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INSIDE... MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Storylines ............................1 Player Bios ....................9-23 Roster .................................1 Game-by-Game ...........24-25 MARYLAND VS. NAVY Schedule .............................1 Miscellaneous Stats ..........26 Broadcast Info ....................1 Team Highs .......................27 XFINITY CENTER Full Roster/Staff ..................2 Individual Highs ................28 COLLEGE PARK, MD. Quick Facts .........................2 Career/Season Stats ........29 Pronunciations ....................2 The Last Time ...................30 FRI. | NOV. 27 | 3:00 P.M. | Game Notes ....................2-4 Box Scores ..................31-38 MARYLAND BTN: Wayne Randazzo (Play-by-Play), Christy Winters-Scott (Analyst) NAVY Mark Turgeon ..................5-6 Cume/Conf. Stats ........39-40 (1-0, 0-0 B1G) (1-0, 0-0 PATRIOT) Staff Bios .........................7-8 Radio/TV Chart .................41 Radio: Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst), KENPOM: 47 KENPOM: 186 Walt Williams (Analyst) 2020-21 SCHEDULE Nov. 25 OLD DOMINION 2:00 P.M. W, 85-67 Nov.VY 27 NA 3:00 P.M. B1G Network STORYLINES Nov. 29 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 2:00 P.M. B1G Network Dec. 1 TBA 7:00 P.M. B1G Network • The Maryland men’s basketball team is set to host Navy Friday, Nov. 27, in College Park at 3:00 Dec. 4 GEORGE MASON 3:00 P.M. B1G Network pm on B1G Network. The Terrapins opened the season with an 85-67 victory over Old Dominion, marking the program’s 44th consecutive home-opening win since 1977-78. Dec. 9 at Clemson % 5:00 P.M. ESPN2 Dec. 14 #24 RUTGERS * TBA TBA • Maryland and Navy have a long history as foes, dating back to their inaugural meeting on the Dec. 22 LA SALLE TBA TBA 1924-25 season. The Terps hold a 31-27 all-time advantage in the series, including 11 consecutive Dec. 25 at Purdue * TBA TBA victories dating back to 1970. Friday’s meeting marks the first matchup in College Park between the Dec. 28 at #7 Wisconsin * TBA TBA teams since Jan. 31, 1983, when Adrian Branch scored 20 points in a 98-73 victory at Cole Field Dec. 31 #25 MICHIGAN * TBA TBA House. Len Bias added 10 points and eight rebounds. Jan. 4 at Indiana * TBA TBA Jan. 7 #5 IOWA * TBA TBA • Maryland has been dominant at home over the last three seasons, collecting a 47-7 (.870) overall Jan. 10 at #8 Illinois * TBA TBA record. The program’s 47 wins during that span are the most in the Big Ten Conference. The Terps Jan. 16 NEBRASKA * TBA TBA are also 53-6 in non-conference home games over the last seven seasons, including nine straight Jan. 19 at #25 Michigan * TBA TBA wins dating back to 2018. Jan. 23 at Minnesota * TBA TBA • Junior Eric Ayala impressed in his season debut against Old Dominion, scoring a game-high 19 Jan. 30 #7 WISCONSIN * TBA TBA points on a perfect 6-for-6 shooting, including 4 3-pointers from beyond the arc. The strong perfor- Feb. 2 PURDUE * TBA TBA mance carried over from the season finale last season, when Ayala scored 19 points to help the Feb. 5 at Penn State * TBA TBA Terps clinch the Big Ten Championship against Michigan. Feb. 8 #23 OHIO STATE * TBA TBA Feb. 14 MINNESOTA * TBA TBA • In addition to Ayala, the rest of Maryland’s “knowns” picked up right where they left off a season Feb. 17 at Nebraska * TBA TBA ago agaisnt Old Dominion, as sophomore Donta Scott scored a career-high 14 points, senior Darryl Feb. 21 at #24 Rutgers * TBA TBA Morsell added 12 points and eight rebounds and junior Aaron Wiggins dropped 12 points. Feb. 28 #13 MICHIGAN STATE * TBA TBA March 3 at Northwestern * TBA TBA • Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon is set to begin his 10th season at the helm for the Terrapins, March 7 PENN STATE * TBA TBA having led the program to more than 20 wins in five of the last six seasons.T urgeon’s .652 winning percentage in Big Ten Conference play ranks sixth all-time among coaches with at least 50 wins, trailing only Bo Ryan, Bob Knight, Tom Izzo and Thad Matta. March 10-14 at Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) • Maryland bolstered its frontcourt with a pair of veteran transfers in the offseason, adding junior * - Big Ten Conference game; forward Jairus Hamilton (Boston College) and grad transfer forward Galin Smith (Alabama). % - Big Ten/ACC Challenege; Big Ten Tournament at United Center; All times Eastern; 2020-21 TERRAPINS No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG Notes Home games played at XFINITY Center (17,950) listed in BOLD CAPS 0 Marcus Dockery G 6-2 180 Fr. Washington, D.C. 0.0 0.0 Won