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Maryland Season Preview Record Last Season 21 - 14, 7 - 9 ACC Players Lost Dave Neal" target="_new">Dave Neal, Braxton Dupree" target="_new">Braxton Dupree New Players Jordan Williams, James Padgett  Projected Lineup Adrian Bowie" target="_new">Adrian Bowie, Greivis Vasquez" target="_new">Greivis Vasquez, Sean Mosely, Landon Milbourne" target="_new">Landon Milbourne, Jordan Williams  Schedule Highlights 12/1 @ Indiana, 12/6 vs Villanova  Maryland Schedule Maryland Scouting Report
Projected Statistics (Returning Players Only) Explanation of Statistic Projections

 

Name Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs % Correct  Greivis Vasquez 18.6 5.0 4.6 1.8 0.2 3.4 45  Sean Mosley 10.5 2.1 3.7 1.0 0.5 2.0 87  Eric Hayes 10.2 3.3 2.8 1.1 0.2 2.0 72  Landon Milbourne 9.6 1.4 4.8 0.8 0.6 1.6 73  Adrian Bowie 9.4 2.3 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.7 84  Cliff Tucker 7.5 1.4 3.5 0.8 0.5 1.4 86  Dino Gregory 3.3 0.5 3.1 0.3 0.7 0.8 89  Jin Soo Kim 3.0 0.6 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.8 97  Steve Goins 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 98  David Pearman 0.6 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 100 Things to Watch

The Maryland Terrapins return nearly everyone from a team that had its ups and downs a season ago.  The Terps saw their low point losing to Morgan State in early January, but rallied together late in the season to make it to the 2nd round of the NCAA tournament.

For what seems like the 8th season, the core of the team is built around Greivis Vasquez.  Vasquez is an emotional player who is still looking to find the proper balance of emotion to bring to the court to help his team.  Vasquez is a brilliant passer and is a perfect fit in Maryland's flex offense where he can come off screens, isolate his defender, or even post up.  Sharing point guard duties will be Adrian Bowie who was a revelation for Gary Williams last year.  Bowie gives Maryland a different look with his quickness and abililty to defend..  Sophomore Sean Mosely should get a look at starting on the wing where he brings toughness.  It was said last year that Mosely is one of those guys that will win you extra possessions by getting to 50/50 balls.  Off the bench, Eric Hayes" target="_new">Eric Hayes returns and will bring solid shooting and a calming presence on the floor, while Cliff Tucker" target="_new">Cliff Tucker has the ability to defend and knock down the open shot.

The Maryland frontcourt is not nearly as deep as their backcourt.  Landon Milbourne will play out of position once again at the power forward position.  Milbourne is more naturally suited to play on the wing, but the Terps need the 6'7" lefty to hit the boards.  Milbourne will also bring his ability to stretch defenses and use a strong mid-range game.  In the middle, there will likely be a number of guys that get a shot, including Jordan Williams, James Padgett, Dino Gregory" target="_new">Dino Gregory, and Steve Goins" target="_new">Steve Goins.  Gary Williams would love to get 9 points and 7 rebounds and active defense out of this spot, but it remains a spot that is a huge question mark for the Terps.

Maryland comes in with virtually the same team from a season ago, but which team will that be?  Will it be the team that lost to Morgan State or the team that made the NCAA tournament?  Will it be the team that lost by 41 at Duke or the team that nearly beat #1 UNC?  Gary Williams will need to find the answer in the post while his leader, Vasquez, tries to raise his game to the same consistent level that the Terps are striving to reach.

by The Webmaster

Fantasy Player to Watch

Greivis Vasquez can give you a big numbers in four (points, assists, rebounds, AND turnovers) stat categories on any given night in the ACC. The turnover bug has bitten Vasquez in the past, but with the enigmatic senior you have to take the bad with the good.

Last Year's Player Statistics Maryland Name GP Mins Pts Asts Rbds Stls Blks TOs FG% 3P% FT%    Greivis Vasquez  35  34.6  17.5  5.0  5.4  1.4  0.4  2.8  40.5  32.7  86.7    Landon Milbourne  35  29.0  11.4  0.6  5.2  1.1  1.0  1.5  49.1  35.0  83.3    Eric Hayes  35  29.3  10.3  3.2  2.8  1.1  0.1  1.7  42.8  37.5  86.1    Adrian Bowie  35  24.1  9.0  2.5  3.0  1.1  0.3  1.9  45.3  22.4  68.2    Dave Neal  35  23.8  8.5  0.7  4.3  0.6  0.2  0.8  44.1  38.5  79.1    Sean Mosley  35  19.6  5.3  1.3  3.7  0.9  0.3  1.3  37.0  23.8  70.7    Cliff Tucker  34  12.2  4.5  0.9  1.6  0.7  0.3  0.6  42.4  37.8  72.4    Dino Gregory  35  16.3  2.6  0.2  3.2  0.4  1.0  0.7  41.3  0.0  53.6    Braxton Dupree  25  10.0  2.1  0.0  2.4  0.3  0.4  0.5  35.9  0.0  41.2    Jin Soo Kim  21  6.5  1.6  0.0  1.1  0.3  0.2  0.6  28.6  23.8  71.4    David Pearman  9  1.3  0.0  0.1  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0    Jerome Burney  9  7.6  0.9  0.2  1.9  0.0  0.7  0.2  26.7  0.0  0.0    Steve Goins  4  3.0  0.5  0.0  1.0  0.0  0.3  0.5  0.0  0.0  50.0  
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