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2013–14 Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball Team
The 2013–14 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by third year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at the Comcast Center. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to Florida State. This was the final season that Maryland competed in the ACC, as they joined the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2014. Pre-season Departures Class of 2013 signees Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;", Bahamas exhibition tour , - !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;", Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;", Non-conference regular season , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Turgeon
Mark Leo Turgeon (born February 5, 1965) is an American college basketball coach. Turgeon served as the head men's basketball coach at Jacksonville State University from 1998 to 2000, Wichita State from 2000 to 2007, Texas A&M from 2007 to 2011, and Maryland from 2011 to 2021. Personal Turgeon was born and raised as one of five children in Topeka, Kansas. After graduating from Hayden High School, Turgeon attended the University of Kansas, where he earned a bachelor's degree in personnel administration in 1987. He is married to Ann Fowler, whom he met at KU, and together they have three children. Playing career Turgeon played basketball at Hayden High School, helping the team post a 47–3 record and capture two consecutive Class 4A state championships in 1982 and 1983. Turgeon earned All-State Tournament team honors in both of those years. Although only 5 feet 10 inches out of high school, Turgeon earned a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Kansas under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reading, Massachusetts
Reading ( ) is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, north of central Boston. The population was 25,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Settlement Many of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's original settlers arrived from England in the 1630s through the ports of Lynn, Massachusetts, Lynn and Salem, Massachusetts, Salem. In 1639, some citizens of Lynn petitioned the government of the colony for a "place for an inland plantation". They were initially granted six square miles, followed by an additional four. The first settlement in this grant was at first called "Lynn Village" and was located on the south shore of the "Great Pond", now known as Lake Quannapowitt. On June 10, 1644, the settlement was incorporated as the town of Reading, taking its name from the town of Reading, Berkshire, Reading in England. The first church was organized soon after the settlement, and the first parish separated and became the town of "South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leesburg, Virginia
Leesburg is a town in and the county seat of Loudoun County, Virginia, United States. It is part of both the Northern Virginia region of the state and the Washington metropolitan area, including Washington, D.C., the nation's capital. European settlement in the area began around 1740, when it was named for the Lee family, early colonial leaders of the town. Located in the far northeast of the state, in the War of 1812 it was a refuge for important federal documents evacuated from Washington, D.C., and in the American Civil War, Civil War, it changed hands several times. Leesburg is west-northwest of Washington, D.C., along the base of Catoctin Mountain and close to the Potomac River. The town is the northwestern terminus of the Dulles Greenway, a private toll road that connects to the Virginia State Route 267, Dulles Toll Road at Dulles International Airport. Its population was 48,250 as of the 2020 Census and an estimated 48,908 in 2021. It is Virginia's largest incorporated Adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centreville, Maryland
Centreville is an incorporated town in Queen Anne's County, Maryland, Queen Anne's County, Maryland, United States on the Delmarva Peninsula. Incorporated in 1794, it is the county seat of Queen Anne's County. The population was 4,285 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The ZIP code is 21617 and the area codes are 410 and 443. The primary local telephone exchange is 758. It hosts the Queen Anne's County Fair each summer and was home to three franchises during the existence of the Eastern Shore Baseball League—the Colts, Red Sox, and Orioles. Geography Centreville is located at (39.046206, −76.064345). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Centreville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2010 census As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Heights, Maryland
District Heights is an incorporated municipality in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, located near Maryland Route 4. Per the 2020 census, the population was 5,959. For more information, see the separate articles on Forestville and Suitland. District Heights is located from central Washington. Geography District Heights is located at (38.859545, −76.889139). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. History District Heights was originally farmland owned by Major Leander P. Williams, purchased as four patented Lord Baltimore tracts known as: "Good Luck," "Magruder's Plains Enlarged," "the Levels," and "Offutt's Adventure." Under grants issued to Lord Baltimore by King Charles I of Great Britain, the tracts belonged to Colonel Ninian Beall, Benjamin Berry, and Alexander Magruder. District Heights evolved from one of the four patents. In 1925, 505-acres of the Williams farm was purchased and formed into the Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarksville, Maryland
