# 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Kevin Willard and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers in the first round before losing to Wisconsin 87-56. The team declined an offer to play in the postseason NIT. The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 13,283 in 17 games in 2023-24.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Minnesota in the second round before losing to Indiana in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region. There they defeated West Virginia in the first round before losing to overall No. 1 seed Alabama in the second round.

## Offseason
### Player departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Hakim Hart | 13 | G | 6'8" | 205 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduate transferred to Villanova |
| Don Carey | 0 | G | 6'5" | 187 | GS Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Ian Martinez | 23 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Heredia, Costa Rica | Transferred to Utah State |
| Patrick Emilien | 15 | F | 6'7" | 210 | GS Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Ike Cornish | 20 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Ohio |
| Arnaud Revaz | 31 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Junior | Sion, Switzerland | Transferred to Weber State |
| Pavlo Dziuba | 12 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Kyiv, Ukraine | Transferred to High Point |
| Brett Karkus | 32 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Hewlett, NY | Walk-on; transferred |
| Carson Dick | 30 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Junior | Glenelg, MD | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| RJ Floyd | 40 | G | 6'3" | 165 | Sophomore | Upper Marlboro | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer From |
| Chance Stephens | 13 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Riverside, CA | Loyola Marymount |
| Mady Traoré | 14 | F/C | 6'11" | 195 | Sophomore | Fresnes, France | New Mexico State |
| Jordan Geronimo | 22 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Junior | Newark, NJ | Indiana |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DeShawn Harris-Smith #5 SF | Fairfax, VA | Paul VI High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 27, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87 ||||||
| Jamie Kaiser #17 SF | Alexandria, VA | IMG Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 7, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84 ||||||
| Jahnathan Lamothe #26 SG | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 5, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Braden Pierce #47 C | Woodstock, GA | IMG Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jan 28, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. "Maryland 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Julian Reese | Caelum Swanton-Rodger | Braden Pierce |
| PF | Jordan Geronimo | Mady Traore | |
| SF | Donta Scott | Jamie Kaiser | Chance Stephens |
| SG | Deshawn Harris-Smith | Noah Batchelor | |
| PG | Jahmir Young | Jahari Long | Jahnathan Lamothe |

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Mount St. Mary's | W 68–53 | 1–0 | 18 – Reese | 8 – Reese | 4 – Young | Xfinity Center (14,044) College Park, MD |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Asheville Championship semifinals | L 61–64 | 1–1 | 18 – Young | 11 – Reese | 7 – Young | Harrah's Cherokee Center (N/A) Asheville, NC |
| November 12, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. UAB Asheville Championship third place game | L 63–66 | 1–2 | 14 – Young | 7 – Scott | 6 – Young | Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,507) Asheville, NC |
| November 17, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 21 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games | L 40–57 | 1–3 | 10 – Reese | 6 – Reese | 3 – Long | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | UMBC | W 92–68 | 2–3 | 20 – Young | 13 – Reese | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (13,146) College Park, MD |
| November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | South Alabama | W 68–55 | 3–3 | 19 – Tied | 15 – Reese | 5 – Harris-Smith | Xfinity Center (12,358) College Park, MD |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus | | Rider | W 103–76 | 4–3 | 22 – Tied | 12 – Reese | 5 – Young | Xfinity Center (10,432) College Park, MD |
| December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Indiana | L 53–65 | 4–4 (0–1) | 20 – Young | 8 – Reese | 2 – Tied | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| December 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Penn State | W 81–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 (1–1) | 28 – Young | 15 – Reese | 4 – Harris-Smith | Xfinity Center (15,290) College Park, MD |
| December 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Alcorn State | W 105–65 | 6–4 | 15 – Reese | 7 – Reese | 7 – Young | Xfinity Center (10,008) College Park, MD |
| December 19, 2023* 8:30 p.m., BTN | | Nicholls | W 73–67 | 7–4 | 23 – Young | 13 – Reese | 4 – Young | Xfinity Center (11,004) College Park, MD |
| December 22, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at UCLA | W 69–60 | 8–4 | 37 – Young | 7 – Young | 3 – Young | Pauley Pavilion (7,056) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Coppin State | W 75–53 | 9–4 | 18 – Reese | 10 – Reese | 5 – Harris-Smith | Xfinity Center (10,891) College Park, MD |
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 1 Purdue | L 53–67 | 9–5 (1–2) | 26 – Young | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (14,314) College Park, MD |
| January 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | L 62–65 | 9–6 (1–3) | 20 – Young | 9 – Reese | 4 – Harris-Smith | Williams Arena (8,583) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Michigan | W 64–57 | 10–6 (2–3) | 22 – Scott | 13 – Reese | 5 – Young | Xfinity Center (12,007) College Park, MD |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 10 Illinois | W 76–67 | 11–6 (3–3) | 28 – Young | 11 – Reese | 8 – Young | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| January 17, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | L 69–72 | 11–7 (3–4) | 36 – Young | 9 – Reese | 5 – Young | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,642) Evanston, IL |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS | | Michigan State | L 59–61 | 11–8 (3–5) | 19 – Young | 12 – Reese | 4 – Young | Xfinity Center (15,103) College Park, MD |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | W 69–67 | 12–8 (4–5) | 22 – Young | 9 – Reese | 4 – Young | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,532) Iowa City, IA |
| January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | W 73–51 | 13–8 (5–5) | 15 – Reese | 16 – Reese | 6 – Young | Xfinity Center (15,481) College Park, MD |
| February 3, 2024 5:30 p.m., FOX | | at Michigan State | L 54–63 | 13–9 (5–6) | 31 – Young | 10 – Scott | 3 – Reese | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| February 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN | | Rutgers | L 53–56 | 13–10 (5–7) | 19 – Reese | 12 – Tied | 3 – Young | Xfinity Center (12,866) College Park, MD |
| February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Ohio State | L 75–79 $^{2OT}$ | 13–11 (5–8) | 26 – Young | 13 – Reese | 4 – Young | Value City Arena (13,471) Columbus, OH |
| February 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN | | Iowa | W 78–66 | 14–11 (6–8) | 21 – Young | 13 – Reese | 6 – Harris-Smith | Xfinity Center (12,031) College Park, MD |
| February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., FOX | | No. 14 Illinois | L 80–85 | 14–12 (6–9) | 28 – Young | 11 – Reese | 6 – Young | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 20, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock | | at Wisconsin | L 70–74 | 14–13 (6–10) | 20 – Young | 7 – Reese | 3 – Tied | Kohl Center (15,147) Madison, WI |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | W 63–46 | 15–13 (7–10) | 20 – Reese | 11 – Geronimo | 9 – Young | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | L 61–68 | 15–14 (7–11) | 24 – Young | 6 – Swanton-Rodger | 6 – Young | Xfinity Center (12,340) College Park, MD |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS | | Indiana | L 78–83 | 15–15 (7–12) | 22 – Young | 11 – Reese | 4 – Young | Xfinity Center (16,540) College Park, MD |
| March 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | L 69–85 | 15–16 (7–13) | 16 – Young | 7 – Young | 4 – Young | Bryce Jordan Center (8,796) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., Peacock | (12) | vs. (13) Rutgers First round | W 65–51 | 16–16 | 16 – Scott | 8 – Young | 7 – Young | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (5) Wisconsin Second round | L 56–87 | 16–17 | 18 – Young | 5 – Reese | 3 – Harris-Smith | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| *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 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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