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MM 8.4: Maryland men’s basketball’s Guillermo Del Pino hits game-winner in FIBA U18 Eurobasket final

2025-08-04T06:30:00-04:00

Photo courtesy of FIBA Basketball.

This is the Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Incoming Maryland men’s basketball freshman Guillermo Del Pino has officially broken out.

The 6-foot-5 Spanish native finished his star-studded run at the FIBA U18 Eurobasket with 23 points on 50% shooting and three assists in the championship game against France. After playing a pivotal role for Spain throughout the tournament, it was Del Pino who was trusted with the game on the line.

Guillermo wins it for Spain!

FIBA U18 Eurobasket Champions!!!! pic.twitter.com/nFwLscy57I
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) August 3, 2025

The new Terp scored the final nine points of the game for Spain, all within the final 30 seconds, as the Spanish erased the 11-point lead France took into the fourth quarter.

Del Pino finished the tournament averaging 11.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 52/28/88 across 21 minutes per game. The guard has been dominant in Eurobasket play — Del Pino was named the MVP of the U16 tournament in 2023, where he led Spain

While billed as a top international prospect throughout his career, Del Pino was a prime candidate to redshirt in 2025-26. The Terps possess a deep group of guards, and at just 183 pounds, the Spaniard likely needs to bulk up to be most effective in America. However, Del Pino may have played himself into consideration for a role this season. With his national team duties over, Maryland head coach Buzz Williams will soon get the chance to appraise him in person.

In other news

Maryland baseball’s Paul Jones II was named the Appalachian League’s Player of the Week.

Paul Jones II (@KingsportAxmen) and Kyle Bade (@GFlyBoys) are your #AppyLeague Players of the Week! ⛰️⚾

Press release: https://t.co/M3oMs1F06I pic.twitter.com/OoVGiMRJRS
— Appalachian League (@AppyLeague) August 1, 2025

Former Maryland women’s basketball star Diamond Miller was traded to the Dallas Wings.

Next step in the journey, Diamond! ❤️ https://t.co/eaGYDl1u4W
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) August 3, 2025

Buzz Williams hosted his annual Buzz’s Bunch Camp, which brings basketball to children with disabilities, in Maryland for the first time.

Thank you to everyone who made our first Buzz's Bunch Camp at Maryland an outstanding success!

- https://t.co/UEEj3Um8gq pic.twitter.com/mxiUbvJVfT
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) August 2, 2025

Five-star Maryland football commit Zion Elee, along with other class of 2026 commits, received an official scholarship offer on August 1.

pic.twitter.com/vqQ3DaVCRO
— Zion Elee (@D1zion26) August 1, 2025

Maryland men’s basketball remains in competition for four-star Archbishop Carroll guard Ant Brown.

NEWS: 4⭐️ Ant Brown is down to 10 schools, he tells @Rivals.

The 6-1 point guard has scheduled seven official visits and discusses his recruitment: https://t.co/mAyFsEkglK pic.twitter.com/GpIkjnFbFU
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) August 1, 2025

Former Maryland softball assistant coach John Garris has died.

Our thoughts and hearts are with the family and friends for former Maryland softball assistant coach John Garris, who has passed away unexpectedly. pic.twitter.com/1GZSD7xmBK
— Maryland Softball (@TerpsSoftball) August 2, 2025

Maryland football looks to cultivate player leadership, navigate roster turnover in fall camp

2025-08-04T06:00:00-04:00

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics

The Terps’ overhauled coaching staff and a new veteran core look to address what went wrong in 2024.

Maryland football head coach Michael Locksley said at Big Ten Media Day he doesn’t think there’s a difference between being a coach and a teacher in his locker room. The 2024 season put his ability as the latter to the test.

“We had haves and have-nots in our locker room [in 2024] for the first time,” Locksley said. “The landscape of college football taught me a valuable lesson, that it’s important for me even in the midst of this change to continue to educate our players on the importance of playing for something bigger than yourself ... if I gotta put my desk in the locker room this year, I will.”

College football enters a new era in 2025, the first year in which the NCAA’s new revenue sharing model will be implemented. Locksley believes the growing pains of the NIL era contributed to the struggles of his 2024 squad.

32 players from that roster transferred, including longtime faces like Billy Edwards Jr., Roman Hemby, Preston Howard and Lavon Johnson. Nine others departed for the NFL. Both coordinators and a plethora of assistant coaches also left the team. The Terps’ fall camp, which kicked off Wednesday, provides an opportunity for new leaders to emerge.

Some appear already on their way to doing so. Locksley has praised upperclassmen like receiver Octavion Smith Jr., offensive lineman Isaiah Wright, linebacker Daniel Wingate and defensive back Jalen Huskey for stepping into those roles.

And it’s impossible to discuss Maryland’s 2025 season without mentioning Malik Washington. The highly-touted freshman quarterback has impressed both on and off the field from the moment he arrived in College Park.

