The Maryland Terrapins will open their stint in the NCAA men's basketball tournament this Thursday, matched in Kansas City against the Pac 10's California Golden Bears.
#10 West seed Maryland had to overcome media fueled controversies about the team's recruiting difficulties and early season losses to Duke, Georgetown and Morgan State. Led by Greivis Vasquez, Maryland ran off wins over N.C. State and Wake Forest in the ACC tournament to guarantee an NCAA tournament bid.
Like its football counterpart, the Terrapins men's basketball team has tended to play up or down to the level of its opposition. Noting that, Maryland should play well against a California team that went 22-10 en route to a 3rd place conference finish.
UPDATE: Tipoff is locked in @ 3:03 p.m. Thursday for the right to face Memphis this Saturday, WUSA/9 & WJFK/106.7 will air the game for Washington, D.C. area fans. WTEM/980 will air the Westwood One feed.
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