WASHINGTON, DC – Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese will be inducted into The Washington DC Metro Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday in its induction ceremony at Congressional Country Club.
Frese will be inducted alongside Bob Geoghan, Dan Harwood, EB Henderson, Sidney Lowe, Eddie Peterson, John Thompson Jr., and Dereck Whittenburg as the class of 2021.
Prior inductees include Red Auerbach, Elgin Baylor, Grant Hill, Gary Williams, Johnny Holliday, Len Bias, Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier, Red Jenkins, Morgan Wootten, and others.
Frese was named National Coach of the Year by ESPN, the Associated Press and The Athletic after this past season.
Frese's teams have earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 17 of her 19 seasons at Maryland, advancing to three Final Fours, six Elite Eights and nine Sweet Sixteens. She brought home the 2006 NCAA Championship in her fourth season. Frese's team's also own a 100 percent graduation rate in her 19 years in College Park and 16 of her Terrapins have been drafted into the WNBA.
Under Frese, Maryland has won 14 conference championships, including regular season and tournament titles. Her Terrapins have won six of seven Big Ten championships since joining the league in 2014.
After losing five starters from last year's Big Ten Championship squad, Frese and her 2020-21 staff reloaded with five newcomers and the return of five sophomores. Frese's Terrapins did not miss a beat last year, earning a record of 26-3 overall, 17-1 in league play.
The 2020-21 Terps were the highest scoring team in program history, averaging 90.8 points per game. The Terps also led the nation in assist turnover ratio (1.7).
This season, Frese won her 500th game at Maryland, making her the winningest coach in program history. She currently owns a record of 512-131 (.796) at Maryland and 569-161 (.780) in her 22 years as a head coach, which includes stops at Minnesota and Ball State.
Maryland is projected to be a top-five team this preseason. The Terrapins return all five starters, all five All-Big Ten honorees and 10 of 11 letterwinners from last year's Big Ten Championship squad. The Terps return their top eight leading scorers from last year's squad, which led the nation in scoring with 90.8 points per game and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Rising juniors Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller are Maryland's leading returning scorers. They both earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and were Big Ten Tournament Co-MOPs.
Maryland will open its 2021-22 season on Tuesday, Nov. 9 vs. Longwood. Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are now on sale at umterps.com.
Frese will be inducted alongside Bob Geoghan, Dan Harwood, EB Henderson, Sidney Lowe, Eddie Peterson, John Thompson Jr., and Dereck Whittenburg as the class of 2021.
Prior inductees include Red Auerbach, Elgin Baylor, Grant Hill, Gary Williams, Johnny Holliday, Len Bias, Steve Buckhantz, Phil Chenier, Red Jenkins, Morgan Wootten, and others.
Frese was named National Coach of the Year by ESPN, the Associated Press and The Athletic after this past season.
Frese's teams have earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament in 17 of her 19 seasons at Maryland, advancing to three Final Fours, six Elite Eights and nine Sweet Sixteens. She brought home the 2006 NCAA Championship in her fourth season. Frese's team's also own a 100 percent graduation rate in her 19 years in College Park and 16 of her Terrapins have been drafted into the WNBA.
Under Frese, Maryland has won 14 conference championships, including regular season and tournament titles. Her Terrapins have won six of seven Big Ten championships since joining the league in 2014.
After losing five starters from last year's Big Ten Championship squad, Frese and her 2020-21 staff reloaded with five newcomers and the return of five sophomores. Frese's Terrapins did not miss a beat last year, earning a record of 26-3 overall, 17-1 in league play.
The 2020-21 Terps were the highest scoring team in program history, averaging 90.8 points per game. The Terps also led the nation in assist turnover ratio (1.7).
This season, Frese won her 500th game at Maryland, making her the winningest coach in program history. She currently owns a record of 512-131 (.796) at Maryland and 569-161 (.780) in her 22 years as a head coach, which includes stops at Minnesota and Ball State.
Maryland is projected to be a top-five team this preseason. The Terrapins return all five starters, all five All-Big Ten honorees and 10 of 11 letterwinners from last year's Big Ten Championship squad. The Terps return their top eight leading scorers from last year's squad, which led the nation in scoring with 90.8 points per game and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Rising juniors Ashley Owusu and Diamond Miller are Maryland's leading returning scorers. They both earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and were Big Ten Tournament Co-MOPs.
Maryland will open its 2021-22 season on Tuesday, Nov. 9 vs. Longwood. Season tickets for the 2021-22 season are now on sale at umterps.com.
