2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
2018–19 record23–11 (13–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Michigan State † 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821
No. 13 Purdue 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722
No. 8 Michigan 15 – 5   .750 30 – 7   .811
No. 21 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Maryland 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 23 – 12   .657
Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
Ohio State 8 – 12   .400 20 – 15   .571
Indiana 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543
Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Illinois 7 – 13   .350 12 – 21   .364
Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452
Nebraska 6 – 14   .300 19 – 17   .528
Northwestern 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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 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.

Previous season[]

The Terrapins finished the 2017–18 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.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, but declined, marking their absence in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.[2][3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

On April 6, 2018, freshman forward Bruno Fernando announced he would test the NBA draft, but not sign with an agent.[4] On May 28, he announced he would return to school.[5] Sophomore guard Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft on April 20, 2018, but also announced he would not sign with an agent.[6] On May 30, he announced he would stay in the draft and hire an agent thereby ending his college career.[7]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sean Obi 0 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Graduated
Kevin Huerter 4 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Clifton Park, NY Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
Dion Wiley 5 G 6'4" 210 RS Junior Oxon Hill, MD Transferred to Saint Louis
Jared Nickens 11 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Monmouth Junction, NJ Graduated
Michal Čekovský 15 F 7'1" 250 Senior Košice, Slovakia Graduated
Justin Jackson 21 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Toronto, ON Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 43rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
Alex Tostado 25 G 6'2" 178 Freshman Guadalajara, Mexico Left team

Recruiting class[]

2018 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Smith
PF 		Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 26, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Aaron Wiggins
SF 		High Point, NC Wesleyan Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Eric Ayala
PG 		Wilmington, DE IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 14, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Serrel Smith Jr.
SG 		St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ricky Lindo Jr.
SF 		Washington, DC Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 15, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Trace Ramsey
SF 		Crown Point, IN Don Bosco Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 26, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2018 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Joshua Tomaic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Canarias Basketball Academy Lanzarote, Canary Islands
G 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. John's College High School Bowie, Maryland
G 2 Aaron Wiggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Wesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 4 Andrew Terrell (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
G 5 Eric Ayala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr IMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 10 Serrel Smith Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Petersburg High School St. Petersburg, Florida
G 11 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Reese Mona (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. John's College High School La Plata, Maryland
F 13 Ivan Bender 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Elektrotehnička Škola Tuzla Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 14 Ricky Lindo Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Woodrow Wilson High School Washington, D.C.
F 15 Will Clark (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Loyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Travis Valmon (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Georgetown Prep Rockville, Maryland
F 23 Bruno Fernando 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So IMG Academy Luanda, Angola
F 24 Trace Ramsey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bosco Institute Valparaiso, Indiana
F 25 Jalen Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart[]

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bruno Fernando Joshua Tomaic Ivan Bender
PF Jalen Smith Ricky Lindo
SF Darryl Morsell Serrel Smith Jr.
SG Anthony Cowan Jr. Aaron Wiggins
PG Eric Ayala Reese Mona

Schedule and results[]

