2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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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
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Michigan 14 – 3   .824 23 – 5   .821
No. 2 Illinois † 16 – 4   .800 24 – 7   .774
No. 8 Iowa 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
No. 20 Purdue 13 – 6   .684 18 – 10   .643
No. 7 Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 10   .677
Wisconsin 10 – 10   .500 18 – 13   .581
Rutgers 10 – 10   .500 16 – 12   .571
Maryland 9 – 11   .450 17 – 14   .548
Michigan State 9 – 11   .450 15 – 13   .536
Indiana 7 – 12   .368 12 – 15   .444
Penn State 7 – 12   .368 11 – 14   .440
Northwestern 6 – 13   .316 9 – 15   .375
Minnesota 6 – 14   .300 14 – 15   .483
Nebraska 3 – 16   .158 7 – 20   .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[edit]

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[edit]

2020 recruiting class[edit]

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[edit]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer From
Jade Brahmbhatt G 6'0" 160 Junior Olney, MD University of the Pacific
Jairus Hamilton F 6'8" 235 Junior Charlotte, NC Boston College
Galin Smith F 6'9" 235 Senior Clinton, MS Alabama

Player departures[edit]

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Will Clark F 6'8" 195 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduation
Anthony Cowan Jr. G 6'0" 180 Senior Bowie, MD Graduation/Declared for 2020 NBA draft
Ricky Lindo Jr. F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transfer to George Washington
Jalen Smith F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Drafted 10th overall 2020 NBA draft
Serrell Smith Jr. G 6'4" 175 Sophomore St. Petersburg. FL Transfer to East Tennessee State
Joshua Tomaic F 6'10" 235 Junior (R) Lanzarote, Spain Transfer to San Diego State
Travis Valmon G 6'1" 190 Senior Rockville, MD Graduation

Preseason[edit]

Preseason watch lists[edit]

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

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Dockery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Washington, D.C.
G/F 1 James Graham III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Nicolet HS Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 2 Aaron Wiggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Eric Ayala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr IMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 11 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Reese Mona 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. John's College HS La Plata, Maryland
G 13 Hakim Hart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
C 15 Chol Marial 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So AZ Compass Prep Rumbek, South Sudan
G 20 Aidan McCool (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Bishop England HS Charleston, South Carolina
G 22 Jade Brahmbhatt (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS Olney, Maryland
G 23 Aquan Smart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Niles North HS Evanston, Illinois
F 24 Donta Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Imhotep Charter HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Jairus Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cannon School Charlotte, North Carolina
F 30 Galin Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Clinton HS Clinton, Mississippi
F 31 Arnaud Revaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Bourg-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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

See also: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP——RVRV——————————RV——Not released
Coaches———RVRV—————————RV——RV

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bromberg, Lila (April 7, 2021). "Mark Turgeon, Maryland agree to three-year extension". Testudo Times. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "WIGGINS NAMED TO ERVING AWARD WATCH LIST".
  4. ^ "Graham to Enroll Early, Join Terps for 2020-21". umterps.com. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. Monmouth canceled after Monmouth reports positive COVID-19 test". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Schedule Change: Maryland to Play Towson Dec. 1". umterps.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Towson-Maryland Men's Basketball Game Canceled". Towson Athletics.
  8. ^ a b "George Mason pauses team activities, cancels game vs. Maryland". RSN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. James Madison canceled after Dukes report positive COVID-19 test". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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