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Maryland, Turgeon agree to 4-year extension

Mitch Stringer / Reuters

Maryland announced Thursday it has signed head coach Mark Turgeon to a four-year contract extension that keeps him locked up through the 2022-23 campaign.

"Mark has built a program that we are incredibly proud of as he continues to lead the great tradition that is Maryland Basketball," athletic director Kevin Anderson said in a statement.

Under Turgeon, who's entering his sixth year in the program he inherited from longtime coach Gary Williams, Maryland is coming off one of the best two-year stretches in school history. The Terrapins won 55 games over that period, and last year reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003.

Maryland has also begun to expand its NBA presence, as the Terps had two players selected in the 2016 draft. Point guard Melo Trimble could be a first-round pick in 2017 if he's able to bounce back from a tough end to last season.

The Terps open the 2016-17 schedule Nov. 11 against American.

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