Evan Daniels from Scout.com has reported today that Andrew and Aaron Harrison will again meet with Coach Turgeon and Maryland tomorrow in Houston, prior to announcing their College decision Thursday.

You can read into that meeting tomorrow anyway you want. To me, nothing has changed in the recruitment of the Harrison Brothers for a considerable amount of time. Kentucky and Maryland have been the leaders, and the Brothers will choose one school or the other. The Terrapins Coaching staff has known that they could land the duo, and that they might not. The Terps have positioned the roster to handle the arrival of the Brothers should they choose to come to College Park. Maryland has also built up contingency plans if the Brothers head to Lexington.

Should the Twins decide to go to Kentucky, it will obviously be a blow for the Terrapins. Maryland has spent the better part of two years recruiting the duo. The hype of the recruitment has been immense, partly do the obvious point of it being two players, but also because of their prodigious individual talents.

From previous BSL interviews:

Dave Telep / ESPN: “Andrew Harrison is a pro point guard. He’s got the exceptional size and big game scoring ability. You can see him being an elite collegian and then spending a year or two in college. His brother is a better shooter and frankly, this may be the best pair of twins we’ve seen in a long, long time. They’re different and play off each other so there’s no stepping on toes.”

Eric Bossi / Rivals: “Andrew Harrison has outstanding size and strength and is more of a guy who can physically bully his opponents which is something Britt doesn’t do. Where Britt is like Harrison is that he doesn’t need to score to leave an impact on the game and that while he prefers to get others involved first, he can be a primary scorer when needed. Both (Harrison and Britt) could use some work on their jumper but of course with Andrew Harrison you get the bonus of bringing along his very talented twin brother Aaron.”

Jeff Borzello / CBS Sports: “I love the Harrison twins, but I think Andrew is the better prospect, without a doubt. He’s a 6-foot-5 point guard who can get to the rim at will and finish in traffic. Aaron is the better long-range shooter, but he’s not as versatile in the back-court as his brother.”

Scout.com has the Brothers ranked 2nd (Andrew), and 3rd (Aaron) respectively in their 2013 Rankings. CBS Sports, and ESPN both have them ranked 2nd (Andrew), and 4th (Aaron). Rivals.com has them 3rd (Aaron), and 4th (Andrew).

Clearly there is across the board consensus that these are two elite program-changing players.

Currently the 2013-14 Terps look like*

Guards: Faust (Jr) Howard (Sr), Allen (Soph)
Wings: Wells (Jr), Layman (Soph)
Bigs: Len (Jr), Cleare (Soph), Mitchell (Soph), Smotrycz (Sr), Dodd (Freshman)

*With 3 remaining scholarships available.

Quite frankly, if each of the 10 players above are in a Maryland uniform next year, the Terps will have a chance to be elite with-or-without the Harrison’s. If the Twins do decide to come to Maryland, the expectations entering next year will be Final 4 or bust.

If the Harrison’s go to Kentucky, all attention turns to Guards Roddy Peters, and Rysheed Jordan. Both Peters and Jordan are highly regarded in their own right, even if they are not headlining the recruiting rankings like the Twins. ZagsBlog.com previously reported that Jordan is visiting for Maryland Madness, and Peters might join him.

Thursday could be a great night for the Terps. Should the Brothers decide to announce for Kentucky though, the sky will not be falling for Maryland. The overall positives going on with the program right now are immense, and regardless of what the Harrison’s decide, the Terps are on the precipice of again being a program to be reckoned with.

Chris Stoner
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