COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Although it took a little longer than he would have preferred, Mark Turgeon has made Maryland basketball relevant again.
In his first three years after replacing esteemed coach Gary Williams, Turgeon failed to take the team to the NCAA Tournament. The Terrapins finally achieved that objective last season, going 28-7 and finishing second in the Big Ten before advancing to the round of 32.
That was merely a precursor to this season. Turgeon has a team loaded with talent and very capable of reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2002, when Maryland won its only national championship.