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Junior Guard
Greivis Vasquez
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Maryland welcomes back 10 of its top 12 players from last season's team that finished 19-15 and made the program's 15th straight postseason tournament appearance. Head coach and Maryland graduate Gary Williams enters the season with 604 career wins, 397 of which have come in 19 seasons at his alma mater. Terps ranked first in the ACC and fifth nationally last season with 224 blocked shots in 34 games (6.6. bpg), but graduated the rejection-leading tandem of James Gist (77 blocks) and Bambale Osby (69). Gist also ranked second on the team in scoring at 15.9 ppg, and Osby scored at an 11.9 clip. The big men also ranked 1-2 among Maryland rebounders. The Terps' 4-4 record in ACC road games tied for third-best in the conference.
Greivis Vasquez earned second-team All-ACC honors last season while averaging 17 points, 5.7 rebounds and an ACC-high 6.8 assists per game. Vasquez had five games in which he handed out at least 10 assists and also led the Terps in steals with 47. He was only Maryland player to start all 34 games and ranked second in the ACC in minutes played with 37 per contest.
Eric Hayes enters his third season as a steady presence in the Terps' backcourt. Hayes started 30 games last season, averaging 9.9 points per game and ranking second on the team in assists with 4.5. His assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.89 ranked fourth in the conference.
Junior Forward
Landon Milbourne
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Landon Milbourne came on as a sophomore, averaging 8.2 points and 3.5 rebounds while making 29 starts. He scored in double figures 14 times, including an 18-point performance in a win over Florida State.
Cliff Tucker was one of several Maryland players who showed flashes of potential as a freshman, making six starts and shooting .491 percent from the floor. He averaged 4.1 points per game.
Adrian Bowie worked his way into the Terps' rotation as a first-year player. Bowie wound up appearing in all 34 games and averaged 12.4 minutes per contest. He was one of eight Terps to average over 10 minutes of action per game.
Braxton Dupree provided frontcourt depth as a freshman, averaging 10.3 minutes per game and making eight starts. The 6-foot-8 native of nearby Baltimore blocked nine shots and averaged 2.5 points per game.
