When the NCAA Tournament bracket was revealed on March 14, Maryland men’s basketball players noticed one thing in particular right off the bat: A second round matchup with Alabama was looming.
Forward Galin Smith spent his first three seasons of college basketball with the Crimson Tide, and if the Terrapins could fight their way past Connecticut, he would get to face his former team.
“I think he called some of his guys like, ‘Yeah, it’s up. We’re gonna be there,’” Maryland guard Darryl Morsell said. “So he told them just make sure they there, because, you know, as you see in the tournament anybody can win.