The season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.[8] The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times.[8] Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[9] The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.[10]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Lynn W 100–67  –
  22 – J. Smith   11 – Fernando   6 – Cowan  Xfinity Center (N/A)
College Park, MD
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus 		Delaware W 73–67  1–0
  19 – J. Smith   13 – J. Smith   5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (12,703)
College Park, MD
November 9, 2018*
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Navy
Veterans Classic 		W 78–57  2–0
  24 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		North Carolina A&T W 82–59  3–0
  17 – Fernando   12 – Fernando   5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (10,958)
College Park, MD
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus 		Hofstra W 80–69  4–0
  17 – Fernando   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (12,346)
College Park, MD
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN 		Mount Saint Mary's W 92–77  5–0
  21 – Fernando   10 – J. Smith   6 – Tied  Xfinity Center (11,782)
College Park, MD
November 23, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN 		Marshall W 104–67  6–0
  26 – Cowan Jr.   16 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (11,711)
College Park, MD
November 28, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 No. 4 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		L 71–76  6–1
  15 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
December 1, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Penn State W 66–59  7–1
(1–0) 		 16 – J. Smith   13 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,481)
College Park, MD
December 6, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 23 at Purdue L 60–62  7–2
(1–1) 		 18 – Cowan Jr.   13 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,242)
West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN 		No. 23 vs. Loyola–Chicago
Baltimore Showcase 		W 55–41  8–2
(1–1) 		 17 – Cowan Jr.   6 – Wiggins   4 – Cowan Jr.  Royal Farms Arena (3,640)
Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		Loyola (MD) W 94–71  9–2
(1–1) 		 23 – Cowan Jr.   8 – J. Smith   7 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (11,595)
College Park, MD
December 22, 2018*
5:30 pm, FS1 		Seton Hall L 74–78  9–3
  19 – Fernando   10 – Fernando   5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (12,555)
College Park, MD
December 29, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Radford W 78–64  10–3
  19 – Fernando   12 – Fernando   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,608)
College Park, MD
January 2, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN 		No. 24 Nebraska W 74–72  11–3
(2–1) 		 19 – Cowan Jr.   17 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (11,251)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN 		at Rutgers W 77–63  12–3
(3–1) 		 16 – J. Smith   9 – Fernando   5 – Fernando  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Minnesota W 82–67  13–3
(4–1) 		 27 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Fernando   5 – Cowan Jr.  Williams Arena (9,919)
Minneapolis, MN
January 11, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		No. 22 Indiana W 78–75  14–3
(5–1) 		 25 – Fernando   13 – Fernando   7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,017)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1 		No. 19 Wisconsin W 64–60  15–3
(6–1) 		 21 – Cowan Jr.   7 – J. Smith   3 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (12,894)
College Park, MD
January 18, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 19 at Ohio State W 75–61  16–3
(7–1) 		 20 – Cowan Jr.   14 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Value City Arena (14,716)
Columbus, OH
January 21, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 13 at No. 6 Michigan State L 55–69  16–4
(7–2) 		 15 – Wiggins   13 – Fernando   5 – Cowan Jr.  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 26, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN 		No. 13 vs. Illinois
B1G Super Saturday 		L 67–78  16–5
(7–3) 		 19 – Fernando   10 – Fernando   5 – Cowan Jr.  Madison Square Garden (7,239)
New York, NY
January 29, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 21 Northwestern W 70–52  17–5
(8–3) 		 22 – Fernando   11 – Fernando   4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (15,310)
College Park, MD
February 1, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1 		No. 21 at No. 24 Wisconsin L 61–69  17–6
(8–4) 		 18 – Ayala   10 – Fernando   3 – Cowan Jr.  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 at Nebraska W 60–45  18–6
(9–4) 		 18 – J. Smith   19 – Fernando   4 – Cowan Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,552)
Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN 		No. 24 No. 12 Purdue W 70–56  19–6
(10–4) 		 16 – J. Smith   12 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,813)
College Park, MD
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX 		No. 24 at No. 6 Michigan L 52–65  19–7
(10–5) 		 15 – Wiggins   8 – Fernando   3 – Wiggins  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 19, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN 		No. 24 at No. 21 Iowa W 66–65  20–7
(11–5) 		 17 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Fernando   8 – Cowan Jr.  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,986)
Iowa City, IA
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 24 Ohio State W 72–62  21–7
(12–5) 		 19 – Cowan Jr.   10 – Fernando   4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (17,569)
College Park, MD
February 27, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN 		No. 17 at Penn State L 61–78  21–8
(12–6) 		 15 – Cowan   8 – Fernando   2 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (9,020)
University Park, PA
March 3, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS 		No. 17 No. 9 Michigan L 62–69  21–9
(12–7) 		 12 – Fernando   6 – Fernando   4 – Morsell  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
March 8, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 24 Minnesota W 69–60  22–9
(13–7) 		 21 – Cowan Jr.   11 – Smith   5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,662)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Tournament
March 14, 2019
2:55 pm, BTN 		(5) No. 21 vs. (13) Nebraska
Second Round 		L 61–69  22–10
  18 – Cowan   8 – Fernando   5 – Morsell  United Center (16,207)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019*
3:10 pm, truTV 		(6 E) vs. (11 E) Belmont
First Round 		W 79–77  23–10
  19 – J. Smith   13 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429)
Jacksonville, FL
March 23, 2019*
12:15 pm, CBS 		(6 E) vs. (3 E) LSU
Second Round 		L 67–69  23–11
  15 – Smith   15 – Fernando   6 – Cowan Jr.  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards and honors[]

  • Bruno Fernando
First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
Big-Ten All-Defensive Team
  • Anthony Cowan Jr.
Preseason All-Big Ten team
Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
  • Jalen Smith
Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Rankings[]

See also: 2018–19 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 19 Final 
AP RV RV RV 24 23 RV RV NR NR NR RV 19 13 21 24 24 24 17 24 21  
Coaches RV RV RV RV 23 23 24 RV RV NR NR 22 16 24 RV 25 25-T 20 24 21 22

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References[]

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  3. ^ "Maryland Terrapins basketball Misses NIT Tournament Invite". InsideMDSports. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  4. ^ Stubbs, Roman (2018-04-06). "Maryland freshman Bruno Fernando declares for NBA draft, but won't hire agent". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  5. ^ "Bruno Fernando withdraws from 2018 NBA Draft, returns to Maryland basketball". Land of 10. 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  6. ^ Markus, Don. "Maryland's Kevin Huerter will declare for NBA draft but will not sign with an agent". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  7. ^ Shaffer, Don Markus, Jonas. "Maryland's Kevin Huerter decides to stay in NBA draft, leave Terps after sophomore year". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
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  9. ^ "Big Ten to move to 20-game conference slate". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  10. ^ "2018–19 Conference Season Opponent Breakdown: Teams will compete in 20-game conference schedule, playing seven teams both home and away and six teams once". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. April 19, 2018. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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