Saint Peter's (6-5)
vs. RV/23 Maryland (8-3)
December 22, 2022
XFINITY Center
6:30 pm ET
COLLEGE PARK, MD - After just over a week off, the No. 23 Maryland men's basketball team returns to action on Thursday night as Saint Peter's visits the XFINITY Center for a 6:30 p.m. tip off. The Terps enter this week at No. 23 in the USA Today Coaches Poll and are the top team receiving votes in the AP Top 25 Poll. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network, while fans can also listen to the Maryland Sports Network (105.7 FM - Baltimore, The TEAM 980 AM - Washington, D.C., One Maryland App) with Voice of the Terrapins Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Chris Knoche (analyst), and Walt Williams (analyst) calling the action.
The Terps have lost three straight entering the Saint Peter's game after playing three ranked teams in a 12 day span. Maryland fell to No. 7 Tennessee and No. 16 UCLA last week. Two of Maryland's losses have come by an average of four points against Wisconsin (now No. 17 in the AP Poll) and Tennessee (now No. 8 in the AP Poll). Maryland jumped as high as No. 13 in the AP Poll after starting the year 8-1 which included its win over No. 16 Illinois to open Big Ten play. The stretch of games marked just the fourth time in program history where the Terps have played three ranked teams in such a close stretch during the November/December portion of the season.
The Terps also enter Thursday's game at No. 35 in the current NCAA NET rankings. Maryland has a Quad 1 win (Illinois) and two Quad 2 wins (Miami, Saint Louis). A total of 13 games for Maryland are currently Quad 1.
Series History - Saint Peter's
- Maryland is 3-0 all-time against Saint Peter's including the most recent meeting in 2020.
- Hakim Hart starred in his first collegiate start, pouring in a career-high 32 points as Maryland defeated Saint Peter's 90-57 at the XFINITY Center on Dec. 4, 2020.
- In the 2016 meeting, Justin Jackson scored 19 points and fellow freshman Kevin Huerter added a career-high 14 as Maryland never trailed in a 66-56 victory over Saint Peter's. Maryland shot 68.4 percent from the floor in the first half as it won its second all-time meeting with the Peacocks. In the 1981 meeting, Maryland had to hang on for the win despite scoring 17 of the first 19 points. Led by Herman Veal's 13 points and 11 from Jeff Adkins, the Terps squandered a 37-25 halftime lead when they were outscored, 17-12, in the second half. William Brown led the Peacocks with 15 points.Â
Fear the jahmir
- Jahmir Young is closing in on becoming one of 13 active players in the NCAA to post 1,500 career points, 500 rebounds, and 300 assists.
- Entering the season, many questioned Jahmir Young's ability to translate his scoring from C-USA to Power 5 play. Young's response has been a team-best 14.5 points and 3.2 assists per game. To date, he has a pair of 20-point games including a season-high 24 against No. 16 Illinois. In the stretch of Illinois, Wisconsin, and No. 7 Tennessee, he averaged 19.7 points. He is also the fourth-leading rebounder (4.6) and has the third-most blocked shots (8) on the team.
- Young is the nation's ninth-ranked active career scorer with at 16.5 point per game average and the 45th ranked player in overall points (1,580).
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Terps Have Four Averaging Double-Figures
- Maryland features four players averaging in double figures so far this season. Led by Jahmir Young's 14.5 points, Donta Scott is just behind at 13.9 per game. Hakim Hart (12.0) and Julian Reese (11.2) round out the quartet.
- Hart, Reese, and Scott are all averaging career-best scoring totals to begin the season.
- The win over Coppin State featured three players scoring 20-or-more points in a game for the first time in 20 years: Julian Reese (24), Hakim Hart (22), and Jahmir Young (21).
- Maryland has a 17.0 scoring margin which ranks 23rd nationally.Â
Scott Reaches 1,000 Points; Eclipses 500 Boards
- Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in the win over Miami. He scored 24 points in that game and now has 1,079 career points. He is also the 17th Terp to post 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in a career. Through 105 career games he now has 565 rebounds.
- Darryl Morsell (1,090 points / 510 rebounds / 2018-21) and Anthony Cowan (1,881 points / 508 rebounds / 2017-20) were the most recent Terps to post 1,000/500.
- Scott passed Terrell Stoglin (1,066) in the game against Tennessee. Next on the list at No. 52 is Keith Gatlin (1,087). With eight rebounds against the Vols, he passed current Houston Rocket Bruno Fernando (558) for 36th all-time.
- Scott was one of 20 players named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame in late October.
- This is Scott's second year on the watch list after also garnering the honor last season. He joins Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15) as Terps to be recognized.
- Scott ranked as the No. 49 overall player nationally last season.
Maryland One of the Top Producers of 1,000 point scorers
- With Donta Scott reaching the 1,000 point mark for his career earlier this season, Maryland's 59 all-time 1,000 point scorers ranks as the 10th most among all schools and is tied with UCLA.
- The Terps have three 1,000 point scorers on this season's roster but Jahmir Young (1,580 pts) and Don Carey (1,294 points) hit the mark at their previous institutions.
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