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Carter drops career high, Terps drop 100 and bulldoze the Buckeyes

January 16, 2016
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Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of UMTerps It was 6:30 a.m., hours before the No. 3 Maryland Terrapins’ game against Ohio State, when forward Robert Carter Jr. entered the Xfinity Center. The Terps’ gameday walk through practice wouldn’t start until an hour and a half later, but the redshirt junior was ready to go. “I love this game, a lot,” Carter Jr. said. “It’s really my joy to…

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Terps suffer second loss of the season in Ann Arbor

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. On the No. 3 Maryland Terrapins’ first possession against Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. Tuesday night, forward Robert Carter Jr. missed a three-point jumper. Forward Jake Layman rebounded the miss and put it back up for the score. The 2-0 advantage would be the Terps’ largest lead of the contest. As point guard Rasheed Sulaimon missed a three in the closing seconds, the Terps…

January 13, 2016
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Trimble sinks late three to lift Terps over Wisconsin

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The game was tied as with 23 seconds left on the clock as point guard Melo Trimble nonchalantly brought the ball up the court. With the clock approaching zero, and Wisconsin guard Zak Showalter in his face, Trimble took his final shot of the game. The ball skipped off the inside edge of and fell through the nylon to seal the Terps’ victory. This…

January 9, 2016
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No. 3 Terps blow out Rutgers 88-63, defense shines

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…

January 6, 2016
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Terps easily handle Northwestern, improve to 2-0 in Big Ten play

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…

January 2, 2016
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Stone posts 39 points, brings Terps back to beat Penn State

December 30, 2015
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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…

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Terps eager to begin conference play against Penn State

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…

December 30, 2015
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Five Terps score double figures in win over Princeton

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…

December 19, 2015
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Sulaimon and Trimble’s chemistry help Terps down UMES

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…

December 12, 2015
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Terps survive UConn, Stone shines off the bench

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….

December 9, 2015
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