MM 5.6: Maryland women’s basketball nabs Virginia transfer Mir McLean

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

Maryland women’s basketball filled its final open roster spot on Friday, grabbing Virginia guard/forward Mir McLean from the transfer portal.

The 5-foot-11 junior did not play during the 2023-24 season due to injury. However, she was exceptional in her 26 games played with the Cavaliers, posting 11.8 points and 9 rebounds per game. She also recorded seven triple-doubles.

Prior to her time at Virginia, McLean spent her freshman and part of her sophomore campaign at UConn. She never blossomed into much more than a bench piece with the Huskies, averaging just under three points per game in 24 contests her freshman year.

McLean, a Baltimore native, was a McDonald’s All-American and the No. 25 ranked recruit in her class.

“It’s fitting that the final piece to our recruiting is a local star in Mir McLean,” head coach Brenda Frese said. “I shared with Mir that I made a huge mistake not recruiting her the first time around in high school. I wasn’t going to let that happen a second time.”

In other news

Maryland men’s lacrosse drew the No. 7 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will host Princeton in the first round. Max Schaeffer had the story.

Maryland women’s lacrosse earned the No. 4 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament and will take on Robert Morris in the first round. Jon Iacovacci had the story.

Maryland baseball captured another weekend series at Rutgers. Ben Messinger recapped Friday’s game and Saturday’s doubleheader.

Maryland softball will travel to Iowa City, Ioaw to take on Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Maryland Track & Field wrapped up its regular season Friday night.

Maryland wrestling handed out its end-of-season awards Saturday night.