On the same day that the Terrapin men’s basketball team lost assistant coach Chuck Driesell to The Citadel and former Terps’ recruit Terrence Ross all but committed to Washington, the Terps gained their first commitment for the 2011 class: Seton Hall Prep (N.J.) point guard Sterling Gibbs.
The three-star recruit picked the Terps over Seton Hall, Rutgers, Indiana, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Florida, Virginia and St. John’s. Driesell’s departure from College Park was not enough to shake Gibbs’ desire to commit, according to reports.
“I knew that this was definitely where I wanted to be,” Gibbs told collegehoops.net. “At the end of the day, coach Williams is the one making the subs.”
Gibbs is the younger brother of current Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs, and according to ESPN (subscription required), the two have similar styles:
“Their games are carbon copies of one another. Sterling has point guard size but more of a two guard game. He is a scorer. He is good at creating his own shot. He has a solid mid range game and get to multiple spots on the floor to get his shot off. He has range on his jumper to 19 feet. He is a scrapper and plays with heart. He is a solid defender that is always competing. Sterling is a solid combo guard that should follow the same career path as his brother and have a solid 4 year college career at a high major school.”
With guards Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes graduating and no clear-cut favorite to start at the point in 2010, Gibbs could contend for significant playing time when he arrives the following season.
Jeremy Schneider is The Diamondback’s Terrapin softball beat writer. He can be reached at schneider@umdbk.com.