Jeronne Maymon leaves Marquette

Marquette freshman Jeronne Maymon has left the Marquette basketball team according to an emailed press release from Marquette.

"We want to thank Jeronne for his contributions to the program while he was here and wish him the best of luck in the future," head coach Buzz Williams said in the statement.

Maymon, who is 6'6", 250 lb, was a two-time Wisconsin state player of the year at Madison's Memorial High School. He was expected to be a big-time recruit for Williams, especially with sophomore Chris Otule out for the season.

But the loss of Maymon's 4.0 ppg and 4.2 rpg may not be as significant as the possible loss of Vander Blue.

You see, Blue and Maymon were teammates at Memorial, and Blue has referred to Maymon as his "best friend" and "big brother" in interviews. Blue originally committed to Wisconsin, but backed out in part because of comments posted on a Wisconsin blog, but also because he wanted to play with Maymon in college.

With Maymon gone, is Blue still going to Marquette?