In a shock to no one, Greivis Vasquez — a second-round pick at best — will return to Maryland for his senior season, rescuing the Terps from a season in the abyss.
That makes the Terps the big winner in this year's draft version of "In or Out." Maryland gets to chase another 8-8 season with its best player, which puts them slightly behind last year's draft exit-strategy winner (UNC, duh).
Maryland isn't the only winner with today's official end of the "testing-the-waters" period for the NBA Draft on June 25.
Chalk up a win for Georgia Tech, with the return of forward Gani Lawal, not to mention guard Iman Shumpert. (Hey, with GT's track record with one-and-doners, anything is possible.)
Wake Forest stands as the biggest loser, with forward James Johnson and guard Jeff Teague exiting, although the Deacs kept forward Al-Farouq Aminu. After returning to the NCAA Tournament in 2009, the Deacs are tracking back towards the bottom third of the ACC in '10.
Even Duke, the preseason conference favorite, takes an "L." With Gerald Henderson, the Blue Devils could have contended for the national title.
Special citation to Clemson, which lost gunner Terrence Oglesby to Europe. Only Clemson.
Interesting, the ACC lost only one underclassman (N.C. State's J.J. Hickson) to the NBA last summer and the conference had one of its better basketball seasons.
With six early entrants, the returning players will have to put on their work boots to match last year's relative success by the conference (seven NCAA bids and the national championship).
On the bright side, it could have been worse for the ACC. Lawal, forward Ed Davis (UNC), forward Kyle Singler (Duke) and forward Solomon Alabi (FSU) all likely would have been first-round picks but opted to play one more year of college ball.
The final tally:
In the draft
G Jeff Teague, Wake Forest
F James Johnson, Wake Forest
G Gerald Henderson, Duke
G Wayne Ellington, UNC
G Ty Lawson, UNC
F Brandon Costner, N.C. State
Out
G Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
F Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
F Dwayne Collins, Miami
F Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
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Mon, 09/21/2009 - 16:22 — imsi22This years team at MD will be much better then last years squad.
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Mon, 09/14/2009 - 00:43 — leonard123Take your Acai Berry and stuff a full color flyer down your throat. This topic is about basketball and more specifically about Wake Forest standing as the biggest loser, with forward James Johnson and guard Jeff Teague exiting. How about we talk about that? Even though Wake forest stands to lose the most, I am hoping they will come out on top and clinch the title.
"Wake Forest stands as the
Fri, 09/11/2009 - 21:35 — leonard123"Wake Forest stands as the biggest loser, with forward James Johnson and guard Jeff Teague exiting, although the Deacs kept forward Al-Farouq Aminu. After returning to the NCAA Tournament in 2009, the Deacs are tracking back towards the bottom third of the ACC in '10."
I would totally agree with this that Wake stands to lose the most. Hopefully they will be able to overcome and maybe get out to play some airsoft
I've always liked Greivis
Thu, 09/10/2009 - 14:32 — SergioMokkoI've always liked Greivis Vasquez, he is always very dynamic. His movements are precise and thoughtfulness. By Sergio
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 18:12 — muffin9129This is great news for basketball. There are a lot of big names up, I cannot wait to see what happens.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 22:26 — jimb12345maryland had a very bad season. i hope they turn it around.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 13:05 — muffin9129He will be great for Maryland. I know my Uncle swears this guy is going to bring it home for Maryland. I think o too. So here is routing for him. Does any one want to bet on this one... lol
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 21:24 — saracarrolNBA draft is a great event for the young talents who want to join the team. Thanks a lot for the detail ins and outs list. Well, yes it’s interesting that the ACC lost only one underclassman to the NBA last summer the conference had one of its better basketball seasons.
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The biggest so-called loser
Sun, 07/26/2009 - 05:24 — GarryWertThe biggest so-called loser in the NBA Draft is clearly UNC who would have repeated as National Champs with their eyes closed were it not for the 2009 early entrance of 2 All NCAA Tournament team members.
