Basketball – Terrapin Sports Central

Trimble withdraws from NBA Draft, will return for junior season

May 25, 2016

Feature photo courtesy of UMTerps.com The wait is over for Maryland Terrapins fans. After much deliberation and with just two hours to spare, Maryland point guard Melo Trimble has decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to College Park for his junior season, according to multiple reports. Trimble submitted his name for the NBA Draft, but did not hire an agent during the process. Due to new eligibility…

Terps run ends in Sweet Sixteen with loss to Kansas

March 25, 2016

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Feature photo courtesy of UMTerps.com LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On days when the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team had games throughout the season, Terps players, and eventually also fans, splattered social media with posts referring to game day as, “love day.” For the Terps, Thursday began as their 36th love day of the season. A duel with the No. 1 overall seed Kansas Jayhawks awaited No. 5 seed Maryland. But when…

Maryland vs. Hawaii Preview

March 20, 2016

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Feature Photo Courtesy of UMterps.com Since 1998, the Maryland Terrapins men’s basketball team has punched its ticket to the NCAA tournament 12 times. The Terps made it to the second round on each trip during this span. But in the past six trips, dating back to 2004, Maryland has failed to win its second round game and reach the Sweet 16. After defeating No. 12 seed South Dakota State 79-74…

Maryland downs Nebraska, advances to Big Ten Semifinals

March 11, 2016

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Featured photo by Greg Fiume, courtesy of Maryland Athletics A minute into the game against 11 seed Nebraska Cornhuskers, Maryland Terrapins eatuorward Jake Layman received the ball on the perimeter. He sank a three to put the Terps up 4-0. The shot was the first of many for the Terps from downtown. On Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis, No. 18 and third seed Terps defeated the…

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…

Terps set to face UConn under the lights of Madison Square Garden

December 8, 2015

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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…

Terps show improvement, play consistent defense, down Saint Francis 96-55

December 5, 2015

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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…

Terps to gauge where they are in Chapel Hill Tuesday Night

December 1, 2015

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Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of Maryland Athletics When Larry Brown left Kansas for the San Antonio Spurs in 1989, current Maryland Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon remained on the staff as Roy Williams took the helm. On Tuesday night, Turgeon will seek his first win in eight tries against his former boss. But this time, Turgeon’s Terps are ranked second in the AP poll, seven spots higher…

High expectations from fans highlighted at Maryland Madness

Feature photo courtesy of UMTerps.com and Greg Fiume. Set to start his fifth season as the head man for the Maryland men’s basketball team, Mark Turgeon stood on Gary Williams Court at Xfinity Center and addressed the Terrapin faithful in attendance at Maryland Madness Saturday night. “We’ve worked really hard to get to this point since we’ve been here in our five years,” Turgeon said. “When I took the job…

October 19, 2015

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