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.
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NCAA tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 17–14 (9–11 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | Xfinity Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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: | ||||||
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Incoming transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer From |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Julius Erving Award[3] | Aaron Wiggins | G | JR |
Roster
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- 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.
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 | |||
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| 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 | ||||
| Canceled due to COVID-19[5] | |||||||||||
| Canceled due to COVID-19[7] | |||||||||||
| Canceled due to COVID-19[8] | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||
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Canceled due to COVID-19[9] | ||||||||||
| 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
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| 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
- Bromberg, Lila (April 7, 2021). "Mark Turgeon, Maryland agree to three-year extension". Testudo Times. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- "WIGGINS NAMED TO ERVING AWARD WATCH LIST".
- "Graham to Enroll Early, Join Terps for 2020-21". umterps.com. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- Oyefusi, Daniel. "Maryland men's basketball game vs. Monmouth canceled after Monmouth reports positive COVID-19 test". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- "Schedule Change: Maryland to Play Towson Dec. 1". umterps.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- "Towson-Maryland Men's Basketball Game Canceled". Towson Athletics.
- "George Mason pauses team activities, cancels game vs. Maryland". RSN. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- 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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