Carey joined the Hoyas forward of the 2020-21 season and have become a two-year starter. Final season, Carey shot 42.4 % from the sphere and 38.8 % from three-point vary, whereas additionally including 4.4 rebounds and a couple of.9 assists per recreation.

Carey mentioned in his announcement that he’ll proceed to undergo the NBA draft course of, however he’s not anticipated to be drafted and can play for Maryland if he returns to highschool. Gamers have till June 1 to withdraw from the draft and keep their NCAA eligibility.

The NCAA granted eligibility reduction to all athletes within the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, which has allowed gamers comparable to Carey to compete in 5 seasons.

This offseason, the Terps wanted to exchange their beginning backcourt duo of graduate scholar Fatts Russell (15.1 factors per recreation) and senior Eric Ayala (14.7 factors), who have been Maryland’s high two scorers in 2021-22.

Maryland already signed former DeMatha star Jahmir Younger, a switch from Charlotte. The 6-foot-1 level guard will even proceed to undergo the NBA draft course of, however he plans on heading to Maryland if he chooses to return to highschool. Younger is just not projected to be drafted by an NBA staff.

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Younger and Carey may be a part of returners Hakim Hart, Donta Scott and Julian Reese within the beginning lineup subsequent season. Reese, a ahead from Baltimore, performed off the bench as a freshman however has the potential to show right into a star. Beginning heart Qudus Wahab transferred out of this system this spring, making Reese’s improvement extra important to subsequent season’s staff.

Carey is the third participant to decide to Maryland this offseason, becoming a member of Younger and Noah Batchelor, a local of Frederick, Md. Batchelor, a 6-foot-6 wing, most not too long ago performed for IMG Academy, a powerhouse highschool program in Bradenton, Fla., however earlier than that, he starred at Glenelg Nation College in Ellicott Metropolis and St. Maria Goretti in Hagerstown.

If Younger and Carey enroll at Maryland, the Terps nonetheless have three open scholarship spots on the roster. Maryland misplaced three gamers to commencement — Russell, Ayala and guard Xavier Inexperienced — and two different scholarship gamers, Wahab and reserve guard Marcus Dockery, transferred.