COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Big Ten Conference announced the Maryland men’s basketball team’s home and away conference games for the 2016-17 season.
Dates and times of these games will be announced at a later date.
The Terps are scheduled to host 2016 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State and Purdue at XFINITY Center, in addition to Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers.
Additionally, the Terps will have road games against Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
Under Maryland head coach MarkTurgeon, the Terps have thrived in their first two seasons as members of the Big Ten Conference, earning a pair of top-3 finishes and compiling a 26-10 (.722) conference record. Turgeon's teams boast a 17-1 home record in conference play, including a perfect 9-0 mark in its inaugural season (2014-15). He was named the 2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year.
Turgeon led the Terrapins to a 24-6 record through their first 30 Big Ten games, becoming the fastest Big Ten coach to reach 20 conference wins since former Illinois head coach Bruce Weber guided the Illini to 20 wins in his first 23 games at the helm during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.
Maryland finished the 2015-16 season ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press and No. 12 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll with a 27-9 overall record, marking the first time in program history the Terps have put together back-to-back 27-plus win seasons.
The Terrapins also led the Big Ten and ranked fifth nationally in attendance in 2015-16, averaging 17,863 fans per game.
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers
Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue
Away: Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
Dates and times of these games will be announced at a later date.
The Terps are scheduled to host 2016 NCAA Tournament qualifiers Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State and Purdue at XFINITY Center, in addition to Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers.
Additionally, the Terps will have road games against Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers and Wisconsin.
Under Maryland head coach MarkTurgeon, the Terps have thrived in their first two seasons as members of the Big Ten Conference, earning a pair of top-3 finishes and compiling a 26-10 (.722) conference record. Turgeon's teams boast a 17-1 home record in conference play, including a perfect 9-0 mark in its inaugural season (2014-15). He was named the 2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year.
Turgeon led the Terrapins to a 24-6 record through their first 30 Big Ten games, becoming the fastest Big Ten coach to reach 20 conference wins since former Illinois head coach Bruce Weber guided the Illini to 20 wins in his first 23 games at the helm during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons.
Maryland finished the 2015-16 season ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press and No. 12 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll with a 27-9 overall record, marking the first time in program history the Terps have put together back-to-back 27-plus win seasons.
The Terrapins also led the Big Ten and ranked fifth nationally in attendance in 2015-16, averaging 17,863 fans per game.
Home/Away: Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers
Home: Indiana, Michigan State, Nebraska, Purdue
Away: Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State, Wisconsin
