Kareem Copeland

Emre Vatansever and Jessie Miller will join the new head coach on the Washington bench.

The Terrapins are the No. 4 seed in the Birmingham 2 region and will open tournament play Saturday in College Park against Norfolk State.

General Manager Jamila Wideman and Coach Sydney Johnson put the focus off the court. Wideman said she’s willing to get ‘bold and creative’ in shaping the roster.

Shyanne Sellers’s shot at a winner was off the mark, and the Fighting Illini prevailed, 66-65, to improve to 1-17 against Maryland.

The former football star won a Heisman Trophy and a Super Bowl. Next, a studio show and Intercept Wine, a venture for which he is more than just a famous face.

The Terps suffered their third straight loss, all to ranked teams, in an 82-67 defeat to the Bruins, who got 33 points from Betts.

The Terrapins, without Shyanne Sellers and Bri McDaniel, drop their second straight. Next up: Top-ranked UCLA on Sunday at College Park.

The made-for-TV league tips off Friday with some of the biggest names in women’s basketball including Angel Reese and Breanna Stewart.

Three days after suffering its first loss, Maryland was without Saylor Poffenbarger and Sarah Te-Biasu but clamped down late for an 83-68 road win.

Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers scores a game-high 26 but the Trojans make the key plays late to end the Terrapins’ 14-game unbeaten run.