The mother of former Maryland basketball players Makhi Mitchell and Makhel Mitchell criticized Terps coach Mark Turgeon Sunday on Twitter, saying her sons -- twin brothers who announced Friday they were entering the NCAA's transfer portal -- were "railroaded."

"So u railroad my guys who committed to the school in 2016 because u wanted to free up some time for Chol [Marial] to play. Read between the lines fans So u made up some nonsense that didn't make since [sic] at all," Maria Mitchell wrote. "And on top of that u tell me as a parent that loves her children that u would Only except one of the twins. It was no mutual agreement. We was forced out. Mark Turgeon is untrustworthy. Do not trust Mark Turgeon."

Sources told IMS that Turgeon was prepared to hand out a suspension to one or both twins on Friday, but after meeting with them and their mother, the decision was instead made for them to leave the program. The 7-foot-2 Marial, their fellow freshman, was cleared to play recently and made his debut today in Maryland's 84-70 win over Bryant, hence Maria Mitchell's reference to him.

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She also implied Turgeon was only interested in one of her sons, presumably Makhi, the higher-rated recruit of the two. He started two games and was playing 9.3 minutes per game before the abrupt separation.

The Mitchell twins arrived at Maryland with a reputation as talented and charming, but also immature and prone to jumping from school to school frequently. Heading into the season, source said, Turgeon separated the two, having them room separately in hopes of keeping them in good standing. And the concept of Turgeon forcing them out at midseason to clear playing time for Marial seems unlikely; perhaps more than most major-conference coaches, he tends to view his team as a family. And rather than running them off, he could've limited their minutes in favor of Marial and allowed them to compete for playing time as is typical.

"Ultimately I feel it's the best thing for them and for the program," Turgeon said Saturday. "You get to know people and they're part of your team and you just wish them the best moving forward. Just feel like it was the best decision. I'll leave it at that," he said.

On Saturday, Maria Mitchell had Tweeted: "Connect all the dots and whatever u come up with that's the answer to all ur questions..I wanna thank the Real Terp Fans for all the love and support, u guys are the best.."

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