Sean Mosley is a Terp

Anyone who follows Baltimore High School hoops knows who Sean Mosley is. He's been a big time player since the minute he stepped onto the court for Saint Frances Academy as a freshman, making the Baltimore Sun's All-Metro team all three years so far in his high school career.

Mosley has been highly sought after for several years now. At various points it looked like Mosley might end up playing for either Georgetown or Syracuse, but in the end the Terps snagged Mosley as he announced his intentions to play for the Terps at a press conference yesterday picking the Terps over Cuse, Florida State, Virginia Tech, and Clemson among others.

Mosley is considered by most recruiting services to be a top 50 player, and anytime the Terps can grab a player of that quality from their own backyard it's a big deal. Mosley is the third player in the last two recruiting classes from Baltimore, joining fellow Baltimore Catholic League stars Braxton Dupree and Dino Gregory from the class of 2007. It's also the first player the Terps have nabbed from Baltimore powerhouse AAU program Team Melo, home of '07 players Donte Green and Malcolm Delaney as well as 2009 recruit Naji Hibbert.

Mosley is a shooting guard with a broad range of skills and a toughness that will play well under Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams. Mosley could have an instant impact, even in a backcourt which will already have four or five established players by the time he arrives on campus. For more about Mosley, read Matt Bracken's excellent report on the press conference in his excellent recruiting blog on the Baltimore Sun's website.

For the Terps this may or may not be the end of the 2008 recruiting class. They still have one scholarship left to give and may focus on another post player, presumably Quintrell Thomas of NJ or Ralph Sampson of GA. The Terps might also elect to save that scholarship for 2009 class that features many highly ranked prospects listing the Terps among their favorites.