# 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Valparaiso in the second round before losing in the third round to West Virginia.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State.

## Pre-season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Charles Mitchell | 0 | F | 6'7" | 260 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
| Roddy Peters | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Freshman | District Heights, MD | Transferred to South Florida |
| Seth Allen | 4 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Sophomore | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred to Virginia Tech |
| Nick Faust | 5 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Long Beach State |
| John Auslander | 23 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Senior | Herndon, VA | Graduated |
| A. J. Metz | 33 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Freshman | Leesburg, VA | Transferred to Guilford |
| Shaquille Cleare | 44 | C | 6'9" | 270 | Sophomore | Andros, Bahamas | Transferred to Texas |
| Conner Lipinski | 12 | G | 5'10" | 155 | Sophomore | Gambrills, Maryland | Transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Robert Carter Jr. | 4 | F | 6'8" | 247 | Junior | Thomasville, GA | Transferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Carter, Jr. will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility thereafter. |
| Richaud Pack | 20 | G | 6'3" | 183 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Transferred from North Carolina A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately because Pack graduated from North Carolina A&T. |

### Class of 2014 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Romelo Trimble SG | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Dion Wiley SG | Oxon Hill, Maryland | Potomac High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Trayvon Reed C | Snellville, Georgia | Life Center Academy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 22, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Michal Cekovsky C | Slovakia, Europe | Canarias Basketball Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 7, 2013 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jared Nickens SG | Monmouth Junction, New Jersey | Westtown School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 16, 2013 |
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 11, 2014. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Damonte Dodd | Jonathan Graham | Michal Čekovský |
| PF | Jake Layman | Evan Smotrycz | |
| SF | Dez Wells | Dion Wiley | Spencer Barks |
| SG | Richaud Pack | Jared Nickens | Jacob Susskind |
| PG | Melo Trimble | Varun Ram | Trevor Anzmann |

## Accolades

Jake Layman
* Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
* Third Team All-Big Ten (media)
Varun Ram
* Big Ten Medal of Honor
Melo Trimble
* First Team All-Big Ten (media)
* Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
* Big Ten All-Freshman Team
* USBWA Freshman All-American
* ECAC Rookie of the Year
Dez Wells
* First Team All-Big Ten (coaches)
* Second Team All-Big Ten (media)
Mark Turgeon
* Big Ten Coach of the Year (media)

