Greivis Vasquez News

When the women's basketball team was introduced at Maryland Madness in mid-October, one member of the program received by far the loudest ovation from the crowd at Comcast Center. When the spotlight focused on Brenda Frese, fans rose to their feet and loudly cheered for the eighth-year coach.

Frese is the one constant for the Terrapins, who are in the midst of a transition period. She is the program's most recognizable face and the lone remaining link to the 2006 NCAA championship team following the graduation of Kristi Toliver and Marissa Coleman and the offseason departure of longtime assistant Erica Floyd.

After deferring his dream to play in the NBA, University of Maryland point guard Greivis Vasquez is returning for his senior year.

Entering his 21st season as head coach of his alma mater, Gary Williams stands third in Atlantic Coast Conference history and first in Maryland annals with 418 wins ... has directed the Terps to 13 NCAA Tournament berths over the past 16 seasons and has averaged 22.4 wins per season over that span ... with 625 career victories in 31 seasons ...

Earlier this week, Terrapin men's basketball coach Gary Williams expressed concern that a major blowout win in exhibition play would not do his team much good.

There is optimism in College Park for the 2009-10 installment of Maryland Terrapins basketball.

Sean Mosley and Landon Milbourne each scored 14 points, Greivis Vasquez added 13, and Maryland breezed past Indiana of Pennsylvania 75-54 in an exhibition game Tuesday night.

The 2009-10 University of Maryland men's basketball season begins Tuesday with the Terrapins' lone exhibition game against NCAA Division II regional powerhouse Indiana, Pa.

Maryland was picked to finish fifth this season by members of the media attending the Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball gathering on Sunday at the Grandover Resort.

The Comcast Center's spotlights danced around the tunnel to the court, preparing the crowd for Gary Williams' first entrance of the new basketball season Friday night.

Gary Williams was never willing to put a firm date on how long he would remain Maryland's basketball coach.

Gary Williams stood before the assembled media yesterday in Comcast Center's Heritage Hall and called last year's squad "one of the most rewarding teams I've ever coached." Then the Terrapin men's basketball coach talked about being even better.

Head coach Gary Williams and the Maryland Terrapins spent Thursday afternoon in Comcast Center meeting with the media in the Baltimore-Washington area and discussing their expectations for the upcoming season.

There was no fancy introduction for coach Gary Williams at Maryland Madness this year.

It was unnecessary to remind Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez of the limited avenues his team could travel a year ago to secure a measure of success.

The University of Maryland women's basketball team hosted its annual media day Wednesday afternoon at Comcast Center, as head coach Brenda Frese and the players addressed local and national media for 90 minutes in preparation for the 2009-10 season.

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Key Returners: Greivis Vasquez , Landon Milbourne , Eric Hayes , Adrian Bowie Top Newcomers: James Padgett, Jordan Williams Strengths: As long as the Terps have Greivis Vasquez, theya TMll be a team to reckon with.

University of Maryland senior point guard Greivis Vasquez is currently playing for the Venezuelan National Team that is participating in the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.

University of Maryland senior Greivis Vasquez was among the student-athletes named Wednesday as a preseason candidate for the 2009-10 John Wooden Award, given to the men's basketball national player of the year.

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