‘There’s not many people like him’

The end came sooner than expected.

With the flick of the wrist, Maryland basketball’s season was over, and Bruno Fernando was on the clock to make a decision about his future.

After a technical foul call on head coach Mark Turgeon with 16 minutes left, Maryland battled back from down 15 against LSU in the Round of 32. The Terps led by as many as three, but needed a late corner triple from Jalen Smith to knot the game at 67. With 19 seconds left, LSU’s Tremont Waters milked the clock, then slithered his way to the basket for a layup with 1.6 seconds left. Ballgame.

After the buzzer-beater, the Terps’ locker room was devastated and every player looked like they had either just finished crying or…