INSIDE... MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Storylines ............................1 Coach Bios ......................8-9 Roster .................................1 Player Bios ..................10-21 #17 MARYLAND AT WISCONSIN Schedule .............................1 Player Career Stats ..........22 Broadcast Info ....................1 Season Stats ....................23 KOHL CENTER Full Roster/Staff ..................2 Team Stats & Starters .......25 MADISON, WISC. Quick Facts .........................2 Game-by-Game ................26 Pronunciations ....................2 Misc. .................................27 TUES. | JAN. 14 | 9:00 P.M. | Game Notes ....................2-4 Superlatives .................28-29 #17 MARYLAND ESPN2: Dave Flemming (Play-by-Play), Dan Dakich (Analyst) WISCONSIN What They’re Saying ..........5 The Last Time ...................30 (13-3, 3-2 B1G) (10-6, 3-2 B1G) Mark Turgeon ..................6-7 Radio/TV Chart .................31 Radio: Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst) KENPOM: 11 KENPOM: 22 NET: 12 105.7FM (Balt)//980AM (DC)//Sirius/XM: 81//TuneInRadio NET: 25 2019-20 SCHEDULE Nov. 5 HOLY CROSS 7:30 P.M. W, 95-71 Nov. 9 RHODE ISLAND 9:00 P.M. W, 73-55 STORYLINES Nov. 16 OAKLAND 12:00 P.M. W, 80-50 • The No. 17 Maryland men’s basketball team looks to rebound from its first loss of the new year Nov. 19 FAIRFIELD 8:30 P.M. W, 74-55 Tuesday as it travels to Madison, Wisc., to take on the Wisconsin Badgers at 9:00 pm on ESPN2 and Nov. 22 GEORGE MASON 7:00 P.M. W, 86-63 the Maryland Sports Radio Network. Nov. 28 vs. Temple& 11:00 A.M. W, 76-69 Nov. 29 vs. Harvard& 11:30 A.M. W, 80-73 • Maryland and Wisconsin have met four times over the past two seasons, splitting the series in that Dec. 1 vs. Marquette& 1:00 P.M. W, 84-63 span. Anthony Cowan Jr. averaged 17.8 points and 3.3 assists over those four games, and scored Dec. 4 NOTRE DAME% 7:30 P.M. W, 72-51 more than 20 points in both of the wins. Eric Ayala averaged 14.5 points in last year’s two matchups. Dec. 7 ILLINOIS* 5:00 P.M. W, 59-58 Dec. 10 at Penn State* 7:00 P.M. L, 69-76 • The Terps checked in at No. 17 in the latest edition of the NET rankings, and have played the Dec. 19 at Seton Hall 7:00 P.M. L, 48-52 3rd-toughest strength of schedule to this point according to NET. The Big Ten has 12 teams in the NET Dec. 29 BRYANT 12:00 P.M. W, 84-70 top-50 - the most of any conference in the country. The other power-6 conferences have the following Jan. 4 INDIANA* 12:00 P.M. W, 75-59 number of top-50 teams in the NET: Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Big East (5), SEC (4), ACC (4). Jan. 7 #11 OHIO STATE* 7:00 P.M. W, 67-55 • All-American candidate Anthony Cowan Jr. has scored at least 16 points in nine of his last 12 Jan. 10 at Iowa* 7:00 P.M. L, 49-67 games, and at least 20 points in five of those games. Cowan currently leads the Big Ten in both free Jan. 14 at Wisconsin* 9:00 P.M. ESPN2 throws made (81) and attempted (107). He was named to the Wooden Award top-25 list last week. Jan. 18 PURDUE* 2:00 P.M. ESPN2 Jan. 21 at Northwestern* 7:00 P.M. FS1 • Sophomore Jalen Smith has reached double-figures in 14-of-16 games, and eight straight dating Jan. 26 at Indiana* 1:00 P.M. CBS back to Dec. 4. He has shot 7 of 11 from 3-point range in conference action. Smith currently ranks third Jan. 30 IOWA* 8:30 P.M. BTN in the Big Ten in double-doubles (8) and blocked shots. (2.3/g). Feb. 4 RUTGERS* 7:00 P.M. FS1 Feb. 7 at #24 Illinois* 8:00 P.M. FS1 • The Terrapins are 11-0 when scoring at least 70 points, and have been credited for their stifling Feb. 11 NEBRASKA* 8:30 P.M. BTN defense this year. Maryland has held its opponent under 40-percent shooting in all three B1G wins. Feb. 15 at #15 Michigan State* 6/8:00 P.M. ESPN/ESPN2 • Senior (1,634 pts) ranks 14th on Maryland’s scoring list and next looks to pass Feb. 18 NORTHWESTERN* 8:00 P.M. BTN Anthony Cowan Jr. Melo Trimble (1,658). The Bowie, Md., became the seventh player in program history to reach 500 Feb. 23 at #21 Ohio State* 4:00 P.M. CBS assists against Iowa. Cowan is one of