2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record17–14 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaXfinity Center
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Michigan143 .824235  .821
No. 2 Illinois164 .800247  .774
No. 8 Iowa146 .700229  .710
No. 20 Purdue136 .6841810  .643
No. 7 Ohio State128 .6002110  .677
Wisconsin1010 .5001813  .581
Rutgers1010 .5001612  .571
Maryland911 .4501714  .548
Michigan State911 .4501513  .536
Indiana712 .3681215  .444
Penn State712 .3681114  .440
Northwestern613 .316915  .375
Minnesota614 .3001415  .483
Nebraska316 .158720  .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Mark Turgeon and play their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins finished the season 17–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan State in the second round before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. The defeated UConn in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Following the season, Turgeon signed a three-year extension to remain head coach through 2026.[1]

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2019–20 season 24–7, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Offseason

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Dockery
PG
Washington, D.C. Bishop O'Connell High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 18, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Arnaud Revaz
F
Sion, Switzerland Bourg-en-Brasse Acadamie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Aquan Smart
PG
Skokie, Illinois Niles North High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
James Graham III
SF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Nicolet High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2020 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownTransfer From
Jade BrahmbhattG6'0"160JuniorOlney, MDUniversity of the Pacific
Jairus HamiltonF6'8"235JuniorCharlotte, NCBoston College
Galin SmithF6'9"235SeniorClinton, MSAlabama

Player departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will ClarkF6'8"195SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduation
Anthony Cowan Jr.G6'0"180SeniorBowie, MDGraduation/Declared for 2020 NBA draft
Ricky Lindo Jr.F6'8"220SophomoreWashington, D.C.Transfer to George Washington
Jalen SmithF6'10"225SophomoreBaltimore, MDDrafted 10th overall 2020 NBA draft
Serrell Smith Jr.G6'4"175SophomoreSt. Petersburg. FLTransfer to East Tennessee State
Joshua TomaicF6'10"235Junior (R)Lanzarote, SpainTransfer to San Diego State
Travis ValmonG6'1"190SeniorRockville, MDGraduation

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Julius Erving Award[3] Aaron Wiggins G JR

Roster

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marcus Dockery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrBrewster Academy Washington, D.C.
G/F 1 James Graham III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNicolet HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 2 Aaron Wiggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrWesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Eric Ayala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrIMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Reese Mona 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSt. John's College HS La Plata, Maryland
G 13 Hakim Hart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRoman Catholic HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 15 Chol Marial 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoAZ Compass Prep Rumbek, South Sudan
G 20 Aidan McCool (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrBishop England HS Charleston, South Carolina
G 22 Jade Brahmbhatt (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrBethesda-Chevy Chase HS Olney, Maryland
G 23 Aquan Smart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNiles North HS Evanston, Illinois
F 24 Donta Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoImhotep Charter HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Jairus Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrCannon School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 30 Galin Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrClinton HS Clinton, Mississippi
F 31 Arnaud Revaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrBourg-en-Brasse Acadamie Sion, Switzerland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • 2021 recruit James Graham III, who officially signed with the Terps on National Signing Day, will graduate high school early and join the program for the 2020–21 season.[4]
  • Walk-on Connor Odom was removed from the team roster prior to the start of the season. No official reason has been reported.

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Galin Smith Chol Marial Arnaud Revaz
PF Donta Scott Jairus Hamilton
SF Darryl Morsell Hakim Hart James Graham III
SG Aaron Wiggins Reese Mona Marcus Dockery
PG Eric Ayala Aquan Smart

