# 2012–13 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team, led by second year head coach Mark Turgeon, played their home games at the Comcast Center. They finished the season 25–13, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to North Carolina. They were invited to the 2013 NIT where they defeated Niagara, Denver and Alabama to advance to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden where they lost to Iowa.

## Preseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Terrell Stoglin | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Tucson, Arizona | Suspended; Declared for NBA Draft |
| Berend Weijs | 10 | C | 6'10" | 200 | Senior | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Graduated |
| Mychal Parker | 11 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Washington, North Carolina | Suspended; Transferred |
| Ashton Pankey | 30 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Redshirt Freshman | The Bronx, New York | Transferred |
| John Dillard | 22 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Yorktown, Virginia | Graduated |
| Jonathan Thomas | 24 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Frederick, Maryland | Left team |
| Arnold Richmond | 13 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Freshman | Suitland, Maryland | Transferred |
| Sean Mosley | 14 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |

### Class of 2012 Signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Shaquille Cleare C | Andros, Bahamas | The Village School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Aug 24, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96 ||||||
| Jake Layman SF | Wrentham, Massachusetts | King Philip Regional High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 93 ||||||
| Charles Mitchell PF | Marietta, Georgia | Wheeler High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Mar 8, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Seth Allen SG | Woodbridge, Virginia | Fredericksburg Christian School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 14, 2011 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 89 ||||||
| Sam Cassell, Jr. SG | Baltimore, Maryland | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 21, 2012 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16 Rivals: 14 ESPN: 18 ||||||
| 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: "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 31, 2012. ||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Alex Len | Shaquille Cleare | Kevin Arnold |
| PF | James Padgett | Charles Mitchell | Spencer Barks |
| SF | Dez Wells | Jake Layman | John Auslander |
| SG | Nick Faust | Logan Aronhalt | Jacob Susskind |
| PG | Pe'Shon Howard | Seth Allen | Conner Lipinski |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| November 2, 2012* 7:00 pm, TerpsTV | Indiana (Pa.) | W 73–61 | – | 16 – Allen | 15 – Mitchell | 5 – Allen, Howard | Comcast Center (–) College Park, MD |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||||
| November 9, 2012* 8:30 pm, ESPN | vs. No. 3 Kentucky Barclays Center Classic | L 69–72 | 0–1 | 23 – Len | 12 – Len | 5 – Allen, Howard | Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 12, 2012* 8:00 pm, RSN | Morehead State Barclays Center Classic | W 67–45 | 1–1 | 12 – Faust | 9 – Mitchell | 7 – Howard | Comcast Center (8,724) College Park, MD |
| November 16, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Long Island Barclays Center Classic | W 91–74 | 2–1 | 19 – Allen | 8 – Wells | 13 – Howard | Comcast Center (12,785) College Park, MD |
| November 20, 2012* 8:00 pm, RSN | Lafayette Barclays Center Classic | W 83–74 | 3–1 | 16 – Len | 8 – Faust, Len | 6 – Howard | Comcast Center (10,882) College Park, MD |
| November 24, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Georgia Southern | W 70–53 | 4–1 | 13 – Mitchell | 11 – Mitchell | 6 – Allen | Comcast Center (10,282) College Park, MD |
| November 27, 2012* 9:15 pm, ESPN2 | at Northwestern ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 77–57 | 5–1 | 23 – Wells | 13 – Len | 6 – Howard | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,009) Evanston, IL |
| December 2, 2012* 2:30 pm, MASN | vs. George Mason BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament | W 69–62 | 6–1 | 25 – Wells | 9 – Len | 6 – Howard | Verizon Center (10,256) Washington, DC |
| December 5, 2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 100–68 | 7–1 | 17 – Aronhalt | 11 – Mitchell | 8 – Allen | Comcast Center (9,813) College Park, MD |
| December 8, 2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Carolina State | W 61–46 | 8–1 | 13 – Len | 8 – Cleare | 5 – Allen | Comcast Center (12,052) College Park, MD |
| December 12, 2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Monmouth | W 71–38 | 9–1 | 16 – Faust | 10 – Len | 7 – Howard | Comcast Center (9,265) College Park, MD |
| December 21, 2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Stony Brook | W 76–69 | 10–1 | 19 – Len, Wells | 9 – Len | 7 – Howard | Comcast Center (10,721) College Park, MD |
| December 29, 2012* 12:30 pm, ESPN3 | Delaware State | W 79–50 | 11–1 | 19 – Mitchell | 14 – Mitchell | 6 – Howard | Comcast Center (12,389) College Park, MD |
| January 1, 2013* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | IUPUI | W 81–63 | 12–1 | 13 – Allen | 6 – Padgett | 4 – Faust, Layman | Comcast Center (8,971) College Park, MD |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||||
| January 5, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia Tech | W 94–71 | 13–1 (1–0) | 21 – Allen | 9 – Len | 6 – Howard | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| January 9, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Florida State | L 62–65 | 13–2 (1–1) | 15 – Len | 10 – Len | 3 – Aronhalt, Wells | Comcast Center (14,157) College Park, MD |
| January 13, 2013 8:00 pm, ESPNU | at Miami (FL) | L 47–54 | 13–3 (1–2) | 18 – Wells | 9 – Len | 2 – Faust | BankUnited Center (5,809) Coral Gables, FL |
