INSIDE... Storylines ............................1 Player Bios ..................10-24 Roster .................................1 Player Career Stats .....25-26 Schedule .............................1 Season Stats ....................27 Broadcast Info ....................1 Game-by-Game ................28 Full Roster/Staff ..................2 Team Stats & Starters .......29 Quick Facts .........................2 Box Scores ..................30-35 Pronunciations ....................2 Misc. .................................36 Game Notes ....................2-4 Superlatives .................37-38 What They’re Saying ..........5 The Last Time ...................39 Mark Turgeon ..................6-7 Radio/TV Chart .................40 Staff Bios .........................8-9 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2018-19 SCHEDULE #17 MARYLAND VS. PENN STATE DATE OPPONENT TIME TV/Result BRYCE JORDAN CENTER Tue, Nov. 6 DELAWARE 7:30 pm W, 73-67 Fri, Nov. 9 at Navy 8:30 pm W, 78-57 UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. Mon, Nov. 12 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 7:00 pm W, 82-59 WED. | FEB. 27 | 6:30 PM | Fri Nov. 16 HOFSTRA 7:00 pm W, 80-69 Sun, Nov. 18 MOUNT SAINT MARY’S 4:00 pm W, 92-77 #17 MARYLAND BTN: Brandon Gaudin (Play-by-Play), Shon Morris (Analyst) PENN STATE (21-7, 12-5 B1G) Radio: Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst), (11-16, 4-12 B1G) Fri, Nov. 23 MARSHALL 6:00 pm W, 104-67 BIG TEN BIG TEN Sirius/XM: Sirius - 98, XM - 195, Streaming - 957; Tune-In Radio Wed, Nov. 28 #4 VIRGINIA& 7:30 pm L, 71-76 KENPOM: 15 | NET: 21 KENPOM: 47 | NET: 58 Sat, Dec. 1 PENN STATE* 1:00 pm W, 66-59 Thur, Dec. 6 at Purdue* 7:00 pm L, 60-62 Sat, Dec. 8 vs. Loyola (Chicago)% 4:00 pm W, 55-41 STORYLINES Tue, Dec. 11 LOYOLA (MD) 7:00 pm W, 94-71 Sat, Dec. 22 SETON HALL 5:30 pm L, 74-78 • The No. 17 Maryland men’s basketball team hits the road for its final road game of the regular season as it Sat, Dec. 29 RADFORD 6:00 pm W, 78-64 faces Penn State at the Bryce Jordan Center Wed., Feb. 27, at 6:30 pm on Big Ten Network. The Terps are Wed, Jan. 2 #24 NEBRASKA* 6:30 pm W, 74-72 5-4 on the road this season, with four of those wins coming by double figures. Sat, Jan. 5 at Rutgers* 2:00 pm W, 77-63 • The Terrapins are 14-9 all-time against the Nittany Lions in a series that dates back to 1960, and 5-2 since Tues, Jan. 8 at Minnesota* 7:00 pm W, 82-67 joining the Big Ten Conference. Maryland defeated Penn State in its Big Ten opener on Dec. 1, 66-59, as Fri, Jan. 11 #22 INDIANA* 7:00 pm W, 78-75 Jalen Smith posted 16 points and eight rebounds and Anthony Cowan Jr. added 15 points. Mon, Jan. 14 WISCONSIN* 8:30 pm W, 64-60 • Junior Anthony Cowan Jr. needs eight points to become just the sixth player in Maryland history to record Fri, Jan. 18 at Ohio State* 6:30 pm W, 75-61 1,300 points and 400 assists in a career. He would join an impressive group that includes Greivis Vasquez, Mon, Jan. 21 at #6 Michigan State* 6:30 pm L, 55-69 John Lucas, Johnny Rhodes, Walt Williams and Melo Trimble. Sat, Jan. 26 vs. Illinois*# 12:00 pm L, 67-78 • Maryland came away with a methodical 72-62 victory over Ohio State Feb. 23, as Anthony Cowan Jr. Tue, Jan. 29 NORTHWESTERN* 7:00 pm W, 70-52 scored 19 points and Bruno Fernando notched his 18th double-double of the season. Cowan has quickly Fri, Feb. 1 at #24 Wisconsin* 9:00 pm L, 61-69 returned to form over the last two games, averaging 18.0 points and shooting 8 of 14 from 3-pt (.571). Wed, Feb. 6 at Nebraska* 7:00 pm W, 60-45 • According to NCAA.com, Maryland has played the 16th toughest schedule in the country and is expected Tue, Feb. 12 #12 PURDUE* 6:30 pm W, 70-56 to play the 13th toughest by regular season’s end. The Terrapins have already surpassed their win total from Sat, Feb. 16 at #6 Michigan* 12:00 pm L, 52-65 last season despite boasting the third youngest team in the country (351 of 353) according to KenPom.com. Tue, Feb. 19 at #21 Iowa* 8:00 pm W, 66-65 • Sophomore Bruno Fernando has recorded a double-double in nine of his last 10 games after posting 14 Sat, Feb. 23 OHIO STATE* 2:00 pm W, 72-62 points and 10 rebounds against Ohio State. Fernando’s 18 double-doubles on the season are tied for the fifth-most in program history and rank fifth nationally. A 19th double-double would tie Fernando with Buck Wed, Feb. 