2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–17 (7–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachDavid Cox (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Jones (1st season)
  • Greg Manning Jr. (1st season)
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 3   .850 34 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois 14 6   .700 29 9   .763
Nebraska 12 8   .600 23 11   .676
Northwestern 12 8   .600 22 12   .647
Wisconsin 11 9   .550 22 14   .611
Indiana 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
Iowa 10 10   .500 19 15   .559
Michigan State 10 10   .500 20 15   .571
Minnesota 9 11   .450 19 15   .559
Ohio State 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Penn State 9 11   .450 16 17   .485
Maryland 7 13   .350 16 17   .485
Rutgers 7 13   .350 15 17   .469
Michigan 3 17   .150 8 24   .250
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Kevin Willard and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers in the first round before losing Wisconsin. The team declined an offer to play in the postseason NIT.

Previous season[edit]

The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota in the second round before losing to Indiana in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region. There they defeated West Virginia in the first round before losing to overall No. 1 seed Alabama in the second round.

Offseason[edit]

Player departures[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Hakim Hart 13 G 6'8" 205 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduate transferred to Villanova
Don Carey 0 G 6'5" 187 GS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated
Ian Martinez 23 G 6'3" 185 Junior Heredia, Costa Rica Transferred to Utah State
Patrick Emilien 15 F 6'7" 210 GS Senior Toronto, ON Graduated
Ike Cornish 20 G/F 6'6" 190 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Transferred to Ohio
Arnaud Revaz 31 F 6'10" 230 Junior Sion, Switzerland Transferred to Weber State
Pavlo Dziuba 12 F 6'8" 235 Junior Kyiv, Ukraine Transferred to High Point
Brett Karkus 32 G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Hewlett, NY Walk-on; transferred
Carson Dick 30 G 6'2" 175 Junior Glenelg, MD Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
RJ Floyd 40 G 6'3" 165 Sophomore Upper Marlboro Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer From
Chance Stephens 13 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore Riverside, CA Loyola Marymount
Mady Traoré 14 F/C 6'11" 195 Sophomore Fresnes, France New Mexico State
Jordan Geronimo 22 F 6'6" 225 Junior Newark, NJ Indiana

Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeShawn Harris-Smith
#5 SF
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Aug 27, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 87
Jamie Kaiser
#17 SF
Alexandria, VA IMG Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 7, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Jahnathan Lamothe
#26 SG
Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Braden Pierce
#47 C
Woodstock, GA IMG Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jan 28, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
  • "Maryland 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jahnathan Lamothe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G 1 Jahmir Young 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS DeMatha Catholic HS
Charlotte
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 2 Jahari Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Episcopal HS
Seton Hall
Houston, Texas
C 4 Braden Pierce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Woodstock, Georgia
G 5 DeShawn Harris-Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Paul VI Catholic Woodbridge, Virginia
F 10 Julian Reese 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 11 Noah Batchelor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Glenelg Country School Frederick, Maryland
F 12 Jamie Kaiser 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Burke, Virginia
G 13 Chance Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Polytechnic HS
Loyola Marymount
Riverside, California
F 14 Mady Traoré 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Believe Prep
New Mexico State
Paris, France
F 22 Jordan Geronimo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr St. Paul's School
Indiana
Newark, New Jersey
F 24 Donta Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Imhotep Charter HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 30 Lukas Sotell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Stamford HS Stamford, Connecticut
C 35 Caelum Swanton-Rodger 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Edge School Calgary, Alberta
G 40 Ben Murphy (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Franklin HS Reisterstown, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart[edit]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Julian Reese Caelum Swanton-Rodger Braden Pierce
PF Jordan Geronimo Mady Traore
SF Donta Scott Jamie Kaiser Chance Stephens
SG Deshawn Harris-Smith Noah Batchelor
PG Jahmir Young Jahari Long Jahnathan Lamothe

Schedule and results[edit]

