Turgeon: All Non-Scholarship Players, Including Poolesville Native, Will See Court Time

The five non-scholarship players for the Terrapin basketball team will see playing time this year, .

That would include 6-foot-9-inch Spencer Barks, a Poolesville native, who said it is a dream come true to play for Maryland and new basketball coach .

Barks was a two-time All Interstate Athletic Conference (IAC) selection averaging 11 points and 10 rebounds per game for St. Albans, where he played after starting high school at Bullis in Potomac.

He was originally recruited by University of New Hampshire. Read more about Barks and how he wound up at UMd. on .

The Terrapins kick off their season 8 p.m. Friday in an exhibition game against Northwood at the Comcast Center.