Doesn't sound like Turgeon is all that into coaching again, though he didn't rule it out completely.
Inside MD Sports - Former Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon returning to the sideline on Tuesday
I'm still not in favor of Turgeon returning, but since some would support it and it's been brought up I figured this was worth sharing.
Inside MD Sports - Former Maryland basketball coach Mark Turgeon returning to the sideline on Tuesday
Turgeon is listed as the TV analyst for the Ball State-Toledo game on Tuesday, according to a CBS crew sheet obtained by InsideMDSports. It's the first foray into broadcasting for Turgeon, who has been keeping a low profile since leaving Maryland in November 2021 after 10-plus seasons. The 57-year-old Turgeon hasn't spoken publicly about his time at Maryland or his abrupt exit, though he did speak publicly for the first time in December, while being inducted into his high school's hall of fame in Topeka, Kan.
"I was extremely burned out, I did it for a long time,'' Turgeon told Rick Peterson of TopSports. "I promised my wife I would take a full year off so I'm trying to do that, and then I'm going to try to get involved in some different things."
The game, at Toledo, is the Mid-American Conference opener for a pair of 9-4 teams and airs at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. According to the crew sheet, Turgeon will with another name familiar to Terps fans, longtime local sports personality and Maryland alum Chick Hernandez.
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"Whether I coach again we'll see, but it's not where I'm thinking I absolutely have to do it. It's something that if the right thing comes along and at the right time, and it's the best thing for my family, we'll do it," he told Peters. "Otherwise, I'm content with my career. I had a good career, I had a lot of fun doing it."
"I was extremely burned out, I did it for a long time,'' Turgeon told Rick Peterson of TopSports. "I promised my wife I would take a full year off so I'm trying to do that, and then I'm going to try to get involved in some different things."
The game, at Toledo, is the Mid-American Conference opener for a pair of 9-4 teams and airs at 7 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. According to the crew sheet, Turgeon will with another name familiar to Terps fans, longtime local sports personality and Maryland alum Chick Hernandez.
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"Whether I coach again we'll see, but it's not where I'm thinking I absolutely have to do it. It's something that if the right thing comes along and at the right time, and it's the best thing for my family, we'll do it," he told Peters. "Otherwise, I'm content with my career. I had a good career, I had a lot of fun doing it."
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