2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record24–7 (14–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 10   .677
No. 9 Michigan State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710
No. 12 Maryland 14 – 6   .700 24 – 7   .774
No. 21 Illinois 13 – 7   .650 21 – 10   .677
No. 25 Iowa 11 – 9   .550 20 – 11   .645
Penn State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 10   .677
No. 19 Ohio State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 10   .677
Rutgers 11 – 9   .550 20 – 11   .645
Michigan 10 – 10   .500 19 – 12   .613
Purdue 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 20 – 12   .625
Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 16   .484
Northwestern 3 – 17   .150 8 – 23   .258
Nebraska 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
Note: The 2020 Big Ten tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference.

With a win over Michigan on March 8, 2020, the Terrapins earned a share of their first-ever Big Ten regular season championship. They finished the 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]

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. There they defeated Belmont before losing to LSU in the second round.

Offseason

Coaching changes

In May 2019, assistant Kevin Broadus was hired as the new head coach at Morgan State.[2] Turgeon hired DeAndre Haynes as Broadus' replacement in June 2019.[3]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Andrew Terrell 4 G 5'10" 190 Senior Indianapolis, IN Walk-on; graduated
Ivan Bender 13 F 6'9" 235 Senior Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Graduated
Bruno Fernando 23 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Luanda, Angola Declared for the 2019 NBA draft; selected 34th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Trace Ramsey 24 F 6'7" 200 Freshman Valparaiso, IN Transferred to UC San Diego

Recruiting classes

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Hakim Hart
SG 		Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 18, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Chol Marial
C 		Rumbek, South Sudan Compass Prep 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 6, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Makhi Mitchell
C 		Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Makhel Mitchell
C 		Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Aug 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Donta Scott
SF 		Philadelphia, PA Imhotep Institute 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 24, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 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:

  • "2019 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 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:

Roster

2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Joshua Tomaic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Lanzarote, Canary Islands
G 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. John's College HS Bowie, Maryland
G 2 Aaron Wiggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
F 4 Ricky Lindo Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Woodrow Wilson HS Washington, D.C.
G 5 Eric Ayala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So IMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 10 Serrel Smith Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Petersburg HS St. Petersburg, Florida
G 11 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Mount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Reese Mona (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. John's College HS La Plata, Maryland
G 13 Hakim Hart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Roman Catholic HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 14 Will Clark (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Loyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland
C 15 Chol Marial 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Rumbek, South Sudan
G 20 Travis Valmon (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Georgetown Prep Rockville, Maryland
F 24 Donta Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Imhotep Charter HS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 25 Jalen Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph HS Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Ricky Lindo cutting down the net for Maryland, March 2020
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Jalen Smith Chol Marial Joshua Tomaic
PF Donta Scott Ricky Lindo Jr. Will Clark
SF Darryl Morsell Hakim Hart
SG Eric Ayala Aaron Wiggins Reese Mona
PG Anthony Cowan Jr. Serrel Smith Jr. Travis Valmon
  • Makhi and Makhel Mitchell entered the transfer portal in December 2019, leaving the team.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2019*
7:30 p.m., BTN Plus 		No. 7 Fayetteville State W 76–43  –
  16 – Cowan Jr.   8 – Makhi Mitchell   3 – Morsell/Smith  Xfinity Center (N/A)
College Park, MD
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 p.m., BTN Plus 		No. 7 Holy Cross W 95–71  1–0
  16 – Smith   11 – Smith   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,633)
College Park, MD
November 9, 2019*
9:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 7 Rhode Island W 73–55  2–0
  19 – Smith   13 – Wiggins   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,263)
College Park, MD
November 16, 2019*
12:00 p.m., BTN Plus 		No. 7 Oakland W 80–50  3–0
  14 – Morsell   7 – Tied   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (12,989)
College Park, MD
November 19, 2019*
8:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 6 Fairfield W 74–55  4–0
  17 – Smith   8 – Smith   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (11,412)
College Park, MD
November 22, 2019*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 6 George Mason W 86–63  5–0
  16 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Smith   3 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (14,499)
College Park, MD
November 28, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Temple
Orlando Invitational quarterfinals 		W 76–69  6–0
  30 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Smith   4 – Cowan Jr.  HP Field House (2,014)
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2019*
11:30 am, ESPN2 		No. 5 vs. Harvard
Orlando Invitational semifinals 		W 80–73  7–0
  20 – Cowan Jr.   12 – Morsell   5 – Cowan Jr.  HP Field House (2,014)
Bay Lake, FL
December 1, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 5 vs. Marquette
Orlando Invitational championship 		W 84–63  8–0
  22 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Morsell   4 – Cowan Jr.  HP Field House (2,439)
Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 3 Notre Dame
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 72–51  9–0
  15 – Smith   17 – Smith   5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (15,529)
College Park, MD
December 7, 2019
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 3 Illinois W 59–58  10–0
(1–0) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   13 – Smith   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,690)
College Park, MD
December 10, 2019
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 4 at Penn State L 69–76  10–1
(1–1) 		 16 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Smith   3 – Cowan Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,643)
University Park, PA
December 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 7 at Seton Hall L 48–52  10–2
  16 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Smith   6 – Cowan Jr.  Prudential Center (13,313)
Newark, NJ
December 29, 2019*
12:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 13 Bryant W 84–70  11–2
  19 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Smith   5 – Morsell  Xfinity Center (14,777)
College Park, MD
January 4, 2020
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 15 Indiana W 75–59  12–2
(2–1) 		 19 – Smith   8 – Tied   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,631)
College Park, MD
January 7, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 12 No. 11 Ohio State W 67–55  13–2
(3–1) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   7 – Smith   4 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (16,192)
College Park, MD
January 10, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 12 at Iowa L 49–67  13–3
(3–2) 		 13 – Smith   6 – Morsell   3 – Cowan Jr.  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,721)
Iowa City, IA
January 14, 2020
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 at Wisconsin L 54–56  13–4
(3–3) 		 18 – Smith   9 – Smith   3 – Cowan Jr.  Kohl Center (16,157)
Madison, WI
January 18, 2020
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 17 Purdue W 57–50  14–4
(4–3) 		 18 – Smith   10 – Smith   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,099)
College Park, MD
January 21, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 17 at Northwestern W 77–66  15–4
(5–3) 		 25 – Smith   11 – Smith   6 – Cowan Jr.  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,236)
Evanston, IL
January 26, 2020
1:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 17 at Indiana W 77–76  16–4
(6–3) 		 29 – Smith   11 – Smith   6 – Ayala  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
January 30, 2020
8:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 15 No. 18 Iowa W 82–72  17–4
(7–3) 		 31 – Cowan Jr.   14 – Smith   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,369)
College Park, MD
February 4, 2020
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 9 Rutgers W 56–51  18–4
(8–3) 		 17 – Cowan Jr.   15 – Smith   4 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (15,855)
College Park, MD
February 7, 2020
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 9 at No. 20 Illinois W 75–66  19–4
(9–3) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   12 – Smith   6 – Cowan Jr.  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
February 11, 2020
8:30 p.m., BTN 		No. 9 Nebraska W 72–70  20–4
(10–3) 		 16 – Tied   13 – Smith   10 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,396)
College Park, MD
February 15, 2020
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 at Michigan State
ESPN College GameDay 		W 67–60  21–4
(11–3) 		 24 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Smith   6 – Morsell  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 18, 2020
8:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 7 Northwestern W 76–67  22–4
(12–3) 		 22 – Smith   19 – Smith   7 – Morsell  Xfinity Center (15,486)
College Park, MD
February 23, 2020
4:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 7 at No. 25 Ohio State L 72–79  22–5
(12–4) 		 20 – Wiggins   7 – Smith   7 – Cowan Jr.  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
February 26, 2020
9:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 9 at Minnesota W 74–73  23–5
(13–4) 		 16 – Tied   11 – Smith   9 – Cowan Jr.  Williams Arena (9,252)
Minneapolis, MN
February 29, 2020
8:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 9 No. 24 Michigan State
ESPN College GameDay 		L 66–78  23–6
(13–5) 		 20 – Smith   12 – Smith   3 – Tied  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
March 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., BTN 		No. 9 at Rutgers L 67–78  23–7
(13–6) 		 19 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Smith   4 – Ayala  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
March 8, 2020
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 9 No. 25 Michigan W 83–70  24–7
(14–6) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Smith   8 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
Cancelled
NCAA Tournament
Cancelled
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP7765347131512171715997991212
Coaches88*78 (1)44 (1)8121514171715997891111

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

References

  1. ^ "2020 NCAA Tournament canceled due to growing threat of coronavirus pandemic". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "Morgan State officially hires Kevin Broadus as head coach". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maryland basketball hires former Michigan assistant DeAndre Haynes". Washington Post. June 10, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.