The weekend of Sept. 12 marked some of the most important dates for Maryland recruiting this year.

Five-star forward Baba Oladotun, the No. 1 2026 prospect in Maryland, was the highest-touted basketball visit. He would be a special local recruiting win for coach Buzz Williams.

The Silver Spring native would be Maryland’s third five-star commit in as many years and the program’s first in-state five-star since Jalen Smith in 2018.

“Obviously, I’m from the hometown, so excited to be in my home. I’ve been here a lot, so definitely excited to just meet everyone on campus,” Oladotun told The Diamondback on Sept. 13. “Coach has been really nice, the whole entire staff has treated me well.”

Four-stars Trey Beamer (FL) and Jackson Sheffield (AL) also visited over the weekend. Beamer has Maryland in his top-five schools, while Sheffield committed to Vanderbilt on Wednesday.

Commitments

Women’s Basketball

Mimi Thiero, 2026, Power Forward, Quaker Valley (Leetsdale, Pennsylvania)

Thiero chose Maryland on Wednesday, joining five-star forward Jordyn Jackson as the second commit of Brenda Frese’s 2026 class. The four-star forward is ranked No. 2 in Pennsylvania and No. 63 nationally by 247Sports’ composite rankings.

[Recruiting roundup: Maryland football stays local with recent commitments]

Mimi Thiero is the younger sister of Los Angeles Lakers forward Adou Thiero. Maryland was a finalist in Adou Thiero’s recruitment in 2022, but he ultimately chose Kentucky

Now, Mimi Thiero has chosen the Terps over Kentucky, Arizona, Missouri, NC State and Vanderbilt.

Men’s Lacrosse

Micha Morozov, 2027, Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder, Calvert Hall (Baltimore)

Morozov committed to Maryland on Sept. 12, marking the first member of coach John Tillman’s 2027 recruiting class. He’s the No. 33 player in his class, according to Prep Lacrosse.

The junior also plays football at Calvert Hall.

Will Schwarz, 2027, Attack/Midfield, West Islip (Long Island, New York)

Days after Morozov chose the Terps, Schwarz became the fifth player to join Maryland’s 2027 class. The four-star prospect is the second player in the class from New York, joining midfielder Grady Goodberlet, who committed three days before.

Schwarz joins an extensive list of Long Island natives to play for a major Division I program. Seventeen of the 18 schools that competed in the 2025 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships had at least one player from the area.

Women’s Soccer

Lily Blosser, 2027, Defensive Midfielder, Masconomet Regional (Middleton, Massachusetts)

Blosser, a TopDrawerSoccer three-star recruit, committed to Maryland on Aug. 12. She plays club soccer for the FC Stars, a New England-based program sending several of its other players to Division I programs.

Maggie Blosser, 2027, Attacking Midfielder, Masconomet Regional (Middleton, Massachusetts)

Maggie Blosser committed to Maryland the same day as her twin. Maggie is also a three-star recruit and plays for FC Stars. The Blosser twins are the first two players in Maryland’s 2027 class from Massachusetts.

[Recruiting roundup: Maryland football sends out offers, women’s basketball scores a 5-star]

Offers

Basketball

Tristan Reed, 2026, Center, Link Academy (Branson, Missouri)

Williams offered Reed, a four-star prospect ranked No. 79 nationally, on Aug. 28. The St. Louis native has visited Missouri, Mississippi State and Ohio State in the past month. Reed also has a visit to Michigan State scheduled for Sept. 20.

Though he currently has no visit to College Park planned, 247Sports lists Reed’s interest in Maryland as “warm.” His interest in all eight of his other Division I offers is categorized as “cool.”

Reed is 6-foot-9, 230 pounds with a 7-foot-3 wingspan and has established himself as a solid paint presence, averaging 1.6 blocks per game.

Football

Marcus Fakatou, 2028, Defensive Line, Orange Lutheran (Orange, California)

Maryland offered Fakatou on Aug. 23, becoming the 30th Division I program to offer the sophomore. 247Sports ranks the composite five-star as the No. 1 player in California, No. 1 defensive lineman in the country and No. 3 player nationally in the 2028 class.

The Terps will have stiff competition in recruiting him with rivaling offers fromAlabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State.

Announcements

Thomas Wilder, 2026, Offensive Tackle, Green Run (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

Wilder was previously committed to Virginia Tech, but after a 0-3 start, the Hokies fired coach Brent Pry on Sept. 14. The four-star prospect decommitted and reopened his recruitment the next day.

Wilder visited Maryland on June 13 and Penn State on June 6, leaving the Terps and Nittany Lions as immediate contenders for his commitment. The 6-foot-6.5, 295-pound offensive tackle would be Maryland’s second-highest-ranked recruit in the 2026 class.