# 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Kevin Willard and play their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Rutgers in the first round, before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. The Terrapins received a bid for the National Invitation Tournament, but declined.

## Offseason
### Departures

Maryland departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jahnathan Lamothe | 0 | G | 6'4" | 192 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to North Carolina A&T |
| Jahmir Young | 1 | G | 6'1" | 185 | GS Senior | Upper Marlboro, MD | Graduated |
| Noah Batchelor | 11 | G/F | 6'6" | 185 | Sophomore | Frederick, MD | Transferred to Buffalo |
| Jamie Kaiser Jr. | 12 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Burke, VA | Transferred to Butler |
| Mady Traore | 14 | F | 6'11" | 195 | Sophomore | Paris, France | Transferred to Frank Phillips College |
| Donta Scott | 24 | F | 6'8" | 230 | GS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| Caelum Swanton-Rodger | 35 | C | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Calgary, Alberta | Transferred to Old Dominion |

### Incoming transfers

Maryland incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ja'Kobi Gillespie | 0 | G | 6'1" | 186 | Junior | Greeneville, TN | Belmont |
| Rodney Rice | 1 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Junior | Clinton, MD | Virginia Tech |
| Tafara Gapare | 6 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Wellington, New Zealand | Georgia Tech |
| Jay Young | 8 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Dallas, TX | Memphis |
| Selton Miguel | 9 | G | 6'4" | 217 | GS Senior | Luanda, Angola | South Florida |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Derik Queen C | Baltimore, Maryland | Montverde Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 21, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Malachi Palmer CG | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Mt. Zion Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: — ||||||
| 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: "Maryland 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024. "2024 Maryland Terrapins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024. ||||||

#### 2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Derik Queen | Tafara Gapare | | Braden Pierce |
| PF | Julian Reese | Jordan Geronimo | | |
| SF | Selton Miguel | Malachi Palmer | | Jahari Long |
| SG | Rodney Rice | DeShawn Harris-Smith | Ben Murphy | Chance Stephens |
| PG | Ja'Kobi Gillespie | Jay Young | Lukas Sotell | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Manhattan | W 79–49 | 1–0 | 22 – Queen | 20 – Queen | 5 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (13,152) College Park, MD |
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Mount St. Mary's | W 86–52 | 2–0 | 28 – Rice | 10 – Reese | 3 – Queen | Xfinity Center (11,726) College Park, MD |
| November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Florida A&M | W 84–53 | 3–0 | 21 – Reese | 9 – Reese | 3 – Queen | Xfinity Center (10,057) College Park, MD |
| November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 15 Marquette | L 74–78 | 3–1 | 24 – Tied | 10 – Reese | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (16,124) College Park, MD |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Canisius | W 108–37 | 4–1 | 20 – Reese | 12 – Reese | 6 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (9,485) College Park, MD |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Villanova Saatva Empire Classic | W 76–75 | 5–1 | 22 – Queen | 11 – Queen | 5 – Queen | Prudential Center (7,117) Newark, NJ |
| November 27, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN | | Bucknell | W 91–67 | 6–1 | 19 – Gapare | 8 – Queen | 4 – Harris-Smith | Xfinity Center (10,744) College Park, MD |
| December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Alcorn State | W 96–58 | 7–1 | 20 – Queen | 11 – Reese | 5 – Tied | Xfinity Center (9,504) College Park, Maryland |
| December 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN | | Ohio State | W 83–59 | 8–1 (1–0) | 23 – Gillespie | 11 – Queen | 4 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (13,793) College Park, Maryland |
| December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 8 Purdue | L 78–83 | 8–2 (1–1) | 26 – Queen | 12 – Queen | 4 – Tied | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 17, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN | | Saint Francis | W 111–57 | 9–2 | 24 – Miguel | 12 – Reese | 6 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (10,555) College Park, MD |
| December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Syracuse Gotham Classic | W 87–60 | 10–2 | 24 – Miguel | 13 – Reese | 11 – Gillespie | Barclays Center (8,022) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 81–66 | 11–2 | 23 – Reese | 14 – Queen | 9 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (11,058) College Park, MD |
| January 2, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN | | at Washington | L 69–75 | 11–3 (1–2) | 22 – Reese | 7 – Reese | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,922) Seattle, WA |
| January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 9 Oregon | L 79–83 | 11–4 (1–3) | 19 – Rice | 6 – Reese | 4 – Rice | Matthew Knight Arena (7,427) Eugene, OR |
| January 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 22 UCLA | W 79–61 | 12–4 (2–3) | 27 – Gillespie | 10 – Reese | 4 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (15,172) College Park, MD |
| January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | W 77–71 | 13–4 (3–3) | 27 – Queen | 8 – Reese | 7 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (10,271) College Park, MD |
| January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–4) | 23 – Reese | 14 – Queen | 4 – Gillespie | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,871) Evanston, IL |
| January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | W 69–66 | 14–5 (4–4) | 22 – Gillespie | 10 – Reese | 5 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (11,069) College Park, MD |
| January 23, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 17 Illinois | W 91–70 | 15–5 (5–4) | 27 – Reese | 17 – Reese | 8 – Gillespie | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at Indiana | W 79–78 | 16–5 (6–4) | 23 – Rice | 11 – Queen | 9 – Gillespie | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 17 Wisconsin | W 76–68 | 17–5 (7–4) | 16 – Tied | 12 – Queen | 5 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 18 | at Ohio State | L 70–73 | 17–6 (7–5) | 24 – Reese | 13 – Reese | 4 – Gillespie | Value City Arena (10,155) Columbus, OH |
| February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 18 | Rutgers | W 90–81 | 18–6 (8–5) | 29 – Queen | 15 – Queen | 5 – Queen | Xfinity Center (17,069) College Park, MD |
| February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN | No. 25 | at Nebraska | W 83–75 | 19–6 (9–5) | 24 – Queen | 12 – Reese | 7 – Gillespie | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,785) Lincoln, NE |
| February 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 25 | Iowa | W 101–75 | 20–6 (10–5) | 26 – Gillespie | 13 – Queen | 7 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (15,681) College Park, MD |
| February 20, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | USC | W 88–71 | 21–6 (11–5) | 22 – Rice | 17 – Queen | 4 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (14,662) College Park, MD |
| February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 16 | No. 8 Michigan State | L 55–58 | 21–7 (11–6) | 20 – Rice | 10 – Queen | 3 – Gillespie | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 16 | at Penn State | W 68–64 | 22–7 (12–6) | 23 – Queen | 15 – Reese | 7 – Gillespie | Bryce Jordan Center (10,298) State College, PA |
| March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 13 | at No. 17 Michigan | W 71–65 | 23–7 (13–6) | 19 – Rice | 12 – Queen | 5 – Gillespie | Crisler Center (11,477) Ann Arbor, MI |
| March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock | No. 13 | Northwestern | W 74–61 | 24–7 (14–6) | 19 – Reese | 11 – Reese | 4 – Rice | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN | (2) No. 11 | vs. (7) No. 24 Illinois Quarterfinals | W 88–65 | 25–7 | 26 – Rice | 10 – Queen | 9 – Gillespie | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (13,951) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 15, 2025 3:30 p.m., CBS | (2) No. 11 | vs. (3) No. 22 Michigan Semifinals | L 80–81 | 25–8 | 31 – Queen | 5 – Reese | 9 – Gillespie | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 21, 2025* 4:35 pm, TBS | (4 W) No. 11 | vs. (13 W) Grand Canyon First Round | | | | | | Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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| 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | |