2017–18 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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2017–18 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Maryland terrapins logo.png
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2017–18 record19–13 (8–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kevin Broadus (1st season)
  • Dustin Clark (7th season)
  • Bino Ranson (8th season)
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State 16 – 2   .889 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811
No. 17 Ohio State 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
No. 7 Michigan † 13 – 5   .722 33 – 8   .805
Nebraska 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Penn State 9 – 9   .500 26 – 13   .667
Indiana 9 – 9   .500 16 – 15   .516
Maryland 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wisconsin 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222 15 – 17   .469
Illinois 4 – 14   .222 14 – 18   .438
Iowa 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
Rutgers 3 – 15   .167 15 – 19   .441
† 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 19–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament to Wisconsin. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, but declined, marking their absence in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.

Maryland’s poor season was quite a surprise to many considering they had their three four-star recruits(Kevin Huerter, Anthony Cowan, Jr., and Justin Jackson) return from last year including getting two four-star recruits in Bruno Fernando and Darryl Morsell). They started off looking alright going 13-3(though not terribly challenging wins , but their three loses were for a combined 9 points against three later at large tournament teams in big ten rival Purdue, St. Bonaventure, and Syracuse) before losing ten of their next fifteen.

Previous season[]

The Terrapins finished the 2016–17 season 24–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they lost to Northwestern in the quarterfinals.[1][2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 6 seed in the West region, they lost in the First Round to Xavier.[3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Melo Trimble declared for the NBA Draft on March 29, 2017 and signed with an agent.[4] He was not picked in the NBA Draft.[5]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jaylen Brantley 1 G 5'11" 170 Junior Springfield, MA Graduate transferred to Massachusetts
Melo Trimble 2 G 6'2" 185 Junior Washington, D.C. Declare for 2017 NBA draft/undrafted
L. G. Gill 10 F 6'8" 230 Senior Chesterfield, VA Graduated
Micah Thomas 23 F 6'7" 195 Freshman Memphis, TN Transferred to Tyler JC
Kent Auslander 32 G 6'6" 200 Sophomore Herndon, VA Walk-on; didn't return
Damonte Dodd 35 F 6'11" 250 Senior Centreville, MD Graduated

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Sean Obi 0 F 6'9" 255 RS Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Graduate transfer from Duke; immediately eligible.

2017 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bruno Fernando
C 		Montverde, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Darryl Morsell
SG 		Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 2, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 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:

  • "2017 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2018 Recruiting class[]

Roster[]

