# 2021–22 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by interim head coach Danny Manning. They played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Michigan State in the second round.
On December 3, 2021, head coach Mark Turgeon and the school announced that the parties had mutually agreed that Turgeon would step down as head coach effective immediately. Manning, who had been hired as an assistant prior to the season, was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 21, 2022, the school named Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Terrapins finished the 2020–21 season 17–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Michigan State in the second round but lost to the No. 1-seeded Michigan in the quarterfinals. The Terrapins received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. There they upset No. 7-seeded UConn in the first round, but lost to No. 2-seeded Alabama in the second round.

## Offseason
### Coaching changes

On April 16, 2021, two-year assistant coach DeAndre Haynes left to join Marquette new coach Shaka Smart as an assistant. On April 26, the school announced that it hired former Wake Forest head coach Manning as an assistant. On May 23, 11-year assistant coach Orlando Ranson left to join DePaul new coach Tony Stubblefield as an assistant. On June 5, the school announced former South Carolina assistant Bruce Shingler would replace Ranson.
On April 6, Director of Basketball Operations Mark Bialkoski announced he was leaving to become an assistant at East Tennessee State. On April 28, Turgeon announced Greg Manning Jr., the team's video coordinator for the three prior seasons, was named the new Director of Men's Basketball Operations.

### Player departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jairus Hamilton | F | 6'8" | 235 | Junior | Charlotte, NC | Transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Chol Marial | C | 7'2" | 235 | Sophomore | Rumbek, South Sudan | Transferred to Oregon State |
| Reese Mona | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | La Plata, MD | Graduated |
| Darryl Morsell | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Marquette |
| Aquan Smart | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Evanston, IL | Transferred to FIU |
| Galin Smith | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Clinton, MS | Graduated |
| Aaron Wiggins | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Greensboro, NC | Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 55th overall pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ike Cornish SF | Baltimore, MD | Legacy Charter | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 10, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Julian Reese PF | Owings Mills, MD | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 10, 2020 |
| Recruiting 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: "2021 Maryland Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer From |
| Pavlo Dziuba | F | 6'8" | 235 | Sophomore | Kyiv, Ukraine | Arizona State |
| Ian Martinez | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Heredia, Costa Rica | Utah |
| Fatts Russell | G | 5'11" | 165 | Graduate Student | Philadelphia, PA | Rhode Island |
| Qudus Wahab | F | 6'11" | 240 | Junior | Lagos, Nigeria | Georgetown |
| Simon Wright | F | 6'7" | 225 | Graduate Student | Minneapolis, MN | Elon |
| Xavier Green | G | 6'6" | 205 | Graduate Student | Williamsburg, VA | Old Dominion |

## Roster

* Forward James Graham III left the team and entered the transfer portal on December 2, 2021.

### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Qudus Wahab | Julian Reese | Arnaud Revaz |
| PF | Donta Scott | Simon Wright | Pavlo Dziuba |
| SF | Hakim Hart | | |
| SG | Eric Ayala | Xavier Green | Marcus Dockery |
| PG | Fatts Russell | Ian Martinez | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 5, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 21 | Fayetteville State | W 89–40 | | 16 – Reese | 10 – Ayala | 4 – Tied | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 21 | Quinnipiac | W 83–69 | 1–0 | 17 – Wahab | 8 – Ayala | 4 – Russell | Xfinity Center (12,832) College Park, MD |
| November 11, 2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 21 | George Washington | W 71–64 | 2–0 | 18 – Wahab | 15 – Wahab | 2 – Ayala | Xfinity Center (13,398) College Park, MD |
| November 13, 2021* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 21 | Vermont | W 68–57 | 3–0 | 22 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 3 – Scott | Xfinity Center (13,424) College Park, MD |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 20 | George Mason | L 66–71 | 3–1 | 18 – Scott | 10 – Scott | 6 – Russell | Xfinity Center (11,948) College Park, MD |
| November 19, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | Hofstra | W 69–67 | 4–1 | 14 – Ayala | 8 – Scott | 4 – Russell | Xfinity Center (12,810) College Park, MD |
| November 25, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Richmond Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship semifinal | W 86–80 | 5–1 | 24 – Hart | 9 – Ayala | 6 – Russell | Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 27, 2021* 10:00 a.m., CBSSN | | vs. Louisville Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship game | L 55–63 | 5–2 | 14 – Scott | 6 – Tied | 3 – Hart | Baha Mar Convention Center (1,175) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 1, 2021* 7:15 p.m., ESPN2 | | Virginia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 58–62 | 5–3 | 18 – Wahab | 8 – Reese | 3 – Russell | Xfinity Center (15,988) College Park, MD |
| December 5, 2021 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Northwestern | L 61–67 | 5–4 (0–1) | 18 – Hart | 9 – Scott | 5 – Russell | Xfinity Center (13,958) College Park, MD |
| December 12, 2021* 4:30 p.m., BTN | | vs. No. 20 Florida Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational | W 70–68 | 6–4 | 19 – Tied | 8 – Wahab | 2 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| December 28, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN | | Lehigh | W 76–55 | 7–4 | 20 – Ayala | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (9,783) College Park, MD |
| December 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN | | Brown | W 81–67 | 8–4 | 22 – Ayala | 12 – Wahab | 5 – Russell | Xfinity Center (10,224) College Park, MD |
| January 3, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Iowa | L 75–80 | 8–5 (0–2) | 19 – Ayala | 8 – Hart | 4 – Russell | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,327) Iowa City, IA |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Illinois | L 64–76 | 8–6 (0–3) | 17 – Scott | 7 – Scott | 5 – Russell | State Farm Center (12,981) Champaign, IL |
| January 9, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 23 Wisconsin | L 69–70 | 8–7 (0–4) | 19 – Ayala | 6 – Scott | 6 – Russell | Xfinity Center (10,864) College Park, MD |
| January 12, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Northwestern | W 94–87 $^{2OT}$ | 9–7 (1–4) | 26 – Ayala | 11 – Ayala | 7 – Russell | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,886) Evanston, IL |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Rutgers | L 59–70 | 9–8 (1–5) | 13 – Ayala | 7 – Reese | 4 – Russell | Xfinity Center (11,052) College Park, MD |
| January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Michigan | L 64–83 | 9–9 (1–6) | 22 – Ayala | 6 – Scott | 3 – Tied | Crisler Center (11,115) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 17 Illinois | W 81–65 | 10–9 (2–6) | 25 – Scott | 7 – Russell | 3 – Hart | Xfinity Center (12,331) College Park, MD |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | W 68–60 | 11–9 (3–6) | 23 – Russell | 8 – Ayala | 3 – Russell | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 29, 2022 2:30 p.m., FOX | | Indiana | L 55–68 | 11–10 (3–7) | 15 – Hart | 8 – Wahab | 5 – Ayala | Xfinity Center (15,304) College Park, MD |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 13 Michigan State | L 63–65 | 11–11 (3–8) | 15 – Ayala | 8 – Wahab | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (14,331) College Park, MD |
| February 6, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 16 Ohio State | L 67–82 | 11–12 (3–9) | 25 – Scott | 6 – Tied | 5 – Russell | Value City Arena (15,912) Columbus, OH |
| February 10, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Iowa | L 87–110 | 11–13 (3–10) | 20 – Russell | 5 – Scott | 6 – Russell | