Two years ago, a Maryland men’s basketball team with three freshmen in its starting lineup won its first five Big Ten road games en route to an 8-1 start in the league and a school-record 20-2 start overall.
A year ago, a more experienced group of Terps won their first road game in overtime at Illinois in early December, yet — thinned by injuries and an inability to finish — didn’t win another road game until closing out the schedule at Northwestern in late February.
Maryland’s lack of road success last season weighed heavily in a disappointing 19-13 record and the Terps missing the NCAA tournament — or any other postseason tournament — for the first time in four years.