Huerter plans to watch draft from N.Y. home
Maryland expected to play Loyola Md. in December; Greyhounds set for tourney
Maryland men’s basketball guard
But the former Terps standout will be watching and waiting closer to home, his father, Tom, said. Huerter will take in the draft with family, friends and neighbors at a local country club near his home in Clifton Park, N.Y., over 170 miles from Brooklyn.
Twenty prospects will attend the draft in the green room, from projected top overall pick and Arizona center
Sports Illustrated reported Thursday there’s a
“I think he’s going to be a really, really good NBA player,” Maryland assistant coach
Huerter recently had surgery on his right hand and will be out two months, causing him to miss summer league play, according to a source.
The Terps will host the Greyhounds on Dec. 11, one of three reported nonconference games for Maryland next season against in-state opponents. Navy and Mount St. Mary’s also will face the Terps.
The Greyhounds are 5-8 all time against Maryland, but have lost the past eight meetings. The teams last met in 2003, when then-No. 10 Maryland won, 85-58.
Delaware (Nov. 6), Virginia (Nov. 28), Seton Hall (Dec. 22), Hofstra and Marshall are also expected to be on Maryland's nonconference schedule.
The Greyhounds will face St. John’s and Temple on their home courts Nov. 6 and 16, respectively, before heading to Michigan to play in the four-team mid-major tournament that is part of the event.
Detroit Mercy will host the tournament and face Loyola in the first round on Nov. 19 with Bowling Green and Hampton meeting in the other contest. Winners and losers of the games will then play on November 20 in the Motor City.