Alex Len

Most college basketball coaches never like their teams to play an opponent that has just been blown out. As much as Maryland fans enjoyed seeing Duke get embarrassed at Miami on Wednesday night, I’m sure Mark Turgeon did not. It equaled the...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Can Pe’Shon Howard still be valuable to the Terps despite his shooting woes? Jeff Barker: It&...

Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. Mark Turgeon’s team had just recorded a win over a ranked team on Wednesday night, and yet the...

Maryland’s frontcourt experiment -- playing big guys Shaquille Cleare and Alex Len simultaneously -- appears to have worked well enough to be continued. Cleare was inserted into the starting lineup at center in the 51-50 win over N.C. State. Len...

If there was any question how eager Maryland and its fans were for a quality win, it was answered Wednesday night in the way Terps players leaped up and down and the fans rushed the court after a final-second, 51-50 victory over No. 14 North Carolina...

COLLEGE PARK — A few weeks ago, Tuesday night's game against Boston College at Comcast Center appeared to be a breather for the Maryland men's basketball team, the young and undersized Eagles wedged between road trips to North Carolina and Duke. It...

Mark Turgeon's first 19 months at Maryland had been without barely a ripple of discord, at least in public. The players -- even talented but troubled guard Terrell Stoglin last season -- seemed to take Turgeon's harshest criticism in stride. The media --...

Maryland’s 64-59 victory over Boston College was one of those occasionally difficult-to-watch games involving a team that seems to be struggling to grow up before our eyes. It’s not always pretty. It’s akin to parents watching teens make...

There's a generations-old adage in basketball that might go all the way back to the invention of the jump shot. If your outside shot is not falling, drive the ball to the basket with hopes of getting a layup, a dunk or even a couple of free throws....

As his team struggles to score points, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon acknowledged Monday that it might be just as important for the Terps to put the ball in the hands of sophomore swingman Dez Wells as it is feeding it inside to center Alex Len. With...

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,...

Welcome back to Morning Shootaround, a regular feature this season the day after Maryland basketball games. While we can't bring you into the Terps' locker room after games -- reporters haven't been allowed in there since the last couple of years under...