Schedule and results

The team's game against Monmouth, scheduled for December 1, was canceled after Monmouth announced a positive COVID-19 test within its team.[5] The game was replaced with a game against Towson[6] on December 1 before Towson also had a member of their team test positive for COVID-19 and was forced to cancel the game.[7] In addition, games against George Mason[8] and James Madison were likewise canceled due to COVID-19 issues.[9]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Old Dominion W 85–66  1–0
 19  E. Ayala  8  D. Morsell  4  D. Morsell  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
November 27, 2020*
3:00 p.m., BTN
Navy W 82–52  2–0
 15  Tied  5  Tied  6  Tied  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
November 29, 2020*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Mount St. Mary's W 79–61  3–0
 17  D. Scott  5  Tied  5  D. Morsell  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Monmouth Canceled due to COVID-19[5] Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 1, 2020*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Towson Canceled due to COVID-19[7] Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 4, 2020*
3:00 p.m., BTN
George Mason Canceled due to COVID-19[8] Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
December 4, 2020*
3:00 p.m., BTN
Saint Peter's W 90–57  4–0
 32  H. Hart  12  D. Scott  6  A. Wiggins  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
December 5, 2020*
3:00 p.m., NBCSW
at James Madison Canceled due to COVID-19[9] Atlantic Union Bank Center 
Harrisonburg, Virginia
December 9, 2020*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Clemson
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 51–67  4–1
 11  D. Scott  6  Tied  4  R. Mona  Littlejohn Coliseum (1,876)
Clemson, SC
December 14, 2020
6:00 p.m., BTN
No. 19 Rutgers L 60–74  4–2
(0–1)
 20  D. Scott  8  Tied  3  A. Wiggins  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
December 22, 2020*
7:00 p.m., BTN
La Salle W 84–71  5–2
 23  E. Ayala  9  A. Wiggins  3  Tied  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
December 25, 2020
2:30 p.m., FS1
at Purdue L 70–73  5–3
(0–2)
 15  D. Scott  8  D. Scott  4  D. Morsell  Mackey Arena (250)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 28, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 6 Wisconsin W 70–64  6–3
(1–2)
 17  E. Ayala  9  A. Wiggins  2  Tied  Kohl Center (0)
Madison, Wisconsin
December 31, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 16 Michigan L 73–84  6–4
(1–3)
 19  D. Scott  6  D. Scott  6  A. Wiggins  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana L 55–63  6–5
(1–4)
 22  A. Wiggins  12  D. Scott  3  D. Scott  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (0)
Bloomington, Indiana
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 5 Iowa L 67–89  6–6
(1–5)
 17  A. Wiggins  8  D. Scott  5  A. Wiggins  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 10, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Illinois W 66–63  7–6
(2–5)
 19  D. Morsell  8  D. Scott  3  D. Morsell  State Farm Center (169)
Champaign, Illinois
January 15, 2021*
12:00 p.m., BTN+
Wingate University W 100–58  8–6
 21  A. Wiggins  6  A. Wiggins  6  H. Hart  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
January 19, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 7 Michigan L 63–87  8–7
(2–6)
 13  D. Scott  4  Tied  3  H. Hart  Crisler Center (65)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 23, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 17 Minnesota W 63–49  9–7
(3–6)
 21  E. Ayala  11  D. Scott  4  A. Wiggins  Williams Arena (44)
Minneapolis, MN
January 27, 2021
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14 Wisconsin L 55–61  9–8
(3–7)
 18  A. Wiggins  8  D. Scott  5  D. Morsell  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 2, 2021
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 24 Purdue W 61–60  10–8
(4–7)
 18  A. Wiggins  11  A. Wiggins  5  E. Ayala  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Penn State L 50–55  10–9
(4–8)
 23  E. Ayala  4  Tied  2  D. Morsell  Bryce Jordan Center (279)
University Park, PA
February 8, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS1
No. 4 Ohio State L 65–73  10–10
(4–9)
 17  A. Wiggins  7  E. Ayala  6  A. Wiggins  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 14, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1
Minnesota W 72–59  11–10
(5–9)
 17  A. Wiggins  11  D. Scott  4  G. Smith  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 16, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 64–50  12–10
(6–9)
 21  A. Wiggins  11  A. Wiggins  3  H. Hart  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 79–71  13–10
(7–9)
 24  E. Ayala  8  Tied  8  D. Scott  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
February 21, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers W 68–59  14–10
(8–9)
 14  E. Ayala  10  A. Wiggins  4  H. Hart  Rutgers Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2021
2:00 p.m., CBS
Michigan State W 73–55  15–10
(9–9)
 22  E. Ayala  8  D. Scott  5  D. Scott  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
March 3, 2021
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern L 55–60  15–11
(9–10)
 26  A. Wiggins  8  H. Hart  5  D. Morsell  Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)
Evanston, Illinois
March 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State L 61–66  15–12
(9–11)
 15  A. Wiggins  10  A. Wiggins  3  Tied  Xfinity Center (0)
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 11, 2021
11:30 a.m., BTN
(8) vs. (9) Michigan State
Second Round
W 68–57  16–12
 21  E. Ayala  9  E. Ayala  4  E. Ayala  Lucas Oil Stadium (6,206)
Indianapolis, IN
March 12, 2021
11:30 a.m., BTN
(8) vs. (1) No. 4 Michigan
Quarterfinals
L 66–79  16–13
 19  E. Ayala  7  A. Wiggins  5  A. Wiggins  Lucas Oil Stadium (7,634)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2021*
7:10 pm, CBS
(10 E) vs. (7 E) UConn
First Round
W 63–54  17–13
 23  E. Ayala  7  D. Morsell  4  Tied  Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 22, 2021*
8:45 pm, TNT
(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Alabama
Second Round
L 77–96  17–14
 27  A. Wiggins  6  Tied  5  D. Scott  Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
APRVRVRVNot released
CoachesRVRVRVRV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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