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Some more details about this player in 2008-2009
Sun, 06/28/2009 - 15:50 — AnjelikaBelow are some details about what this player did in 2008-2009:
As a Junior (2008-09): SECOND TEAM ALL-ACC FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON... Led Terps in scoring (17.5), rebounds (5.4), assists (5.0), steals (1.40), minutes (34.6)... Became first Terp ever to lead team in points, rebounds and assists in a season, 6th ever in ACC... Final ACC individual rankings: 7th in scoring, 3rd in FT percentage (.867), 3rd in assists per game, 3rd in assist/turnover ratio (1.80), 5th in minutes per game... Final NCAA individual rankings: 22nd in FT percentage, 38th in assists per game... Ended season 16th on Maryland all-time scoring list (1,524), 4th in career assists (564), 15th in steals (135), 12th in FGA (1,256), 6th in 3FG (161), 3rd in 3FGA (507)... .816 career FT% would rank 5th all-time at Maryland... 5.5 apg average ranks 2nd at Maryland only to current NBA player Steve Blake... His 613 points rank 14th on the single-season chart... 66 3FG were 5th-best in a season, with 202 3FGA ranking 4th in a season... Double-figure scoring in 57 of his last 61 games, including the last 17 straight... Had five 20-point games in Maryland's final 10 games... Finished season with 71 consecutive starts... Had streak of 35 straight at the line snapped at Florida State (1/17)... THIRD ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR ON 2/22 after first Terp triple-double since 1987... 4th honor of his career... Only player in ACC to win three times in '08-09... NAMED ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON 12/8... First Terp since D.J. Strawberry to win multiple times in the same season (3x in 2006-07).... ALSO WON ON 11/23... 47th Terp to reach 1,000 points for his career... Hit milestone 11/28 vs. #9 Gonzaga... 5th Terp with 500 assists in his career... SECOND TEAM ALL-ACC TOURNAMENT... Averaged 17.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 7.7 apg, 38.0 mpg... One of three captains for the 2008-09 season (Milbourne, Neal)... Had team-high 6 assists and 6 rebounds with 13 points in opener vs. Bucknell (11/14)... Matched career-high with 28 points in win over Youngstown State (11/18)... Led team in points, rebounds (8), assists (4), steals (4), and tying for team-high in blocks (1)... Led six players in double figures with 26 points in OT win vs. Vermont (11/21)... Hit 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to send game into OT... Also career-high-tying 9 rebs and 5 assists... Scored 17 points with 4 boards, team-high 6 assists in win over #5 Michigan State (11/27)... Led Terps with 16 points vs. #9 Gonzaga (11/28)... Also 3 assists, 3 steals... Career-high 12 boards in win vs. Michigan (12/3) helped him lead team in scoring (23), boards, assists (6) and steals (3) for 2nd time this season (YSU)... First double-double of the year... Posted back-to-back double-doubles with 17 points, 11 rebounds in win over GW (12/7)... Also 5 assists, 2 steals... 3-for-5 behind arc... 10 of his boards were on defensive glass... Led Terps on boards for 3rd straight game with 8 vs. Delaware State (12/2)... Also 16 points, 7 assists and only 1 turnover... Led Terps with 19 points vs. Bryant (12/27)... 4-8 3FG with team-high 6 rebounds... Led Maryland in scoring with 17 points vs. Elon (12/30)... Season-high 8 assists... 3-3 treys... 