The 44th annual Capital Classic at Verizon Center on Saturday wasn’t exactly perfect. But Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree was. The 6-foot-8 Villanova recruit out of Philadelphia’s Neumann Goretti High School scored 18 points and didn’t miss a shot as the United States All-Stars prevailed over the Capital All-Stars, 113-101. “I got a lot of dunks,” Cosby-Roundtree said. “I…
Maryland’s basketball team, coming off back-to-back 27-win seasons for the first time in school history, faces a lot of questions entering the 2016-17 season. Starters Jake Layman, Rasheed Sulaimon, Robert Carter and Diamond Stone have moved on. The return of point guard Melo Trimble and the arrival of a strong recruiting class seems to have…
Typically, the guys who do the thankless grunt work don’t get noticed in high school all-star basketball games. Fans come to see high-flying dunks, ankle-breaking crossover dribbles and great moves to the basket. In Friday night’s 42nd annual Capital Classic at Catholic University, however, the contributions of North Carolina-bound Luke Maye couldn’t be ignored. Maye, a…
Dave Johnson doesn’t just think about basketball when he’s broadcasting a Washington Wizards game. He also thinks about his mother. His late mother, Mary Lue , suffered from multiple sclerosis and spent most of her time in a wheelchair. For her to leave the house was a chore for all involved; she had to be lifted in…
Nobody much cares which team wins an all-star basketball game, especially a high school all-star game. The game is supposed to be a showcase for the players, a chance to show what they can do in front of college scouts. It’s also for the fans, who get a glimpse of the college (and potentially professional)…
Some thoughts on Friday’s news that the 6-foot-10 Diamond Stone, one of the most sought-after high school basketball players in the country, plans to play basketball next season at the University of Maryland: The announcement that Milwaukee-area high school basketball phenom Diamond Stone has committed to play at the University of Maryland next season is…
Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant and Duke’s Quinn Cook grew up playing basketball together in Bowie, Md. and now will try to take their respective teams on deep NCAA Tournament runs. For as long as they can remember, Bowie’s Quinn Cook and Jerian Grant have been part of each others’ basketball lives. “That’s my guy,” Cook…
By now, Maryland basketball fans probably have heard or read about Ken Pomeroy’s assertion that Maryland has been the luckiest college basketball team in the country this season. And, after watching the Terrapins pull out another close game in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana on Friday night, they probably don’t care….
Saturday, March 7, 2015 marks the 45th anniversary of one of the great performances in NCAA Tournament history – a performance turned in by one of Washington, D.C.’s greatest players. Austin Carr, who played his prep basketball at now-closed Mackin High School in the District, set an NCAA record with a stunning 61-point outburst in…
John McNamara is the author of the Capital of Basketball, a work in progress. He has also written Cole Classics! Maryland Basketball’s Leading Men and Moments, and University of Maryland Football Vault. He has been covering Maryland area professional and amateur sports since 1977. He currently works for the Annapolis Capital newspapers. John on LinkedIn…