After his team took the floor for a quick 10-minute scrimmage during Saturday night’s “Magic Maryland Madness” at Xfinity Center, Mark Turgeon sat at the end of the bench and relaxed. The coaching will come later. Earlier in the night he had snuck to half-court under the cover of darkness to play along with the event’s circus appeal, but Turgeon soon turned serious when speaking to thousands of giddy fans in the stands.
“When I took the job on May 10th, [2011], a long time ago, this is what I envisioned for Maryland basketball,” Turgeon said, eventually thanking the crowd for helping the program sell out season-ticket packages earlier this year.