Maryland suffers another big loss in wake of Kevin Willard departure
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It's been a rough stretch for the Maryland Terrapins following Kevin Willard's departure to Villanova over the weekend. On Monday, both Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi Gillespie - two key memebers of the "Crab Five" - entered their names into the transfer portal.
As if that isn't bad enough, the Terps are now losing their only commitment in the 2025 class - Christian Jeffrey. The four-star combo guard is ranked as the No. 3 overall prospect in the state of Maryland and the No. 13 combo guard nationally according to 247Sports.
NEWS: 4⭐️ Chris Jeffrey has received his release from Maryland and will reopen his recruitment, he tells @on3recruits.
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) March 31, 2025
The 6-3 point guard is a top-60 recruit in the 2025 class, per On3. https://t.co/2ABBao4jj1 pic.twitter.com/pU0VCpg7R9
Although Maryland still has an opportunity to try and keep Jeffrey in the fold, his decommitment highlights the urgency for the folks in College Park to hire Willard's replacement.
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