Mark Turgeon

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said on Monday's ACC teleconference that at least one lineup change is being planned for Tuesday's home game against Boston College to counter the fact that the Eagles play as many as four guards at a time. As a result, Turgeon said he will likely move freshman Shaquille Cleare, who started the past two games in place of senior James Padgett back to the bench, and will use another perimeter player in the starting lineup. The 6-foot-9, 260-pound Cleare had played center, with 7-1 sophomore Alex Len moving from center to power forward.

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site. The whispers about Dion Wiley's talent began a year ago. And as last summer progressed, Wiley's name began popping up on top-100 lists everywhere. Now in the final stages of his junior season, Wiley's earned a reputation as one of the top shooting guards on the East Coast - and a spot high on Maryland's recruiting board.

Mark Turgeon and Bino Ranson were two of many college coaches in East Baltimore last night to see No. 1 St. Frances beat No. 2 Mount St. Joseph. The Maryland men's basketball head coach and assistant were courtside during the Panthers' 58-57 win, presumably to scout two players with Terps offers: St. Frances small forward Dwayne Morgan and Mount St. Joseph combo guard Phil Booth . Morgan was St. Frances' third-leading scorer (13 points) behind UNC-Greensboro signee Tevon Saddler (19 points)

If you were pitching Maryland basketball to recruits, what (and who?) would you emphasize most? That was the challenge facing coach Mark Turgeon, who is  giving his office a makeover that he hopes will appeal to recruits and other visitors. He wants displays that will imprint on the important guests. The basketball suite has plenty of wall space - - a veritable canvas for the coach. Here's what Turgeon chose to highlight: Maryland's basketball tradition and accomplishments, the school's membership in the “premier college basketball conference in the nation,” the Comcast Center and proximity to Washington and Baltimore, the ties to Under Armour and the coach's own lineage.

Freshman center Shaquille Cleare will get his second career start when the Terps take on Miami on Sunday night in Coral Gables, Fla. Maryland will employ Cleare in a big lineup with 7-footer Alex Len, coach Mark Turgeon said today. Len will play power forward with Cleare at center. "That's a big '4,' " Cleare said of Len. "It's going to be kind of scary. I think it's going to be a great lineup. " Regular starters Nick Faust and Dez Wells are also likely to open the game, and Turgeon said he's still deciding on his point guard.

Is Maryland's 11 th starting lineup THE ONE? Has the team found a winning combination? Mark Turgeon said today he was pleased with the group that began the Wake Forest victory on Saturday. “I like our starting lineup right now. It's a little bit older, so I like that.” Turgeon celebrated his birthday yesterday. He's 48 going on 107. Like “dog years,” basketball- coaching years aren't quite equivalent to regular time. The profession exacts a toll. I kid, of course.

Texas A&M introduced its new men's basketball coach, Billy Kennedy, on Monday. During the press conference, the former Murray State coach, who has made 13 stops in his 26 years on the college circuit, praised his predecessor, new Maryland coach Mark Turgeon. He then explained why the Texas A&M gig was his "dream job. " In doing so, he made an interesting reference to Turgeon. "This is a dream job for me. I don’t want to go anywhere," Kennedy told reporters, according to The Houston Chronicle . "There’s no Maryland, Kansas, Carolina, wherever.

At his introductory press conference last week, Maryland men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon revealed that he chatted with his predecessor, Gary Williams, before accepting the job offer from Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson. Now we have a better idea of what Williams told Turgeon. During an interview on ESPN 980-AM in D.C. on Tuesday, Williams was asked about what was discussed. “The big thing for him, I wanted him to make sure about Kevin Anderson, our athletic director, [that he knew]

It was interesting to hear Mark Turgeon talk about his team's final sequence in Wednesday's 51-50 win over No. 14 North Carolina State. After the game, Turgeon talked about how the Terps didn't run the play he called coming out of any timeouts. “We ran a play that was supposed to isolate the middle. Dez [Wells] was taking it in because I trusted him,” Turgeon said. “Pe'Shon [Howard] was supposed to be a decoy on the other side of halfcourt. It was more of an isolation play that never developed.” Howard ended up getting the ball when Seth Allen picked up his dribble.  Taking a friendly poke at the reporter who had asked why Wells wasn't more involved on the play, Turgeon said, “We won the game, you know that?

It'll be interesting to see how much of a contribution Pe'Shon Howard makes for the Maryland Terps tonight when he returns to the team for its game against Boston College up in Chestnut Hill. The junior point guard was suspended for the Terps' game against No. 2 Duke on Saturday at Comcast Center, apparently for violating team rules, although the specifics weren't spelled out. But coach Mark Turgeon talked him up yesterday, telling reporters the Terps are thrilled to have Howard back and that "we need a mature, confident Pe'Shon moving forward for us to finish strong.