Terps of the Week: Terp Hosts!
3/31/2013 8:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
March 31, 2013
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - This week's Solomon Eye Associates Terps of the Week are Bill Crockett, Jan Wedding, Lenear Bassett-King and Richard McCarthy, four Terp Hosts who went above and beyond the call of duty at the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at Comcast.
Michigan State head coach Suzy Merchant made sure to mention how much it meant to have her great uncle in attendance when she took the microphone at the team's media availability Friday afternoon prior to the first round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship at Comcast Center.
"I have a great uncle and he is 96 and lives right down the road," Merchant said. "He is a special guy. He was a long time teacher in the catholic school system. He is the matriarch of the family and we don't get to see him that much. It has been fun to have him out here."
Bill Crockett, Jan Wedding, Lenear Bassett-King and Richard McCarthy - four Terp Hosts at the University of Maryland - showed Brother Patrick Phillip, also known as Uncle Joe, and the rest of the Michigan State staff and fans the kind of hospitality they can come to expect when the teams match up annually as members of the Big Ten Conference in the future.
The group went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure Uncle Joe was taken good care of and escorted to his seat as quickly and soundly as possible so he could he enjoy one of his favorite passions -basketball.
"He is a sports junkie, he loves his Orioles, Tigers and basketball," Merchant said. "You name it, he is into it. When he gets a chance to see our team play it means that much more. I didn't want to leave here without him having the chance to see us win one game."
On any typical game day at venues across campus, Terp Hosts are called to duty to help handle guest complaints and concerns, know and enforce policies and procedures, have knowledge of all credentials and enforce restricted access areas, and maybe most importantly, exceed the expectations of Terrapin fans and guests.
"I didn't feel like we did anything that anyone else in the situation wouldn't do," Wedding said. "I really like helping people. We didn't know who the gentleman was with, but I know from experience how difficult it can be to get around in a wheelchair and just thought it was great he was able to come to the game. We were happy to help!"
