Big Ten Tournament Begins Wednesday As Terps Face Rutgers

Maryland (15-16, 7-13 B1G) vs. Rutgers (15-16, 7-13 B1G)

March 13, 2024

Target Center

6:30 p.m.

Peacock

COLLEGE PARK, MD - Maryland opens the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday evening against No. 13 seed Rutgers at the Target Center. The game will tip at 6:30 PM and will be streamed on Peacock. 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.

Jahmir Young leads Maryland with 20.8 points per game, third best in the Big Ten and 22nd nationally, followed by Julian Reese (13.9 points, 9.7 rebounds). Donta Scott rounds out the top scorers with 11.3 points per game.

Terps Open Big Ten Tournament Against Rutgers

The Terps enter the Big Ten Tournament having lost three straight, but did split the series with Rutgers including a 64-46 win in Piscataway just over two weeks ago. For five of the six teams on Maryland's side of the bracket, the Terps lost by an average of four points to each with the exception of a 14-point loss to then No. 1 ranked Purdue in the only meeting of the season between the two teams.
This will be the first ever meeting between Rutgers and Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament. The Scarlet Knights claimed a 56-53 win over the Terps in the first meeting of the year before Maryland picked up a 17-point road win to split the series.
If the Terps advance to the second round, they will face Wisconsin which held on for a four-point win in Madison on Feb. 20 where Maryland erased a double-figure deficit to trail by just two late in regulation.
The quarterfinal round would present a match-up between Maryland and Northwestern for the third meeting of the season. The Wildcats hung on for a three-point win in Evanston before pulling away late for a seven-point win at the XFINITY Center in the re-match. Maryland cut an 11-point lead in the final five minutes to just three with 2:10 remaining before the Wildcats converted free throws down the stretch to seal a 68-61 win.

Jordan Geronimo had 11 points and 11 rebounds in the last meeting against Rutgers.

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 became just the sixth NCAA player since 2006 to post 1,000 points at two different institutions after scoring 16 points against Rutgers.
Young has also become the fifth Maryland player to score 1,000 points in just two seasons, joining Joe Smith (1,290), Tom McMillen (1,283), Melo Trimble (1,102) and Terrell Stroglin (1,066).
Young is the third-fastest Terp to score 1,000 career points, having done so in 57 games when he reached the mark against Rutgers.
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 4.9 rebounds and 4.2 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 a career-best 15 double-doubles this year. His 22 are the fourth most for a Terp career dating back to 2010-11.

Great Scott!

Donta Scott became the 59th player in program history to reach 1,000 points last season. Through 31 games this year, he has 1,670 points and 851 rebounds becoming the 5th Terp all-time to post 1,500 points and 800 rebounds.
Scott joins Lonny Baxter (1,858 & 998), Tom McMillen (1,807 & 859), Keith Booth (1,776 & 916) and Terence Morris (1,733 & 925) in this elite group of Terps.
Scott is now 14th all-time in scoring and needs 35 points to move past Walt Williams (1704, 1988-92) for 14th. He needs nine more boards to pass Tom McMillen (859, 1971-74) for No. 8 all-time.
Additionally, thanks to his fifth season, Scott has set the games played (160), games started (144), and minutes played (4,720) records surpassing Juan Dixon/Jake Layman (141), Steve Blake (136), and Greivis Vasquez (4568), respectively.