Maryland (4-4, 0-1 B1G) vs. Penn State (4-4, 0-0 B1G)
December 6, 2023
XFINITY Center
7:00 p.m.
BTN
COLLEGE PARK, MD - After dropping a tough road Big Ten opener at Indiana on Friday, Maryland looks to bounce back in the friendly confines of the XFINITY Center as the Terps welcome Penn State to kickoff a three-game home stand. The game will tip at 7:00 PM and will be televised on BTN. Fans can listen to the game on the Maryland Sports Radio Network with Voice of the Terps Johnny Holliday calling the action alongside Chris Knoche and Walt Williams. The Terps look to remain unbeaten at home this year with a 15-game win streak in place (8th-longest overall). The game will also be Maryland's annual Red Out presented by Weis Markets. All 4,000 students in attendance will receive a Red Out t-shirt and commemorative newspaper.
Game Promos | RED OUT
- RED OUT: Join us for the annual Red Out game, presented by Weis Markets. All 4,000 students will receive a Red Out t-shirt and newspaper.
- UPCOMING PROMOS (ALCORN STATE, DEC. 12):
- TOYS FOR TOTS: Fans are encouraged to bring toys to donate to the Toys for Tots initiative benefiting youth in the community.
- HOLIDAY PHOTO ON THE COURT: Season ticket holders are invited to take their family photo on the court postgame with Santa Testudo.
- HALFTIME: This halftime will feature the Rhythmaya Dance team, an Indian dance troupe.
- THROWBACK TUESDAY: Fans can purchase Buy One, Get One Half Off tickets for this game!
It's a RED OUT on Wednesday night when the Terps host Penn State!
Terps Look To Keep Home, Big Ten Streak Alive
- Maryland fell 65-53 last Friday night at Indiana to open Big Ten play. Jahmir Young scored 20 points to lead the Terps, while Julian Reese added 14 points and a team-best eight rebounds. For Young, it was his third 20-point outing in the last four games where his is averaging 19.5 points in that stretch.
- Reese has also been stellar this season with four double-doubles while averaging a career-best 14.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He has five games with 15+ points including a season-high 22 points.
- Defensively, Maryland is allowing just 63.0 points per game which ranks 31st nationally. The Terps have given up under 60 three times: Mount St. Mary's (53), Villanova (57), and South Alabama (55).
- Maryland has won 15 straight home games which is the 8th-longest streak nationally. The Terps won 11 straight home games last season after falling to UCLA and are 4-0 at the XFINITY Center this season.
- In terms of conference win streaks, Maryland has won 13 consecutive league games dating back to Feb. 21, 2022 and thanks in part to last season's 10-0 mark in Big Ten home games. That streak is the seventh-best streak nationally spanning multiple seasons.
- After going 16-1 at home last season, Maryland is 20-1 heading into Wednesday's game.
Jahmir Young has averaged 19.5 points over the last four games.
Fear The Jahmir
- After a standout season in 2022-23, Jahmir Young, one of the top point guards in the country, has racked up the preseason accolades. He has been named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 and is a member of the Bob Cousy Award Watch List as well. Young was also a unanimous selection to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, the first unanimous pick for Maryland since Cowan in 2019.
- Additionally, Young picked up Preseason All-America honors from Blue Ribbon and Lindy's, while The Field of 68 had him on the All-Big Ten Preseason Team and ranked him as the No. 35 of 100 top players nationally entering 2023-24.
- Last season, Young was a second team All-Big Ten selection, was named to the USBWA All-District Team, and selected to the NABC All-District Second Team. Additionally, he was chosen as the Pigskin Club of Washington Collegiate Player of the Year.
- Young is looking to become just the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions during his career. Prior to the the extra year of eligibity due to COVID-19, only three players had achieved the feat in the past 20 years. Young's 2,105 career points ranks 2nd among active players in the NCAA behind Max Abmas of Texas (2,679 pts).
- Young leads the Terps having scored in all 128 career games played. Only six times has he been held under 5 points in that stretch. Overall, Young has 113 double-figure scoring games with 44 20-point efforts.
- Young's 44 20-point games are the most among all active Big Ten players.
Jahmir Young is a member of the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50, the Bob Cousy Watch List, and was a unanimous pick to the preseason All-B1G Team.
JuJu Beast
- After a breakout sophomore campaign that saw Julian Reese become one of the top big men in the Big Ten, the Baltimore native enters 2023-24 with high praise. Reese joined Jahmir Young on the Preseason All-Big Ten Team and was named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Watch List.
- Reese showed his impact for the Terps in 2022-23 as he scored in double-figures in 22 games with a career-high 24 points against Coppin State. He had seven double-doubles on the year including 17 points, 12 rebounds at Ohio State.
- Had one of his best league outings going toe-to-toe with Purdue's Big Ten Player of the Year Zach Edey where Reese scored 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting while adding three rebounds and committing zero turnovers.
- Reese finished 2022-23 tied for second on the team in scoring at 11.4 points and led the Terps in rebounds (7.2).
- In two NCAA Tournament games last year, Reese averaged 15.5 points against West Virginia and No. 1 Alabama.
- His 63.2 field goal percentage last season stands as the third-best mark in Maryland program history for a single season.
Julian Reese scored 22 points while pulling down 12 boards against Rider for his fourth double double of the year.
Great Scott!
- Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points last season. Through eight games this year, he now has 1,394 points and 737 rebounds. He is also the 17th Terp to post 1,300 points and 600 rebounds in a career.
- 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 is now 24th all-time in scoring and needs five points to move past Dez Wells (1386, 2012-15) for 23rd. He needs nine more boards to pass Maryland all-time great Len Bias (745, 1982-86) for No. 12 all-time.
- Additionally, thanks to his fifth season, Scott (137 GP - t6th most, 122 GS - 6th most, 3984 MIN - 9th most) will have a chance to set Maryland's games played record (141, Jake Layman, 2012-16), the games started record (136, Steve Blake, 1999-03), and minutes played record (4568, Greivis Vasquez, 2006-10).
Donta Scott continues to climb the all-time record lists for the Terps.
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