Terps earn fifth seed, will face 12-seeded South Dakota State in first round

March 13, 2016

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…

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Terps to face tough matchup vs. No. 3 Iowa Thursday

Feature photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. The No. 8 Maryland Terrapins’ two largest victories this season have followed their two largest losses. When they lost by eight points to the now No. 2 North Carolina, they returned to College Park and beat Saint Francis by 41. This month, they came home to smash Ohio State 100-65 after suffering a three-point defeat at Michigan. Coming off of their third loss of…

January 28, 2016
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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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