# 2017–18 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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.

## 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. 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Melo Trimble declared for the NBA draft on March 29, 2017 and signed with an agent. He was not picked in the NBA draft.
| 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

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Darryl Morsell SG | Baltimore, MD | Mount Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 2, 2016 |
| 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: "2017 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2018 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2018) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Aaron Wiggins SF | High Point, NC | Wesleyan Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 3, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Jalen Smith PF | Baltimore, MD | Mount Saint Joseph High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Eric Ayala PG | Wilmington, DE | IMG Academy | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 14, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| 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 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Trace Ramsey SF | Crown Point, IN | Don Bosco Prep Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 26, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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. |||||||

## Schedule and results

The 2018 Big Ten tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 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. This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA tournament. As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December. 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.
| 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

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |