This seems to be happening and it will only help Coach Turgeon in his quest to get many of the locals we have missed out over the years. Combine Bino’s relationship with Coach Harrison from the Houston Defenders and add the fact that 2012 Big man recruit Shaquille Cleare was also considering A&M and well you figure out the rest.

from Matt Bracken’s Tracking The Terps in the Sun :

Keith Stevens of the D.C.-based Team Takeover said he got a call from Turgeon late Monday night, shortly after the former Texas A&M coach accepted the Maryland job. “I think that shows his commitment level, not only to myself, but to the other AAU and high school coaches in the community,” Stevens said. “He wants to be involved. He wants us to play a part in the growth of the program.” Stevens … Read More »

I sure want to see all the assistants get jobs but seeing Rob at Virginia Tech turns my stomach. terrapintimes.com is reporting this.

For all the NBA skeptics out there –you should have watched last night’s OKC-Grizzlie game. Here’s an audio replay of Greivis game tying shot.                    Memo-37 Greivis ties the game

Accolades are coming in from all over the country as the Terrapins have made a tremendous hire that gets better the more you learn about the new coach. This is what I love about Turgeon: Watch the press conference on the post below and you will see he understands what Basketball means at the University of Maryland. Thousands of people are discussing this past weekend, terptalk.com has never been as populated. Terrapin basketball  rules the hoops talk in this state … Read More »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Monday, May 9, 2011

MARK TURGEON

“I accepted the Maryland job earlier tonight. It was just too good an offer for me to pass on. The thing that made it the most difficult was the players. Those guys have done everything I’ve asked for four years and we’ve had a great ride. (Director of Athletics) Bill Byrne has been really good to me too. Those are … Read More »

THE MORE I HEAR ABOUT MARK TURGEON THE MORE I LIKE. IF HE CAN KEEP FAUST  AND GIBBS IN THE FOLD AND GETS SHAQUILLE CLEARE TO VERBAL THEN A REAL LOVE AFFAIR WILL BEGIN!!!! HIS RECORD AT TEXAS A&M IS EXCELLENT—HE WILL HAVE HIS WORK CUT OUT FOR HIM THIS YEAR — LET’S GET BEHIND OUR NEW HEAD COACH. NOW THE ONLY THING I FEAR IS SOME JR EWING TYPE GUY DROPS A DAY’S PROFITS FROM HIS OIL WELLS ON … Read More »

My only comment is that LA disgraced themselves with their flagrant fouls when the game was out of reach.

Random thoughts:

I trust our AD to make the right call.

That being said I believe Maryland is A BIG TIME PROGRAM AND DESERVES A BIG TIME COACH!!!! WE NEED SOMEONE WHO HAS BEATEN BIG TIME OPPONENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

This hire is SOOOOOOOOO important to Terrapin Nation. I originally liked the idea of Sean Miller because I thought he wanted the job so much. I want someone who is dieing for the role. Someone who loves and understands Maryland … Read More »

The hunt goes on. I guess when you try to hire someone who is already making 1-2 million a year, you better have 3 or 4 guys ready as backups. At this moment -that is 1AM Monday morning perhaps the field looks like the following:

John Lucas– a late entry who has coached on many levels and of course is the accomplished point guard for the Terps under Lefty—longshot

Mike Brey -Coach of the Regular season Big East champion Notre … Read More »