Recruiting battles between Maryland and Georgetown have been few in recent years, with both programs employing different styles of play and the Terps gaining momentum with more local prospects, but there’s one five-star prospect in the class of 2017 -- La Lumiere (Ind.) power forward Jaren Jackson Jr. -- who has emerged as a top priority for both D.C.-area programs.

Jackson Jr., whose father played for the Hoyas, is visiting Georgetown today and Maryland on Friday and his recruitment seems to be drawing closer to an end, with him also visiting Purdue, Michigan State and Notre Dame in the past month.

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But this isn’t the first time Jackson Jr. has tripped to College Park. In fact, the 6-foot-10 forward spent much of his childhood growing up in nearby Silver Spring until moving to Indiana before the start of high school. His most recent trip, however, occurred last November when the Terps’ renewed their rivalry against the Hoyas at the Xfinity Center. Many former Terps came out to support -- including Steve Francis, Greivis Vasquez, Joe Smith, Len Elmore and Lonny Baxter -- but the son of a Hoya was seated behind Maryland’s bench.

And cheering for the Terps.

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“The fans there were just so amazing; they were loud, they were in sync, they were all into the game the whole time. I think if you wanted to go to a school like that -- any school with a big time crowd like that -- you have to be willing to embrace,” Jackson Jr. told IMS at the time. “I think because I was on a visit to Maryland I found myself rooting for Maryland a little bit more, but I think that could change either way. Because this was specifically a Maryland visit I wanted to focus on them. I tried to get into the game as much as possible; see the crowd -- the energy was just amazing -- and it was kind of hard not to root for them. I didn’t try to be over the top, but I tried to enjoy my visit.”

And in case he forgot about the game, Maryland basketball’s official Twitter account posted him a public reminder today in the form of a “Throwback Thursday.”

#TBT to last season's win over Georgetown in front of a star-studded crowd at XFINITY Nov. 17! ?????? #FearTheTurtle pic.twitter.com/igN5YMflZZ — Maryland Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) September 1, 2016

For good measure, the staff’s director of basketball operations Nima Omidvar added his own message to get the point across to Jackson Jr. (or so we suppose ... Accurately).

Meanwhile, Georgetown basketball’s official Twitter account retweeted a video today of Jackson Jr.’s father sinking a three in 1989.

The Crystal Ball currently sees Jackson Jr.'s recruitment as a Maryland-Purdue battle.

Note: Maryland also hosted freshman point guard Anthony Cowan, who grew up a Hoya fan, during last year's game. Other top targets in attendance included 2018 local recruits Jalen Smith, Prentiss Hubb and Immanuel Quickley.