“I think he’ll be awesome,” Wright said. “The maturity that he brings every day is like no other that I’ve seen, especially from a freshman.”

New offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton compared the situation to his time with the 2016 Cleveland Browns, who had 19 rookies on their roster.

“As a coach, I learned a lot about how to approach a situation in which you have so many unknowns, you don’t have as many known commodities,” Hamilton said. “And it started with us making sure that we’re tough, smart and reliable ... not beating ourselves.

Locksley’s new-look coaching staff is loaded with experience. They’ll be tasked with trying to develop young talent and establish team culture while also growing from last year’s mistakes.

Nowhere is that more prevalent than in the quarterback room. All three top signal callers from 2024 — Edwards, MJ Morris and Cam Edge — are gone, as well as offensive coordinator Josh Gattis. The starting job appears to come down to redshirt junior UCLA transfer Justyn Martin, who has just one career start, and Washington.

Hamilton, an industry veteran, is known for his work developing quarterbacks, most notably the five seasons he spent mentoring Andrew Luck with both Stanford and the Indianapolis Colts.

He said the best way to support a young quarterback is a gameplan that keeps pressure off of him, and a supporting cast that executes it.

“You got to do everything you can to keep them out of obvious passing situations,” Hamilton said. “We’re going to try and be creative in how we manage and mitigate our early downs so that we don’t end up in third-and-long situations, where it becomes an uphill battle for any quarterback to be successful.”

Maryland’s offensive success may be dependent on its offensive line, which fielded both the worst pass-blocking and run-blocking Pro Football Focus grade in the Big Ten last season. Offensive line coach Brian Braswell was let go and replaced by James Madison associate head coach Damian Wroblewski, who now must build up a unit that will return only two starters.

“Even though we have quite a few guys [on the offensive line] that haven’t played beside each other in games, we feel like the way that they’re working and trending in the right direction, they’re going to give us an opportunity to be able to be multi-dimensional in our attack,” Hamilton said.

New defensive coordinator Ted Monachino, a former NFL coordinator who was most recently UNC’s defensive line coach, faces a similar predicament. Maryland’s secondary has continuity from 2024, but its front seven underwent a nearly-total overhaul.

Many of its best run defenders from a season ago are done. The defensive line loses a lot of talent and size from 2024 — in a Big Ten conference known for prowess in the trenches, there are questions that must be quickly answered in fall camp.

Enter Wingate. The junior linebacker was Maryland’s third-leading tackler last season (66) and appears set to occupy an even larger role in 2025 following the departure of linebackers Caleb Wheatland, Kellan Wyatt and Ruben Hyppolite II. Look for Wingate to become a defensive stalwart come the regular season.

“Our inside linebacker group, we’ve got the bellcow of our defense in that group in Daniel Wingate,” Monachino said. “He’s had an unbelievable offseason.”

MM 7.31: Maryland football starts preseason training camp

2025-07-31T06:30:00-04:00

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics.

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland football commenced its preseason training camp Wednesday in preparation for its season opener against FAU on Aug. 30.

Day One. pic.twitter.com/dvfiPFJH02
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) July 31, 2025

Head coach Michael Locksley also addressed the media. When asked about his Big Ten Media Day press conference and losing the locker room in 2024, his response indicated a strong focus on the future.

“Anything and everything that took place a year ago, we’ve ripped off the rearview mirror,” Locksley said. “It’s moving forward only.”

Still, Locksley reflected on the tumultuous 2024 campaign and the contemporary NIL landscape he continues to navigate.

“As the [college football] landscape has continued to evolve, we just have to be ready to pivot,” Locksley said. “I didn’t anticipate [those issues]...now that I know about it, we’ve done things and we’ve put people in positions to where I don’t feel like we’ll have to deal with those types of issues.”

“When you start paying people, they become pros,” Locksley continued. “My players are pros because they are being paid.”

Locksley mentioned that he believes the team has a solid foundation, and eyes the season as a bounce-back year. As for the quarterback battle — featuring freshman quarterback Malik Washington — Locksley is taking things slow and steady.

“[The team] will know who our quarterback is on Sunday before we start preparation for game one,” Locksley said. “[The media] will know when we walk out and the guy takes the first snap.”

In other news

Maryland women’s basketball released its nonconference schedule Wednesday.

Mark your calendars ‼️

Our non-conference schedule is out!

: https://t.co/aAYxvaqxin #faMily pic.twitter.com/5x92h0WUW1
— Maryland Women’s Basketball (@TerpsWBB) July 30, 2025

Maryland athletic director Jim Smith was present at football training camp.

