Terps Travel to UNC Greensboro Sunday

Jan. 2, 2010

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Maryland has its final non-conference matchup before the start of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule when it travels to UNC Greensboro for a Sunday afternoon battle. The Terps are playing their second road game of the season, having won at Indiana, 80-68, on 12/1 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The Terps are playing at the storied Greensboro Coliseum, site of this season's ACC Tournament.

The game will be televised live on Comcast SportsNet. It can also be heard across the Terrapin Sports Radio Network, including Baltimore flagships WJZ-FM (105.7), WJZ-AM (1300). In Washington, D.C., the game will be heard on WJFK-FM (106.7). Pregame begins at noon on the network.

For a complete D.C. affiliate radio schedule please click here.

Additionally, all game radio broadcasts can be heard on umterps.com by clicking the "TerpsTV" link.

Senior guard Greivis Vasquez, the ACC Player of the Week, has increased his offensive production in the month of December. He led Maryland with 26 points in last Wednesday's game with William & Mary, marking the fourth straight game with at least 20 points. Vasquez has raised his scoring average from 7.5 points to 16.8 points per game over the past eight games - all of which have had him scoring in double figures (21.4 ppg in his last 8 games, 24.8 ppg in his last 4 games).

Vasquez has taken over the team lead in scoring, with his 16.8 ppg scoring average leading four Terrapins in double figures. Landon Milbourne, who has had back-to-back 19-point games, has a 14.2 ppg average. Sean Mosley is third on the team in scoring at 14.1 ppg and is hitting .608 from the floor. Eric Hayes is at 12.0 ppg.

Hayes is on his way toward the 1,000-point plateau, needing 27 points to become the 48th player in school history to hit that mark. He has a 3-pointer in 18 straight games, the best current streak in the ACC.

Maryland is facing its typically difficult schedule again this season. In this week's Associated Press poll, there were three Maryland opponents in the Top 9, six in the Top 23 and 12 received votes in this week's balloting.

Scouting the Spartans

UNC Greensboro comes into the game at 2-10 overall and with a 1-1 record in the Southern Conference... The Spartans have lost six straight coming into Sunday's matchup...

UNCG has already played a number of ACC teaqms this season, having losses with Duke, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Wake Forest and NC State...

Senior forward Ben Stywall and junior guard Brandon Evans lead UNC Greensboro in scoring with identical 12.3 ppg averages... Stywall is also the Spartans' leading rebounder at 9.5 boards per game...

Turnovers have plagued UNCG thus far as it's giving up possession an average of 16.8 times per game and have a -3.2 turnover margin so far this year.

Terps Among Decade's Best

Lindy's College Basketball preseason magazine hit the newsstands and has touted the University of Maryland men's basketball program in a number of ways.

The Terrapins are listed ninth among the decade's top programs by the magazine. The listing notes Maryland's national championship in 2002, as well as its 223-111 record during the decade.

Senior point guard Greivis Vasquez is listed on the Terps' All-Decade Team along with Lonny Baxter, Steve Blake, Nik Caner-Medley and Juan Dixon.

The Terps share "The Decade's Top 10 Programs" with Kansas, North Carolina, Michigan State, Duke, UConn, Florida, UCLA, Texas and Arizona.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Hayes: G; 6' 3"; Freshman

#1 Landon Milbourne: F; 6' 7"; Freshman

#21 Greivis Vasquez: G; 6' 5"; Freshman

#14 Sean Mosley: G; 6' 4"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Hayes
: 6' 3"; Freshman
: G

#1 Landon Milbourne
: 6' 7"; Freshman
: F

#21 Greivis Vasquez
: 6' 5"; Freshman
: G

#14 Sean Mosley
: 6' 4"; Freshman
: G