Maryland basketball seniors Ivan Bender and Andrew Terrell still vividly remember walking onto Gary Williams Court at the Xfinity Center for the first time.
When Bender first came to the program in 2015, he got goosebumps when he first stepped onto the court. During that redshirt season, he never got to play, but every time he let his feet touch the plywood he would once again get goosebumps.
“I can’t wait for next season when I dress, when I go out there and warm-up,” Bender would think to himself.
Terrell didn’t know much about Maryland when he joined the program as a walk-on from Indiana, but he still remembers walking into the gym for the first time and being completely stunned by the almost 18,000-person arena.