A few days after nationally respected college basketball prognosticator and provocateur Ken Pomeroy surprisingly picked Maryland as the 11th-best returning team in terms of talent next season, the Terps are losing two players, one who figured prominently in that equation.
Forward Justin Jackson, whose sophomore year ended in late December because of a shoulder injury, will hire an agent with hopes of turning pro, according to a statement released Wednesday night by Maryland coach Mark Turgeon. Players who retain an agent lose their amateur status.
“Justin has progressed well after surgery, and in our discussions with him and his family, he has expressed his desire to pursue a professional basketball career,” Turgeon said.