Actually, [Beasley and Durant] are just the lead curl in an unprecedented wave of talent that hails from Prince George's County, a predominantly African-American area of 841,315 that shares a border with DC. Nine players with roots in Prince George's (PG to insiders) have played in the league in the previous five years, and though only six are currently on rosters, that number should soon crack double digits. Fifteen locals suit up for BCS conference schools, including UNC's Ty Lawson, Duke's Nolan Smith, Pitt's Sam Young and Georgetown's Austin Freeman and Chris Wright. In the past three years, the county has produced six McDonald's All-Americans—more than any state except California, which has 43 residents for every one of PG's.
Of course, one would think that Gary Williams would be able to do a better job of recruiting in his own backyard. JTIII seems to be doing okay in that regard:
[W]hen Georgetown returned to the Final Four for the first time in 22 years, it was led by two more from the county, Jeff Green and Roy Hibbert, who are now in the NBA. "PG kids face such stiff competition from such a young age," says Thompson. "By the time they get to college, there's nothing they haven't seen. You love to coach kids like that."
Well, as a former resident of Howard County (and, as a graduate of the Phil Chenier-David DuPree Summer Basketball Camp), I can tell you that HoCo has a little ways to go before we catch up to PG County.
Back in the day 