| January 16, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 14 NC State | W 51–50 | 14–3 (2–2) | 10 – Len | 7 – Faust | 3 – Faust, Wells | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| January 19, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN | at North Carolina | L 52–62 | 14–4 (2–3) | 21 – Wells | 11 – Mitchell | 2 – Wells | Dean E. Smith Center (20,865) Chapel Hill, NC |
| January 22, 2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Boston College | W 64–59 | 15–4 (3–3) | 16 – Len | 13 – Len | 8 – Wells | Comcast Center (13,941) College Park, MD |
| January 26, 2013 1:00 pm, CBS | at No. 1 Duke | L 64–84 | 15–5 (3–4) | 13 – Mitchell, Wells | 10 – Len | 3 – Faust, Howard | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 30, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Florida State | L 71–73 | 15–6 (3–5) | 19 – Wells | 5 – Cleare, Faust | 3 – Faust, Wells | Donald L. Tucker Center (7,222) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 2, 2013 2:00 pm, RSN/ESPN3 | Wake Forest | W 86–60 | 16–6 (4–5) | 13 – Aronhalt | 9 – Len | 4 – Faust, Wells | Comcast Center (16,179) College Park, MD |
| February 7, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Virginia Tech | W 60–55 | 17–6 (5–5) | 14 – Layman | 11 – Padgett | 5 – Wells | Cassell Coliseum (5,465) Blacksburg, VA |
| February 10, 2013 1:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | Virginia | L 69–80 | 17–7 (5–6) | 13 – Wells | 7 – Len | 5 – Allen | Comcast Center (16,895) College Park, MD |
| February 16, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 2 Duke | W 83–81 | 18–7 (6–6) | 19 – Len | 9 – Len | 7 – Wells | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 19, 2013 9:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Boston College | L 58–69 | 18–8 (6–7) | 26 – Aronhalt | 8 – Len | 5 – Faust | Conte Forum (4,338) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 23, 2013 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | Clemson | W 72–59 | 19–8 (7–7) | 18 – Faust | 8 – Len | 7 – Wells | Comcast Center (15,373) College Park, MD |
| February 27, 2013 8:00 pm, ACCN | at Georgia Tech | L 68–78 | 19–9 (7–8) | 15 – Wells | 9 – Len | 4 – Wells | McCamish Pavilion (6,962) Atlanta, GA |
| March 2, 2013 12:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN3 | at Wake Forest | W 67–57 | 20–9 (8–8) | 23 – Wells | 10 – Len | 4 – Howard | LJVM Coliseum (14,173) Winston-Salem, NC |
| March 6, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPN | North Carolina | L 68–79 | 20–10 (8–9) | 18 – Wells | 7 – Len, Padgett | 2 – Allen, Howard, Wells | Comcast Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| March 10, 2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Virginia | L 58–61 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 (8–10) | 15 – Faust | 12 – Wells | 2 – Len, Howard | John Paul Jones Arena (11,794) Charlottesville, VA |
| 2013 ACC tournament ||||||||
| March 14, 2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Wake Forest First Round | W 75–62 | 21–11 | 21 – Wells | 6 – Faust | 4 – Len | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 15, 2013 7:00 pm, ACCN/ESPN2 | vs. No. 2 Duke Quarterfinals | W 83–74 | 22–11 | 30 – Wells | 9 – Layman | 5 – Allen, Howard | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| March 16, 2013 3:45 pm, ACCN/ESPN | vs. North Carolina Semifinals | L 76–79 | 22–12 | 20 – Len | 9 – Wells | 4 – Wells | Greensboro Coliseum (22,169) Greensboro, NC |
| 2013 NIT ||||||||
| March 19, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | Niagara First Round | W 86–70 | 23–12 | 15 – Allen, Aronhalt, Faust | 11 – Faust | 6 – Howard | Comcast Center (4,053) College Park, MD |
| March 21, 2013* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Denver Second Round | W 62–52 | 24–12 | 19 – Wells | 6 – Faust, Mitchell | 2 – Faust | Comcast Center (3,982) College Park, MD |
| March 26, 2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN | at Alabama Quarterfinals | W 58–57 | 25–12 | 15 – Len | 13 – Len | 2 – Faust, Layman, Len, Mitchell, Wells | Coleman Coliseum (9,479) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| April 2, 2013* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Iowa Semifinals | L 60–71 | 25–13 | 16 – Len | 9 – Len | 4 – Howard | Madison Square Garden (10,009) New York City, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||

## Stats

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Seth Allen | 36 | 7 | 22.0 | .389 | .312 | .739 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| Logan Aronhalt | 37 | 2 | 13.9 | .423 | .432 | .600 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| John Auslander | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .667 | .000 | .500 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Spencer Barks | 9 | 0 | 1.7 | .000 | — | .750 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Shaquille Cleare | 36 | 8 | 12.1 | .580 | — | .595 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| Nick Faust | 37 | 31 | 25.8 | .404 | .350 | .745 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 9.3 |
| Pe'Shon Howard | 35 | 23 | 22.6 | .296 | .245 | .870 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| Jake Layman | 37 | 17 | 19.7 | .396 | .302 | .694 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 5.5 |
| Alex Len | 37 | 36 | 26.3 | .532 | .125 | .687 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 11.8 |
| Conner Lipinski | 8 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| Charles Mitchell | 37 | 6 | 15.7 | .515 | — | .540 | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| James Padgett | 34 | 19 | 15.8 | .573 | — | .533 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Jacob Susskind | 8 | 0 | 1.5 | .000 | .000 | — | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dez Wells | 37 | 36 | 28.6 | .531 | .343 | .708 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 13.2 |