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Men's Hoops Rematch Set With Rutgers For Sunday Matinee

Maryland (11-17, 4-13 B1G) vs. Rutgers (11-17, 4-13 B1G)
March 1, 2026
12:00 PM
XFINITY Center
FS1

COLLEGE PARK, MD --  Looking to split the season series, the Maryland men's basketball team hosts Rutgers on Sunday afternoon at XFINITY Center. The game will tip at 12:00 PM and will be televised on FS1. Legendary Voice of the Terps Johnny Holliday will call the action for the Maryland Sports Radio Network alongside Chris Knoche and Walt Williams.
 
Maryland is 16-9 all-time against Rutgers with a 7-4 mark against the Scarlet Knights in College Park.

Rutgers won the earlier meeting this year, 68-57, at Jersey Mike's Arena. Darius Adams had 13 points, Diggy Coit had 12, and Solomon Washington had a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

The game will feature several promotions and the Terps will wear their limited edition Script Shift Uniforms. Help us celebrate Dr. Seuss's 122nd birthday with in-game contests and videoboard assets that will make this themed game come to life, including a Lorax look-alike contest and a Green Eggs and Slam Dunk Contest (children's dunk contest).

Additionally, the first 500 students in attendance will receive an exclusive Under Armour Script Shift iridescent hat!
#MillsMafia
  • Andre Mills  has been on a tear of late averaging 22.4 points in the last five games thanks to 48.7 percent shooting from the floor and 44.4 percent from beyond the arc (16-of-36). In the last 10 games, the redshirt freshman has averaged a team-best 17.4 points per game shooting 48.8 percent (59-of-121) overall and 43.9 percent (22-of-57) from deep. That stretch was highlighted by his career-high 39 points at Northwestern.
  • Mills logged the sixth game this season with 30 or more points by a Terp, joining David Coit, who has four and Pharrel Payne, who had one earlier in the year. 
  • Mills' 39 points tied as the most by a Maryland freshman since Diamond Stone scored 39 against Penn State in 2015 (which is the most by any Terp freshman) and was just the fourth time a Terp freshman has surpassed 30 points in a game since 1994. Mills scored over half of Maryland's points at Northwestern and tied for 10th-most in a game by any Terp in program history.
  • He was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week with his 39 point game at Northwestern followed by a 21-point outing in the win over Washington where he scored all seven of Maryland's points in the final moments.
Andre Mills celebrating against Washington
Diggy, Diggy, Diggy Can't You See ...
  • Diggy Coit has proven to be a walking bucket or as head coach Buzz Williams has said - "put up videogame numbers." Twice this season, he has scored 40-or-more points including a career-high and XFINITY Center all-time record 43 points against Penn State. That total was just one shy of matching Ernie Graham's 44 points against NC State in 1978 as the program's single-game scoring record.
  • Coit also scored 41 against Mount St. Mary's this season. He is only the second player in program history to score 40-or-more points in a season alongside Gene Shue (1952-53).
  • As part of his 43 points against Penn State, Coit also tied the program and XFINITY Center records for single-game three pointers (alongside Mike Jones vs. UMKC, 12/13/06). His 15 three-point field goal attempts against Penn State tied Maryland's single-game record alongside Greivis Vasquez who was in attendance.
  • Among active NCAA players, Coit is just the third to have multiple 40-point games joining Treysen Eaglestaff (2) of North Dakota and Dior Johnson (2) of Tarleton State. He is the only Big Ten player to have multiple 40-point games.
  • Since 1996-97, he is one of 14 major conference players to have multiple 40 point games in a single season and the first since 2019-20.
  • Coit is the first Big Ten player since Purdue's Carsen Edwards (3 in 2018-19) with multiple 40-point games in a season.
     
Diggy Coit Celebration after Penn State
Solo Making An Impact
  • After missing the first eight games of the season due to injury, Solomon Washington has given a veteran presence to the line-up since his return at the start of December. The senior is averaging 10.4 points and 9.5 rebounds in his 20 games played.
  • Washington made his Maryland debut on Dec. 2 against Wagner where he had 10 points and six rebounds.
  • He had his first double-double as a Terp with 13 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Old Dominion. That marked the second straight game he had double-figure rebounds (12 vs. Virginia).
  • Washington produced three-straight double-doubles in the games against Rutgers, Northwestern, and Washington with 11 points and 14 rebounds in each.
  • Washington is looking to average a double-double for a season for the 23rd time in program history dating back to 1954-55.
Solomon Washington
Promotions
  • The promotions start early and often for Maryland basketball so don't miss out on the excitement! Current ticket promotions include Sunday Shoutouts package which includes tickets and a videoboard message!
  • Notable remaining games include the Checker Flag Game against Illinois (Mar. 8) which will also be Senior Day and Military Caregiver Appreciation Day. 
  • Full promotions and exclusive ticket deals can be found here.
XFINITY Center Crowd Shot
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Players Mentioned

Pharrel Payne

#21 Pharrel Payne

F/C
6' 9"
Senior
Solomon Washington

#9 Solomon Washington

F
6' 7"
Senior
Andre Mills

#7 Andre Mills

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
David Coit

#8 David Coit

G
5' 11"
Graduate Student
Darius Adams

#1 Darius Adams

G
6' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Pharrel Payne

#21 Pharrel Payne

6' 9"
Senior
F/C
Solomon Washington

#9 Solomon Washington

6' 7"
Senior
F
Andre Mills

#7 Andre Mills

6' 4"
Redshirt Freshman
G
David Coit

#8 David Coit

5' 11"
Graduate Student
G
Darius Adams

#1 Darius Adams

6' 5"
Freshman
G