First-team all-conference selection Anthony Cowan Jr. isn't walking through that door. Nor is first-round NBA draft pick Jalen Smith.
Those two former Maryland Terrapins are long gone, and so too is the Big Ten championship contender the program was a season ago. The duo propelled Mark Turgeon’s team to a 24-7 overall record and tie for the conference regular season crown last year, turning it into an efficient bunch on both ends of the court that would have ended up as a top seed in the NCAA tournament if it had happened.
This year’s Maryland team – a group Ohio State will face at 9 p.