# 2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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.

## 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. Turgeon hired DeAndre Haynes as Broadus' replacement in June 2019.

### 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: 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

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: 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
### Depth chart

| 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Coaches | 8 | 8* | 7 | 8 (1) | 4 | 4 (1) | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings