Inside Maryland Sports Radio

Maryland (5-3) is back at Xfinity Center at 8pm on Tuesday night, 12/2, to take on Wagner (1-5). On this Fear the Podcast, Matt Modderno tells you the stats to know about Wagner, the matchups to watch for, and makes a prediction on the outcome of the game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another tough loss to the Terps, who fall to 5-3 on the season, after a 105-72 loss to Alabama to close out the Players Era Festival. In this episode, Matt Modderno covers the few bright spots, pieces worth building on for the future, where their game plan is breaking down, and what to expect moving forward. Darius Adams finished with 20 points and Pharrel Payne chips in 14. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maryland loses to Gonzaga by 39 in their second game of the Players Era Festival. The Terps will beat on the boards and had too many turnovers. Pharrel Payne had 14 points and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes. Darius Adams added 13 points and Andre Mills had 11. Buzz Williams and Mark Few's press conferences are included in this recap. Their third game will be against Alabama at 9pm PT on Wednesday (12am ET on Thursday). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maryland wins a slugfest against UNLV, 74-67, with another strong performance from star center Pharrel Payne. The Terps struggled in the first half, committing 15 turnovers and sending UNLV to the free line 16 times, but cleaned it up more in the second half. Matt Modderno recaps the game on the latest Fear the Podcast. Buzz Williams' postgame press conference is included in this episode as well. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this Fear the Podcast, Matt Modderno previews Maryland's first two games in Las Vegas at the Players Era Festival. He tells you the stats, play style, and names to know for both opponents plus predictions for each game. Their third opponent is still TBD so stay tuned for the preview later. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Creppy Jr., a former professional basketball player and filmmaker, joins Matt Modderno on this episode of Fear the Podcast. Creppy Jr. recently created, produced, and starred in the Hulu/Disney+ documentary "Imported" on life as an overseas basketball player. As someone who has known five-star Maryland commit  ⁨@babatheballer10⁩  since birth, he was uniquely suited to help Oladotun create content around his college visits and college decision. Creppy Jr. shares his firsthand insight into that process, what it was like being on the Maryland official visit, the Oladotun family's decision-making process, and what kind of person and player Terp fans should expect. Creppy Jr. literally wrote the book on playing international basketball and now advises other overseas pros through his company Vindicated Sports so he's another knowledgeable member of Oladotun's inner circle. Make sure to check this out and go to Oladotun's YouTube page for more great content! https://www.youtube.com/@babatheballer10 To lear

Maryland gets arguably the biggest commitment in school history from five-star Baba Oladotun but needs overtime to get past Mount St. Mary's. David "Diggy" Coit's heroics saved the night for the Terps, finishing with 41 points. InsideMDSports.com Publisher Jeff Ermann joins Matt Modderno from the Maryland Club in Xfinity Center to discuss the commitment and the nail-biting win.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maryland will take on Mount St. Mary's on Wednesday night, their first game without star center Pharrel Payne who will likely miss considerable time due to an injury sustained against Marquette. To get Terps fans up to speed on the Mount, Matt Modderno is joined on Fear the Podcast by Adam Pohl, the Executive Director for Marketing and Fan Development at Mount St. Mary's. Pohl provides insight into what fans can expect from this Mount team and the matchups to watch. You can catch Pohl out on the Donny Lind show, with Mount head coach Donny Lind: https://youtu.be/asu9oVqN4lg?si=MZnSwdPbB-l863t_ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maryland gets a hard-fought win against Marquette despite getting beat badly on the offensive glass and losing star center Pharrel Payne to what appeared to be a very serious lower body injury. Eli Cohen of InsideMDsports.com joins Matt Modderno on this Fear the Podcast to break down the win and what comes next for the Terps if they're without Payne for an extended period of time To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maryland Basketball beats Alcorn State, 84-64, based on strong performances from Pharrel Payne (22 points, 7 rebounds) and Andre Mills (16 points, 8 rebounds). There were still some growing pains for the Terps as they turned the ball over 17 times and hit less than 30% of their threes. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest Fear the Podcast, Matt Modderno tells Terps fans what they can expect and the names to know for each of Maryland's next two opponents: Alcorn State on Tuesday and Marquette on Saturday. He also tells you why he thinks this should be a 2-0 week for Buzz Williams and his squad. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric Hayes joins Matt Modderno on Fear the Podcast to break down what went wrong in Maryland's 70-60 loss to Georgetown. They discuss what worked, what didn't, what adjustments they need to make, and some of the bright spots like Pharrel Payne and Myles Rice. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Karl Heiser (@KHeiserCBB) joins Matt Modderno on Fear the Podcast to preview Maryland's upcoming matchup with Georgetown on Friday at 6pm EST. They discuss strengths and weaknesses of both teams, key matchups, major storylines, injury status, and give predictions on the outcome. They also discuss possible recruiting implications at five-star recruit Baba Oladotun announced his final four teams on Tuesday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Terp James Gist joins Fear the Podcast for a recap of Maryland's season opening 83-61 win over Coppin State. They discuss the positive takeaways, standout performers, and where there's still some room for improvement. Pharrel Payne (21 points, 6 rebounds) and Darius Adams (16 points) led the way for the Terps tonight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Buzz Williams and Maryland received another commitment for the Class of 2026, this time from 44th ranked guard Kaden House, son of former NBA guard Eddie House. The 6'3 combo guard should fit right into Williams's system as a slasher. Jack Sheehan of InsideMDSports.com joins Fear the Podcast to talk about House's recruitment, his fit with the Terps, and any other commitments that might be on the horizon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt Modderno is back with another Fear the Podcast to preview the Terps' season opener against Coppin State. He provides the storylines to be aware of, who are the players to pay attention to on Coppin State, the state of their program, and their likely strengths and weaknesses. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bryce Hendricks, an assistant coach at Big Bend Community College & co-host of the Upside Swings podcast, joins Matt Modderno on Fear the Podcast to get into the weeds on what Maryland is going to run under Buzz Williams. If you're curious about what his offensive and defensive systems look like, this is the episode for you. Will they run a motion offense, ball-screen continuity, or spread pick-and-roll? Does Buzz use a no-middle defense, play the pack-line, and can you expect to any zone defense? Tune in to find out! Upside Swings: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/upside-swings-nba-draft-podcast/id1561566975 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A short-handed Terps team narrowly escaped UMBC, 82-81. Maryland was led by Pharrel Payne with 26 points and 9 rebounds, Darius Adams with 19 points and 7 rebounds, and George Turkson with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Modderno has a full breakdown of the game after being there in person. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

UMBC head coach Jim Ferry joins Fear the Podcast to help preview their upcoming exhibition game against the Terps on Monday night. Ferry talks through his team's style of play, what will be the same and different about this group compared to previous seasons, how they went about building their roster, key newcomers, and key returners. He also explains their process for preparing for a matchup like this against a Big Ten team. UMBC should be one of the best teams in the America East so this is a great early season test for both teams! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Hammer (@adamhhammer) of the BlueBlooded college basketball podcast joins Fear the Podcast to rank all 18 teams in the Big Ten. Then he and Matt Modderno each draft five teams that they think will win the most games in the 2025-2026 season and NCAA Tournament. At the end of the season they'll tally up how their teams did and compare. Plus, some updates from Maryland's not-so-secret scrimmage and injury news. BlueBlooded: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blueblooded/id1824038187 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices