The talent was always there. There was no question of that heading into the abbreviated 2021 season, one in which the Terps would play just 44 games and face only Big Ten opponents.
That’s why it was baffling for outsiders when the Terps started 5-9 through the first 14 games of the season. In a season without a Big Ten tournament, they needed to turn it around quickly to have a chance to contend for an NCAA Tournament bid.
Despite early-season struggles, Maryland continued to stay the course and knew it was going to turn it around.