College Basketball

Tuesday STATE MEN Coppin St. 77…UMBC 66 Loyola 58…Dartmouth 41 Morgan St. 97…Arkansas 94 Navy 87…Towson 70 Washington C. 75…Stevenson 58 Pitt.-Bradford 89…Frostburg 77 Cincinnati 69… 21 Maryland 57 STATE WOMEN Bucknell 67…Loyola 60 Colgate 56…Mt. St. Mary's 45 C. of Notre Dame at Stevenson…cncd Chris. Newport 77…St. Mary's 64 Franklin & Marshall 54…Washington C. 53 J.Hopkins 73…Ursinus 63 Long Island 81…UMES 71 Maryland 76…Samford 49 Muhlenberg 70…McDaniel 64 Navy 52…Delaware St. 43 UMBC 74…Towson 72 Today STATE MEN Niagara at Mt. St. Mary's…7 EA Sports Maui Invitational Maryland vs. Wisconsin…4:30

Harford Christian Academy boys basketball coach Richard Westerlund is leaving Maryland to take over as the head basketball coach at Crossroads College in Rochester, Minn. Westerlund, an Ellicott City native, guided HCA to a 24-6 record last season. Crossroads is an NAIA II school. "I believe the potential for growth and success is imminent, and I am committed to embracing this process as we look to become one of the premier Christian college basketball programs in the nation," Westerlund said in a news release .  

Records through Sunday; previous ranking in parentheses. 1. Kansas (3-0): The Jayhawks scored their fewest points in a win since 2000 when they eked out a 57-55 victory against Memphis. (1) 2. Michigan State (4-0): Reintroducing Delvon Roe. After a rough freshman season, he's showing his capabilities with consecutive double-doubles. (2) 3. Texas (2-0): The Longhorns can shoot from anywhere on the court (55 percent), except the free-throw line (59.6 percent)

As a senior at Queen Anne's County High last year, Damonte Dodd dominated small-school competition as the Eastern Shore's first Division I basketball recruit in years. As a post-grad player in Woodstock, Va., this winter, the Maryland-bound big man was one of five high-major recruits in Massanutten Military Academy's starting lineup. Going from an unquestioned go-to guy in high school to a secondary option on a loaded prep school team was a smooth transition for the future Terp, according to Massanutten coach Chad Myers.

Questions abound for several in-state Division I college basketball team as their regular-season schedules begin Friday. Loyola returns most of its core playing group and faces the pressure of repeating as MAAC champions. Can the Greyhounds make it two NCAA tournament appearances in a row? Towson and Navy, meanwhile, are starting from the bottom. Ed DeChellis' Midshipmen are mired in a 22-game losing streak, while Pat Skerry's Tigers struggled through a 1-31 season a year ago. Two first-year coaches - UMBC's Aki Thomas and Mount St. Mary's Jamion Christian - will be tasked with starting the rebuilding processes in Catonsville and Emmittsburg, respectively.

The number 12 Consecutive home-court victories by Maryland against ACC opponents. He said it "It's an inferno. It's a piranha fish feeding frenzy." Pete Gillen, Virginia coach, on playing at Duke.

It stands to reason that every die-hard Maryland basketball fan of a certain age remembers where they were 10 years ago Friday. In the first game of their NCAA tournament title defense, the Terps trailed UNC-Wilmington 73-72 in a first-round game in Nashville. Senior guard Drew Nicholas took the inbounds pass, raced up the court and launched a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to give Maryland a 75-73 win. Does it really feel like that unforgettable NCAA tournament moment happened 10 years ago?

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Feb. 11, 1987: The Orioles sign free-agent Ray Knight, a third baseman who becomes the first player to change teams after winning the World Series Most Valuable Player award. Knight, 34, who is coming off a banner year with the New York Mets, gets $500,000. He plays one season here, hits .256 and is traded. Feb. 11, 1978: Maryland upsets No. 2 North Carolina State, 89-82, to win the inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball tournament. Tara Heiss scores 30 points to lead the No. 7 Terps , who avenge an earlier loss to the Wolfpack.

Institute of Notre Dame girls basketball coach Jerry Hahn isn't feeling too emotional heading into Friday night's 47th annual rivalry game against Mercy - at least not yet. It could be a different story after the game. For the third and final time, Hahn will coach his daughter, Jen, in "The Game," the showdown that regularly draws at least 4,000 fans to the Towson Center. For the Hahns, "The Game" is as much family tradition as IND tradition. Wife and mother Karen Hahn also played in "The Game" for IND in 1986, coached by her future husband.

No. 8 Maryland @No. 15 North Carolina Tonight, 7 Online: ESPN3.com Radio: 1300AM Women's college basketball Terps add volleyball player Adams to roster The No. 8 Maryland women's basketball team announced Wednesday that it will welcome volleyball player Caitlin Adams to its roster, effective immediately. Adams, a 6-foot-3 forward from Leawood, Kan., played for the Terps' volleyball team the past two seasons after transferring from Texas A&M. Adams played for her high school and Amateur Athletic Union teams in Kansas City before focusing on volleyball.

- In recent days, members of the Maryland men's basketball team have been absorbed with final exams, writing papers and - perhaps - allowing themselves to think ahead to holiday gifts and an upcoming break. Their coach, Mark Turgeon, has been contemplating all the distractions that make this such a difficult time of year to coach. It's not that Turgeon is some sort of holiday grinch. The coach is giving his players - who just completed eight days of finals - four days off around Christmas to recharge.