# 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center. This was their second year as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 27–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated South Dakota State and Hawaii to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Kansas.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in conference. 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 First Round before losing in the Second Round to West Virginia.

### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Evan Smotrycz | 1 | F | 6'9" | 235 | RS Senior | Reading, MA | Graduated |
| Spencer Barks | 14 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Poolesville, MD | Graduated |
| Richaud Pack | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Detroit, MI | Graduated |
| Jacob Susskind | 24 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | West Orange, NJ | Graduated |
| Jonathan Graham | 25 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| Dez Wells | 44 | G/F | 6'4" | 215 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated from Duke after controversy that resulted in him being removed from the Duke men's basketball team. Under NCAA graduate transfer rules, Sulaimon was eligible to play immediately. |

## Pre-season
### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Diamond Stone C | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Dominican High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jaylen Brantley PG | Springfield, Massachusetts | Notre Dame Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "Maryland 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015. "2015 Maryland Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
| C | Diamond Stone | Damonte Dodd | | |
| PF | Robert Carter | Michal Čekovský | Ivan Bender | |
| SF | Jake Layman | Jared Nickens | | |
| SG | Rasheed Sulaimon | Dion Wiley | Trevor Anzmann | Kent Auslander |
| PG | Melo Trimble | Jaylen Brantley | Varun Ram | Andrew Terrell |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov. 6* 7:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 3 | Southern New Hampshire | W 91–55 | – | 16 – Stone | 10 – Carter | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (–) College Park, MD |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov. 13* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Mount St. Mary's | W 80–56 | 1–0 | 16 – Layman | 8 – Carter | 5 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Nov. 17* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Georgetown Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 75–71 | 2–0 | 24 – Trimble | 8 – Carter | 7 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Nov. 20* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Rider | W 65–58 | 3–0 | 13 – Carter | 11 – Layman | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Nov. 24* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 2 | vs. Illinois State Cancún Challenge Semifinals | W 77–66 | 4–0 | 18 – Sulaimon | 6 – Layman | 7 – Trimble | Hard Rock Hotel (982) Cancún, México |
| Nov. 25* 8:30 pm, CBSSN | No. 2 | vs. Rhode Island Cancún Challenge Championship | W 86–63 | 5–0 | 17 – Tied | 9 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Hard Rock Hotel (982) Cancún, México |
| Nov. 28* 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 2 | Cleveland State | W 80–63 | 6–0 | 17 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,282) College Park, MD |
| Dec. 1* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 9 North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 81–89 | 6–1 | 23 – Trimble | 8 – Layman | 12 – Trimble | Dean Smith Center (21,163) Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec. 4* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 2 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 96–55 | 7–1 | 20 – Carter | 6 – Tied | 7 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Dec. 8* 9:30 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | vs. UConn Jimmy V Classic | W 76–66 | 8–1 | 25 – Trimble | 11 – Carter | 3 – Trimble | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY |
| Dec. 12* 4:15 pm, BTN | No. 6 | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 77–56 | 9–1 | 18 – Trimble | 6 – Stone | 10 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Dec. 19* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 6 | vs. Princeton Baltimore Showcase | W 82–61 | 10–1 | 19 – Layman | 8 – Layman | 10 – Trimble | Royal Farms Arena (11,076) Baltimore, MD |
| Dec. 27* 4:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | Marshall | W 87–67 | 11–1 | 19 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 7 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Regular Season |||||||||
| Dec. 30 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 4 | Penn State | W 70–64 | 12–1 (1–0) | 39 – Stone | 12 – Stone | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan. 2 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at Northwestern | W 72–59 | 13–1 (2–0) | 24 – Trimble | 8 – Tied | 8 – Trimble | Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL |
| Jan. 6 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 3 | Rutgers | W 88–63 | 14–1 (3–0) | 18 – Layman | 10 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan. 9 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Wisconsin | W 63–60 | 15–1 (4–0) | 21 – Trimble | 11 – Carter | 5 – Trimble | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Jan. 12 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 3 | at Michigan | L 67–70 | 15–2 (4–1) | 22 – Stone | 11 – Stone | 3 – Trimble | Crisler Center (12,327) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan. 16 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 3 | Ohio State | W 100–65 | 16–2 (5–1) | 25 – Carter | 6 – Stone | 9 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan. 19 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 7 | Northwestern | W 62–56 $^{OT}$ | 17–2 (6–1) | 18 – Trimble | 14 – Carter | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan. 23 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 7 | at No. 11 Michigan State ESPN College GameDay | L 65–74 | 17–3 (6–2) | 24 – Trimble | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Jan. 28 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 3 Iowa | W 74–68 | 18–3 (7–2) | 17 – Tied | 7 – Carter | 5 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan. 31 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at Ohio State | W 66–61 | 19–3 (8–2) | 20 – Trimble | 10 – Layman | 5 – Sulaimon | Value City Arena (16,592) Columbus, OH |
| Feb. 3 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 4 | at Nebraska | W 70–65 | 20–3 (9–2) | 20 – Trimble | 10 – Stone | 5 – Carter | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,693) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb. 6 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | No. 18 Purdue | W 72–61 | 21–3 (10–2) | 21 – Sulaimon | 10 – Sulaimon | 7 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb. 9* 6:00 pm, BTN | No. 2 | Bowie State | W 93–62 | 22–3 | 16 – Sulaimon | 7 – Carter | 3 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb. 13 6:30 pm, ESPN | No. 2 | Wisconsin | L 57–70 | 22–4 (10–3) | 17 – Sulaimon | 8 – Carter | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb. 18 8:00 pm, BTN | No. 6 | at Minnesota | L 63–68 | 22–5 (10–4) | 28 – Sulaimon | 9 – Tied | 6 – Trimble | Williams Arena (10,768) Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb. 21 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 6 | Michigan | W 86–82 | 23–5 (11–4) | 17 – Carter | 8 – Trimble | 4 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb. 27 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 10 | at No. 20 Purdue | L 79–83 | 23–6 (11–5) | 19 – Trimble | 5 – Tied | 5 – Trimble | Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN |
| Mar. 3 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | Illinois | W 81–55 | 24–6 (12–5) | 18 – Tied | 8 – Trimble | 9 – Sulaimon | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Mar. 6 4:30 pm, CBS | No. 14 | at No. 12 Indiana | L 62–80 | 24–7 (12–6) | 17 – Trimble | 7 – Stone | 3 – Tied | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 11 9:00 pm, BTN | (3) No. 18 | vs. (11) Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 97–86 | 25–7 | 26 – Layman | 8 – Stone | 8 – Trimble | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942) Indianapolis, IN |
| Mar. 12 3:30 pm, CBS | (3) No. 18 | vs. (2) No. 2 Michigan State Semifinals | L 61–64 | 25–8 | 18 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 3 – Sulaimon | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,339) Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar. 18* 4:30 pm, TBS | (5 S) No. 18 | vs. (12 S) South Dakota State First Round | W 79–74 | 26–8 | 27 – Layman | 11 – Carter | 3 – Sulaimon | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,109) Spokane, WA |
| Mar. 20* 7:10 pm, TBS | (5 S) No. 18 | vs. (13 S) Hawaii Second Round | W 73–60 | 27–8 | 24 – Trimble | 9 – Carter | 3 – Tied | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296) Spokane, WA |
| Mar. 24* 9:40 pm, CBS | (5 S) No. 18 | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kansas Sweet Sixteen | L 63–79 | 27–9 | 18 – Sulaimon | 6 – Carter | 3 – Layman | KFC Yum! Center (19,399) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South 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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | n/a |
| Coaches | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 |