Former Terp Juju Reese continues to light up NBA courts when given the chance for the struggling Washington Wizards
Reese played 30 minutes against the Utah Jazz and logged 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting, leading all scorers. He also finished with a game-high 17 rebounds while adding one steal and one block.
Much of Reese’s damage occurred in the first half, where he scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He
became just the second Wizards rookie ever to record a double-double before halftime, joining John Wall (11 points, 10 assists on Jan. 17, 2011) in the distinction.
This was just Reese’s second game for the Wizards in the last 17 days, as he has moved down the pecking order with the return of forward Tristan Vukcevic and center Alex Sarr from injury. But both were dealing with lingering effects and were ruled out Wednesday — that gave Reese room to emphatically return to a starting role.
In other news
According to Maryland men’s basketball reporter Jeff Ermann, center Pharrel Payne is expected to return next season.
Maryland men’s golf placed fifth in the “Pay it Forward” Collegiate, with Emil Riegger winning the competition — he’s the first Terp to win two individual titles in one season since 2016.
Maryland baseball catcher Rylen Stockton was named the No. 30 catcher in the country and the No. 3 catcher in the Big Ten by D1baseball.
Maryland football is returning a lot of its production.
Maryland softball heads on the road to face Wisconsin.
Maryland women’s basketball head coach Brenda Frese and guard Oluchi Okananwa appeared on TMZ to speak about their viral interaction in the team’s Round of 32 game.
