2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–14 (9–11 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
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

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

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:    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
	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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
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:    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^[3]	Aaron Wiggins	G	JR

Roster

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 Mark Turgeon (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Bino Ranson (Southern New Hampshire) Matt Brady (Siena) DeAndre Haynes (Kent State) 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.^[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

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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV

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

References

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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. Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. Monmouth canceled after Monmouth reports positive COVID-19 test". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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7. "Towson-Maryland Men's Basketball Game Canceled". Towson Athletics.
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