Greivis Vasquez remained in school for his senior season to help Maryland win bigger than it had at any point in his career and to improve his NBA Draft stock.
Turns out he did both.
Memphis selected the guard No. 28 overall in tonight's NBA Draft. By landing in the first round, Vasquez will receive a three-year guaranteed contract.
He's the first Terp to be selected in the first round since Chris Wilcox and Juan Dixon were picked in 2002.
Vasquez led Maryland to a 24-9 record and a share of the ACC regular season title. He was the conference player of the year, and hauled in the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard.
Now, he's assured of some sort of NBA career --- something that probably couldn't have been promised after his first spin through the pre-draft process.
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