Hagerstown CC names Terry Maczko as next men's basketball coach

Hagerstown Community College went with one of the deepest Maryland junior-college resumes in the region, naming Terry Maczko as its next men’s basketball coach after a vacancy that opened when Bernard Hopkins left for Mississippi University for Women. The Hawks finished 13-17 overall and 12-6 in Region 20 last season, a standard that left room for a quick climb in a conference where Allegany College of Maryland went 15-3 in the league and 22-9 overall.

HCC announced Maczko on June 22 and Athletic Director Amy Sterner said, “We are very excited to have Terry join our team,” adding that he brings “the necessary skills, experience, and proven success within the Region 20” to help student-athletes on and off the court. That kind of endorsement matters in a league where roster turnover, recruiting territory and familiarity with local pipelines can decide whether a program is merely competitive or ready to contend.

Maczko’s case rests on more than reputation. HCC described him as entering his 25th season coaching in Region 20 and the Maryland JUCO, with 11 years as an assistant and head coach at Community College of Baltimore County at Essex and 13 years as head coach at Baltimore City Community College. Across that span, he has won more than 400 games and collected 13 championships, including five Region 20 titles, two district titles, three Maryland JUCO tournament championships and three Maryland JUCO regular-season crowns.

The résumé also includes national-level proof. Hagerstown said Maczko led Baltimore City Community College to the NJCAA Division II national championship in 2012, and Baltimore City CC noted that his 2018 trip back to the national tournament was the program’s first since 1980. HCC also credited him with sending more than 20 players to NCAA Division I programs and more than 30 to NCAA Division II programs, while coaching nine All-Americans.

The hire gives Hagerstown a coach who knows exactly how Maryland JUCO basketball works, from roster evaluation to recruiting relationships across the region. HCC posted the men’s basketball opening on May 21 and moved to fill it quickly, signaling that the school wanted stability in a conference where local connections can still create an immediate edge. Maczko was most recently coaching at Edgewood High School in Maryland, but his return to the junior-college level gives Hagerstown a veteran builder with a record of turning familiar territory into championships.