Hairston signs with Duke, Ross will wait

Stopped by Montrose Christian on Monday afternoon and saw All-Met forward Josh Hairston sign his National Letter-of-Intent and scholarship papers with Duke. No surprise there.

Of more interest, however, All-Met guard Terrence Ross, who committed to Maryland over the summer, will not sign during the early period that ends Wednesday.

"He's going to wait until the spring," Montrose Christian Coach Stu Vetter said, adding that Ross remains committed to Maryland and that academically he could have signed this week had he chosen.

It begs the question, why did Ross not join the rest of the senior class who had accepted basketball scholarship offers and finalize his college plans? Surely, Maryland would have preferred that Ross sign, thereby reducing the possibility that he could change his mind.