Dajuan Summers

DaJuan Summers' mother, Twana Summers, claims that her youngest son, 8-year-old Malik, can tell you what his older brother is going to do each time down the court. It's the kind of information opponents would love to have on the McDonogh junior. "Malik can tell you every play what his brother will do before it happens," Twana said. If his opponents have a clue, it's not evident. DaJuan, 6 feet 9 and 225 pounds, has a soft and accurate shot from the outside and the quickness and explosiveness to score from the inside with an assortment of dunks.

The University of Memphis gave Kentucky permission Monday to speak to John Calipari about the Wildcats' head coaching position, then made a final push to try to keep the coach. Some of Memphis' key boosters met with Calipari on Monday. One booster expects Calipari to go to Kentucky, though the person, speaking to the Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, acknowledged the coach was torn between the two great opportunities. The Wildcats had a short meeting at their practice gym Monday afternoon.

Player of the Year DaJuan Summers, McDonogh After a sophomore season in which he averaged 11 points and six rebounds, Summers grew three inches and put on 15 pounds to become a 6-foot-9, 225-pound junior who averaged 20.4 points and 11.6 rebounds. Summers, who is explosive around the basket and has a soft touch on the outside, led the No. 5 Eagles (23-6) to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference final. In three A Conference tournament games, Summers scored 63 points, including 32 (along with 25 rebounds and four blocked shots)

DaJuan Summers (McDonogh) scored 16 points and Chris Wright had 13, including a crucial driving layup with 47 seconds left, to lead visiting Georgetown to a 56-54 victory over No. 10 Villanova yesterday. Georgetown (15-12, 6-10 Big East) forced the Wildcats into a season-high 20 turnovers and season lows in points, field goals (15) and field-goal percentage (.333). Dante Cunningham had 13 points to pace Villanova (23-6, 11-5) in a game played before a sellout of 20,378 at the Wachovia Center.

Jason Sharp, Reginald Lewis Sport Basketball BOYS STATS -- Despite his team's sub-.500 record, the 5-foot-9 sophomore averaged 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in his team's first 11 games in the difficult Baltimore City League. SIDELINES -- Sharp, 16, earned a B in his favorite subject, English. Although he doesn't play tennis, he admires the athleticism and strategies of professional tennis players and tries to apply what he's seen to the basketball court. Sharp is considered a future college prospect by most observers, who believe he can be among the area's top players during his junior and senior seasons.

For DaJuan Summers, the tattoo holds a certain power. It provides him solace and strength by reminding him of his roots. "It has my name on it," says his mother, Twana, a supermarket meat cutter who raised her three kids alone in Baltimore after her husband died when DaJuan was just 3. "And it has the names of [his sister] Regina and [brother] Malik. He says when things get tight, he grabs that tattoo." Baltimore area players on NCAA championship teams: Year Player, Team 1984 Reggie Williams, Georgetown 1984 David Wingate, Georgetown 1990 Barry Young, UNLV 2002 Juan Dixon, Maryland 2003 Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse 2004 Josh Boone, Connecticut 2005 Melvin Scott, North Carolina [Compiled by Paul McMullen]

Da'Sean Butler scored 27 points, one short of his career high; a relentless defense forced 19 turnovers and the visiting Mountaineers (14-4, 3-2 Big East) upset No. 12 Georgetown (12-5, 3-3), 75-58, last night. Coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers were picked to finish ninth in a tough conference and have cracked the Top 25 only once all season. "We've heard that every day in practice," Butler said. "Coach Huggins, if he doesn't like the way we're practicing, he says: 'You guys are practicing like you're ninth.

GOING TO ATLANTA Georgetown. John Thompson III has the kind of team a father - his - could love, winning with a defense ranked fifth in points allowed (56.5) and a dominating frontcourt led by juniors Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert. Green could be one of the most underappreciated players in the country while the 7-2, 278-pound Hibbert leads the nation in field goal percentage (69.3). The X-factor for the Hoyas could be freshman DaJuan Summers (McDonogh), who scored in double figures 16 times.

Al Frank, the only baseball coach Archbishop Curley has had since the program began in 1963, has retired. Frank, who had a record of 546-423 (.563) in 41 seasons, was named to the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1997. "After retiring from the teaching at the end of last [academic] year, I decided it was time to go [as coach]," said Frank, 66, who taught history and lives in Anne Arundel County. "I've got a lot of great memories of the kids I had. I coached so long because of my love of the game and the kids.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Maryland and Georgetown played each other for the first time in seven years, the expressions along the respective benches said it all. Georgetown's players jumped up and down on the sideline, clapping and cheering on their teammates. Maryland's players sat still in a somber row. The difference in the game was clear in their faces. The No. 21 Hoyas dominated the Terps for every minute of yesterday's third-place game in the Old Spice Classic at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, beating Maryland, 75-48.

