Colleges

COLUMN | Julian Reese, Bub Carrington and Cam Whitmore grew up in the same basketball circles. Now their NBA dreams have become a reality — together.

A viral third-quarter exchange between Maryland basketball coach Brenda Frese and star guard Oluchi Okananwa has ignited a discussion about race, gender and the dynamics of coaching.

Elina Aarnisalo had 21 points, Lanie Grant scored 20 and North Carolina used a strong fourth quarter to beat Maryland in Chapel Hill.

Maryland (24-8) and North Carolina (27-7) meet Sunday in the Fort Worth Region 1’s second round with a berth in the regional semifinals at stake.

Redshirt freshman Kyndal Walker scored a career-high 20 points and had plenty of help as Maryland defeated Murray State 99-67 in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.

The best thing that ever happened to Oluchi Okananwa’s basketball career was the worst thing that ever happened to her gymnastics career: She grew up.

On Thursday, Yannis Charles and Eugene Harney will make history as the first NCAA qualifiers in Morgan State’s Division I era, after the program had been on a hiatus for over two decades.

Jah’Likah King led UMBC with 19 points, DJ Armstrong Jr. had 17 and Caden Diggs scored 15.

Players on UMBC’s current roster were in elementary or middle school in 2018 when the No. 16 Retrievers upset No. 1 Virginia. On campus, that history is hard to avoid.

Maryland advanced to the Sweet 16 last season as a No. 4 seed with a dramatic double-overtime win over Alabama in College Park.

Eight years after its historic March Madness moment, the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, again is preparing to take aim at the nation’s brackets.

The UMBC Retrievers are headed to the NCAA tournament after knocking off the Vermont Catamounts in the America East men's championship game Saturday.

Darius Adams led the No. 17-seeded Terrapins (12-21) with 14 points. Isaiah Watts made four 3s for his 12 points, and David Coit also scored 12 points.

The Terrapins (11-20, 4-16 Big Ten) have had a desultory season under first-year coach Buzz Williams, losing 20 games for the first time since 1988-89.

Maryland (23-8) will await a likely bid to the NCAA tournament.

U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin held that Brock Murtha, 23, of West Sayville, New York, was unlikely to prevail in court.

Andre Mills scored 14 points and Elijah Saunders 11 for Maryland (11-19, 4-15).

Rutgers won 68-57 at home against Maryland in the other meeting this season.