Maryland men’s basketball earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being selected as an eight seed in the South region. The Terps will face No. 9-seed West Virginia in the round of 64 in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday.
West Virginia, led by Hall of Famer Bob Huggins, earned a nine seed after going 19-14 and 7-11 in the Big 12. The Mountaineers rank No. 17 in KenPom.com’s rankings. South Carolina transfer Erik Stevenson is West Virginia’s leading scorer, averaging 15.5 points per game and shooting 38.1% from deep. Texas transfer big Tre Mitchell (11.6 points per game), guard Kedrian Johnson (11.