Maryland received a commitment from Avalon (Gaithersburg, Md.) middle linebacker Caleb Wheatland June 17, and afterwards we spoke to his coach, Tyree Spinner, to gain more insight into the 6-foot-1.5, 235-pounder.

High three-star point guard Paul Lewis (Bishop O’Connell/Arlington, Va.) confirmed that he has decommitted from Maryland

here are some thoughts as I arrive home from a long day of hoops at Dematha

Maryland landed its 10th commitment of the 2022 class June 16 when local middle linebacker Caleb Wheatland (Avalon/Gaithersburg, Md.) pledged to the hometown university.

Maryland offered double-digit 2023 recruits on the first day of the contact period, and a day later on June 16 the Terps’ hoops staff anted up for at least seven more prospects.

Updates on the Terps top targets…

College basketball staffs were able to contact class of 2023 recruits beginning June 15, and the Terps’ coaches were particularly active

Maryland hoops hosted perhaps its foremost class of 2022 point guard target for an official visit in early June, and Baldwinsville, N.Y., native J.J. Starling (La Lumiere/Lumiere, Ind.) had high praise for the Terps.

Maryland hosted one of its top offensive tackle targets for an official visit June 11-13 with St. Frances (Baltimore, Md.) three-star Andre Roye making his way back to College Park, Md.

Rockwall-Heath (Rockwall, Texas) three-star safety Peyton Williams had been hearing from UMD assistant Brian Williams and defensive coordinator Brian Stewart since early April, and apparently the 6-foot-1, 180-pounder heard enough to warrant an official visit to College Park, Md.

Maryland hasn’t pulled a prospect out of the Muck region in Florida since Will Likely, but on June 11 the Terps anted up for a pair of linemen from Likely’s high school alma mater, Glades Central (Belle Glade, Fla.).

Maryland’s men’s hoops team hosted its foremost class of 2022 recruit for an official visit June 4-6 in Archbishop Spalding’s (Severn, Md.) Cam Whitmore.

The Terps continue to ante up for offensive line prospects in the 2022 class, and on June 7 the staff handed a budding tackle from Pennsylvania his second power-five offer.

The Terps were first to offer safety/receiver Ja’Kobi Albert (Fairfield Prep/Fairfield, Ala.) back on Dec. 4, 20220, and and six months later they were the first to host him on an official visit.

One of Maryland’s top offensive tackle targets is Montgomery Bell Academy (Nashville, Tenn.) lineman Grayson Morgan, and June 4-6 the 6-foot-6, 280-pounder was in College Park, Md., for his first official visit.

Swing lineman Gilles Tchio (Milton/Alpharetta, Ga.) embarked on the first of two official visits June 4-6, taking in College Park, Md., for his initial look at the Terps.

Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon has announced the hiring of Prince George’s County native Bruce Shingler as assistant coach.

The latest on Maryland's search for another 2022 point guard: