Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon wrote in a text message Sunday that incoming freshman center Diamond Stone won’t start working out with the Terps until next month despite not trying out for the U-19 national team.
“He won’t start school until July,” Turgeon wrote. “Can’t work out unless you are in school.”
Stone, a five-star prospect who is expected to start for Maryland as a freshman, withdrew from consideration for the national team that started tryouts this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. Two others, including Michigan commit Tyus Battle, also pulled out.
Stone’s unexpected appearance Saturday at Xfinity Center, where Turgeon and his staff were running their inaugural high school team camp, was the first indication that the 6-foot-10, 250-pound center had decided not to try out after making national teams the past two summers.