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Trimble withdraws from NBA Draft, will return for junior season
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
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. Kansas Sweet 16 Preview
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. From 1984-1987, Maryland Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon donned a Kansas Jayhawks uniform. Turgeon served as a captain in his junior and senior seasons and led the Jayhawks to the Final Four in 1986. He was the first player in Kansas basketball history to play in four consecutive Final Fours. This year, from the sidelines, Turgeon has taken Maryland to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, and…
Maryland survives Hawaii, advances to face Kansas in the Sweet 16
Featured image courtesy of UMterps.com Guard Rasheed Sulaimon drew a foul in the backcourt with 43.4 seconds remaining in Maryland’s second round game against Hawaii. With his team leading 69-58, Sulaimon was giddy. He grabbed guard Melo Trimble and hugged him before strolling down the court to make two free throws. For the first time since 2003, the No. 5 seed Terps punched their ticket to the Sweet Sixteen as…
Maryland vs. South Dakota State Preview
In his first bracketology projection of the season in August, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi projected Maryland to be a one seed and play 16 seed North Florida. More than half a year, 25 wins and eight losses later, instead of a one seed, the Terps are a five seed. On Friday, the No. 5 seed Terps will face the No. 12 seed South Dakota State Jackrabbits (26-7) in a NCAA Tournament…
Terps earn fifth seed, will face 12-seeded South Dakota State in first round
Feature photo by Greg Fiume and courtesy of UMTerps.com After returning to College Park from the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, the Maryland Terrapins basketball team gathered and sat in the front section of a suite in the Xfinity Center. With the NCAA selection show featured on the jumbotron, the team anxiously awaited their seeding and matchup. Maryland didn’t have to wait too long as it was announced as the…
Terps fall to Michigan State in Big Ten Tournament semis
Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. Midway through the second half against the Michigan State Spartans, Maryland Terrapins guard Melo Trimble converted a three-point shot and tied the game at 53. It was Trimble’s first field goal of the game and the first time in 25:11 minutes that the Spartans weren’t leading. For the Terrapins, it would be their last field goal for the next 10 minutes and 12 seconds….
Maryland downs Nebraska, advances to Big Ten Semifinals
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…