Jbuchholz wrote:
Loyola V. Maryland game confirmed by Maryland’s Twitter for December 8th at the Royal Farms Arena.
That's big news. Glad to see this game happen. I like the fact that it's at a semi-neutral site about 32 miles from campus.
Maryland was 18-13 last season with a better non-con season than in conference. They were 10-3 in non-con games with a nice win over Butler, but they were 8-10 in the B1G. They might have made the NIT or better by winning one of their three close losses (4 points or less) to Indiana, Penn State, or Nebraska.
This year they're going to be as good or better, with 50.9% of their minutes returning. They've got a great point guard in Anthony Cowan (15.8 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 5.1 Ast as a redshirt sophomore last year), and they have 5-star center/forward Jalen Smith leading a top-10 recruiting class.
Interesting history for that arena. It was the site of the 1969 NBA All Star Game. I saw an indoor soccer game there in 1982-- it's near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards.