St. Frances 4-star guard Jahnathan Lamothe is Maryland men’s basketball’s first commitment in Class of 2023

St. Frances junior four-star guard Jahnathan Lamothe has dedicated to Maryland, giving the Terps their first dedication from the Class of 2023 and new coach Kevin Willard a victory in native recruiting.

Lamothe, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound combo guard who introduced his dedication on Instagram, is a extremely touted prospect out of Baltimore. He’s ranked the No. 124 participant within the nation, the No. 22 capturing guard and the fourth-best participant in Maryland, in line with 247Sports’ composite rankings. He selected the Terps over Georgetown, Penn State and Central Florida.

Lamothe, who additionally performs for Staff Durant within the AAU circuit, was a key starter for St. Frances, which completed the season 35-8 and No. 2 in The Baltimore Solar highschool ballot.

The Terps have been lively within the switch portal, touchdown Charlotte’s Jahmir Younger, Georgetown’s Donald Carey and Seton Corridor’s Jahari Lengthy, and likewise received a dedication from Class of 2022 three-star guard Noah Batchelor, however that is Maryland’s first dedication past 2022. Maryland has 4 seniors on subsequent season’s roster, together with Younger and Carey in addition to returners Donta Scott and Hakim Hart, although all however Carey may return for a fifth 12 months as a result of additional 12 months granted to NCAA athletes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Terps have had success recruiting gamers from St. Frances in latest seasons, together with getting a dedication from Julian Reese, who had a powerful freshman marketing campaign and is predicted to begin within the frontcourt subsequent season.

Maryland assistant coach Tony Skinn recruited Lamothe, in line with 247Sports.