Gibbs off to Texas
The Maryland Terrapins officially lost their first recruit of the 2011 class when guard Sterling Gibbs announced he was committing to the Texas Longhorns.
Gibbs, the younger brother of Pittsburgh’s Ashton Gibbs, was expected to come in and be a steadying influence off of the bench as the backup point guard.
However, the sudden retirement of Gary Williams seemed to change things. Gibbs seemed unsure of his next move, but did ask to be released from his letter of intent to explore his options.
It seems as though it was a mutual decision, or that new head coach Mark Turgeon may have even pushed him in that direction. Maryland recently picked up a guard committment for the 2012 class, so maybe Turgeon preferred Seth Allen over Gibbs. (Read More…)
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 3:54 pm by steve
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