Da'Sean Butler scored 27 points, one short of his career high; a relentless defense forced 19 turnovers and the visiting Mountaineers (14-4, 3-2 Big East) upset No. 12 Georgetown (12-5, 3-3), 75-58, last night. Coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers were picked to finish ninth in a tough conference and have cracked the Top 25 only once all season. "We've heard that every day in practice," Butler said. "Coach Huggins, if he doesn't like the way we're practicing, he says: 'You guys are practicing like you're ninth.

Luke Harangody didn't let being in foul trouble against an athletic Georgetown team bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. Harangody thought he would spend about 10 minutes on the bench when he picked up his fourth foul with 15:17 left and the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish up by six points. Instead, he sat less than four minutes, then scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds down the stretch to help host Notre Dame beat the ninth-ranked Hoyas, 73-67, last night and end a five-game losing streak to Georgetown.

Georgetown had just finished its eighth win in nine games. John Thompson III was anything but pleased. The No. 15 Hoyas earned a 69-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's yesterday in Washington, but one would have never guessed it from talking to Georgetown's coach. "I'm not sure I'm pleased with anyone," he said. "We did not play well." The Hoyas players are ending a grinding two-week exam period, but Thompson didn't want to attribute this subpar performance to academics, either. "Mentally we had a bad day today," Thompson said.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Maryland and Georgetown played each other for the first time in seven years, the expressions along the respective benches said it all. Georgetown's players jumped up and down on the sideline, clapping and cheering on their teammates. Maryland's players sat still in a somber row. The difference in the game was clear in their faces. The No. 21 Hoyas dominated the Terps for every minute of yesterday's third-place game in the Old Spice Classic at the Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, beating Maryland, 75-48.

For DaJuan Summers, the tattoo holds a certain power. It provides him solace and strength by reminding him of his roots. "It has my name on it," says his mother, Twana, a supermarket meat cutter who raised her three kids alone in Baltimore after her husband died when DaJuan was just 3. "And it has the names of [his sister] Regina and [brother] Malik. He says when things get tight, he grabs that tattoo." Baltimore area players on NCAA championship teams: Year Player, Team 1984 Reggie Williams, Georgetown 1984 David Wingate, Georgetown 1990 Barry Young, UNLV 2002 Juan Dixon, Maryland 2003 Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse 2004 Josh Boone, Connecticut 2005 Melvin Scott, North Carolina [Compiled by Paul McMullen]

GOING TO ATLANTA Georgetown. John Thompson III has the kind of team a father - his - could love, winning with a defense ranked fifth in points allowed (56.5) and a dominating frontcourt led by juniors Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert. Green could be one of the most underappreciated players in the country while the 7-2, 278-pound Hibbert leads the nation in field goal percentage (69.3). The X-factor for the Hoyas could be freshman DaJuan Summers (McDonogh), who scored in double figures 16 times.

Georgetown had just finished its eighth win in nine games. John Thompson III was anything but pleased. The No. 15 Hoyas earned a 69-58 victory over Mount St. Mary's yesterday in Washington, but one would have never guessed it from talking to Georgetown's coach. "I'm not sure I'm pleased with anyone," he said. "We did not play well." The Hoyas players are ending a grinding two-week exam period, but Thompson didn't want to attribute this subpar performance to academics, either. "Mentally we had a bad day today," Thompson said.

Luke Harangody didn't let being in foul trouble against an athletic Georgetown team bother him. Neither did Notre Dame coach Mike Brey. Harangody thought he would spend about 10 minutes on the bench when he picked up his fourth foul with 15:17 left and the 13th-ranked Fighting Irish up by six points. Instead, he sat less than four minutes, then scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds down the stretch to help host Notre Dame beat the ninth-ranked Hoyas, 73-67, last night and end a five-game losing streak to Georgetown.

Jason Sharp, Reginald Lewis Sport Basketball BOYS STATS -- Despite his team's sub-.500 record, the 5-foot-9 sophomore averaged 18 points, six assists and four rebounds in his team's first 11 games in the difficult Baltimore City League. SIDELINES -- Sharp, 16, earned a B in his favorite subject, English. Although he doesn't play tennis, he admires the athleticism and strategies of professional tennis players and tries to apply what he's seen to the basketball court. Sharp is considered a future college prospect by most observers, who believe he can be among the area's top players during his junior and senior seasons.

DaJuan Summers, The Sun 's Metro Boys Basketball Player of the Year last season from McDonogh, committed at the end of the summer to Georgetown and will make it official today by signing a national letter of intent. "After several unofficial visits to Georgetown, I was very convinced in the middle of the summer that was the right school for me," said the 6-foot-9, 225-pound small forward who rose from being a top 100 player to the nation's top 20. "They are like a family there and I Iike that, so does my mom [Twana]