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Former Maryland center Bruno Fernando will sign a three-year guaranteed contract with the Atlanta Hawks, who traded three draft choices to get him.

By Don Markus

Jul 7, 2019

Former Maryland forward Jake Layman will sign a three-year, $11.5 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, ESPN reported Wednesday night.

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was named the NBA Cares Community Assist Award winner at the league’s annual award show Monday night.

Former Maryland center Bruno Fernando's name can be found all over the various mock drafts, from a top-10 pick to middle of second round.

By Don Markus

Jun 13, 2019

Denver president of basketball operations Tim Connelly decided to stay with the Nuggets instead of possibly bolting for Washington.

Shooting guard Will Barton is one of a few members of the Denver Nuggets' roster, coaching staff and front office with roots in Baltimore.

By Don Markus

Apr 16, 2019

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After Houston Rockets stars James Harden and Chris Paul fouled out in Thursday’s 111-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA official with a long, controversial history was in their crosshairs. That official: Scott Foster, a Maryland native and University of Maryland graduate.

By Jonas Shaffer

Feb 22, 2019

After spending most of his first two NBA seasons buried on the bench with the Portland Trail Blazers, former Maryland standout Jake Layman has found his role as a key reserve and sometimes starter for one of the Western Conference's top teams.

By Don Markus

Jan 25, 2019

Former UMBC star and DeMatha standout Jairus Lyles signed with the Utah Jazz on Thursday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

UMBC guard Jairus Lyles played in the Utah Jazz's summer league, hitting 3-pointers off the bench.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 12, 2018

Coming off a career-best season, Baltimore native Will Barton looks forward to a leadership role and playing LeBron James in the 2018-19 NBA season.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 5, 2018

Two years after leaving a close-knit community in upstate New York for Maryland, Kevin Huerter will watch his NBA future unfold with family, friends and neighbors at a draft viewing party.

By Don Markus

Jun 21, 2018

One day out, it seems like Maryland guard Kevin Huerter will end up as a mid-to-late first-round pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. Forward Justin Jackson, who struggled last season due to injury, is likely to be a second round pick.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 20, 2018

Maryland guard Kevin Huerter became a hot item during workouts this spring — will he become a Laker, Timberwolf or fall to someone else?

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 19, 2018

Kevin Huerter’s decision to leave the Terps ends an anxious and bittersweet few days of waiting for Terps fans.

Freshman center Bruno Fernando will return for his sophomore year after putting his name into the NBA draft but not signing with an agent.

By Don Markus

May 28, 2018

Maryland sophomore guard Kevin Huerter is now being mentioned on several mock drafts as a late first-round draft pick in June.

By Don Markus

May 24, 2018

Melo Trimble's first trip back for a game in College Park comes less than a year after his game-winning 3-pointer beat Michigan State.

By Don Markus

Feb 17, 2018

Observations and opinions from Maryland;'s 80-75 loss to Purdue in Big Ten opener

By Don Markus

Dec 2, 2017

Washington Wizards All-Star point guard John Wall had an MRI exam on his sore left knee Friday, reports Chase Hughes of NBC Sports Washington.

Carmelo Anthony ejected for flagrant foul, 'unnatural' basketball move

Former Orioles draft pick Pat Connaughton scored a career-high 24 points in Portland's season opener on Wednesday

By Eduardo A. Encina

Oct 20, 2017

He chose the Gators over Michigan, Ohio State, Providence and Xavier.

By Jonas Shaffer

Oct 3, 2017

Orioles will have to continue to wait on Pat Connaughton after he was guaranteed a NBA contract for next season.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Aug 31, 2017

Hoop dreams often incubate in dim, cramped gyms, much like the one at the Mount Royal Rec Center.

Except for Jake Layman and Diamond Stone, former Maryland players will likely wind up in G-League or going overseas

By Don Markus

Jul 18, 2017

Despite cold shooting spells, former Terp Jake Layman has a solid summer league performance for Trail Blazers.

By Don Markus

Jul 18, 2017

After playing last season in Italy, former Terp Robert Carter Jr. trying out for Denver Nuggets

By Don Markus

Jul 8, 2017

Former Orioles draft pick and minor-leaguer Pat Connaughton will start at shooting guard for the Portland Trail Blazers' summer-league team.

After his best NBA season, Otto Porter Jr. has a big offer to join the Brooklyn Nets. But it appears he'll be staying in Washington. Porter has agreed to sign

Former Orioles draftee Pat Connaughton seems to be reconsidering his future, and they'd love for him to come back to baseball.

By Jon Meoli

May 22, 2017

The lead was long gone, the comeback was short-lived and the Maryland men’s basketball season was about to end.

By Don Markus

Mar 17, 2017

Perhaps major league-ready, Orioles' Trey Mancini in fight for Opening Day roster spot

By Eduardo A. Encina

Mar 4, 2017

Connaughton still spends most game nights in the NBA biding his time

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 16, 2017

For the first three games of his rookie season, and the first 40 minutes of the fourth, Jake Layman was no more than a paid spectator. That changed Tuesday.

By Don Markus

Nov 2, 2016

Former Maryland forward Jake Layman has signed a three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.

By Don Markus

Jul 6, 2016

Todd Ramasar, the agent for Robert Carter Jr., said he believes the Golden State Warriors could be the perfect landing spot for the former Maryland forward.

By Don Markus

Jun 25, 2016

Diamond Stone did not have a going-away party at Maryland after his freshman year, as Jake Layman and three others did in March on Senior Night.

By Don Markus

Jun 23, 2016

Pat Connaughton working out at Orioles extended spring training this week

By Eduardo A. Encina

May 23, 2016

"You can't talk to him. He's never wrong," one player said of Foster.

By Jonas Shaffer

May 10, 2016

Maryland point guard Melo Trimble said shooting 3-for-10 from the field and hitting seven of eight free throws against the Wolverines to help break the team¿s first two-game losing streak since before the 6-foot-3 sophomore arrived in College Park has taken him out of his mental funk.

By Don Markus

Feb 23, 2016

Here¿s a full transcript of what Connaughton had to say about being an NBA rookie, pitching for the Orioles, balancing the two sports and more.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 19, 2016

Former Orioles draft-pick Pat Connaughton is following his dream of playing in the NBA, nearly three months into a rookie season with the Portland Trail Blazers that has seen little playing time, but in his eyes, plenty of promise.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jan 18, 2016

Steve Blake has heard the same line for more than a decade, as the NBA careers of three of his former Maryland teammates came to an end.

By Don Markus

Aug 2, 2015

Pat Connaughton moved one step closer to his NBA dreams, and perhaps one further from returning to the Orioles, when he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.

By Josh Land

Jul 9, 2015

Ending a frantic few days of courtship ¿ and perhaps cementing the Spurs as the preseason favorites to win yet another NBA title ¿ Aldridge announced Saturday that he will sign with San Antonio and align with Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard to form what would figure to be among the league's most-formidable frontcourts.

The Orioles have agreed to terms with first-round draft selection D. J. Stewart, according to an industry source.

By Eduardo A. Encina

Jun 26, 2015

Former Maryland and Montrose Christian point guard Greivis Vasquez is on the move again, having been traded Thursday night from the Toronto Raptors to the Milwaukee Bucks, according to news reports.