MM 4.18: Maryland’s Jakia Brown-Turner signs with Washington Mystics

This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

By Ryan Sprague

Former Maryland women’s basketball guard Jakia Brown-Turner signed a training camp contract with the Washington Mystics on Wednesday.

Hailing from Oxon Hill, Md., Brown-Turner returned to her home state for a graduate year after four seasons at NC State. As a starter for Maryland, she averaged 13.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, earning a selection to the All-Big Ten second team. It was her second all-conference honor, her first coming in 2021, when she was also an all-American honorable mention.

The 6-foot guard made a major impact with the Terps, leading the team in rebounds and finishing second in points. She tallied six double-doubles on the season.

Brown-Turner joins former Terp Shatori Walker-Kimbrough on the Mystics training camp roster, one of five other former Maryland players in the WNBA.

The Mystics begin training camp on April 28, with their first preseason game scheduled for May 4 against the Atlanta Dream.

In other news

Maryland women’s basketball earned its first transfer commitment of the offseason, receiving a pledge from Rutgers guard Kaylene Smikle.

No. 8 Maryland women’s lacrosse beat No. 17 Princeton, 16-12. Earlier in the day, midfielder Kori Edmondson joined the Under The Shell Podcast.

Terps men’s basketball recruits Derik Queen and Malachi Palmer officially signed their letters of intent.

Maryland softball blew out UMBC, 14-1.