Jade Perry

Geno Auriemma exchanged words with Dawn Staley in the final seconds of South Carolina and UConn’s Final Four matchup.

Coming soon… ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜᴇʟʟ, Episode 7 🏆 #faMily 🐢

April 3, 2002, the National Coach of the Year came to College Park to rejuvenate a storied program... This year, we will celebrate @BrendaFrese's 25th season of excellence at Maryland. 🐢 🔗 bit.ly/3NYUekk

Thanks for taking the time to set the record straight @TMZ_Sports! Appreciate you having @oluchi_okananwa & I on.

Special to have some alums in the stands this weekend! Great to see Dr. Malina Howard, Dr. Kristen Confroy Harmody and 2006 national champion Jade Perry! ❤️ #faMily 🐢

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

Let’s go @TerpsWBB!!! 🐢

“If You’re Gonna Be a Racist, Don’t Use ANYTHING invented or created by the Blacks”

8-0 Terps run as we head to a media timeout! #faMily🐢

Two weeks out from the 20th anniversary celebration of the 2006 National Championship! 🏆 🔗 go.umd.edu/2006champs

The countdown to January 4th is on....so looking forward to the return of the @TerpsWBB Natty team!

What she know about this?!?! 😅🤣

Breaking: Olympic Gold medalist Quincy Wilson announced his commitment to Maryland. He is the youngest male U.S. Olympian in track and field history. (📸 _quincy_wilson/IG)

If I send you this just know I’m finna air this bitch out

Napheesa Collier woke up this morning and was like

All of us have had this experience as a child😂💀😂💀😂💀

The greatest dunk ever happened 25 YEARS AGO today!

A rock star, a winner, a warrior. Grateful to honor the impact and legacy of Vicki Brick-Zupancic each and every day 🤍

✅ Drafted No. 1 overall ✅ Won Rookie of the Year ✅ Led all rookies in scoring ✅ No. 5 in scoring in rookie year ✅ Set WNBA rookie single-game scoring record Can't believe ...

Living proof that it’s never really “ so long ago” 🥺🥺🥺