Baltimore Sun sportswriter Don Markus has compiled an in-depth history of the Maryland men's basketball program in his book, "100 Things Maryland Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die."
Markus moved to Baltimore to work for The Sun in 1985 after growing up and spending 10 years covering college basketball in New York. During the more than 30 years that have followed, Markus has served two stints on the men's basketball beat that span the coaching tenures of Lefty Driesell, Gary Williams and the team's trip to the Sweet Sixteen under Mark Turgeon during the 2015-16 season.
The process of writing the book began for Markus in September 2015 and came to a conclusion shortly after the end of the Maryland basketball season in May 2016. To get started on compiling stories for his 100-chapter book, Markus turned to the two men who oversaw nearly 40 years of Maryland basketball: head coaches Driesell (1969–1986) and Williams (1989–2011).
