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The Maryland Terrapins basketball program pursuit of two transfer students came to an end this week. Rutgers guard, Eli Carter, decided to play the rest of his college basketball career at the University of Florida, while George Mason graduate Vertrail Vaughns will play at the University of North Texas. Vaughns had visited College Park earlier this week, and Carter picked Florida after his visit this past weekend. I’m all in favor of looking to grab the one year graduate students, its an ideal situation if the scholarship is available. Logan Aronhalt was a solid addition to last years team. He brought the ability to shoot the three and a veteran attitude to a young locker room. I just don’t know how either Eli Carter or Vertrail Vaughns would have answered the biggest question of the Maryland offseason. Sometimes you can have too many players on a team. There are only 40 minutes to split up, and only 5 players can be on the court at once. Coach Turgeon had a deep team last year, and at times struggled with rotations and did not allow many player to get into the groove of the game. Despite missing out on either one of these players (I doubt they would have taken both), Maryland is still having a good offseason. The deperatures of Alex Len and Pe’Shon Howard did not catch the staff by surprise. With there being over 350 players transfering this offseason, it is a positive sign that Maryland was able to retain everyone else. With the direction college basketball has moved to where players are either leaving earlier for the NBA draft or transfering right away, it is encouraging to see that Maryland has a staff and players who are bought in to a long term goal. Assistant coach Scott Spinelli, will soon leave for a head coaching position, but it will not be this offseason. Another bullet dodged for Maryland, as he has been instrumental in not only landing key recruits, but also helping the players progress. It will still be an uphill battle next season for the Maryland basketball team, but maintaining stability is a tough thing to do now a days. Maryland has maintained their roster and coaching staff, now its a matter of them coming together as team and improving as individuals. Read more: http://terrapinstationmd.com/2013/05/03/maryland-misses-out-on-two-transfers/