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What to know about UConn, Maryland’s opponent in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament

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The Maryland men’s basketball team’s opening-round game against Connecticut on Saturday will be the first postseason matchup between the two programs since their legendary game in the 2002 Elite Eight, in which Maryland won, 90-82, as it went on to win the national championship.

It also serves as a reunion of sorts for Terps coach Mark Turgeon and Huskies coach Dan Hurley, who had a heated exchange at the end of a game in the 2015-16 season when Hurley coached at Rhode Island.

But more importantly, it will be an opportunity for two proud programs to recapture some tournament success; Maryland hasn’t reached the Sweet Sixteen since that 2015 season and UConn is back in the tournament for the first time since then.