Seniors, it was a blast

Yes, it all came to a bitter end.

The best Maryland men’s basketball season of recent memory, complete with an ACC regular season co-championship, came to a crashing halt.

This Maryland basketball season might have been the most fun I have had watching a team come together and play. Never before have I had the opportunity to go to the vast majority of a team’s home games. This being my freshman year at Maryland, never had I experienced the in-season excitement that comes with being associated with a big-time college basketball school when the basketball team is doing well.

Long story short, never have I felt so attached to a particular team.

Maryland gave me the three most intense sporting events that I’ve ever attended, starting with the Cliff Tucker buzzer beater against Georgia Tech, then onto the comeback against Clemson, and finishing up with the best sporting event I’ve attended, the wild game against Duke.

The Tucker buzzer beater:

Vasquez makes it a 10-point lead late in regulation against Clemson with a steal and subsequent dunk:

Vasquez drops the ball off for Jordan Williams on a fast break early in the game against Duke, and Williams finishes with authority:

This team gave the entire Maryland campus, including myself, a lot of thrills.

Much of those thrills were because of the three seniors on this year’s squad: Greivis Vasquez, Eric Hayes and Landon Milbourne.

The seniors deserve the utmost amount of credit for this season, and for their efforts throughout their four years at Maryland.

There’s Vasquez, the emotional leader for Maryland, who also led by example with his performance. There’s Hayes, known as the calm and cool backcourt complement to Vasquez. There’s Milbourne, an equally cool customer, who perfected the art of the 15-foot jumper.

This senior class had its ups and downs for the first three years of its tenure at Maryland, but it all came together during their senior year.

For the seniors’ efforts for their four years at Maryland, and for the entire team’s efforts this season, the entire Maryland campus thanks you and wishes you well in your future endeavors.