The Pack picked up another commit from the transfer portal, combo guard Darius Adams, transferring after one season at Maryland. Coming out of high school Darius was a top 25 McDonald’s All-American recruit and had taken official visits to both NC State and Tennessee. Despite his high school resume, Darius is likely slotted in as a backup guard initially. He played both on and off the ball at Maryland, so has the potential to backup the point as well as the shooting guard.

’25-’26 season Highs:

He is currently ranked a 4-star transfer.

Darius grew up in Manchester NJ and transferred to La Lumiere Academy in Indiana during his junior and senior seasons. As a junior he averaged 15.1 ppg, as a senior 16.7 ppg.

He was ranked 5-star by 247 and Rivals coming out of La Lumiere.

’25-’26: Darius was new coach Buzz Williams’ first commit at Maryland and was the 4th highest ranked recruit in Maryland history. He started 28 of 33 games (2nd most starts on the team), averaging 25.6 minutes per game. He had surgery on his right hand during the summer of 2025 and was sidelined for more than a month before the season.

’24-’25: Darius was a highly sought after recruit coming out of high school, he was a McDonald’s All American and ranked in the top 25. He was recruited by Coach Gainey while at Tennessee, as well as UConn, Texas, NC State, Louisville, Michigan State and Maryland. He initially signed with UConn, decommitted, and went to Maryland for his freshman season.

Adams is a skilled and smooth guard with good positional size at 6-foot-5 and an instinctive feel for the game. He’s a multi-dimensional scoring threat who can make threes and mid-range pull-ups in a variety of different ways. …

Adams can also make reads with the ball, so he can come off screens and get to his mid-range game if that’s how the defense is playing him. Combine that with his reliability as a passer and he has the type of floor game that should fit into offensive structure nicely at the next level. …

Overall, Adams is a skilled, smooth, smart, has good size, and his best basketball still in front of him as he continues to make strides physically.

Darius Adams’ jersey is #1