2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Orlando Invitational champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	10–0 (1–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Turgeon (9th season);
Assistant coaches	DeAndre Haynes (1st season); Matt Brady (2nd season); Bino Ranson (10th season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 represents the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by ninth-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 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.^[1] Turgeon hired DeAndre Haynes as Broadus' replacement in June 2019.^[2]

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 2019 NBA draft
Trace Ramsey	24	F	6'7"	200	Freshman	Valparaiso, IN	Transferred to UC San Diego

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Hakim Hart #85 SG	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 18, 2019
Hakim Hart #85 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Chol Marial #28 C	Rumbek, South Sudan	Compass Prep	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	May 6, 2019
Chol Marial #28 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Makhi Mitchell #16 C	Washington, D.C.	Woodrow Wilson High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Aug 4, 2017
Makhi Mitchell #16 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Makhel Mitchell #27 C	Washington, D.C.	Woodrow Wilson High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Aug 4, 2017
Makhel Mitchell #27 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Donta Scott #33 SF	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 24, 2018
Donta Scott #33 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A 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: "2019 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
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:
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.

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 High School	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 High School	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 High School	St. Petersburg, Florida
G	11	Darryl Morsell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Mount Saint Joseph High School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	12	Reese Mona (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	St. John's College High School	La Plata, Maryland
G	13	Hakim Hart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Roman Catholic High School	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	21	Makhi Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Woodrow Wilson High School	Washington, D.C.
F	22	Makhel Mitchell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Woodrow Wilson High School	Washington, D.C.
G/F	24	Donta Scott	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Imhotep Charter High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	25	Jalen Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Mount Saint Joseph High School	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Mark Turgeon (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Jalen Smith	Makhel Mitchell	Joshua Tomaic
PF	Makhi Mitchell	Ricky Lindo Jr.	Will Clark
SF	Darryl Morsell	Donta Scott	Hakim Hart
SG	Aaron Wiggins	Serrel Smith Jr.	Reese Mona
PG	Anthony Cowan Jr.	Eric Ayala	Travis Valmon

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						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m.		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 29, 2019* 12:00 p.m., BTN		Bryant						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 4, 2020 12:00 p.m., FOX		Indiana						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 7, 2020 7:00 p.m.		Ohio State						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 14, 2020 9:00 p.m.		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m.		Purdue						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
January 21, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Northwestern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 26, 2020 1:00 p.m., CBS		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 30, 2020 8:30 p.m., BTN		Iowa						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 4, 2020 7:00 p.m., FS1		Rutgers						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 7, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Illinois						State Farm Center Champaign, IL
February 11, 2020 8:30 p.m., BTN		Nebraska						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 15, 2020 TBD, ESPN		at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 18, 2020 8:00 p.m., BTN		Northwestern						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 23, 2020 4:00 p.m., CBS		at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 26, 2020 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 29, 2020 TBD, ESPN		Michigan State						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers						Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscatway, NJ
March 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., FOX		Michigan						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament
March 11–15, 2020		vs.						Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Ranking

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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	7	7	6	5	3	4
Coaches	8	8*	7	8 (1)	4	4 (1)

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

References

^ "Morgan State officially hires Kevin Broadus as head coach". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
^ "Maryland basketball hires former Michigan assistant DeAndre Haynes". Washington Post. June 10, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[1] "Morgan State officially hires Kevin Broadus as head coach". coachesdatabase.com. Coaches Database. May 2, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

[2] "Maryland basketball hires former Michigan assistant DeAndre Haynes". Washington Post. June 10, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.

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