Terps In The Pros: Summer 2020
7/17/2020
With professional team sports starting back up in America, numerous Terps are getting ready to compete at the highest level over the next few weeks and months. Check out our full primer on the 59 Terps gearing up for the MLB, NBA, WNBA, PLL, MLL, MLS, and NWSL.
BASEBALL
Six former Terrapins were named to Major League Baseball clubs’ 60-man rosters and are currently preparing for the season in training camp. Maryland’s six representatives are the most of any Big Ten school. Last season, Mike Shawaryn (Boston Red Sox) and LaMonte Wade Jr. (Minnesota Twins) became the 26th and 27th Terps all-time to be named to MLB rosters. Kevin Smith (Toronto Blue Jays) looks to become the latest Maryland alum to break into the major leagues. Brett Cecil (St. Louis Cardinals), Adam Kolarek (Los Angeles Dodgers) and Brandon Lowe (Tampa Bay Rays) all bring multiple years of big-league experience to their organizations, while Lowe’s breakout 2019 campaign earned him a spot on the American League’s All-Star team. The 2020 MLB season is slated to get underway on July 23.
Tampa Bay Rays
Brandon Lowe
Boston Red Sox
Mike Shawaryn
Toronto Blue Jays
Kevin Smith
St. Louis Cardinals
Brett Cecil
Los Angeles Dodgers
Adam Kolarek
Minnesota Twins
Lamonte Wade
Six studs headed to @MLB summer camp ????
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) July 1, 2020
Congrats to our guys Brett Cecil, Adam Kolarek, @Sweet_n_Lowe5, @MikeShawaryn, @KJS_4, and @WadesWorld6!#ProTerps https://t.co/GK2Q9fjBYP
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Alex Len (Sacramento Kings) is the lone Maryland representative in the NBA Restart in Orlando, as the Atlanta Hawks (Bruno Fernando, Kevin Huerter) and Minnesota Timberwolves (Jake Layman) did not qualify. Len was traded from the Hawks to the Kings on Feb. 5 earlier this season. He appeared in nine games for the Kings prior to the season being postponed, averaging 6.6 points and 7.1 rebounds. On June 25, Len announced on Instagram he tested positive for coronavirus and immediately entered isolation. He is expected to join the Kings in Orlando once medically cleared.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Eight Terrapins are on WNBA rosters as the league gets set to open on July 25. All games will be played at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Rookie Kaila Charles joins Terp alums Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas on the Connecticut Sun. Five Terps competed in last year’s WNBA Finals including Jones and Thomas with the Sun and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Kristi Toliver and Tianna Hawkins with the WNBA champion Washington Mystics. Opening weekend games (July 25-26) will be played on ABC, ESPN and the CBS Sports Network. Visit WNBA.com for the full list.
.@athomas_25 is putting in that work ?? https://t.co/YfBaOtqWto
— WNBA (@WNBA) June 23, 2020
Washington Mystics
Tianna Hawkins
Connecticut Sun
Alyssa Thomas
Brionna Jones
Kaila Charles
Phoenix Mercury
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough
Seattle Storm
Crystal Langhorne
Los Angeles Sparks
Kristi Toliver
MEN'S LACROSSE
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE
Nine Terps will be in action at the 2020 Major League Lacrosse Tournament beginning Saturday, July 18 in Annapolis, Md. All games of the 20th anniversary season of the MLL will be played at Navy Marine-Corps Stadium with a champion crowned the weekend of July 25-26. The defending champion Chesapeake Bayhawks return five Terps to the fold in 2020, which includes three member of the 2017 National Championship squad in Isaiah Davis-Allen, Colin Heacock and Nick Manis. The nine pros ties for the most of any college program with alumni competing in this year’s MLL season.
