2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Ten Tournament winner ; As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2020–21 record	10–9 (4–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Turgeon (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Bino Ranson (11th season); Matt Brady (4th season); DeAndre Haynes (2nd season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center

The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are 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.

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.[1]

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, DC	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 18, 2018
Marcus Dockery PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Arnaud Revaz F	Sion, Switzerland	Bourg-en-Brasse Acadamie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 27, 2020
Arnaud Revaz F	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
Aquan Smart PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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

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

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

Preseason watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Julius Erving Award[2]	Aaron Wiggins	G	JR

Roster

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	5	Eric Ayala	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Wilmington, Delaware
G	22	Jade Brahmbhatt (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School	Olney, Maryland
G	0	Marcus Dockery	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Washington D.C.
F	1	James Graham III	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Nicolet HS	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F	25	Jairus Hamilton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Cannon School	Charlotte, North Carolina
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 High School	Charleston, South Carolina
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	11	Darryl Morsell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Mount Saint Joseph HS	Baltimore, Maryland
F	31	Arnaud Revaz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Bourg-en-Brasse Acadamie	Sion, Switzerland
F	24	Donta Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Imhotep Charter HS	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	23	Aquan Smart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Niles North High School	Evanston, Illinois
F	30	Galin Smith	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Clinton High School	Clinton, Mississippi
G	2	Aaron Wiggins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Greensboro, North Carolina

Head coach

Mark Turgeon (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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. [3]
Walk-on Connor Odom was removed from the team roster prior to the start of the season. No official reason has been reported.

Schedule and results

The team’s game against Monmouth, scheduled for December 1 has was canceled after Monmouth announced a positive test within its team.[4] The game was replaced with a game against Towson[5] on December 1 before Towson also had a member of their team test positive for COVID-19 and was forced to cancel the game.[6] In addition, games against George Mason[7] and James Madison were likewise canceled due to COVID-19 issues.[8]

Date time, TV	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[4]					~~Xfinity Center~~ ~~College Park, MD~~
~~December 1, 2020~~* ~~7:00 p.m.~~, ~~BTN~~	~~Towson~~	Canceled due to COVID-19[6]					~~Xfinity Center~~ ~~College Park, MD~~
~~December 4, 2020~~* ~~3:00 p.m.~~, ~~BTN~~	~~George Mason~~	Canceled due to COVID-19[7]					~~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[8]					~~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 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 16, 2021~~ ~~BTN~~	~~Nebraska~~	Postponed due to COVID-19[8]					~~Xfinity Center~~ ~~College Park, MD~~
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	Ohio State						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 14, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1	Minnesota						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 17, 2021 BTN	at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
February 21, 2021 BTN	at Rutgers						Rutgers Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2021 2:00 p.m., CBS	Michigan State						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 3, 2021 BTN	at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
March 7, 2021 BTN	Penn State						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament
March 2021 TBD	vs. TBD						United Center Chicago, IL
*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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	NR		RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR			RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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

References

"2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
https://umterps.com/news/2020/11/4/mens-basketball-wiggins-named-to-erving-award-watch-list.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"Graham to Enroll Early, Join Terps for 2020-21". umterps.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. Monmouth canceled after Monmouth reports positive COVID-19 test". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
"Schedule Change: Maryland to Play Towson Dec. 1". umterps.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
"Towson-Maryland Men's Basketball Game Canceled". Towson Athletics.
"George Mason pauses team activities, cancels game vs. Maryland". RSN. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. James Madison canceled after Dukes report positive COVID-19 test". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

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[1] "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.

[2] ttps://umterps.com/news/2020/11/4/mens-basketball-wiggins-named-to-erving-award-watch-list.aspx. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[3] "Graham to Enroll Early, Join Terps for 2020-21". umterps.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[:0-4] Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. Monmouth canceled after Monmouth reports positive COVID-19 test". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[5] "Schedule Change: Maryland to Play Towson Dec. 1". umterps.com. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

[:1-6] "Towson-Maryland Men's Basketball Game Canceled". Towson Athletics.

[:3-7] "George Mason pauses team activities, cancels game vs. Maryland". RSN. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

[:2-8] Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. James Madison canceled after Dukes report positive COVID-19 test". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.

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