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BASKETBALL SEASON HAS ARRIVED.

The Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball team will play 19 games at XFINITY Center this season.

If you are attending the game, game day parking permits must be purchased online before you arrive on campus. Permits cost $20 presale for non-conference games and $23 presale for conference games and are effective for Regents Drive Garage. You may also park in Lot 1 for free and walk to XFINITY. Limited permits are available on-site, the day of the game, with a credit card for $23 for non-conference games and $26 for  conference games and available at  Regents Drive Garage.

If you are a student, faculty, staff or visitor who will be on campus during the game, but will not be attending, please read on to view our vehicle relocation policies.

SHUTTLE-UM

Shuttle-UM on-campus routes are available for guests to travel throughout campus. Commuter routes require a University ID to board. If you are traveling by metro, the 104 College Park Metro / Discovery District will get you from the College Park Metro Station (board at bay E) to the Xfinity Center. For the latest Shuttle-UM info, visit the DOTS website. Looking for real-time bus arrival info? Download the Transit App. Attendees should be prepared to walk or use Veo e-bike/e-scooter rental to travel to the XFINITY Center.  

ADA GAME DAY PARKING ACCOMMODATIONS

Accessible parking for basketball games is available in Terrapin Trail Garage (Lot 6). If you are attending a basketball game and require accessible parking, the following parking options are available for you:

1. Purchase your game day permit in advance. Show both your game day permit and your ADA permit to the attendants at Terrapin Trail Garage, where lot admission will be granted without payment. Both permits must be displayed upon parking inside Terrapin Trail Garage.  

2.  Purchase your game day permit on-site at Terrapin Trail Garage (Lot 6). These on-site purchases may only be made with credit card, and are permitted only for those with ADA placards. Permits bought on-site will cost $20 for non-conference games and $23 for conference games.

Our accessibility page offers more information about the services we provide for those with disabilities.

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For both conference and non-conference games, these lots are closed three hours prior to tipoff or 4 p.m. (whichever is earlier) and require a game day permit or Faculty/Staff permit to enter:

Lots 4b, 4j, 6 (Terrapin Trail Garage), 9b, 11b, NN, P1, P2, UU, XX1, XVL and Regents Drive Garage

NOTE: parking regulations may change for individual games. Permit holders will be notified of such changes via email in advance.

NON-CONFERENCE GAMES: VEHICLE RELOCATION NOT REQUIRED

Vehicle relocation is NOT required for most games. However, the affected basketball lots are closed three hours prior to tip-off until one hour after tip-off. Students and visitors who attempt to park in basketball lots during the closed times will be redirected to park in Lot 1. The affected lots can be accessed one hour after tip-off.

Only faculty and staff who present their UID or those with game day permits may enter the lot during the closed times.

CONFERENCE GAMES: VEHICLE RELOCATION REQUIRED

This season 3 conference games will require vehicle relocation. All basketball lots will close three hours prior to tipoff or 4 p.m. (whichever is earlier) and require a game day permit or faculty/staff permit to enter.

Vehicle Relocation is required on the following game dates:

  • Wednesday, December 4, 2024 (relocate by 4:30 p.m.)
  • Wednesday, January 29, 2025 (relocate by 5 p.m.)
  • Wednesday, February 26, 2025 (relocate by 4:30 p.m.)

VEHICLE RELOCATION IS REQUIRED FOR COMMUTER STUDENTS AND GUESTS WHO PARK IN LOTS 4B, 4J, 6 (TERRAPIN TRAIL GARAGE), 9B, 11B, NN, P1, P2, UU AND XX1.

Commuter students and guests parked in the lots listed directly above MUST move their vehicles two hours prior to tipoff. Vehicles that are not moved will be cited and relocated. Parking will be available to registrants in Lot 1. Faculty and staff are not required to relocate.

ACADEMIC CONFLICTS

If you have an academic conflict that affects your ability to move your car on a specific game day, you can submit this Basketball Gameday Relocation - Academic Conflict form to gain access to park in Lot 1 sooner. Forms must be submitted before the day of the game. Exceptions will not be made on game day or any time after the game.

FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) offers a limited number of Game Day Permits to graduate students. Game Day Permits are available for basketball games only. Please contact your GSG representative for more information about these permits.

THE FOLLOWING PERMIT HOLDERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RELOCATE FROM THEIR ASSIGNED LOTS:
  • Lot 6 Resident permit holders
  • Lot 11 Overnight permit holders
  • Graduate Student Access permit holders

While vehicle relocation is not required for the above permit holders, the basketball lots are still restricted three hours prior to tip-off until one hour after tip-off. Registrants in these lots attempting to park in their lots during the restricted hours will be redirected to Lot 1.

Faculty and staff may continue to access basketball lots during home games by showing their UID to lot attendants.