Pro or Portal?

I would guess days at Michigan are done. Would sure look good in a Terp lineup next season.

Does anyone know anything about this possibility?

So far so good.

Great game ladies

bad start and rallied for a 10-point win. (Think It was ten). Anyway, they looked good in second half. It would be quite unlikely that they could beat a well rested #1 Ohio State team tomorrow , but win or lose, I plan to watch.

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MINNEAPOLIS – No. 8 seed Maryland advanced to the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals after erasing a 14-point deficit against No. 9 seed Illinois on Thursday at Target Center. The Terps went on to defeat the Illini, 75-65. It was Maryland’s largest deficit overcome since 2019.

Maryland will play No. 1 seed Ohio State (25-4) in the quarterfinals tomorrow at 12:30 pm ET on the Big Ten Network.

Maryland (18-12) outscored Illinois (14-15) in the second quarter 25-13 to make it a two-point game at halftime, 39-37. The Terps later took their first lead since early in the game with 2:32 in the third quarter on a mid-range jumper from Shyanne Sellers. Maryland's 11-0 run ended the third quarter to put the Terps ahead, 55-50. They held on for the remainder of the game and sealed the win by making five free throws in the final minute.

All five Maryland starters reached double-figures for the first time since Nov. 16, 2021 against Mount St. Mary's. The last time Maryland had five players score in double-figures in a game was earlier this season against Rutgers on Feb. 21.

Bri McDaniel, an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention, scored a game-high 20 points. She added 10 rebounds and three steals. She was also efficient, shooting 8-for-14 from the field. It was the first double-double of her career.

Second Team All-Big Ten honoree Jakia Brown-Turner netted 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. First Team All-Big Ten awardee Sellers contributed 11 points and dished out eight assists.

Allie Kubek (13 points) and Brinae Alexander (12 points) rounded out double-digit scorers for Maryland.

The Terps maintained their perfect program record against the Illini and improved to 17-0 all-time against the Illini. Maryland is also 3-0 against Illinois this season alone.


Breaking Down The Action

• At the first media timeout, Illinois was in command with an 18-7 lead. The Illini sparked a 14-2 run to take the early advantage. Bri McDaniel had four points and Brinae Alexander knocked down a three-pointer for the Terps.
• The Terps trailed 24-10 at the end of the first quarter. Illinois' Camille Hobby and Makira Cook were a combined 8-of-13 from the floor with 17 points.
• Alexander converted her second three-pointer of the game to make it a seven-point game, but Shay Bollin made one on Illinois' next trip down the floor to increase the lead back to double-digits.
• Maryland outscored Illinois 25-13 in the second quarter to trail 37-35 at halftime. McDaniel led all scorers with 12 points and Allie Kubek scored all of her eight points in the quarter to lead the comeback.
• At the third-quarter media timeout, the Illini held a 50-44 advantage. The Terps were in striking distance and were seeking defensive stops.
• A Shyanne Sellers midrange jumper gave the Terps a 51-50 lead with 2:32 remaining in the third stanza. They ended the quarter riding a 16-2 run. The Illini were also held scoreless for the remaining five minutes as the Terps led 55-50 heading into the fourth.
• The Terps remained in control, 63-59, at the fourth quarter media timeout. Four of the five starters for Maryland had double-digit points. However, the Illini wouldn't stop fighting.
• Sellers fouled out, but Faith Masonius entered the game and instantly scored. Jakia Brown-Turner then made two clutch free-throws to extend the lead to 69-61 with under three minutes to play.
• The Terps made five free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.

Double-Figure Factors

• Bri McDaniel tallied 20 for her 19th game this season and 21st of her career in double-figures.
• Jakia Brown-Turner hit the double-figures mark for the 22nd time this season, her first with the Terps, scoring 14 points. Overall, she has 89 double-figure scoring games in her career with 67 coming at NC State. Brown-Turner has scored in double-figures in each of her last 15 games.
• Allie Kubek scored in double-figures for the 13th time this season with 13 points. She scored 10-plus points in 46 career games with 33 coming at Towson before transferring to Maryland.
• Brinae Alexander netted 12 points for her 12th game this season in double-digits. She scored in double-figures for the 67th time in her career.
• Shyanne Sellers scored 11 points and has scored double-figures in 23 of 29 games she has played this season. It was also the 64th in her career scoring in double-figures

All-Big Ten Honors

• The Terps had four players earn Big Ten honors for the 2023-24 season.
• Junior Shyanne Sellers was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league's head coaches and media.
• Graduate Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Second Team (coaches) and First Team (media) and
• Sophomore Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from both groups.
• Freshman Riley Nelson earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.