Terp Nation, with the start of @TerpsFootball practice today, seemed like the perfect day to get back on social media. Excited about what we saw from @CoachLocks and the Terps today! pic.twitter.com/ojiDSc1dNs
— Jim Smith (@TerpsADJimSmith) July 30, 2025

Maryland football linebacker Daniel Wingate was named to the Butkus Award Watch List.

All eyes on @___dw11
➡️ https://t.co/bDdRihHZwf pic.twitter.com/RfjjoooElG
— Maryland Football (@TerpsFootball) July 30, 2025

MM 7.30: Maryland men’s lacrosse players Gravino and Shultz named to USA U20 National Team

2025-07-30T06:30:00-04:00

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics.

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland men’s lacrosse players Thomas Gravino and Jack Schultz were named to the USA U20 National Team roster, which will compete in the 2025 World Lacrosse Men’s U20 Championship in August.

Gravino, a rising junior, plays as a defensive midfielder for the Terps and suited up in all 18 contests in 2025. He scooped up 15 ground balls and caused two turnovers on the campaign.

Schultz, a rising sophomore, was a member of the 2025 All-Big Ten Freshman Team and played in all 18 of Maryland’s matches. Schultz tallied eight goals and six assists on the season, scoring twice in the team’s victory over then-No. 1 Notre Dame.

The United States has won all nine previous World Lacrosse men’s junior field championships.

In other news

Maryland women’s soccer is gearing up for the fall season.

First session as Terps ✅

Freshmen campaign starts now pic.twitter.com/xnBWfuwpg0
— Maryland W. Soccer (@TerpsWSoccer) July 29, 2025

Former Maryland baseball player Matt Shaw has been impressing with the Chicago Cubs,

The glove’s hot, the bat’s hot; what can’t Shaw do⁉️#ProTerps

pic.twitter.com/qmEzJu2EE1
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) July 29, 2025

MM 7.29: Maryland men’s basketball releases 2025 non-conference schedule

2025-07-29T06:30:00-04:00

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland men’s basketball released its non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season on Monday. The Terps have eleven games finalized in their first season under head coach Buzz Williams.

Get those calendars updated!

The season will be here before you know it!

Buy Season Tickets: https://t.co/3pOmkkqlx0
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) July 28, 2025

Williams’ first game at the Xfinity Center is an October 27 exhibition game against UMBC. The competitive season opener comes a week later against Coppin State in Baltimore. From there, the Terps host three of four: Georgetown and Alcorn State visit College Park, and a trip to play Marquette in Milwaukee precedes a game against Mount St. Mary’s.

During Thanksgiving week, the Terps will be one of 18 teams competing in the Players Era Men’s Championship. Maryland’s guaranteed games come against UNLV and Gonzaga, with records following the two-day slate set to determine additional games.

The Terps wrap up the non-conference slate with three games in December. Between home matchups against Wagner and Old Dominion, they hit the road to reignite a local rivalry against the Virginia Cavaliers.

After playing just one non-conference game against an AP ranked foe in each of the past two seasons, Williams’ willingness to schedule top teams ensures Maryland will be well tested before entering the bulk of Big Ten play.

In other news

Maryland alumni team Shell Shock lost its quarterfinal game in The Basketball Tournament against West Virginia alumni team Best Virginia.

FINAL: Best Virginia 74, Shell Shock 61

JD Weatherspoon follow-up bucket secures Best Virginia’s spot in TBT semifinal.

James Reese led BV and all players with 24 points. pic.twitter.com/4clsHK3OlU
— Greg Carey (@gcarey938) July 29, 2025

Maryland volleyball head coach Adam Hughes gave an optimistic interview at the Big Ten’s volleyball media day.

Pushing Hard

Terps' Coach Hughes believes he has the pieces to challenge the top of @B1GVolleyball

Watch here https://t.co/8gjLPYhbLL #B1GFirstServe pic.twitter.com/XYRrb1gv7E
— B1G+ (@BigTenPlus) July 28, 2025

Maryland baseball alum Matt Shaw has put up some impressive numbers since the MLB’s All-Star break.

Just a kid from Brimfield, Mass. #ProTerps pic.twitter.com/Ogdro4CEf8
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) July 28, 2025

Former Maryland women’s basketball guard Chloe Bibby made her first two three-point attempts en route to an eight-point, two-assist debut for the Indiana Fever.

CHLOE BIBBY PERFECT 2-2 FROM DOWNTOWN pic.twitter.com/kUrm9xNkkU
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 27, 2025

MM 7.28: Former Maryland baseball stars square off

2025-07-28T06:30:00-04:00

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Former Maryland baseball stars Matt Shaw and Sean Burke faced off Sunday in a cross-town matchup between their respective Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

The Former Terps showed out today when facing off

Sean Burke: Tied career-high with 8 Ks in 4.2 IP

Matt Shaw: RBI-double#ProTerps pic.twitter.com/Uh3Hei8juX
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) July 27, 2025

Shaw’s Cubs came out victorious, 5-4, to complete a three-game series win. Burke pitched 4 ²⁄₃ innings in relief, allowing two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and finishing the game with a no-decision.

