Maryland basketball announced plans for its new practice facility last year, but now, the school is set to officially break ground later this month as Maryland has announced it will host a ceremony on Thursday, June 22 to officially begin construction of the new Barry P. Gossett Basketball Performance Center. Maryland officially announced plans to move forward with the new basketball practice facility, which is set to become the new home for the men’s and women’s basketball programs complete with a practice court, office space, locker rooms, strength and conditioning space and athletic training/recovery facilities. “What a practice facility does — everyone says it’s for recruiting — it really has nothing to do with recruiting; it’s for the player experience,” men's head coach Kevin Willard said during last year’s introductory press conference. “So when your kids are here, they have a place they can go that they can eat, that they can rest, that they can do everything.” With athletic director Damon Evans, president Darryll Pines, men’s head coach Kevin Willard and women’s head coach Brenda Frese all set to be in attendance, Maryland also announced the new practice facility is expected to be completed in the fall of 2025. It's a notable development for Maryland, who remains the only the Big Ten school without a dedicated practice facility. But the original plans that fans saw likely will not be what comes to fruition ahead of the 2025-26 season as news emerged last week that Maryland’s expected practice facility will not feature many of the amenities originally proposed, according to Matt Hooke of the Baltimore Business Journal. With Clark Construction leading the project and Gensler as the design consultant, according to Hooke, the performance center now 16,000 square feet smaller yet $16 million more expensive than previously anticipated. The heightened costs are due to the rising cost of steel along with supply chain issues stemming from the pandemic, Hooke added, but the performance center will also feature one practice court and one practice gym. Hooke added that Maryland also remains roughly $11 million shy of its $47 million private funding goal with several naming opportunities still available. Related Links
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