Records & Milestones

• Maryland has four 1,000-point scorers on its roster. (Brown-Turner - 1,673; Alexander - 1,424; Briggs - 1,396; Sellers - 1,172).
• With three three-pointers in the game, Alexander has made 140 in her two years as a Terrapin which is No. 12 in program history. She's four from passing Laurin Mincy (2011-15) who made 143 in her career.
• With her 11 points, Sellers moved into the No. 33 spot for all-time scorers in Maryland's program history with 1,172. She passed Renneika Razor (2000-03) and is now 18 points from passing Debbie Lytle (1980-83).
• Sellers moved up three spots on the all-time assists list and sits at No. 17 with 376 in her career. She's now six assists away from passing Tiffany Brown (1997-00).

Big Ten Tournament History

• Maryland is 21-4 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament. The Terrapins won the 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 and 2021 Big Ten Tournament titles.
• Head coach Brenda Frese is 21-5 in the Big Ten Tournament, including her one season at Minnesota (2001-02). She has the highest winning percentage of any coach in Big Ten Tournament history.
• With the win over Illinois, Maryland advanced to the Big Ten Quarterfinals in all 10 seasons since it joined the Big Ten.

Dominating The Series

• Thursday's matchup was the 17th all-time between Maryland and Illinois. Maryland owns the series, 17-0.
• The Terrapins took both matchups earlier this year - 90-82 in College Park on Jan. 20 and 69-53 at Illinois on Feb. 11.
• They met in last year's Big Ten Quarterfinals with the Terps winning 73-58.

Numbers To Know

• 1: McDaniel recorded her first career double-double.
• 5: All five starters scored in double-figures for the first time since Nov. 16, 2021.
• 7: Maryland has a strength of schedule of No. 7 in the country according to WarrenNolan.com.
• 8: Entering the matchup, the Terps were No. 8 in the country and led the Big Ten in free throws made per game.
• 10: The Terrapins have played in the Big Ten Quarterfinals in all 10 seasons since joining the conference.
• 14: Maryland erased a 14-point deficit to win the game.
• 15: Brown-Turner scored in double-figures for the 15th game in a row.
• 17: The Terps are 17-0 against the Illini all-time, including 3-0 this season.
• 21: Maryland is 21-4 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
• 35: Maryland is currently ranked No. 35 in the latest NCAA NET rankings.
• 93: Over the last six seasons, the Terps are 93-7 when they score 80 points or more.

Up Next

Maryland will play top-seeded Ohio State in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament tomorrow, March 8. Tip-off is set for 12:30 pm ET and the game will be televised on Big Ten Network.

Wide receivers coach Gunter Brewer did not have his contract renewed and he’s taken an off field role at Virginia Tech.

Once again a chance for Lox to upgrade a position coach spot that is a key recruiter.

This team quit yesterday. Could see it around the 8 minute mark TO. Had lost their 16 point lead. Body english was terrible. Brief glimpse of hope at the very end which then blows up with an incredibly bad inbound pass from Young. Just be done already.

ROSEMONT, IL – Three members of the Maryland women’s basketball team (17-12, 9-9 B1G) earned All-Big Ten honors from the league’s media panel and head coaches Tuesday.

Junior Shyanne Sellers was named a First Team honoree by both groups. Graduate student Jakia Brown-Turner was named to the Second Team by the league’s coaches and earned Honorable Mention honors from the media. Sophomore Bri McDaniel earned Honorable Mention honors from both groups.

Sellers earned First Team honors from the media for the second straight season. She led the Terrapins in scoring with 15.3 points per game and in assists with 5.3 per game. Sellers was second on the team in rebounds (5.0 rpg) and in steals (1.4 spg).

Sellers, who was a Preseason All-Big Ten honoree, has scored in double figures in 22 of 28 games this season. She has picked up four double-doubles on the year and was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll twice. She was also named to the Naismith, Lieberman and Wooden Award Watch Lists.

Brown-Turner averaged a team-high 15.7 points per game in conference play. She also leads the Terrapins in rebounding (6.5 rpg). Brown-Turner has scored in double-figures in 21 games, including the last 14 straight, which were all in conference play. She has picked up six double-doubles on the year and was named to the Big Ten Player of the Week Honor Roll twice.