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 1* 2:00 pm | | San Francisco State | W 86–52 | | 19 – Trimble | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Nov 8* 12:00 pm | | Bowie State | W 89–47 | | 18 – Layman | 11 – Graham | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 14* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Wagner | W 82–48 | 1–0 | 18 – Wells | 9 – Layman | 6 – Layman | Xfinity Center (10,015) College Park, MD |
| Nov 17* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Connecticut CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 93–57 | 2–0 | 27 – Wells | 9 – Trimble | 4 – Tied | Xfinity Center (8,612) College Park, MD |
| Nov 20* 7:30 pm | | Fordham | W 66–50 | 3–0 | 13 – Nickens | 8 – Pack | 4 – Pack | Xfinity Center (9,022) College Park, MD |
| Nov 24* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Arizona State CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals | W 78–73 | 4–0 | 31 – Trimble | 8 – Wells | 4 – Wells | Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 25* 9:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. No. 13 Iowa State CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship | W 72–63 | 5–0 | 15 – Tied | 9 – Wells | 4 – Wells | Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO |
| Nov 28* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Monmouth CBE Hall of Fame Classic | W 61–56 | 6–0 | 24 – Trimble | 6 – Smotrycz | 3 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (9,139) College Park, MD |
| Nov 30* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | VMI | W 95–77 | 7–0 | 22 – Pack | 9 – Layman | 4 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (8,896) College Park, MD |
| Dec 3* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 | No. 21 | No. 7 Virginia ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 65–76 | 7–1 | 16 – Trimble | 5 – Layman | 2 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (15,371) College Park, MD |
| Dec 6* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 21 | Winthrop | W 82–62 | 8–1 | 21 – Layman | 10 – Dodd | 7 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (9,345) College Park, MD |
| Dec 10* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | North Carolina Central | W 67–56 | 9–1 | 17 – Pack | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Xfinity Center (8,723) College Park, MD |
| Dec 13* 11:00 am, BTN | No. 19 | USC Upstate | W 67–57 | 10–1 | 17 – Layman | 12 – Trimble | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (9,093) College Park, MD |
| Dec 21* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 17 | at Oklahoma State | W 73–64 | 11–1 | 21 – Layman | 11 – Layman | 4 – Trimble | Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,104) Stillwater, OK |
| Dec 27* 5:00 pm, BTN | No. 15 | Oakland | W 72–56 | 12–1 | 17 – Trimble | 9 – Layman | 4 – Wells | Xfinity Center (12,938) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten regular season |||||||||
| Dec 30 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | at Michigan State | W 68–66 $^{2OT}$ | 13–1 (1–0) | 17 – Trimble | 9 – Layman | 5 – Wells | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 3 12:00 pm, BTN | No. 12 | Minnesota | W 70–58 | 14–1 (2–0) | 20 – Trimble | 12 – Dodd | 4 – Wells | Xfinity Center (15,788) College Park, MD |
| Jan 7 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Illinois | L 57–64 | 14–2 (2–1) | 17 – Trimble | 5 – Tied | 4 – Trimble | State Farm Center (12,896) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 10 2:30 pm, BTN | No. 11 | at Purdue | W 69–60 | 15–2 (3–1) | 14 – Layman | 8 – Layman | 4 – Wells | Mackey Arena (10,756) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 14 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 14 | Rutgers | W 73–65 | 16–2 (4–1) | 17 – Wells | 13 – Layman | 4 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (12,419) College Park, MD |
| Jan 17 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 14 | Michigan State | W 75–59 | 17–2 (5–1) | 24 – Trimble | 12 – Layman | 5 – Wells | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan 22 9:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 13 | at No. 23 Indiana | L 70–89 | 17–3 (5–2) | 13 – Layman | 6 – Graham | 4 – Wells | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 25 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 13 | Northwestern | W 68–67 | 18–3 (6–2) | 27 – Trimble | 8 – Layman | 3 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (14,113) College Park, MD |
| Jan 29 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at Ohio State | L 56–80 | 18–4 (6–3) | 12 – Wells | 6 – Layman | 3 – Layman | Value City Arena (14,483) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 4 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 17 | Penn State | W 64–58 | 19–4 (7–3) | 23 – Wells | 9 – Layman | 8 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (14,195) College Park, MD |
| Feb 8 3:15 pm, BTN | No. 17 | at Iowa | L 55–71 | 19–5 (7–4) | 20 – Trimble | 4 – Tied | 4 – Wells | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 11 9:00 pm, BTN | No. 19 | Indiana | W 68–66 | 20–5 (8–4) | 18 – Tied | 7 – Layman | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (15,304) College Park, MD |
| Feb 14 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 19 | at Penn State | W 76–73 | 21–5 (9–4) | 22 – Wells | 6 – Tied | 4 – Trimble | Bryce Jordan Center (8,303) University Park, PA |
| Feb 19 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 16 | Nebraska | W 69–65 | 22–5 (10–4) | 26 – Trimble | 6 – Trimble | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (14,376) College Park, MD |
| Feb 24 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 5 Wisconsin | W 59–53 | 23–5 (11–4) | 26 – Wells | 7 – Wells | 4 – Wells | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb 28 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Michigan | W 66–56 | 24–5 (12–4) | 19 – Trimble | 9 – Smotrycz | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Mar 3 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at Rutgers | W 60–50 | 25–5 (13–4) | 20 – Wells | 10 – Wells | 2 – Tied | The RAC (7,053) Piscataway, NJ |
| Mar 8 7:30 pm, BTN | No. 10 | at Nebraska | W 64–61 | 26–5 (14–4) | 21 – Trimble | 12 – Wells | 4 – Tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856) Lincoln, NE |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 13 6:30 pm, BTN | (2) No. 8 | vs. (7) Indiana Quarterfinals | W 75–69 | 27–5 | 22 – Wells | 9 – Layman | 3 – Tied | United Center (17,230) Chicago, IL |
| Mar 14 4:00 pm, CBS | (2) No. 8 | vs. (3) Michigan State Semifinals | L 58–62 | 27–6 | 22 – Trimble | 7 – Wells | 5 – Layman | United Center (18,088) Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 20* 4:40 pm, TNT | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso Second round | W 65–62 | 28–6 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Trimble | 3 – Tied | Nationwide Arena (18,417) Columbus, OH |
| Mar 22* 8:40 pm, TNT | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (5 MW) No. 20 West Virginia Third round | L 59–69 | 28–7 | 15 – Trimble | 7 – Trimble | 3 – Layman | Nationwide Arena (19,115) Columbus, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 12 | N/A |
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 |