University of Maryland Terps

According to a copy of the contract obtained by The Baltimore Sun through a public records request, Turgeon will receive an annual base salary of $750,000 — but the actual value of the deal is worth roughly $17 million over the next five years.

A pair of former Maryland players in graduate student attacker Nikki Sliwak and graduate student defender Natalie Miller and Boston College transfer and sophomore defensive midfielder Olivia Malamphy have helped the Tigers open with a 6-2 record.

Maryland men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season, the school announced Wednesday night.

In several “way-too-early” Top 25 rankings released this week, the Terps are closer to the top 10 — and in some cases, the top five — than might be expected.

Washington hired Tina Langley as its new women’s basketball coach Monday, giving one of the top coaches in Conference USA over the past six seasons her first shot at leading a Power Five program.

Maryland senior guard Darryl Morsell announced Monday that he is entering the transfer portal and declaring for the NBA draft, but will consider all options, including returning to the Terps for the 2021-22 season.

Incoming transfer Fatts Russell said he wanted to “be a part of something special” at Maryland. If the right developments shake out over the coming months, such talk could be routine around College Park by fall.

Russell, a Philadelphia native who played high school basketball at Imhotep Charter with Maryland sophomore forward Donta Scott, averaged 14.7 points and 4.5 assists this past season as he was named third-team All-Atlantic 10.

Wahab, a three-star recruit from the Class of 2019, is originally from Lagos, Nigeria, but has ties to the DMV region, playing high school basketball at Flint Hill in Virginia. He will have three years of eligibility remaining, as the NCAA extended an extra year of eligibility for all winter-sports athletes.

Committed to play lacrosse and football at Maryland, McDonogh senior Dante Trader Jr. is prepared to compete at a level few can match.

Marial, a 7-foot-2 South Sudan native, appeared in 30 games, averaging 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 5.9 minutes.

Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese was named National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press on Wednesday.