Maryland men's basketball head coach Mark Turgeon expressed a sense of pride after Maryland beat Michigan State to close out the regular season March 4. Turgeon wasn't aware of the underwhelming results that were to come during postseason play, but his team had won 24 games -- including 11 away from Xfinity Center -- and put together a seven-game winning streak during Big Ten play in January.
"It's just been amazing. I think sometimes people just think you're supposed to win. You're not supposed to win," Turgeon said. "You've got to go out and get it done, and we went out and got it done 24 times, and 12 times in this league, and at least finished second [against] really good competition."
The Terps' season eventually ended with a thud thanks to losses to Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals March 10 and Xavier in the NCAA Tournament's first round March 16, but there were a variety of positive developments for Maryland this year beyond its win-loss record and its success on the road.
