Charlotte transfer Young commits to Maryland

Charlotte switch Jahmir Younger, a first-team All-Convention USA choice in males’s basketball, has dedicated to Maryland, he informed ESPN.

Younger mentioned he nonetheless plans to undergo the NBA draft course of, however he’ll head to Faculty Park ought to he withdraw earlier than the deadline. He selected Maryland over Georgetown and Miami, which took a dedication from Kansas State switch Nijel Pack over the weekend.

Younger is ranked No. 17 in ESPN’s switch rankings.

“First, I need to thank Charlotte for these previous three years. I picked Maryland as a result of it’s a likelihood for me to return again residence and to do one thing particular,” Younger mentioned. “I’m excited to play beneath Coach [Kevin] Willard and his workers. To come back residence and to have the ability to do one thing particular whereas being near my household is one thing I could not go up.”

Younger, who was born in Maryland and performed at DeMatha Catholic (Maryland), was the most effective guards within the portal. He earned first-team all-league honors final season after averaging 19.6 factors, 5.9 rebounds and three.7 assists.

Younger ranked second within the league in scoring and free throw proportion, whereas additionally ending ninth in assists. He completed the season in robust trend, tallying three double-doubles in his closing seven video games, and reached double figures in scoring in each recreation final season.

It was the second season in a row that Younger landed on Convention USA’s all-conference first workforce, after placing up 18.0 factors, 4.9 rebounds and a couple of.5 assists in 2020-21.

Younger is Willard’s second dedication since shifting over from Seton Corridor, following four-star recruit Noah Batchelor.