College Basketball

Jermaine Woods had been Coppin State’s associate head coach for two seasons and succeeds Laura Harper, who was hired away by Towson last month.

Towson women's basketball forward Allie Kubek has transferred to Maryland, becoming the program's sixth addition in the past month. Meanwhile, Terps men's basketball guard Eric Ayala has declared for the NBA draft.

Mount St. Mary’s announced Monday that it has accepted an invitation to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in all league-sponsored sports effective July 1. The Mountaineers have been a member of the Northeast Conference for 33 years.

Sekou Sylla led Nova Southeastern to the program’s first Sunshine State Conference tournament title during the 2021-22 season, shooting 57.8% from the field while averaging 22.4 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

In two years at Coppin State, Laura Harper led the Eagles to their first winning season since 2013-14 and was named the MEAC’s Coach of the Year. At Towson, she will be tasked with continuing the success that Diane Richardson had grown during her five-year tenure before leaving earlier in the month for Temple.

Maryland women's basketball picked up its fourth addition this week, as the Terps signed Princeton guard Abby Meyers.

The WNBA draft could offer a Baltimore flavor with Delaware shooting guard Jasmine Dickey (Catonsville), Temple small forward Mia Davis (St. Frances) and Michigan State point guard Nia Clouden (St. Frances) projected as potential picks in the three-round draft.

Towson athletic director Dr. Steven Eigenbrot said Diane Richardson’s successful five-year run has made the Tigers women’s basketball program an appealing destination for the head coaching vacancy.

Villanova-bound Cam Whitmore, the 2021 Baltimore Catholic League MVP from Archbishop Spalding, had 19 points in the McDonalds All American Game on Tuesday night in Chicago.

Maryland men’s basketball announced Monday that former Rhode Island David Cox will join Kevin Willard’s coaching staff as an assistant.

Towson women’s basketball fell in the first round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament to visiting Old Dominion, 72-66, on Friday night, ending one of the best seasons in program history.

The Mount nearly erased all of a 22-point deficit, trailing by just four points with 12 seconds to play, but it wasn’t enough.

With Maryland and Georgetown limping to disappointing seasons and UMBC, Navy and Coppin State falling short in their conference title games, there is a distinct lack of local flavor during this year's March Madness.

Dallas Walton scored 17 points as Wake Forest men’s basketball defeated visiting Towson, 74-64, in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament on Wednesday night.

Towson will travel to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for a first-round matchup with host and No. 2 seed Wake Forest on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Maryland women’s basketball was named a No. 4 seed and will play No. 13 seed Delaware in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Center on Friday.

Mount St. Mary’s captured its second straight conference tournament crown and fifth overall while becoming the first team to win back-to-back NEC titles since Robert Morris in 2016 and 2017.

Tyi Skinner hit two free throws with four-tenths of a second left to lift Delaware women’s basketball over Towson, 56-55, in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Tired legs and a relentless Norfolk State offense contributed to Coppin State’s inability to capture its fifth MEAC tournament championship and first since 2008.

An offense that had averaged 74.7 points this season was noticeably absent as UMBC’s loss was the worst in a conference championship since 1989, according to ESPN.

No. 7 seed Coppin State, coached by former Maryland and Calvert Hall star Juan Dixon, has a chance to reach the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2008 when it faces top seed Norfolk State in the championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday.