Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Before the season even started, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon was preaching becoming a complete team to his players. The biggest step was working on the defensive side of things. On Wednesday, the Terps defense made more strides as they held Rutgers to 38.6 percent field goal shooting for the game, and 24 percent in the first half. The No. 3 Terps easily defeated…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The Maryland Terrapins have struggled early in many games this season. That wasn’t the case tonight against Northwestern. First half success translated into a convincing victory as the No. 4 Terps (13-1, 2-0 B1G) downed the Wildcats (13-2, 1-1 B1G) 72-59 on Saturday. By the under-12 media timeout, the Terps had jumped out to a 15-6 lead. At the half, the Terps had doubled…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Ten seconds remained on the game clock in No. 4 Maryland Terrapins first Big Ten contest of the season. As Penn State trailed the Terps by six points, Nittany Lions guard Shep Garner attempted a layup in desperation. After forward Jake Layman spiked Garner’s shot down, guard Rasheed Sulaimon dribbled the around the court as the clock trickled down to zero. Layman and Sulaimon…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Expectations weren’t too high for the Maryland Terrapins at the beginning of last season. The preseason Big Ten media poll picked them to finish 10th in the conference. As the season transpired, the Terps became a powerful team in the Big Ten. After finishing the season with a 28-7 record (15-4 B1G), the Terps made a trip to the round of 32 in the…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Princeton hadn’t run the three-two zone defensive scheme all season. When they employed it Saturday night in Baltimore, the Terps were caught off guard. “We weren’t prepared for the three-two zone at all,” head coach Mark Turgeon said. “It showed a little bit.” But the Terps made in-game adjustments and defeated the Tigers 82-61 as five players scored in double figures. Forward Jake Layman…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. At halftime of their tilt with the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Saturday afternoon, the Terps were winning 35-29. Two minutes and 13 seconds into the second half, guard Rasheed Sulaimon found point guard Melo Trimble on the perimeter and Trimble nailed a three point shot. Just 17 seconds later, moments after forward Jake Layman stole the ball, Trimble added another triple. The quick…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. In the Maryland basketball team’s last game against St. Francis, center Diamond Stone came off the bench for the first time his collegiate career. Forward Damonte Dodd made his first start of the season. On Tuesday against Connecticut, Stone came off the bench once again. He entered the game for forward Robert Carter Jr. after one minute and 37 seconds and continued to succeed….
Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of UMTerps.com 14-year-old Robert Carter Jr. had his eyes glued to the television. On a school night, he watched as Syracuse and Connecticut battle through six overtimes in the Big East Tournament Quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. Nearly seven years later, Carter Jr., now a forward on the No. 6 Maryland basketball team, listed some of his favorite basketball moments that have taken…
Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of Umterps.com The No. 2 Maryland Terrapins basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of North Carolina in Chapel Hill on Tuesday night. On Friday night, the Terps (7-1) rebounded, showing maturity and defensive poise, as they defeated Saint Francis (3-4) 96-55 and held the Red Flash to 29 percent shooting from the field. “All we’ve talked about…
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On Tuesday night, Melo Trimble and No. 2 Maryland dueled with Marcus Paige and No. 9 North Carolina in Chapel Hill, but came up short 89-81 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge matchup. In his season debut, Paige led his team in scoring with 20 points. Trimble shined statistically, scoring 23 points, converting four of five threes and dishing out a career-high 12 assists. But…