Terps extend Turgeon through 2022-2023
Maryland head men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon has signed a four-year contract extension that will keep him in College Park through the 2022-2023 season, the school announced on Thursday.
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Turgeon is coming off of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, including last season's Sweet Sixteen appearance, the Terps' first since 2003. In his five seasons since arriving in College Park, Turgeon has compiled 114 wins, the most ever for a head coach in his first five years with the program. Turgeon was also named the 2014-2015 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Terps to a school-record 26 regular-season wins and their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2010.
"Mark has built a program that we are incredibly proud of as he continues to lead the great tradition that is Maryland Basketball," Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson said in a statement. "I am proud of the academic and athletic success that the men's basketball team has achieved under Mark's leadership the past five years. He is committed to developing our student-athletes into well-rounded graduates and leaders of their communities. During his successful tenure in College Park, Mark has worked tirelessly to establish a nationally-recognized program that will annually compete for championships. Mark’s character and integrity resonates strongly with our former players, alumni and fans, and we are very excited about the future of Maryland Basketball."
Turgeon's past two campaigns have added up to the second-most wins in school history over a two-year span (55). He has also had the Terps ranked in the Associated Press top-25 for 35 consecutive weeks, including 20 weeks inside the top 10. Under Turgeon, the men's basketball team posted its highest single year APR score of a perfect 1,000 in 2012-13 and has also graduated all 10 student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility at Maryland.
"My family and I love the University of Maryland, the basketball program, the campus community and the local community and I am extremely grateful to be the coach of this outstanding program," said Turgeon in a statement. “I want to thank President Loh and Kevin Anderson for their continued commitment and support of our program. I am in this position because of the talented coaches and student-athletes that I have had the opportunity to work with over the past five years. Their commitment to our program is why Maryland Basketball continues to have an exciting and bright future."
After being tasked with transitioning the Terps from the ACC to the Big Ten, Turgeon's teams have thrived. Maryland is 17-1 at home in two seasons of Big Ten play and 26-10 overall with a pair of top three finishes in the league.
Turgeon has also been tireless on the recruiting trail, hauling in multiple nationally ranked recruiting classes, including the Terps' current freshman class which was ranked No. 15 nationally by Rivals. In his five seasons, Turgeon has successfully signed a pair of McDonald's All-Americans in Melo Trimble and Diamond Stone, while Alex Len, Jake Layman and Stone are all former Terps coached by Turgeon currently in the NBA.
Mark Turgeon By The Numbers:
2 - Consecutive 27-win seasons – first time in Maryland history
5 - Former players currently on NBA rosters
10 – Players who earned their degree after exhausting their eligibility at Maryland
14 – Consecutive winning seasons dating back to 2002-03
26 – Number of victories in Big Ten play in first two seasons
77 – Victories at home in five seasons (77-13), including a 34-2 mark over the last two seasons
94% - Win percentage at home in Big Ten play (17-1)
114 – Most wins by a Maryland coach in first five seasons
364 – Career wins in 18 seasons
2014-15 – Big Ten Coach of the Year