Boston Cannons
Bryan Cole
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Greg Danseglio
Isaiah Davis-Allen
Colin Heacock
Nick Manis
Brian Phipps
Denver Outlaws
Will Snider
NY Lizards
Tom O'Connell
Danny Dolan
PREMIERE LACROSSE LEAGUE
Twenty alumni will represent the Maryland lacrosse program this summer in the Premier Lacrosse League, which is set to begin its 2020 Championship series on Saturday, July 25. The two-week tournament hosted at Zions Bank Stadium, 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City, Utah will feature some of the world’s best players, including reigning 2019 MVP Matt Rambo (‘17) of the defending champion Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club. Fourteen Terps in all will be in action for the Whipsnakes this season, while assistant coach Jesse Bernhardt (‘13) will make his PLL debut for the Chrome Lacrosse Club. In all, Maryland’s 20 players named to PLL rosters this summer were the most of any college program, further cementing Maryland as one of the nation’s top producers of professional talent.
“I think right now John Haus might be one of the best middies in the league. [He] has it all."
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 10, 2020
More from Matt as the MVP and his unit gear up for Salt Lake ??
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Redwoods
Joe Walters
Whipsnakes
Jake Bernhardt
Kyle Bernlohr
Jay Carlson
Mike Chanenchuk
Matt Dunn
Michael Ehrhardt
John Haus
Joe LoCascio
Tim Muller
Matt Rambo
Brett Schmidt
Jeremy Sieverts
Bryce Young
Dylan Maltz - Restricted
Chaos
Austin Henningsen - Restricted
Archers
Curtis Corley
Chrome
Jesse Bernhardt
Waterdogs
Connor Kelly
Drew Snider
MEN'S SOCCER
Maryland, as usual, will feature one of the largest contingents of alums in a domestic professional soccer competition, in this case the MLS is Back Tournament. The cup-style competition, which began on July 8 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, is a one-off event to mark the league’s return to action after regular season play was halted in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fourteen former Terps are in action for nine different clubs, with three Terps apiece on local favorite D.C. United and Toronto F.C. The group stage of the tournament, already in progress, will be completed July 23 before the knockout stages begin July 25. The MLS is Back Tournament Final will kickoff on August 11. Coverage for all matches can be found via MLS’ broadcast partners ESPN, Fox Sports and Univision/TUDN. Following completion of the tournament, the MLS regular season will resume with a revised schedule and culminate with the MLS Cup Playoffs.
“I think there are ways for teams to use the heat or their fitness or their tactics as an advantage. Teams that are more organized and disciplined I think will have some success in this tournament. That’s one of the things that we’ve stressed so much is being organized and disciplined and trying to control what we can control throughout the game. Hopefully that puts us in position to win games.”Zac MacMath - Real Salt Lake
Lets goooo!!! @TorontoFC pic.twitter.com/F2fKMQDNAS
— Omar Gonzalez (@Omar4Gonzalez) July 13, 2020
I'm happy. I'm happy we're going to play, however long it's going to take. I'm just happy we're going back to a normal routine and the sooner the better."Chase Gasper - Minnesota United
“Something that I was admittedly a little worried about coming down here was the testing process. We were worried that testing would take a long time, but I can say now that it’s the complete opposite case since we’ve been here. As soon as I enter the testing room, I’m in and out of there in five minutes. Each team has their own window to get in there, so you’re not crossing over with other teams. You have your designated time slot, you get it done, and you’re out very quickly. I’m glad they’re testing at the rate that they are—pretty much every other day.”Graham Zusi - Sporting Kansas City
DC United
Donovan Pines
Chris Odoi-Atsem
Chris Seitz
Minnesota United
Chase Gasper
Toronto FC
Tsubasa Endoh
Patrick Mullins
Omar Gonzalez
Inter Miami CF
AJ DeLaGarza
Mikey Ambrose
Sporting Kansas City
Graham Zusi
Portland Timbers
Eryk Williamson
LA Galaxy
Gordon Wild
Real Salt Lake
Zac MacMath
Montreal Impact
Amar Sejdic
So proud of these outstanding @MarylandMSoccer greats and so happy to see them back playing??!
— Sasho Cirovski (@SashoCirovski) July 9, 2020
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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Jasmyne Spencer ('11) has made three appearances for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League since the league resumed action in late June. Spencer is in her ninth season as a professional soccer player, returning to the pitch after suffering an ACL injury in the first match of her 2019 season.
