The Almost Terps

In this spot every week we'll update you on some guys that were recruited by the Terps and were oh so close to playing in College Park.

We'll start with the guys who were closest to coming:

Gus Gilchrist - USF - On Team Dec. '07-April '07 - Gilchrist of course actually was on the team practicing with them for a half year, after decommitting/"transferring" from VT. He then transferred to South Florida where he could play right away and have his personal trainer hired.

This Season: 18.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg - those numbers are very impressive... but they come in only 8 games. He has not played since December 8th due to an injured ankle. He had 18 and 8 against UVA.


Bobby Maze - Tennessee - Committed in Dec. '07 - Maze was supposed to transfer from Hutchinson CC in the fall of '08 to back up Hayes and Vasquez. He decommitted following Maryland's recruitment of Tyree Evans at the same spot and infamously bad had some choice words about the Terps in this youtube freestyle.

This Season: 8.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 3.5 a/to - Maze averages over 24 minutes per game for the number 8 team in the country. He had 16 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in the Vols' big upset over #1 Kansas. That performance propelled him to being the SEC player of the week that week.


Tyree Evans - Kent State - Committed May '08 - The troubled shooting guard committed to Maryland amid a ton of controversy about his off court issues. Eventually the controversy proved to be too much and he decided it was best for him to go elsewhere.

This Season - 11.8 ppg, .342 3P% - Evans had the reputation as a sharp shooter and a guy who could fill it up. It seems like this might not have been that big of a loss after all.

Terrence Jennings - Louisville - Committed August '07 - Jennings was a top 20 player in his class and had Maryland salivating at the possibilities with him in the frontcourt. However, he decommitted just a month later following questions about his ability to qualify.

This Season - 5.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg - Jennings hasn't dominated as many thought he would. In fact his minutes are quickly dwindling - 5.3 mpg the last 3 games. However, he is still just a sophomore and could still become the player many thought he would.


Next week we'll look at some guys that are freshmen this season including: Lance Stephenson, DeShawn Painter, Arsalan Kazemi and others.

If you have any players you want to hear about let us know in the comments section.

- Shane