National Prep title with Brewster Academy 2 Aaron Wiggins G 6-6 200 Jr. Greensboro, N.C. 12.0 5.0 2020 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year 5 Eric Ayala G 6-5 200 Jr. Wilmington, Del. 19.0 5.0 Averaged 2.5 assts as soph.; takes over backcourt 11 Darryl Morsell G 6-5 200 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 12.0 8.0 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten 12 Reese Mona G 6-2 185 Sr. LaPlata, Md. 2.0 0.0 Placed on scholarship in offseason 13 Hakim Hart G 6-6 205 So. Philadelphia, Pa. 2.0 3.0 Appeared in 18 games as frosh 15 Chol Marial C 7-2 235 So. Rumbek, South Sudan 7.0 4.0 7-8 wingspan; appeard in 12 gms as frosh 20 Aidan McCool G 6-3 160 Fr. Charleston, S.C. 0.0 0.0 Walk-on 22 Jade Brahmbhatt G 6-0 160 Jr. Olney, Md. -- -- Walk-on; transfer from Pacific 23 Aquan Smart G 6-3 175 Jr. Evanston, Ill. 6.0 1.0 Scored six points in collegiate debut 24 Donta Scott F 6-7 230 So. Philadelphia, Pa. 14.0 7.0 Scored career-high 14 pts in season debut 25 Jairus Hamilton F 6-8 235 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. 5.0 2.0 Transfer from Boston College 30 Galin Smith F 6-9 235 Sr. Clinton, Miss. 6.0 4.0 Grad transfer from Alabama 31 Arnaud Revaz F 6-10 215 Fr. Sion, Switzerland 0.0 1.0 Started playing basketball at 15 years of age MARYLAND BASKETBALL • WWW.UMTERPS.COM • 2002 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #FearTheTurtle 2020-21 MARYLAND BASKETBALL WHO TO KNOW: THE RETURNERS - Maryland returns three starters from a season ago (Darryl Morsell, Eric Ayala, Donta Scott), in The BIG TEN addition to the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Aaron Wiggins. 2020-21 Final Big Ten Standings - Despite coming off the bench most of the season last year, Aaron Wiggins actually averaged the Conf Overall RK Team W L Win% GB W L Win% most minutes-per-game of any returner with 28.6. Wiggins, who averaged 10.4 points and 4.9 rebounds 1 Illinois 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 as a sophomore, was selected to the Erving Award Preseason Watch List for the nation’s top small 2 Indiana 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 forward. 3 Iowa 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 - Baltimore native Darryl Morsell enters his senior season as the Terps’ undisputed leader. Long 4 Maryland 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 known as the program’s lockdown defender, the 2020 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honoree looks to 5 Michigan 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 take another step forward for Maryland. Morsell has appeared in 96 career games (81 starts), averag- 6 Michigan State 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 ing 8.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists. 7 Minnesota 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 8 Nebraska 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 - Junior Eric Ayala has appeared in all 65 games of his Maryland career, making 53 total starts. The 9 Ohio State 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 Wilmington, Del., native is no stranger to running the point position to the Terps, but steps into the role 10 Purdue 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 of the true leader of the back court with the departure of Anthony Cowan Jr. Ayala has averaged 8.6 11 Rutgers 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 points and 2.3 assists across his two seasons. 12 Wisconsin 0 0 .000 - 1 0 100.000 - Sophomore Donta Scott looks to build off an impressive freshman season in which he started 21 13 Northwestern 0 0 .000 - 0 0 .000 games and averaged 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds in 21.7 minutes of action. Scott was particularly 14 Penn State 0 0 .000 - 0 0 .000 strong down the stretch, scoring at least nine points in six of the final eight games. - Sophomore center Chol Marial has battled injuries over the last few years of his career, but is as QUICK FACTS healthy as he’s been in quite some time. The 7-2 big man appeared in 12 games as a freshman in Founded: 1856 limited action. Enrollment: 38,140 Nickname: Terrapins, Terps - Sophomore Hakim Hart appeared in 18 games as a reserve guard last season. The Philadelphia Colors: Red, White, Black and Gold native fell out of the rotation midway through the season before appearing in four of the final five games, Arena (Capacity): XFINITY Center (17,950) averaging 9.3 minutes during that span. Affiliation / Conference: NCAA Division I / Big Ten - Senior Reese Mona was a preferred walk-on during his first three years in College Park, before President: Dr.