Two Terps had been taken in the 2009 MLB Draft, and quickly here is an update on them:-A.J. Casario signed quickly after being taken in the 38th round by the Chicago White Sox. The outfielder was placed on the Bristol White Sox, the rookie level team in the Appalachian League. Unfortunately he has struggled this year. In 28 games he is batting just .158 with no home runs and two RBIs. Worse, he has 30 strikeouts with just five walks in 76 … Read More »
The Memphis Commercial Appeal’s Dan Wolken is reporting from a source that the University of Memphis will have to forfeit its entire 2007-08 season, the year they came within seconds of winning the national title. All 38 wins will be vacated, which will be the second Final Four that Memphis will have vacated, the … Read More »
From Matt Bracken’s blog in the Sun comes a great article on Mychal Parker.
Women’s Basketball seemingly will always be a major factor in the NCAA due to Brenda’s recruiting ability. Currently the 2009-2010 class is ranked #1. (from terrapintimes.com)
2009-10 NATIONAL RECRUITING CLASSES All-Star Girls Report
(1) MARYLAND
No. 7 Alyssa Thomas, 6’0, WF
No. 9 Lauren Mincy, 6’0, SG
No. 31 Natasha Cloud, 6’0, SG
IT”S OFFICIAL. Mychal Parker, 6’6″ #3 from Miller School in Virginia has given his verbal to jointhe 2010 recruiting class. Tune in tonight on Terp Talk to hear from one of his High School Coaches-Tom Landseadel. Also tonight we will discuss the passing away of Bob Novak, a great terrapin bball fan. Listen live on ESPN 1300 or click the listen live button on the site. Email any comments to bposner7@gmail.com.
It’s a great day to be a Terp. Keith Cavanaugh and terrapintimes.com reported tonite at 11:04 PM that Mychal Parker a major target of Maryland’s coaching staff will announce his intention to attend the University of Maryland sometime Thursday and join the 2010 recruiting class. If this is true, this will certainly put the Terrapins’ 2010 class way up on the charts. If the final piece of the puzzle Terrence Jones is landed, this could easily be a top 5 … Read More »
First-year Maryland head baseball coach Erik Bakich announced today the addition of one of the most well-known baseball minds in the state of Maryland to his staff, as former Arundel High School head coach Bernie Walter will join the Terrapins as director of operations.
“Bernie Walter is a baseball coaching legend and someone I have the utmost respect for,” said Bakich. “His accolades and achievements over the past four decades speak … Read More »
“A couple guys really stand out right now,” Friedgen said. “Chris Turner – he’s really doing a great job of seeing things, setting the defense, using his cadence, making decisions. I’m very pleased with how he’s playing. Kenny Tate is having a sensational camp. He’s all over the place. He’s intercepting passes, he’s sacking guys. (Defensive coordinator Don) Brown’s got him … Read More »
University of Maryland senior Greivis Vasquez was among the student-athletes named Wednesday as a preseason candidate for the 2009-10 John Wooden Award, given to the men’s basketball national player of the year. Vasquez, a second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as both a sophomore and junior, was among 50 players selected to the preseason list, including 10 players from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Everyone at Maryland is saddened by the death of Bob Novak. Gary released the following statement today.
“Robert Novak was a true friend of Maryland Basketball. Both Lefty Driesell and myself enjoyed Bob’s loyal support. His friendship never waivered. Once Bob and I became friends, we were friends for life. Bob’s college basketball teams were Maryland and Illinois, his alma mater. His love of our team and passion for the game were always there for our team and myself. Bob … Read More »
