies fired head coach Lorenzo Romar, who guided Washington to a disappointing 9-22 record this season. The five-star guard said on Twitter that the coaching change is the reason he backed away from the PAC-12…

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Luka Garza credits hard work, and dedication to his success in high school

Luka Garza credits hard work, and dedication to his success in high school

Luka Garza received the MVP award after the Triple Threat Classic Senior Game.  Maret senior center Luka Garza has developed into one of the top player in the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area during the course of his high school career. The second best player in D.C., according to 247sports. Now that high school basketball is finally over, Garza looked back at how far he has come since his…

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