2011-12 Maryland Basketball Predictions

2010-11 Results:

Overall: 19-14 (14-4 H, 4-6 A, 1-4 N)
ACC: 7-9 (4-4 H, 3-5 A)
Conference Tournament: 1-1, lost in Quarterfinals
Postseason: None

The 2010-11 season of Maryland basketball was the end of an era, as head coach Gary Williams, a Maryland alum, retired from coaching at the end of the campaign. He had coached his alma mater for 22 years, winning 461 games (668 in 33 years overall) and leading the team to 17 consecutive postseason appearances and the 2002 NCAA title. He saw the postseason streak broken with a loss in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament. He retires as the sixth-winningest coach in the Division I ranks among those active in 2010-11.

Roster
Returning Starters
Sean Mosley
Terrell Stoglin

Returning Lettermen
Behrend Weijs
Mychal Parker
Pe’Shon Howard
James Padgett

Other Returning Players
None

Newcomers
Jacob Susskind
Nick Faust
Arnold Richmond
Spencer Barks
John Auslander

Head Coach
Mark Turgeon, first year

Key Losses
The Terps will have a number of holes to fill, as they lost four of their top-five scorers and three of their top-four rebounders.

Jordan Williams is at the top of this list. As a sophomore, Williams was the team’s leading scorer (17 ppg) and rebounder (12 pg), was named first-team All-ACC and a third-team All-American by a couple of media outlets. He shot 54 percent from the floor and recorded 45 blocked shots.

Senior Dino Gregory was the team’s No. 2 rebounder (6 pg) and No. 4 scorer (9 ppg) while recording 43 blocks to finish among the Maryland career top-15 in that category.

Senior Adrian Bowie finished in the Maryland career top-20 in steals while being fifth on the team in scoring (9 ppg) and tops in assists (3.6 pg).

Senior Cliff Tucker was third on the team in scoring (9.5 ppg) and the leader in 3-pointers made (41) and a leader in trey percentage among regulars (36 percent).

Schedule

Date	Opponent / Event
11/4/2011	vs. NORTHWOOD (Exh.)
11/13/2011	vs. UNC WILMINGTON
5-Hour Energy Puerto Rico Tip-Off
11/17/2011	vs. Alabama
11/18/2011	Colorado/Wichita State
11/20/2011	Third-Round Opponent
11/25/2011	vs. FLORIDA GULF COAST
ACC / Big Ten Challenge
11/29/2011	vs. ILLINOIS
BB&T Classic
12/4/2011	vs. Notre Dame
Regular Season
12/7/2011	vs. MOUNT ST. MARY’S
12/14/2011	vs. FIU
12/23/2011	vs. RADFORD
12/28/2011	vs. ALBANY
12/31/2011	vs. SAMFORD
1/3/2012	vs. CORNELL
1/8/2012	@ North Carolina State *
1/11/2012	vs. WAKE FOREST *
1/15/2012	vs. GEORGIA TECH *
1/17/2012	@ Florida State *
1/21/2012	@ Temple
1/25/2012	vs. DUKE *
1/28/2012	vs. VIRGINIA TECH *
2/1/2012	@ Miami *
2/4/2012	vs. NORTH CAROLINA *
2/7/2012	@ Clemson *
2/11/2012	@ Duke *
2/16/2012	vs. BOSTON COLLEGE *
2/18/2012	@ Virginia *
2/21/2012	vs. MIAMI *
2/25/2012	@ Georgia Tech *
2/29/2012	@ North Carolina *
3/4/2012	vs. VIRGINIA *
ACC Tournament
3/8/2012	First Round
3/9/2012	Quarterfinals
3/10/2012	Semifinals
3/11/2012	Championship
*Conference Game

2011-12 Preview

How to replace a legend in Gary Williams? It wasn’t easy, but the Terps feel they found a winner in Mark Turgeon, who had success at Wichita State and Texas A&M. He inherits a team with some experience, but also has the challenge of incorporating a new system and philosophy while bringing along several new players who will be looked upon to contribute right away. The team is ranked in the nation’s top-15 in the preseason as three guards and three frontcourt regulars return from last year.

Backcourt

There is some experience back here, as the top three returners combined for 41 starts and averaged about 21 minutes per game between them. These three are the top three returning scorers and played the most combined minutes among returners.

Terrell Stoglin is the top returner in scoring (11.5 ppg) and assists (3.3 pg) while leading regulars in 3-point shooting (36 percent) and free-throw shooting (83 percent).

Sean Mosley is the top returning rebounder (3.8 pg) and the No. 2 returning scorer (8 ppg). He led the team in steals last year with 41 and leads all returners with 28 starts last year.

Pe’Shon Howard was one of three players to gather 100 or more assists last year. He is the No. 3 returning scorer (5.5 ppg).

Frontcourt

Relative to the backcourt, the frontcourt is relatively inexperienced and there likely will be some competition from newcomers for playing time here, as this trio played a combined 471 minutes last year.

James Padgett is the top returner in this group, playing in 31 of 33 games, averaging about 9 minutes, 3.5 points and about 2 rebounds per contest.

Behrend Weijs, from Amsterdam, was very productive in his 5 minutes per game over 23 contests, as he shot 59 percent from the floor and finished third on the team with 19 blocked shots.

Mychal Parker played about 80 minutes (5 pg) last year, but was active in carding 17 rebounds, 10 of which were offensive boards (59 percent).

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