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[QUOTE="Zack80, post: 5462883, member: 1245"]
Bernhardt graduated after 2021, so Khan and Donville came in to play with, say, Wisnauskas and DeMaio.
Wisnauskas had 73 points in 2021, which is a step better than Spanos' 55 last year, but it is fair to note that many (like those who work at I.L.)  in the preseason questioned whether Wisnauskas would be able to score as much without Bernhardt there.

Donville looked like he was going to break out in the covid year 2020, but prior to that he had 34 points in 2019.
Khan Keegan was an Honorable Mention AA at attack in 2021, scoring 58 points in 12 games, but Villanova just played Big East competition (except for Lehigh), so there was some question about the level of competition he had faced.
Both really proved themselves well at UMd, but I think your post has a bit of 20-20 hindsight to it.

L.Johnson had 46 points (3.54 per game) and Lyons had 41 points (3.15 per game) in 13 games played last year. If we multiply these numbers by 18/13 (the Terps played 18 games in 2022 and 2025) we get Johnson - 63, Lyons - 57.  Both also had the big seasons in 2023 as you note.

So I think in an "a priori", that is, before coming to Maryland analysis, Johnson and Lyons look pretty comparable to Donville and Khan (perhaps even better). Further it was not such a sure thing going into 2022 either - lots of people were wondering how the loss of Bernhardt would affect the team.

Also, don't count out Erksa. He has a lot of speed and athleticism, and could put it together in his final year.
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