After hosting three portal targets this week, Maryland basketball has landed its third transfer commitment of the offseason as former USF guard Selton Miguel has gone public with his pledge.
His commitment comes one day after he took a visit to Maryland as head coach Kevin Willard and assistant Kevin Norris pounced on the veteran 6-foot-4 guard, while being the godbrother of former Maryland center Bruno Fernando gave him an additional incentive to take a visit to College Park.
Miguel, a 6-foot-4 guard, gave the staff his pledge at the end of the visit and committed to Maryland over Villanova, West Virginia, Ole Miss and Oklahoma as his finalists. Miguel arrived in College Park for his visit on Sunday afternoon and left on Monday as Willard and the staff laid out the plan for the veteran to step into the backcourt alongside Ja’Kobi Gillespie. Maryland was the second visit after Miguel took an official visit to Ole Miss with Miguel holding a personal connection to the Rebels’ staff.
After two seasons at Kansas State, Miguel started 16 games over his two seasons with USF but became a breakout player during the 2023-24 season, averaging 14.7 points on 41.1% shooting including 39% from depth before being named both AAC sixth man of the year and most improved player. Miguel’s stock soared through his senior season as Bulls head coach Amir Abdur-Rahim admitted his star guard would have a decision to make at the end of the season. “I’ve had a number of scouts call me throughout the year asking about them and we’ll see what the feedback is and we’ll go from there,” Abdur-Rahim added. Miguel became the first player in the program in 23 years to win the sixth man honor, but he’ll head to College Park with a chance to fill a key void in the backcourt.
Willard has already announced a pair of portal additions in Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Rodney Rice while both Julian Reese and Jordan Geronimo have announced returns for the 2024-25 season to solidify the frontcourt. Maryland is also expected to return DeShawn Harris-Smith for his second season with the program as the staff inches toward the end of roster construction. Willard and company still have room to work with, though, with two scholarships for next season still available.
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