Hakim Hart, a shooting guard from Philadelphia, announced Thursday he will join the Maryland men’s basketball team for the 2019-20 season.
Hart joins four-star center Makhi Mitchell, three-star small forward Donta Scott and three-star center Makhel Mitchell in Maryland’s class of 2019. Scott, another player out of Philadelphia, played AAU basketball with Hart.
Before the addition of Hart, Maryland had the third-best recruiting class in the Big Ten, according to 247 Sports, and the No. 27 class in the country. Last year, Maryland Coach Mark Turgeon brought in the top-rated class in the Big Ten and the seventh-best class in the country, and five of Maryland’s six freshmen played in its regular rotation last season. Trace Ramsey, a freshman who played only in five games, announced Wednesday he would transfer from Maryland.
After losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Maryland is expected to have seven of its eight rotation players back next season. Sophomore Bruno Fernando is the only player the Terps probably will lose. If Fernando, who is projected by some analysts to be a first-round pick, keeps his name in the NBA draft, Maryland will have one more scholarship spot open for the 2019-20 season. Junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. also has declared for the draft but is considered more likely to return to school.
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