Maryland men’s basketball seemed as if it would be left without an opponent for nine days after COVID-19 issues within Nebraska’s program led to a cancellation of Saturday’s matchup.
Instead, Coach Turgeon and his staff acted quickly to add Division II Wingate. The matchup with the Bulldogs acts as a perfect bridge between Maryland’s last Big Ten game and its next one at Michigan on January 19 without potentially damaging the Terps’ résumé.
Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon said that with the team sitting at No. 35 in the NET and No.