2017-18 MARYLAND BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover Page 1 2017-18 SCHEDULE TOC/Quick Facts/2017-18 Schedule 2 THU, NOV 02 RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE 7:00 P.M. BTN PLUS Roster/Pronunciation Guide 3 Fri, Nov 10 Stony Brook 7:00 p.m. BTN PLUS Head Coach Mark Turgeon 4-5 SUN, NOV 12 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE 6:00 P.M. BTN PLUS Coaching Staff 6-8 WED, NOV 15 BUTLER 8:30 P.M. FS1 Season Outlook 9-10 SAT, NOV 18 BUCKNELL TBA BTN/BTN PLUS Roster Notes 10 MON, NOV 20 JACKSON STATE 7:00 PM BTN Fri, Nov 24 vs. St. Bonaventure ! 9:30 p.m. CBS Sports Returnee Bios 11-21 Sat, Nov 25 vs. TCU/New Mexico ! TBA CBS Sports Newcomers 22 Mon, Nov 27 Syracuse & 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 Career Statistics 23-24 FRI, DEC 01 PURDUE * 7:00 P.M. BTN 2016-17 Review Sun, Dec. 03 Illinois * 8:00 p.m. BTN Combined Statistics 25 THU, DEC 07 OHIO 7:00 P.M. BTN Season Results 26 SAT, DEC 09 GARDNER-WEBB 12:30 P.M. BTN Team Stats / Starting Lineups 27 TUE, DEC. 12 CATHOLIC 7:00 P.M. BTN PLUS Points-Rebounds-Assists 28 THU, DEC. 21 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 P.M. ESPNU Game-By-Game Team Stats 29 FRI, DEC 29 UMBC 8:00 P.M. FS1 Miscellaneous Stats 30 TUE, JAN 02 PENN STATE * 7:00 P.M. BTN Team Superlatives 31 Thu, Jan 04 Michigan State * 8:00 p.m. FS1 Individual Superlatives 32 SUN, JAN 07 IOWA * 8:00 P.M. FS1 Thu, Jan 11 Ohio State * 7:00 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 The Last Time 33 Mon, Jan 15 Michigan * 6:30 p.m. FS1 THU, JAN 18 MINNESOTA * 8:30 P.M. FS1 Media Information Mon, Jan 22 Indiana * 7:00 p.m. FS1 Media Services / Credentials 34-35 SUN, JAN 28 MICHIGAN STATE * 1:00 P.M. FS1 Radio/TV Chart 36 Wed, Jan 31 Purdue * 8:30 p.m. BTN SUN, FEB 04 WISCONSIN * 1:00 P.M. CBS Wed, Feb 07 Penn State * 6:30 p.m. BTN QUICK FACTS SAT, FEB 10 NORTHWESTERN * 12:00 P.M. ESPN/ESPN2 Founded: 1856 Tue, Feb 13 Nebraska * 7:00 p.m. BTN Enrollment: 38,140 SAT, FEB 17 RUTGERS * 8:00 P.M. BTN Nickname: Terrapins, Terps Mon, Feb 19 Northwestern * 7:00 p.m. FS1 Colors: Red, White, Black and Gold SAT, FEB 24 MICHIGAN * 12:00 P.M. ESPN/ESPN2 Arena (Capacity): XFINITY Center (17,950) Feb 28 - March 04 at Big Ten Tournament (New York, N.Y.) Affiliation / Conference: NCAA Division I / Big Ten March 15-18 at NCAA First & Second Rounds President: Dr. Wallace D. Loh (Grinnell College ’65) March 22-25 at NCAA Regionals Athletics Director: Kevin Anderson (San Francisco State ’79) March 31 & April 02 at NCAA Final Four (San Antonio, Texas) Athletic Department Phone: 301-314-7075 * - Big Ten Conference game ! - Emerald Coast Classic First Year of Basketball: 1904-05 & - ACC/Big Ten Challenge Overall All-Time Record: 1,527-1,048 (.593) / 98 Years All times and dates subject to change (times for non-conference home games subject to change with NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: 27 / 2017 regional TV selections); All times Eastern; Home games played at XFINITY Center (17,950) listed in National Championships: 1 (2002) BOLD CAPS NCAA Final Fours: 2 (2001, 2002) NCAA Final Eights: 4 (1973, 1975, 2001, 2002) NCAA Sweet 16: 