Oak Hill PG Pe’Shon Howard, has provided a verbal commitment to the University of Maryland.

With Terrence Ross withdrawing his commitment earlier in the week, Howard in effect becomes the 4th commit of the 2010 class behind fellow PG Terrell Stoglin, SG/SF Mychal Parker, and PF Ashton Pankey.

Here is a Highlight Video of a Recent Tournament in Oregon, and a Scouting Report:

http://videos.oregonlive.com/oregonlive/2010/01/peshon_howard_highlights_from.html

ESPN.com Recruit Evaluation:
July, 2008 Very strong and physical and a good scorer. Runs the lane in transition and can get to the rim. Can score through contact. Shoots the 3 off the catch or the pull up jumper, but his strength is attacking off the dribble. Can start a scoring drive with either hand to get to the rim but seemed to favor going right when he had to make a play under stress.

Uses the crossover, between-the-legs and hesitation dribbles to get by his defender. Can get into the lane against taller defenders because of his strength. Also played the point during camp but we’re not convinced he is a point guard.

Didn’t show great breakaway speed and looks to score first although he can penetrate and kick. Did a great job on the offensive glass with a couple put-back baskets and keeping the ball alive in a crowd. Decent defender because he understands distances from the ball handler and uses his strength to keep ball handlers in front of him by using his chest. Must continue to develop as a point guard if he wants it to be a position he plays consistently in college.

June, 2008: Howard is a combo-guard whose biggest attribute is his ability to shoot the basketball. He has a very smooth stroke and is equally effective when spotting up or coming off of screens. His handle is solid enough so that he can bring the ball up the floor without being rattled by pressure, but he lacks the type of explosive first step to be able to create off the dribble. And while he makes the high percentage play on most occasions, he can get into trouble when putting the ball on the floor and getting too deep in the paint. Defensively, he works hard to guard the ball, although his lack of lateral quickness can be occasionally exploited by more explosive athletes.

With his signing, the 2010-11 Terps look like:

1) Bowie (Senior), Stoglin (Frosh), Howard (Frosh)
2) Mosley (Junior), Parker (Frosh)
3) Tucker (Senior), Kim (Junior)
4) Padgett (Soph), Pankey (Frosh)
5) Williams (Soph), Gregory (Senior), Goins (Junior)

Terps would still have one 2010 scholarship to give, if Ross decided to commit; or Maryland decided to add one other player. One benefit of signing Howard, is that when Bowie leaves after the 2010-11 season, Maryland will still have 2 guards on the roster capable of playing the point.

You have to give credit to the Maryland coaching staff for quickly reacting to the decision by Ross, and adding a quality player to the program.


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