Clarksville is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, Howard County, Maryland; the second highest-earning county in the United States according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The community is named for William Clark, a farmer who owned much of the land on which the community now lies and served as a postal stop that opened on the 4th of July 1851. Montrose (Clarksville, Maryland), Montrose and Richland Farm (Clarksville, Maryland), Richland Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. History In 1699, Thomas Browne II, Thomas Browne, a Patuxent Ranger, ranged the river from the Snowden plantation to where Clarksville is sited. The area was settled with tobacco plantations such as Shrine of St. Anthony (Maryland), Folly Quarter and Hobbs Regulation with slave labor. In 1838, Dr. William Watkins of Richland Farm (Clarksville, Maryland), Richland Manor proposed the "Howard District" of Anne Arundel County, which became Howar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, second-most populous city in the state (after Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte), the largest city in the Research Triangle area, and the List of United States cities by population, 39th-most populous city in the U.S. Known as the "City of Oaks" for its oak-lined streets, Raleigh covers and had a population of 467,665 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Wake County, North Carolina, Wake County and named after Sir Walter Raleigh, who founded the lost Roanoke Colony. Raleigh is home to North Carolina State University and is part of the Research Triangle, which includes Durham, North Carolina, Durham (home to Duke University and North Carolina Central University) and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill (home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). The Research Triang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambrills, Maryland
Gambrills refers to two neighboring places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, located in the Annapolis metro area: the unincorporated community of Gambrills, and the Gambrills census-designated place (CDP). The area was named after Augustine Gambrill, a plantation owner. The CDP covers an expansive range that falls within the communities of Crofton, Waugh Chapel, and Odenton. It also borders Davidsonville, Crownsville, Millersville, and Prince George's County, Maryland. History The original village of Gambrills was located on Annapolis Road, southeast of the center of Odenton. Today, it is an unincorporated, census-designated place. It is the location of Whites Hall Farm, the birthplace and boyhood home of Maryland native Johns Hopkins. Demographics Unincorporated Gambrills has an estimated population of 3,185 as of 2021. In 2022, the population of the CDP was 2,837. The median-income of residents was $140,238. Transportation Gambrills is served by route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andros, Bahamas
Andros is an archipelago in The Bahamas, the largest of the Bahamian Islands. Politically considered a single island, Andros in total has an area greater than all the other 700 Bahamian islands combined. The land area of Andros consists of hundreds of small islets and cays connected by mangrove estuaries and tidal swamplands, together with three major islands: North Andros, Mangrove Cay, and South Andros. The three main islands are separated by bights, estuaries that trifurcate the island from east to west. It is long by wide at the widest point. Etymology The indigenous Lucayan people called the island ''Habacoa'' (or ''Babucca'') meaning "large upper outer land". Originally named ''Espiritu Santu'' by the Spanish, Andros Island was given its present name sometime early during the period of British colonial rule. Several eighteenth-century British documents refer to it as Andrews Island. A 1782 map refers to the island as San Andreas. The modern name is believed to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbridge, Virginia
Woodbridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, located south of Washington, D.C. Bounded by the Occoquan River, Occoquan and Potomac River, Potomac rivers, Woodbridge had 44,668 residents at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Woodbridge offers a variety of amenities for residents and visitors, including Potomac Mills (shopping mall), Potomac Mills shopping mall and Stonebridge at Potomac Town Center. Woodbridge is served by the Prince William County Public Schools, and the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College borders the district. Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, a non-profit hospital, formerly Potomac Hospital, recently expanded and now has the capacity to serve 183 patients. Transportation includes access to Interstate 95 in Virginia, Interstate 95, two Virginia Railway Express, VRE commuter train stations, bus service, and a local "slugging" system, offering residents a variety of transit o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herndon, Virginia
Herndon is a town in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Located in Northern Virginia, it is part of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. In 2020, the population at the census was 24,655, which makes it the largest of three incorporated towns in the county. History The early settlement was named Herndon in 1858, after Commander William Lewis Herndon, an American naval explorer and author of ''Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon''. Commander Herndon captained the ill-fated steamer SS SS Central America, ''Central America'', going down with his ship while helping to save over 150 of its passengers and crew. In the 1870s, many Union army, Northern soldiers and their families came to settle in the area, taking advantage of moderate climate and low land prices. Originally part of the rural surroundings of the Washington, D.C. area, the town of Herndon developed into a hub of dairy farming and vacationing for area residents, aided by its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poolesville, Maryland
Poolesville is a U.S. town in the western portion of Montgomery County, Maryland, Montgomery County, Maryland. The population was 5,742 at the 2020 United States census. It is surrounded by (but is technically not part of) the Montgomery County, Maryland Agricultural Reserve, Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, and is considered a distant bedroom community for commuters to Washington, D.C. The name of the town comes from the brothers John Poole Sr. and Joseph Poole Sr. who owned land and slaves in what is now Poolesville. Due to an historical anomaly, until 2010 the legal name of the town was "The Commissioners of Poolesville". Residents overwhelmingly voted to formally change the name to "The Town of Poolesville" in the November 2010 general election. History In 1760, brothers John Poole Sr. and Joseph Poole Sr. purchased in the area that is now Poolesville. Thirty-three years later, John Poole Jr. used a tract that he inherited from his father to build a log store and su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