McDaniel averaged 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and led the Terps with 48 steals in her sophomore season. She increased her scoring by 10.0 points and rebounding by 2.4 from her rookie campaign. McDaniel scored in double figures in 18 games, including 12 in Big Ten play.

Freshman Riley Nelson earned a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. Nelson played in 16 games for Maryland and averaged 5.1 points before suffering a season-ending knee injury in January.

Maryland will play ninth-seeded Illinois (14-14, 8-10) Thursday at 12:30 p.m. ET in the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Second Round at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.

Thursday’s game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Click here for the full bracket and tournament information page.

Maryland finished in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Ten and will be the No. 8 seed in the 2024 TIAA Big Ten Tournament this week at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Terrapins tied with Michigan and Penn State in the final league standings.

With Maryland's Mike Jones getting the ODU job, it is going to be very interesting to see how some things shake out. I mentioned ODU assistant Jordan Brooks in another thread. I'd guess Jones will likely try to keep him on board, especially given the fact they have a pretty good recruiting class coming in.

What will be real interesting here, is will they now push to try to get Tyrell Ward at ODU. I'm thinking yes. That isn't to say he'll have any interest in going there if he were to enter the portal and Maryland were to pursue, but he is very close to Brooks and played for Jones at DeMatha. Would certainly be something to keep an eye on.

As for Rodney Rice, I still think he's likely to end up at Maryland, even with Jones headed to ODU. I don't think he has any interest in going down a level.

As for who could replace Jones? I mentioned Brooks but I think that is less likely now. One name to keep an eye on, and I know this is someone I mention every time there is an opening, is Rhode Island assistant Kenny Johnson. Archie Miller is really struggling and Johnson has paid his dues. It is time to bring him home and see if he can rekindle some of that magic he had on the trail for years with Indiana and Louisville. He's a Maryland grad and I think would really attack this job like few others.

Another name, and again, I've mentioned this one numerous times, is Mike Pegues, currently an assistant at Butler under Thad Matta. If you are looking for a really good big man coach, he's about as good as they get. DeMatha grad, plugged into the local AAU scene but again, he can really coach 'em up.

Those are just a few early thoughts with tonight's news. We'll have to see how things develop in the coming weeks.

There is a ton of smoke right now that Team Thrill director Mookie Dobbins is the clear front runner to replace Mike Jones.

For those that don’t know, Dobbins basically led Queen’s recruitment along with his mother and was also Julian Reese’s AAU coach.

If you read my post earlier today about how a lot of current assistants seem to be viewing the opening, this makes a lot of sense.

Obviously the hope would be that adding Dobbins would likely help in keeping Reese in the fold and also hopefully help with some future recruits.

This move would also be very similar to one Willard made when he was at Seton Hall when he hired Lincoln’s Tiny Morton to land Isaiah Whitehead and Desi Rodriguez.

We're about 45 minutes away from tipoff between the Terps and Hoosiers in College Park. This will be the final home game for seniors Jahmir Young and Donta Scott. They certainly deserve to go out with a win.

Maryland students will find gold rush t-shirts on their seats when they arrive as the team will also wear gold today.

Also worth noting that both Jahari Long and Jordan Geronimo will be honored today as seniors. Both obviously still have eligibility left and in the case of Geronimo, it is interesting because initially they went out of their way to list him as a redshirt junior and now he's listed as a senior.

Game can be seen on CBS.

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Add NoVa 2026 OT Carter Scruggs to the list of prospects expected to visit College Park this spring. The Loudon County prospect is expected on campus April 20, the Saturday before the spring game.

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Batimore (Md.) St. Frances 2026 four-star safety Jireh Edwards says the Terps armong the schools standing out in his recruitment and is among the schools he hopes to visit this spring.

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Quince Orchard three-star RB Iverson Howard discusses his recruitment and potential official visit destinations, including Maryland.

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We won, but what up with the 7th inning?

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9 given up to VCU....6 given up to Washington

I know, I know. That's a lot of points for a struggling Maryland team. But win this one by a convincing margin on national television (CBS at 2:00) and we have an outside chance at playing later in March. Is that likely? Probably not. Oh well.

I’m satisfied, ET, no matter what happens tomorrow. 😀