The Cubs’ win came in part due to Shaw’s sixth-inning RBI double off a Burke slider, Shaw’s only hit in four plate appearances. He is hitting .226 with a .655 OPS in 234 big-league at-bats this season.

In other news

Maryland women’s basketball signed Belarus native Marya Boiko to round out its roster.

Maryland women’s basketball signs freshman forward Marya Boiko:

Russian Premier League DYUBL Champion (‘23, ‘24)
MVP of the ‘23 Russian U18 Championship Final Round
Represented Belarus at both senior & U20 national team level https://t.co/kCzCyfteIb
— Inside the Black & Gold (@Insideblackgold) July 25, 2025

Maryland track and field signed freshmen Ella O’Neall and Calvin Kilgallon.

Excited to welcome Ella to the squad! pic.twitter.com/lefAAWKc7L
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) July 26, 2025

Officially A Terp!

Welcome to College Park, Calvin! pic.twitter.com/wjjCSdfcGX
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) July 25, 2025

Former Maryland women’s basketball forward Chloe Bibby signed a seven-day contract with the Indiana Fever.

we have signed Chloe Bibby to a 7-day contract.

welcome to Indy, Chloe

more info: https://t.co/jgzTUgi3Qx pic.twitter.com/I1J0Kopmb7
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) July 25, 2025

USA Lacrosse ranked Maryland men’s lacrosse No. 1 in its Way-Early 2026 national rankings.

Maryland Lacrosse ranks No. 1 in USA Lacrosse Magazine’s Way-Early 2026 rankings.

: (usalacrossemag/IG) pic.twitter.com/3Fg0diR2aM
— Inside Maryland Sports (@Terrapins247) July 26, 2025

Incoming Maryland men’s basketball freshman Guillermo Del Pino recorded 15 points and six rebounds against Slovenia for Spain in the FIBA U18 EuroBasket tournament.

Big game for Guillermo today against Slovenia in the FIBA @EuroBasket U18 Tournament

15 pts on 3-6 3FG with 6 boards in 21 minutes of action! pic.twitter.com/EVExsU3r7i
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) July 27, 2025

MM 7.25: Maryland women’s basketball adds Romanian forward Nicole Fritea to roster

2025-07-25T06:30:00-04:00

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics.

This is a Maryland Minute, a short story followed by a roundup of Terps-related news.

Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese added Romanian forward Nicole Fritea to the team’s roster Thursday.

The 6-foot-2 freshman was a member of the U18 and U20 Romanian National Teams, and last played for CSU Oradea, a member of the highest professional league in Romania. Fritea also competed in the 2024 EuroBasket qualifiers, averaging 5.6 points and 7.4 rebounds.

Fritea was a two-time top rebounder in the U18 and U19 championships in Romania.

“[Fritea]’s a talented young player with good athletic ability,” Frese said. “She’s shown she can rebound and block some shots. She’s got good hands and can finish in traffic with a soft touch around the rim. I love how she runs the floor and she should be able to attack off the dribble.”

In other news

Maryland men’s basketball head coach Buzz Williams is set to throw out the first pitch at the Orioles game Friday.

Tomorrow night! @TeamCoachBuzz and the Terps will be at Camden Yards to throw out the first pitch! pic.twitter.com/0cBAts1g2n
— Maryland Men’s Basketball (@TerrapinHoops) July 24, 2025

Kyle McCoy signed a contract with the Cincinnati Reds.

✍️

Congratulations to Kyle McCoy on officially signing with the @Reds #ProTerps pic.twitter.com/925hmccpgp
— Maryland Baseball (@TerpsBaseball) July 24, 2025

Annika Metzger signed with Maryland track & field.

Welcome to the Terp fam, Annika! pic.twitter.com/HBGLBS6TAI
— Maryland Track & Field (@MarylandTrack) July 24, 2025

A new look coming for Testudo Times in August

2025-07-24T12:00:00-04:00

Our coverage remains the same but with a new look

In just a couple of weeks, Tetsudo Times is switching to a new platform as part of SB Nation’s network-wide move to a new publishing platform. This will change the look of the site and also make it faster and more reliable on any device you use. This is an upgrade.

When you land on the site, it will look cleaner – less clunky, with more white space, a better ad experience with faster load times – but will still have all the usual articles, analysis, and news by all the folks you know.

Community discussion and content created by you will be more prominent in the new design. The best comment threads will be easy to find, and staff and commenters alike will be able to start conversations whenever they like with a brand new tool.

We’re planning on an early August reveal, so we wanted to give you a heads up. You’ll hear more from us when it’s almost here. The site will look a little different, feel a little faster, and, most importantly, have a bigger role for you, the community.

So, stick around and check it out!