14 of game-high 27 points vs. Charlotte (1/3) came in second half, 7-7 at FT line with 4 treys... Led Terps for 4th straight game with 19 points vs. Morgan State (1/7), also 9 boards, 8-8 FT... Had 16 points (6-6 FT) with team-high 6 assists vs. Georgia Tech (1/10)... Finished with 15 points, 5 boards, team-high 6 assists at Miami (1/14)... Hit 7 of 8 FTs en route to 16 points in win vs. Virginia (1/20)... Team-high 18 points on 3-for-9 behind arc with 5 rebs, 6 assists vs. Boston College (1/27)... Just missed triple-double with 11 pts, 10 rebs, 9 assts vs. Miami (1/31), 9 assists, 0 turnovers... One of 5 in double figures at #3/4 North Carolina (2/3) with 13 points (5-13 FGs)... Led Terps with 19 points (2-6 3FG) with 3 assists, 3 steals in road win at Georgia Tech (2/8)... Had 17 points (3-5 3FG) with 5 rebounds in 27 minutes vs. Virginia Tech (2/14)... Scored Terps' first 16 points of game vs. #3 UNC (2/21) en route career-best 35 points... FIRST TRIPLE-DOUBLE for Terps since 1987, finished with 35 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists... Had 8 of Terps' 12 points in OT, including 3FG with 1:16 left to put Terps ahead to stay... Had 10 points, 6 boards, 5 assists in only 22 minutes due to foul trouble vs. #3 Duke (2/25)... 2nd 30-point game in 3 outings at NC State (3/1) with 33 points (13-23 FG, 4-8 3FG), 5 asts... Scored 16 points with 7 assists, 5 boards, 3 steals on 3/3 vs. #10 Wake Forest (3/3)... Led Terps with 21 points, 13 in 2nd half, with 5 boards, 6 assists at Virginia (3/7)... 5th double-double of season with 17 points, 10 assists vs. NC State in ACC Tourney (3/12)... Led Terps with 22 points (3-9 3FG, 7-8 FT) with 8 rebs, 9 asts vs. #8 Wake in quarters (3/13)... 27 points (10-21 FG) with 5 rebounds in NCAA fi rst-round win over California (3/19)... Led Terps with 18 points with 5 assists vs. Memphis in NCAA second round (3/21).
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Fri, 06/19/2009 - 15:05 — jt082005Hahahaha. Where to start?
Shock to no one Vasquez will be back? He was a 2nd round pick at worst, and had a shot to make it higher. You might be blind but try to be honest.
And, 8-8? Come on, this years team at MD will be much better then last years squad.
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Mon, 06/15/2009 - 22:01 — ghuskethIt's going to be a very interesting year next year in the ACC. I think that Duke will probably win the conference but there are some teams that might make it interesting. Georgia Tech should really improve and Boston College has enough athletes that they could surprise as well. I think the 2 teams everyone will be watching is UNC and NC State to see how they respond from all of the players leaving.
You are forgetting someone
Mon, 06/15/2009 - 20:35 — TheBigGuyThe biggest so-called loser in the NBA Draft is clearly UNC who would have repeated as National Champs with their eyes closed were it not for the 2009 early entrance of 2 All NCAA Tournament team members.
losers?? not in the literal sense
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 08:35 — gvillegatrhow can any one be considered the biggest loser after a national title??? this is a big stretch.
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Mon, 06/15/2009 - 17:07 — gvillegatrno way they are the pre season fav. not to mention that is your assumption and it should be stated that way.
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Mon, 06/15/2009 - 18:53 — jpg (author)That and the Miami in last. You're on.
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Thu, 06/18/2009 - 08:26 — gvillegatrwhatever it may be.
Addition by subtraction
Mon, 06/15/2009 - 16:01 — JPDOhioAnd then there are those times when losing a player can improve a team. Brandon Costner is a classic example.
Sure, he was a big on a team that needs bigs. But his attitude, lack of hustle and poor judgement were negatives that outweighed any basketball ability he brought to the court. In case you are wondering, I am referring to that McD All-America skill level that we saw every half-dozen or so games that he decided to show up for the last two years.
Personally, I am glad his roster spot freed up to give a young, hungry player a chance to contribute and grow. At least there will be a chance for improvement at that spot over time.