Maryland basketball signee Guillermo Del Pino to play in adidas Eurocamp

Ahmed Ghafir
May 29
3 min read

With all 15 scholarship spots filled and roster construction officially wrapped up after Aleks Alston and Nick Blake committed to Maryland earlier this week, head coach Buzz Williams will begin to watch his new roster make their way to campus in the coming days ahead of offseason workouts set to begin next month. But one signee will remain overseas with freshman point guard Guillermo Del Pino set to suit up in the 2025 adidas Eurocamp next month.

With over 70 players from 20 different countries in attendance, Del Pino is set to suit up for Team Next Gen at the event beginning May 31 at La Ghirada Città Dello Sport in Treviso, Italy. Following practice on both May 31 and June 1, Next Gen will take the floor against Eurocamp1 on June 1 ahead of the elimination tournament set for the afternoon of Monday, June 2.

With former NBA players Derrick Rose, Sergio Rodriguez and Goran Dragic expected in attendance, Ty Abbott (LA Lakers), DJ Bakker (Charlotte Hornets), Matt Brase (Philadelphia 76ers), Kevin Burleson (Detroit Pistons), Shaun Fein (LA Clippers), Trevor Hendry (Cleveland Cavaliers) , Kyle Hines (Brooklyn Nets), Dave Joerger (Milwaukee Bucks), Rex Kalamian (Milwaukee Bucks) and Fraser Ross McMains (Boston Celtics) are among the coaches expected to lead the premier pre-draft scouting event.

This is far from the first time that Del Pino has played for his country after being named MVP of the 2023 FIBA U-16 Euro Championship, averaging 14.6 points including a 27-point, 12-rebound performance in the win vs. France for the gold medal. He also averaged 11 points in seven games at the U-17 Basketball World Cup in Turkey, earning all-star honors, before averaging 10.3 points in 17 games for Cordoba Club de Balconcesto in 2024-25.

The Maryland signee was previously named a top ten international prospect in July of 2024 by NBADraft.net.

Guillermo has great positional height for a point guard and is a very savvy point guard. With over a 2 (2.3) to 1 (1.1) assist to turnover ratio, Guillermo proved to be very efficient when setting teammates up in the half court set. There has been an adjustment, however from U16s last year where he was able to penetrate on demand. A high IQ basketball player who uses change of pace, momentum and spacing as an offensive weapon, he still is very much a scoring threat with the ball in his hands. And while he can still get downhill and finish around the rim (54.1% from 2) because of the before mentioned attributes, he doesn’t quite have the same number of opportunities he had against younger competition. Therefore, he is transitioning to more of a perimeter-oriented scorer where it has been a bit clunky and far less efficient. In Turkey, he shot just 9/36 from three (25%). These long-distance shots were primarily taken off the dribble or off the pick and roll. He will need to become more efficient from there, as he moves up levels and the opportunities to score downhill diminishes. Or change his shot distribution from pick and roll situations to less threes to more assists to teammates rolling. Almost half the shots he took for the tournament were from three, which negatively affected his field goal percentage. A smart defensive player, he was able to get his hands in the passing lane and disrupt offensive flows. Nearly averaged a block per game (0.9) his ability to get deflections and affect shots is encouraging as a defender.

Del Pino initially committed to Maryland back on May 2 and was announced by the program back on May 14.

"We're incredibly excited to welcome Guillermo to our Maryland basketball family. He's a highly skilled and competitive player who has proven he can produce at a high level," head coach Buzz Williams added via release. "Beyond his talent, Guillermo brings outstanding character, maturity, and a deep love for the game of basketball. He comes from a great family, and we know he'll fit seamlessly into the culture we're building here. We're confident he'll make an immediate impact and will be a key piece of what we're building here at Maryland."

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