Men’s basketball: Terps add late member to recruiting class

May 13th, 2010 11:05 pm by Jonas Shaffer

The latest Terrapin men’s basketball recruit has a Twitter account, but most Terp fans will have trouble understanding the Tweets even if they are following him — they’re written in Dutch.

The account belongs to Berend Weijs, a 6-foot-10, 210-pound center from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa., who signed a letter of intent when he paid College Park a visit today. The commitment fills the remaining scholarship the Terps had at their disposal.

“It’s a done deal,” Harcum head coach Drew Kerry told the Baltimore Sun’s Matt Bracken, “He signed a letter of intent this afternoon.”

Hailing from the Netherlands, Weijs was called a “defensive force” by Rivals.com, averaging over four blocks a game, including a record-setting 15 in one game at Harcum. His offensive game is lacking somewhat, and he only averaged six points and five rebounds per game.

Weijs’s commitment is the second international player the Terps have brought in for this recruiting class, with Icelandic forward Haukur Palsson having committed in March. Palsson’s nickname is “Hawk,” so if Weijis develops into a force, might we see him emerge as the team’s “Flying Dutchman?

“Here’s a short clip of him in action:

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