27 at Penn State* 6:30 pm BTN Williams (1980-81) for fourth-most in program history. Sun, March 3 #9 MICHIGAN* 3:45 pm CBS Fri, March 8 MINNESOTA* 7:00 pm FS1 • The Terrapins now rank 13th nationally in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 39.2 percent shooting. Maryland has held four of its last five opponents under 37-percent, and ranke 19th overall in ad- justed defensive efficiency according to KenPom.com. March 13-17 at Big Ten Tournament (Chicago, Ill.) March 21-24 at NCAA First & Second Rounds • The Terps remain one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, ranking fourth in the country and first in the Big Ten Conference in rebound margin (+9.4). Bruno Fernando ranks second in the conference in March 28-31 at NCAA Regionals rebounds/g (10.6), while Fernando and Jalen Smith combine for nearly six offensive rebounds/g. April 6 & April 8 at NCAA Final Four (Mineapolis, Minn.) • Bruno Fernando was named one of 10 players to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award list (top center), be- coming the first Terp to be named to the list since its inception in 2015. Also on the Naismith Defensive Player * - Big Ten Conference game of the Year Midseason List, Fernando currently leads the Big Ten Conference (7th nationally) in field goal & - ACC/Big Ten Challenge percentage (.651), ranks second in rebounds/g (10.6) and is fourth in blocks/g (1.9). % - Royal Farms Arena • Terp Tendencies: Maryland has won all 21 games it has played when leading with 5:00 to play; Maryland # - Madison Square Garden is 14-0 when holding opponents under 40-percent shooting; Maryland is 16-2 when Jalen Smith scores 10+ All times and dates subject to change (times for non-conference home points. games subject to change with regional TV selections); All times Eastern; Home games played at XFINITY Center (17,950) listed 2018-19 TERRAPINS in BOLD CAPS No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG Other 0 Joshua Tomaic F 6-9 235 RSo. Lanzarote, Spain 0.4 1.0 Plays with Spanish National youth team MEDIA RELATIONS 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. G 6-0 170 Jr. Bowie, Md. 16.0 3.9 Avearging 18.0 points over last 2 games Asst. Media Relations Dir. / MBB Contact Sean Ellenby 2 Aaron Wiggins G 6-6 200 Fr. Greensboro, N.C. 8.6 3.4 Needs 10 3-ptrs to break Huerter’s frosh record Office 301-314-8093 4 Andrew Terrell G 5-10 190 Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. 0.3 0.0 Surprised with scholarship on Dec. 28 Email [email protected] 5 Eric Ayala G 6-5 205 Fr. Wilmington, Del. 8.6 2.8 Shooting 45-pct from 3-pt (46-103) Asst. Media Relations Dir. / MBB Contact (2nd) Keith Sneddon 10 Serrel Smith Jr. G 6-4 170 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 3.9 1.4 Had career-high 14 pts vs. Ohio State (2/23) Office 301-314-7064 11 Darryl Morsell G 6-5 200 So. Baltimore, Md. 7.8 3.1 Great defender; held Carsen Edwards to 8-of-27 Email [email protected] 12 Reese Mona G 6-2 180 So. LaPlata, Md. 0.3 0.3 Played in 12 games last season off bench Website www.umterps.com 13 Ivan Bender F 6-9 230 Sr. Capljina,Bosnia & Herzegovina 0.3 0.9 Season-high 6 rebs vs. Rutgers (1/5) Twitter @TerrapinHoops 14 Ricky Lindo Jr. F 6-8 200 Fr. Washington, D.C. 1.8 3.9 3rd on team in rebs (3.9) in just 13.1 mins/g @CoachTurgeon 15 Will Clark F 6-8 195 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 0.0 0.0 Walk on that played club bball last year Instagram @TerrapinHoops 20 Travis Valmon G 6-1 175 Jr. Rockville, Md. 0.8 0.2 Played in 9 games last season 23 Bruno Fernando F 6-10 240 So. Luanda, Angola 14.4 10.6 Abdul-Jabbar List Top-10 (top center) Facebook facebook.com/marylandbasketball 24 Trace Ramsey F 6-7 200 Fr. Valparaiso, Ind. 0.2 0.2 Averaged 17 ppg during prep season 25 Jalen Smith F 6-10 215 Fr. Baltimore, Md 11.3 6.6 Had 18pts/11rebs at Nebraska (2/6) MARYLAND BASKETBALL • WWW.UMTERPS.COM • 2002 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #Terps100 • #FearTheTurtle 2018-19 MARYLAND BASKETBALL 2018-19 TERPS: BY THE NUMBERS 3: The Terps feature the third-youngest team in the NCAA according to KenPom - 351 out of 353. Of The BIG TEN the eight players in the rotation, five are freshmen (53% of minutes). 2018-19 Big Ten Standings (As of Feb. 26) Conf Overall 5: The Terps have won five road games in-conference, including four by double-digits.