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Maryland is the No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament West Regional, and the Terrapins take on the top-seeded Florida Gators on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
But you may hear a different, unfamiliar description of Maryland basketball. Meet the "Crab Five."
Maryland (27-8) is more dependent on its starting lineup than any team in the nation. The nickname mashes up the Fab Five — made famous in the early 1990s at Michigan — and crabs, which are synonymous with Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
This group accounts for 86% of Maryland's scoring. The most-used reserve is DeShawn Harris-Smith (15.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.4 rebounds). Tafara Gapare (3.5 points, 43.1% 3-pointers) and Jay Young (1.9 points, 37.5% 3-pointers) get about 10 minutes each.
Queen, a freshman, hit a bank shot at the buzzer in the second round to cap a 72-71 win over Colorado State.
Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson — all in Michigan's 1992 recruiting class — led the Wolverines to two consecutive national championship games. Michigan lost to Duke in 1993 and North Carolina in '94.
Those Wolverines were also sports fashion pioneers, making baggier uniforms — particularly shorts — and black socks must-haves for kids nationwide.
Rose, Webber, Howard and King all played in the NBA from that group. Another Michigan player from those two seasons, Eric Riley, also played in the NBA. Jackson did not.
Don't take the nickname literally. Crabs typically have 10 legs. Five pair, if that helps.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Why is Maryland called Crab 5? Maryland's starting lineup nickname
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But you may hear a different, unfamiliar description of Maryland basketball. Meet the "Crab Five."
Who are the Crab Five?
Maryland (27-8) is more dependent on its starting lineup than any team in the nation. The nickname mashes up the Fab Five — made famous in the early 1990s at Michigan — and crabs, which are synonymous with Maryland's Chesapeake Bay.
Maryland's starting lineup
- Derik Queen (16.2 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals, 1.1 blocked shots)
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie (14.6 points, 40.6% 3-pointers, 5.0 assists)
- Rodney Rice (13.9 points, 37.3% 3-pointers)
- Julian Reese (13.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.1 steals, 1.5 blocked shots)
- Selton Miguel (12.0 points, 43.1% 3-pointers)
This group accounts for 86% of Maryland's scoring. The most-used reserve is DeShawn Harris-Smith (15.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.4 rebounds). Tafara Gapare (3.5 points, 43.1% 3-pointers) and Jay Young (1.9 points, 37.5% 3-pointers) get about 10 minutes each.
Derik Queen buzzer beater
Queen, a freshman, hit a bank shot at the buzzer in the second round to cap a 72-71 win over Colorado State.
Who were the members of the Fab Five?
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Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King and Ray Jackson — all in Michigan's 1992 recruiting class — led the Wolverines to two consecutive national championship games. Michigan lost to Duke in 1993 and North Carolina in '94.
Those Wolverines were also sports fashion pioneers, making baggier uniforms — particularly shorts — and black socks must-haves for kids nationwide.
Did all Fab Five go to the NBA?
Rose, Webber, Howard and King all played in the NBA from that group. Another Michigan player from those two seasons, Eric Riley, also played in the NBA. Jackson did not.
Do crabs have five legs?
Don't take the nickname literally. Crabs typically have 10 legs. Five pair, if that helps.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Why is Maryland called Crab 5? Maryland's starting lineup nickname
Continue reading...
