Thanks to a 9-0 start, the Maryland men's basketball team has a lot to be happy about, and some of the Terps' recent success can be tied to head coach Mark Turgeon's decision to go with a smaller lineup.
The tactic helped propel the Terps to an Orlando Invitational championship Nov. 28-Dec. 1 and, mostly recently, a win against Notre Dame in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge Dec. 4.
In crunch time against Harvard in the semifinals of the Orlando Invitational Nov. 29, Turgeon went with his best five -- Anthony Cowan, Eric Ayala, Aaron Wiggins, Darryl Morsell and Jalen Smith -- with the 6-foot-5 Morsell serving as the de facto power forward. Turgeon started this lineup against Marquette Dec. 1 and Notre Dame Dec. 4.
