RODDY PETERS SET TO TRANSFER FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - ALL-MET ELITE

 RODDY PETERS

 SET TO

TRANSFER FROM

 THE

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 

 ALL-MET ELITE

SUITLAND HS.

SUITLAND MD.

Maryland has granted a release to Roddy Peters as he has decided to transfer from the program, according to a report from Jeff Ermann of InsideMDSports.com on Tuesday evening.

 Peters, the freshman guard who enrolled at Maryland as a four-star recruit according to Rivals, averaged 4.1 points, 1.3 boards and dished 2.3 assists per game. Peters struggled to find a rhythm during his freshman season after graduating from Suitland High School as a highly touted recruit. ESPN rated Peters as the 52nd-best prospect in the 2013 class and the 12th-best point guard.

His role will be filled by incoming freshman Melo Trimble, another four-star point guard.

“I really enjoyed coaching Nick, Shaq and Roddy,” head coach Mark Turgeon said. “It is unfortunate that they will no longer be a part of the program. I wish them the very best in their future endeavors.”.

Turgeon was going to be over the scholarship limit next season, so the writing was on the wall in College Park that a couple of players could be in trouble.

Faust, Cleare and Peters were the top-rated recruits in each of the three freshman classes Turgeon has coached in College Park.

Before the trio decided to transfer, the Terps had 14 players projected to be on scholarship for the 2014-15 season, one more than the NCAA limit. The Terps, who haven’t qualified for the NCAA tournament since 2010, are now committed to six scholarship players returning from last season and five incoming scholarship freshmen.