Source[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Mount St. Mary's W 68–53  1–0
 18  Reese   8  Reese   4  Young  Xfinity Center (14,044)
College Park, MD
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Davidson
Asheville Championship semifinals
L 61–64  1–1
 18  Young   11  Reese   7  Young  Harrah's Cherokee Center (N/A)
Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023*
12:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. UAB
Asheville Championship third place game
L 63–66  1–2
 14  Young   7  Scott   6  Young  Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,507)
Asheville, NC
November 17, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 21 Villanova
Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 40–57  1–3
 10  Reese   6  Reese   3  Long  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
UMBC W 92–68  2–3
 20  Young   13  Reese   2  Tied  Xfinity Center (13,146)
College Park, MD
November 25, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
South Alabama W 68–55  3–3
 19  Tied   15  Reese   5  Harris-Smith  Xfinity Center (12,358)
College Park, MD
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Rider W 103–76  4–3
 22  Tied   12  Reese   5  Young  Xfinity Center (10,432)
College Park, MD
December 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana L 53–65  4–4
(0–1)
 20  Young   8  Reese   2  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
December 6, 2023
7:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State W 81–75 OT 5–4
(1–1)
 28  Young   15  Reese   4  Harris-Smith  Xfinity Center (15,290)
College Park, MD
December 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Alcorn State W 105–65  6–4
 15  Reese   7  Reese   7  Young  Xfinity Center (10,008)
College Park, MD
December 19, 2023*
8:30 p.m., BTN
Nicholls W 73–67  7–4
 23  Young   13  Reese   4  Young  Xfinity Center (11,004)
College Park, MD
December 22, 2023*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at UCLA W 69–60  8–4
 37  Young   7  Young   3  Young  Pauley Pavilion (7,056)
Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Coppin State W 75–53  9–4
 18  Reese   10  Reese   5  Harris-Smith  Xfinity Center (10,891)
College Park, MD
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 1 Purdue L 53–67  9–5
(1–2)
 26  Young   7  Tied   2  Tied  Xfinity Center (14,314)
College Park, MD
January 7, 2024
5:30 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota L 62–65  9–6
(1–3)
 20  Young   9  Reese   4  Harris-Smith  Williams Arena (8,583)
Minneapolis, MN
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
Michigan W 64–57  10–6
(2–3)
 22  Scott   13  Reese   5  Young  Xfinity Center (12,007)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 10 Illinois W 76–67  11–6
(3–3)
 28  Young   11  Reese   8  Young  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
January 17, 2024
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern L 69–72  11–7
(3–4)
 36  Young   9  Reese   5  Young  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,642)
Evanston, IL
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS
Michigan State L 59–61  11–8
(3–5)
 19  Young   12  Reese   4  Young  Xfinity Center (15,103)
College Park, MD
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa W 69–67  12–8
(4–5)
 22  Young   9  Reese   4  Young  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,532)
Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska W 73–51  13–8
(5–5)
 15  Reese   16  Reese   6  Young  Xfinity Center (15,481)
College Park, MD
February 3, 2024
5:30 p.m., FOX
at Michigan State L 54–63  13–9
(5–6)
 31  Young   10  Scott   3  Reese  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
Rutgers L 53–56  13–10
(5–7)
 19  Reese   12  Tied   3  Young  Xfinity Center (12,866)
College Park, MD
February 10, 2024
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Ohio State L 75–79 2OT 13–11
(5–8)
 26  Young   13  Reese   4  Young  Value City Arena (13,471)
Columbus, OH
February 14, 2024
8:30 p.m., BTN
Iowa W 78–66  14–11
(6–8)
 21  Young   13  Reese   6  Harris-Smith  Xfinity Center (12,031)
College Park, MD
February 17, 2024
5:30 p.m., FOX
No. 14 Illinois L 80–85  14–12
(6–9)
 28  Young   11  Reese   6  Young  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
February 20, 2024
9:00 p.m., Peacock
at Wisconsin L 70–74  14–13
(6–10)
 20  Young   7  Reese   3  Tied  Kohl Center (15,147)
Madison, WI
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers W 63–46  15–13
(7–10)
 20  Reese   11  Geronimo   9  Young  Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern L 61–68  15–14
(7–11)
 24  Young   6  Swanton-Rodger   6  Young  Xfinity Center (12,340)
College Park, MD
March 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBS
Indiana L 78–83  15–15
(7–12)
 22  Young   11  Reese   4  Young  Xfinity Center (16,540)
College Park, MD
March 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
at Penn State L 69–85  15–16
(7–13)
 16  Young   7  Young   4  Young  Bryce Jordan Center (8,796)
University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
March 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., Peacock
(12) vs. (13) Rutgers
First round
W 65–51  16–16
 16  Scott   8  Young   7  Young  Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
March 14, 2024
2:30 p.m., BTN
(12) vs. (5) Wisconsin
Second round
L 56–87  16–17
 18  Young   5  Reese   3  Harris-Smith  Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRV
CoachesRV

References[edit]