Terps and Hoyas Locked and Loaded in 2009

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The Maryland Terrapins and Georgetown Hoyas men’s basketball teams are going to be good in 2009-10. Really good.

Both the Terps and the Hoyas are going to have something next season that they haven’t in the last three or four seasons, even with Final Four runs and scrambles into the NCAA Tournament: experience and depth.

College Park will welcome back Greivis Vasquez, who should pair with an offensive-minded Eric Hayes and a motivated Cliff Tucker to form a deadly perimeter threat in the ACC. Dino Gregory figures to get more meaningful time with Braxton Dupree wasting away his talent at Towson.

If Backboard Enemy No. 1 Jordan Williams has just an ounce of heart more than Nik Caner-Medley, balance will be the Terps’ ticket to a successful ACC season.

In the District, the Hoyas return a more mature backcourt in Chris Wright and Austin Freeman. Both have the potential to shoot the Hoyas to a top-four standing in the Big East.

Greg Monroe will likely be the best post player in the country next year, and Hollis Thompson should be good enough to stop the bloodletting from DaJuan Summers’ departure.

Both teams will be confident knowing they will be much improved from last year. With good coaching in Gary Williams and John Thompson III and college basketball voters granting the star power of these team some favorable looks, you could be looking at a heavy Mid-Atlantic presence in the 2010 Sweet 16.

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