Terps Host Michigan State, Honor Lefty This Sunday On CBS

Maryland (11-7, 3-4 B1G) vs. Michigan State (11-7, 3-4 B1G)

January 21, 2024

XFINITY Center

12:00 p.m.

CBS

COLLEGE PARK, MD - After a split road trip in Illinois, Maryland returns home to host Michigan State on Sunday. The game will tip at 12 PM ET and will be televised nationally on CBS. 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 game will be an Ode To Lefty honoring Hall of Fame Head Coach Lefty Driesell throughout the day. Additionally, Maryland will wear a signature 'throwback' uniform representing some of the great Terp teams from the 1970s.

A Note From Coach Driesell

Dear Terp Fans,
While I won't be there physically at the game in College Park this Sunday, it is such an honor to be recognized for what our teams accomplished at Maryland. I will certainly be there with you in spirit as I always look back upon our time at Maryland with so much pride. Not just for the success we had on the court, but in seeing the development of the young men in our program. Maryland is such a special place and I thank you for all of the love you have given me and my family over the years.

Thank you and GO TERPS!
~Lefty

Lefty Driesell talking to the Terps during the upset of No. 2 South Carolina on January 9, 1971

Under Head Coach Lefty Driesell, Maryland reached eight NCAA Tournaments, won the 1972 NIT Championship title, won the 1984 ACC Tournament Championship, and posted a pair of ACC Regular Season titles.

Terps Host Spartans, Honor Lefty On Nationally Televised Broadcast

Maryland will have its first of four nationally televised games this season on Sunday as Michigan State visits the XFINITY Center. The Terps will wear a special throwback uniform to honor Hall of Fame head coach Lefty Driesell and the iconic teams of the 1970s.
Over the last two seasons, Maryland has the best home record in the Big Ten at 25-2 which includes a 9-1 mark this season. Nationally, the Terps are tied for fifth for the most home wins in that span.
Jahmir Young scored a game-high 36 points in Maryland's 72-69 loss at Northwestern on Wednesday night after it pulled off a 76-67 win at No. 10 Illinois last Sunday. The Terps had a shot to force overtime, but fell just short in the final seconds. Jordan Geronimo (12 pts), Donta Scott (11 pts), and Julian Reese (10 pts) were the Terps other high scorers.
Young leads Maryland with a 20.8 point per game average followed by Julian Reese who is averaging 13.6 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Donta Scott rounds out the top scorers with 10.7 points and has been hot behind the arc lately going 10-of-19 (.526) over the last four games.

The Terps will wear a special throwback uniform to honor Hall of Famer Lefty Driesell and the iconic teams of the 1970s.

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.
Jahmir Young has been playing at a different level over the last six games. The fifth-year guard has averaged 26.5 points in those games with two 30-point games (37 at UCLA, 36 at Northwestern). He also had 28 points in the win over No. 10 Illinois.
In his last four true road games, Young is averaging 30.3 points per game making him the second Big Ten player to do that since 1996-97. Purdue's Carsen Edwards also averaged over 30 in a four-game road span during the 2018-19 season. Only Dalton Knecht of Tennessee has do the same this season.
Young is also looking to become the first Terp since Greivis Vasquez in 2009-10 to average over 20 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists per game.Young currently averages 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists. Only five other Big Ten players since 1992-93 have averaged a similar stat line including Trayce Jackson-Davis (Indiana, 2022-23) and Michael Finley (Wisconsin, 1994-95).

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.

Forward Julian Reese (10) Maryland Men's Basketball during Basketball B1G Media Day at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Mackenzie Miles/Maryland Terrapins

Julian Reese has eight double doubles this year after going for 20 points and 11 rebounds at No. 10 Illinois.

Great Scott!

Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points last season. Through 18 games this year, he has 1,513 points and 792 rebounds closing in on becoming the 5th Terp all-time to post 1,500 points and 800 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 is now 19th all-time in scoring and needs 49 points to move past Greg Manning (1561, 1977-81) for 18th. He needs four more boards to pass Al Bunge (785, 2004-08) for No. 10 all-time.
Additionally, thanks to his fifth season, Scott (132 GS - T2nd most, 4284 MIN - 5th most) will have a chance to set Maryland's games started record (136, Steve Blake, 1999-03) and minutes played record (4568, Greivis Vasquez, 2006-10). He set the games played record (142) against Coppin State on Dec. 28.