University of Maryland Athletics

2026 Spring Men's Basketball Roster

Kevin Snyder/Maryland Terrapins
Kevin Snyder/Maryland Terrapins

11 George Turkson, Jr.

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 220
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Position G/F
  • Major Letters and Sciences
  • Hometown Lowell, MA
  • High School Bradford Christian Academy
  • Prev School Texas A&M
  • Instagram georgeturksonjr
  • Twitter GeorgeTurksonJr

Biography


 

2025-26 (Redshirt Freshman at Maryland):
Played in 23 games with five starts averaging 11.5 minutes per game … Averaged 1.3 points and 2.0 rebounds per game … Also posted five blocks and four assists on the year … Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Coppin State (11/3) where he had five rebounds and one assist ... Scored his first collegiate points in the win over Alcorn State (11/11) going 3-of-4 at the free throw line ... Since the Alcorn State game, has missed time due to injury ... Scored a season-high eight points while adding four rebounds against No. 2 Michigan (12/13) - went 4-of-6 from the floor for his first collegiate field goals ... Missed the Iowa (2/11) game due to injury.

2024-25 (Freshman at Texas A&M):
Redshirted his true freshman season at Texas A&M.

High School
Consensus National Top 100 prospect … Averaged a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for Bradford Christian Academy in 2022-2023 … New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) All-League … Has scored 768 varsity points heading into his last season at Bradford Christian … adidas All-American Camp Selection … Selected as one of top 2024 forwards in adidas 3SSB by 247Sports.com … 4-star prospect ranked No. 91 nationally and No. 18 among power forwards by the 247Sports Composite … 4-star prospect ranked No. 90 in the ESPN100 … rated the No. 16 power forward prospect in the nation … 4-star prospect ranked No. 85 nationally and No. 25 among small forwards by Rivals.com … 4-star prospect ranked No. 96 nationally and No. 15 among power forwards by On3. … Competes for the Mass Rivals AAU program on the 3SSB Adidas Circuit … Chose Texas A&M over Northwestern and UMass.

Personal
Parents: Juliana and George Turkson ... Mark W. Olson Endowed Scholarship for Men’s Basketball recipient.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2025-26Redshirt Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2026-27Redshirt Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'7" 220 lbs
    11