This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.
Maryland men’s basketball earned a commitment from forward George Turkson Jr., who redshirted his freshman season with Texas A&M, he announced on his Instagram on Thursday. He is the fourth former Texas A&M transfer to follow head coach Buzz Williams to College Park.
Turkson, listed at 6-foot-7 and 220-pound, hails from Massachusetts and averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game in high school with Bradford Christian Academy. He was a three-time All-New England Preparatory School Athletic Council selection, leading Bradford to a NEPSAC AA championship.
Turkson was a three-star prospect who was ranked No. 124 nationally in the class of 2024, according to 247 Sports.
In other news
Maryland baseball hosts No. 15 Oregon this weekend. Christian Andriolas wrote the preview.
Maryland softball hosts Iowa this weekend. Friday’s scheduled game was moved to a Saturday doubleheader due to inclement weather.
Schedule Update
Due to expected weather, Friday’s game vs. Iowa has been moved to Saturday. We will now play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 3 PM, with game 2 beginning approx. 30 minutes after game 1 ends.
Sunday’s game remains at noon. pic.twitter.com/i0PQTidIiv
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) April 10, 2025
Maryland women’s basketball’s Bri McDaniel was named the Maryland Athletics Rehab Terp of the Month on Thursday.
Congrats to Bri McDaniel, the Maryland Athletics Rehab Terp of the Month! #faMily pic.twitter.com/cL2mJ0uqOm
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) April 10, 2025
Maryland men’s golf’s Yang Kuang was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Week on Thursday.
Congrats to Yang Kuang, the Big Ten Golfer of the Week! pic.twitter.com/gpsdloKSkV
— Maryland Men’s Golf (@TerpsMGolf) April 10, 2025