Maryland Close to Landing Baltimore Star Guard

 Maryland Close to Landing Baltimore Star Guard

Written by - Patrick Cassidy

Mark Turgeon and his staff are battling mightily to restore the Maryland program back to its place of prominence in the college basketball landscape. One way any college program builds and maintains success is by owning its backyard. The Terps are no different, even if the homegrown talent currently resides in Florida.

The Baltimore Sun has a piece about Turgeon’s dogged pursuit of 6-2 Baltimore native (and current IMG Academy guard) Daxter Miles.

From the story:

Thanks to his play with Nike Baltimore Elite – and an impressive start to his junior season with IMG – Miles has received interest from numerous high- and mid-major schools, including Arkansas, Florida, George Mason, Illinois, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Nebraska, South Florida, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Washington and West Virginia.

Miles said he’d like to hear from Syracuse, but of the schools that are currently recruiting him, Maryland and Miami stand out. The East Baltimore native said he thinks the Terps are “about to offer.”

“Maryland, they’re doing their job as far as recruiting,” Miles said. “They say they definitely need me. They need a guard that’s got my potential.”

12 games into IMG’s season, Miles is averaging more that 29 points per game. On Sunday against Carolina Tech, Miles put up 31 points, 10 boards and seven assists