Pitino Rules Himself Out Of University Of Maryland's Coaching Search
It remains to be seen who will replace Mark Turgeon as the University of Maryland men's basketball coach, but one thing is clear: it won't be Rick Pitino.
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It remains to be seen who will replace Mark Turgeon as the University of Maryland men's basketball coach, but one thing is clear: it won't be Rick Pitino.
Hakim Hart scored 19 points to lead a balanced Maryland attack that withstood an Xfinity Center-tying 39 points by Minnesota's Jamison Battle for an 84-73 win over the Golden Gophers on Wednesday night.
Fatts Russell matched his career high with 27 points, Eric Ayala scored 23 and Maryland took down No. 22 Ohio State 75-60 on Sunday.
On Sunday, Maryland is home against No. 22 Ohio State and Indiana is at Minnesota.
Maryland travels to play Indiana on Thursday. Penn State returns home to host Northwestern on Friday.
Maryland plays at ninth-ranked Michigan on Sunday before concluding its regular season hosting Indiana on Feb. 25. Ohio State, which has three conference games remaining, hosts Wisconsin on Sunday.
Sophomore Angel Reese finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds for her 14th double-double of the season to power No. 13 Maryland to an 81-69 victory over No. 22 Iowa on Monday night.
Iowa shot 60% overall and was 19 of 34 from the arc for 56%. Maryland made 14 of 26 3-point tries for 54%, better than their 48% overall.
Brian Williams is taking over as Maryland's defensive coordinator.
No. 15 Maryland beat Wisconsin 70-43 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight win.
Angel Reese had 25 points and nine rebounds, Diamond Miller added 14 points and nine rebounds and No. 17 Maryland beat Michigan State 67-62 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.
Malik Hall made a driving layup with 1.9 seconds left, and Michigan State survived Maryland's second-half rally to beat the Terrapins 65-63 on Tuesday night.
The Terrapins (11-9, 3-6 Big Ten) host Indiana on Saturday while Rutgers (11-8, 5-4) heads to Nebraska for a Saturday contest against the Cornhuskers.
The Maryland men's basketball team will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 2002 NCAA Tournament Champions next month, the school announced Tuesday.
Donta Scott scored a career-high 25 points and Maryland took advantage of Kofi Cockburn's absence in an 81-65 victory over No. 17 Illinois on Friday night.
