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Photo by Brandon Vallance/Getty Images This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Former Maryland women’s basketball star Alyssa Thomas was named the WNBA’s western conference player of the week, the league announced Tuesday. The ENGINE was on fire during Week 7 Alyssa Thomas earned Western Conference Player of the Week … [Read more...] about MM 7.16: Former Maryland women’s basketball star Alyssa Thomas earns WNBA western conference player of the week

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics McCoy becomes the first Maryland player drafted under head coach Matt Swope. Former Maryland left-handed pitcher Kyle McCoy was selected Monday in the eighth round of the 2025 MLB draft by the Cincinnati Reds. McCoy was the standout arm in the Terps’ 2025 pitching carousel. After missing the 2024 season with an injury, he finished … [Read more...] about Former Maryland pitcher Kyle McCoy selected by Cincinnati Reds in 8th round of MLB draft

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Current Maryland field hockey defender Josie Hollamon and former midfielders Emma DeBerdine and Leah Crouse were named to the Team USA Pan American Cup’s traveling squad. Off to Uruguay ✈️ Special congratulations to Josie, Leah & Emma on being named to Team USA’s Pan American Cup squad. … [Read more...] about MM 7.15: Three Maryland field hockey players selected for 2025 Pan American Cup traveling squad

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics. This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. Former Maryland men’s basketball players Julian Reese and Derik Queen faced off Saturday in the NBA 2K26 Summer League. Reese’s Los Angeles Lakers prevailed over Queen’s New Orleans Pelicans, 94-81. In just eight minutes off the bench, Reese … [Read more...] about MM 7.14: Maryland men’s basketball alumni Reese and Queen duel in NBA Summer League

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news. By Rachel Lawrence Former Maryland men’s basketball star Derik Queen made his professional debut with the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA 2K26 Summer League game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. To open his NBA career, Queen achieved a double-double, logging 13 points and retrieving 10 … [Read more...] about MM 7.11: Maryland men’s basketball alum Derik Queen logs double-double in Summer League debut