14 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2016) Conference Championships: 8 Tournament (3) — 1958, 1984, 2004; Regular Season (5)— 1975, 1980, T-1995, 2002, T-2010) MEDIA RELATIONS Head Coach: Mark Turgeon (Kansas ’87) Sr. Assoc. A.D. / Basketball Contact: Zack Bolno Overall Record (Years): 388-227 (19 Seasons) Office Phone: 301-314-1482 Record at Maryland (Years): 138-68 (6 Seasons) Cell Phone: 571-220-4163 Assistant Coach: Kevin Broadus (Bowie State ‘90/1st Season) E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Coach: Dustin Clark (Texas A&M ‘07/7th Season) Assistant A.D. / Secondary Contact: Keith Sneddon Assistant Coach: Bino Ranson (Southern New Hamp. ‘99/8th Season) Office Phone: 301-314-1482 Director Operations: Nima Omidvar (Maryland ‘08/4th Season) Cell Phone: 443-617-2423 Director of Player Personnel: Matt Brady (Sienna ‘87/1st Season) E-mail: [email protected] Basketball Office Phone: 301-314-7029 Press Row Phone: 301-314-8624 Media Relations Mailing Address: 8500 Paint Branch Drive 2016-17 Overall Record: 24-9 College Park, MD 20742 2016-17 Big Ten Record/Finish: 12-6 / T-2nd Athletics Website: www.umterps.com 2016-17 Big Ten Tournament (0-1): Northwestern def. Maryland, 72-64 (Quarterfinals) Twitter @umterps; @TerrapinHoops 2016-17 NCAA Tournament (0-1): Xavier def. Maryland, 76-65 (First Round) Facebook www.facebook.com/marylandbasketball Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/5 Instagram @TerrapinHoops Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 YouTube www.youtube.com/marylandathletics Newcomers: 5 PAGE 2 MARYLAND TERRAPINS: 2002 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 2015-16 SWEET SIXTEEEN 2017-18 MARYLAND BASKETBALL 2017-18 ROSTER NUMERICAL No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown (Previous School) 0 Sean Obi C 6-9 250 Gr. Kaduna, Nigeria (Green Farms Academy/Duke) 1 Anthony Cowan G 6-0 170 So. Bowie, Md. (St. John’s College HS) 4 Kevin Huerter G 6-7 190 So. Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa Central) 5 Dion Wiley G 6-4 210 RJr. Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac) 10 Darryl Morsell G 6-4 205 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Mount Saint Joseph ) 11 Jared Nickens G/F 6-7 205 Sr. Monmouth Junction, N.J. (Westtown School) 12 Reese Mona G 6-2 180 Fr. LaPlata, Md. (St. John’s College HS) 13 Ivan Bender F 6-9 228 Jr. Capljina, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Elektrotehnicka Skol) 15 Michal Cekovsky C 7-1 250 Jr. Kosice, Slovakia (Canarias Academy) 20 Travis Valmon G 6-1 175 So. Rockville, Md. (Georgetown Prep) 21 Justin Jackson F 6-7 225 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hill Academy) 23 Bruno Fernando F 6-10 245 Fr. Luanda, Angola (IMG Academy) 24 Andrew Terrell G 5-10 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit HS) 25 Alex Tostado G 6-2 178 Fr. Guadalajara, Mexico (Montverde Academy) 33 Joshua Tomaic F 6-9 220 RFr. Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Canarias Academy) ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown (Previous School) 13 Ivan Bender F 6-9 228 Jr. Capljina, Bosnia & Herzegovina (Elektrotehnicka Skol) 15 Michal Cekovsky C 7-1 250 Sr. Kosice, Slovakia (Canarias Academy) 1 Anthony Cowan G 6-0 170 So. Bowie, Md. (St. John’s College HS) 23 Bruno Fernando F 6-10 245 Fr. Luanda, Angola (IMG Academy) 4 Kevin Huerter G 6-7 190 So. Clifton Park, N.Y. (Shenendehowa Central) 21 Justin Jackson F 6-7 225 So. Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hill Academy) 12 Reese Mona G 6-2 180 Fr. LaPlata, Md. (St. John’s College HS) 10 Darryl Morsell G 6-4 205 Fr. Baltimore, Md. (Mount Saint Joseph ) 11 Jared Nickens G/F 6-7 205 Sr. Monmouth Junction, N.J. (Westtown School) 0 Sean Obi C 6-9 250 Gr. Kaduna, Nigeria (Green Farms Academy/Duke) 24 Andrew Terrell G 5-10 190 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Brebeuf Jesuit HS) 33 Joshua Tomaic F 6-9 220 RFr. Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Canarias Academy) 25 Alex Tostado G 6-2 178 Fr. Guadalajara, Mexico (Montverde Academy) 20 Travis Valmon G 6-1 175 So. Rockville, Md. (Georgetown Prep) 5 Dion Wiley G 6-4 210 RJr. Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac) COACHING STAFF Mark Turgeon Head Coach – 7th Year (Kansas ’87)… 388-227 in 19 seasons overall Kevin Broadus Assistant Coach – 1st Year (Bowie State ‘90) Dustin Clark Assistant Coach – 7th Year (Texas A&M ’07) Bino Ranson Assistant Coach – 8th Year (Southern New Hampshire ‘99) Nima Omidvar Director of Basketball Operations – 4th Year (Maryland ‘08) Matt Brady Director of Player Personnel – 1st Year (Sienna ‘87) Mark Bialkoski Video Coordinator – 3rd Season (Georgia Southern ‘08) PRONUNCIATIONS #0 Sean Obi “Oh-BEE” #4 Kevin Huerter “Hur-TERR” #5 Dion Wiley “Dion” “WHY-lee” #13 Ivan Bender “EVEN” “Bender” #15 Cekovsky “Michael” “CHECK-ov-skee”” #33 Tomaic “Toe-MY-itch” Turgeon “TURGE-in” Broadus “BRO-dus” MARYLAND TERRAPINS: 2002 NCAA CHAMPIONS • 2015-16 SWEET SIXTEEN PAGE 3 2017-18 MARYLAND BASKETBALL MARK TURGEON 388-227 (20TH SEASON) / 138-68 (7TH SEASON AT MARYLAND) Mark Turgeon is entering Maryland, ranked No. 18 in the Associated Press and No. 12 in appearances in 40 years. his seventh season at the helm the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, finished 27-9, marking the first He began his head-coaching career at Jacksonville State, going of the University of Maryland time in program history the Terps have put together back-to-back 17-11 in his final season there (1999-2000) after going 8-18 in his men’s basketball team after 27-plus win seasons. Maryland’s 4-0 start in conference play marked first year. leading the Terrapins to their the best start since 1996-97. Turgeon was an assistant at Kansas for five seasons, first under third consecutive NCAA The Terrapins also led the Big Ten and ranked fifth nationally in Larry Brown (1987-88) and then under Roy Williams (1988-92). The Tournament. Turgeon, who attendance in 2015-16, averaging 17,863 fans per game. Jayhawks made the NCAA Tournament in four of those seasons, has won 24 or more games Maryland posted a school-record 26 wins during the regular winning the national championship in 1988 and finishing second in in four different seasons with season in 2014-15 and notched 28 total, an eight-game improvement 1991.