three active players in the “Power-6” plus American that has at Feb. 26 at Minnesota* 9:00 P.M. BTN least 1,600 points and 500 assists (Cassius Winston, Payton Pritchard). Feb. 29 #15 MICHIGAN STATE* 4/6/8:00 P.M. ESPN March 3 at Rutgers* 7:00 P.M. BTN • The Terps rank second in the conference in free throws made (275) and attempted (381), and rank March 8 #19 MICHIGAN* 12:00 P.M. FOX third in fewest fouls (15.1/g) and defensive rebounds (28.6/g). March 11-15 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis, Ind.) 2019-20 TERRAPINS March 19-22 at NCAA First & Second Rounds No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG Notes March 26-39 at NCAA Regionals 0 Joshua Tomaic F 6-10 235 RJr. Lanzarote, Spain 1.3 0.6 Reserve forward; first DI player from Canary Islands April 4 & April 6 at NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. G 6-0 180 Sr. Bowie, Md. 16.2 3.8 All-American candidate; Orlando MVP 2 Aaron Wiggins G 6-6 200 So. Greensboro, N.C. 10.3 5.8 Had SC #1 play vs. ND (12/4) for put-back dunk * - Big Ten Conference game 4 Ricky Lindo Jr. F 6-8 220 So. Washington, D.C. 2.5 2.3 Great rebounder; put on 35lbs since arrival in CP & - Orlando Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) 5 Eric Ayala G 6-5 195 So. Wilmington, Del. 9.4 2.9 Shot 41% from 3-pt as frosh; started 33-of-34 gms % - Big Ten/ACC Challenege 10 Serrel Smith Jr. G 6-4 175 So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 1.9 0.6 Nickname is the “microwave” for ability to heat up All times Eastern; Home games played at XFINITY Center (17,950) listed 11 Darryl Morsell G 6-5 200 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 8.6 5.4 Consecutive double-doubles vs. Harvard, Marquette in BOLD CAPS 12 Reese Mona G 6-2 180 Jr. LaPlata, Md. 0.9 0.2 Scored 5 pts on consecutive possessions vs. Oakland 13 Hakim Hart G 6-6 200 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. 1.5 0.6 Philly Catholic League Player of the Year 14 Will Clark F 6-8 195 Sr. Baltimore, Md. 0.7 0.3 Walk on; previously played club bball at Maryland 15 Chol Marial C 7-2 230 Fr. Rumbek, South Sudan 2.0 3.0 Made collegiate debut against Bryant (12/29) 20 Travis Valmon G 6-1 190 Sr. Rockville, Md. 0.7 0.0 Played in 9 games last season 24 Donta Scott F 6-7 220 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. 5.4 3.4 Career-high 33 mins vs. Ohio State (1/7) 25 Jalen Smith F 6-10 225 Fr. Baltimore, Md 13.3 9.4 Career-high 16 rebs vs. Notre Dame (12/4) MARYLAND BASKETBALL • WWW.UMTERPS.COM • 2002 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS #FearTheTurtle 2019-20 MARYLAND BASKETBALL MORE TERRAPIN TIDBITS Terrapin tendencies: The BIG TEN - 11-0 when scoring 70+ points Big Ten Standings - 11-0 when shooting 40% or better; 13-0 when making at least 20 FG’s Conf Overall RK Team W L Win% GB W L Win% - 10-0 when leading at the half 1 Michigan State 5 1 .833 - 13 4 76.471 - 13-1 when Anthony Cowan Jr. commits three turnovers or less 2 Illinois 4 2 .667 1 12 5 70.588 - 8-0 when Darryl Morsell reaches double-figures 3 Indiana 3 2 .600 1.5 13 3 81.250 4 Maryland 3 2 .600 1.5 13 3 81.250 - Maryland is 23-24 on the road since joining the Big Ten, including a 16-13 mark since 2016-17. The 5 Rutgers 3 2 .600 1.5 12 4 75.000 Terps have finished with a winning conference road record in 3 of 5 years since joining the Big Ten. 6 Wisconsin 3 2 .600 1.5 10 6 62.500 7 Purdue 3 3 .500 2 10 7 58.824 8 Minnesota 3 3 .500 2 9 7 56.250 - The Terps are 39-6 overall at home since the start of 2017-18, including a 10-0 mark this year. 9 Penn State 2 3 .400 2.5 12 4 75.000 10 Iowa 2 3 .400 2.5 11 5 68.750 - Maryland opened the season 10-0, falling one game short of the program record for wins to open a 11 Michigan 2 3 .400 2.5 11 5 68.750 season. The Terps’ 10-0 start was its best since 1998-99. 12 Nebraska 2 3 .400 2.5 7 9 43.750 13 Ohio State 1 4 .200 3.5 11 5 68.750 - Sophomore reserve guard Serrel Smith Jr. has played at least nine minutes in four straight games, 14 Northwestern 1 4 .200 3.5 6 9 40.000 after reaching the mark just four times in the previous 12 games to open the season.