2017–18 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Sean Obi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Duke University Kaduna, Nigeria
G 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So St. John's College High School Bowie, Maryland
G 4 Kevin Huerter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Shenendehowa High School Clifton Park, New York
G 5 Dion Wiley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Potomac High School (MD) Oxon Hill, Maryland
G 10 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 11 Jared Nickens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Westtown School Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
G 12 Reese Mona (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr St. John's College High School La Plata, Maryland
F 13 Ivan Bender Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Elektrotehnička Škola Tuzla Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 15 Michal Čekovský 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Canarias Basketball Academy Košice, Slovakia
G 20 Travis Valmon (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Georgetown Prep Rockville, Maryland
F 21 Justin Jackson Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Hill Academy Toronto, Ontario
F 23 Bruno Fernando 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr IMG Academy Luanda, Angola
G 24 Andrew Terrell Injured (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
G 25 Alex Tostado (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Guadalajara, Mexico
F 33 Joshua Tomaic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[6] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.[7] This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament.[7] As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December.[6] Coaches have requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day, accordingly each team will play two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Randolph–Macon W 88–44  –
  17 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Bender   3 – 4 tied  Xfinity Center (N/A)
College Park, MD
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		vs. Stony Brook
Long Island Hoops Showcase 		W 76–61  1–0
  15 – Cowan Jr.   14 – Jackson   4 – 2 tied  Nassau Coliseum (3,066)
Uniondale, NY
Nov 12, 2017*
6:00 pm, BTN+ 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 96–43  2–0
  16 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Cowan Jr.   4 – Jackson  Xfinity Center (13,914)
College Park, MD
Nov 15, 2017*
8:30 pm, FS1 		Butler
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		W 79–65  3–0
  25 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Cowan Jr.   5 – Cowan Jr., Huerter  Xfinity Center (16,317)
College Park, MD
Nov 18, 2017*
8:30 pm, BTN 		Bucknell
Emerald Coast Classic 		W 80–78  4–0
  17 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Jackson   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,841)
College Park, MD
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Jackson State
Emerald Coast Classic 		W 76–45  5–0
  18 – Fernando   8 – Jackson   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,103)
College Park, MD
Nov 24, 2017*
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. St. Bonaventure
Emerald Coast Classic semifinals 		L 61–63  5–1
  13 – Cowan Jr.   8 – Jackson   5 – Huerter  NWFSC Arena (1,000)
Niceville, FL
Nov 25, 2017*
4:00 pm 		vs. New Mexico
Emerald Coast Classic 3rd Place game 		W 80–65  6–1
  21 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Huerter   6 – Huerter  NWFSC Arena (1,250)
Niceville, FL
Nov 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Syracuse
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 70–72  6–2
  23 – Huerter   7 – Jackson   5 – Jackson  Carrier Dome (20,852)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 1, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN 		Purdue L 75–80  6–3
(0–1) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   8 – Jackson   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,308)
College Park, MD
Dec 3, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Illinois W 92–91 OT 7–3
(1–1) 		 27 – Cowan Jr.   8 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  State Farm Center (12,735)
Champaign, IL
Dec 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Ohio W 87–62  8–3
  17 – Huerter   8 – 2 tied   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (12,914)
College Park, MD
Dec 9, 2017*
12:30 pm, BTN+ 		Gardner–Webb W 82–60  9–3
  18 – Morsell   6 – 2 tied   7 – Bender  Xfinity Center (12,588)
College Park, MD
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN+ 		Catholic University W 76–59  10–3
  18 – Cowan Jr.   8 – Tomaic   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (12,540)
College Park, MD
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Fairleigh Dickinson W 75–50  11–3
  13 – Cowan Jr., Morsell   15 – Huerter   8 – Huerter  Xfinity Center (13,133)
College Park, MD
Dec 29, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1 		UMBC W 66–45  12–3
  20 – Huerter   9 – Cowan Jr., Fernando   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,118)
College Park, MD
Jan 2, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN 		Penn State W 75–69  13–3
(2–1) 		 18 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,374)
College Park, MD
Jan 4, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 1 Michigan State L 61–91  13–4
(2–2) 		 26 – Cowan Jr.   7 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 7, 2018
8:00 pm, FS1 		Iowa W 91–73  14–4
(3–2) 		 21 – Fernando   7 – Fernando   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,352)
College Park, MD
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Ohio State L 69–91  14–5
(3–3) 		 18 – Cekovsky   8 – Morsell   5 – Cowan Jr.  Value City Arena (12,014)
Columbus, OH
Jan 15, 2018
6:30 pm, FS1 		at No. 23 Michigan L 67–68  14–6
(3–4) 		 24 – Cowan Jr.   6 – 2 tied   4 – Cowan Jr.  Crisler Arena (10,545)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 18, 2018
8:30 pm, FS1 		Minnesota W 77–66  15–6
(4–4) 		 19 – Huerter   8 – Huerter   10 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,736)
College Park, MD
Jan 22, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Indiana L 68–71  15–7
(4–5) 		 18 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Huerter   5 – Huerter  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 28, 2018
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 6 Michigan State L 68–74  15–8
(4–6) 		 12 – Huerter   7 – Morsell   9 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan 31, 2018
8:30 pm, BTN 		at No. 3 Purdue L 67–75  15–9
(4–7) 		 20 – Fernando   10 – Fernando   8 – Cowan Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 4, 2018
1:00 pm, CBS 		Wisconsin W 68–63  16–9
(5–7) 		 23 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Fernando   4 – Huerter  Xfinity Center (15,810)
College Park, MD
Feb 7, 2018
6:30 pm, BTN 		at Penn State L 70-74  16–10
(5–8) 		 15 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Fernando   5 – Cowan Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,435)
University Park, PA
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2 		Northwestern W 73–57  17–10
(6–8) 		 22 – Huerter   9 – Morsell   5 – Huerter  Xfinity Center (16,164)
College Park, MD
Feb 13, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Nebraska L 66–70  17–11
(6–9) 		 21 – Fernando   9 – Fernando   7 – Cowan Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,908)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm, BTN 		Rutgers W 61–51  18–11
(7–9) 		 18 – Fernando   16 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,587)
College Park, MD
Feb 19, 2018
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Northwestern W 71–64  19–11
(8–9) 		 18 – Huerter   6 – 2 tied   6 – Morsell  Allstate Arena (6,014)
Rosemont, IL
Feb 24, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 17 Michigan L 61–85  19–12
(8–10) 		 17 – Cowan Jr.   9 – Morsell   8 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,415)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 1, 2018
12:00 pm, BTN 		(8) vs. (9) Wisconsin
Second round 		L 54–59  19–13
  20 – Huerter   9 – Fernando   4 – Cowan  Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings[]

See also: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV Not released 
Coaches RV RV

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "RAPID REACTION: Northwestern beats Maryland 72–64 to advance to semifinals". Inside NU. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ^ "Northwestern vs. Maryland – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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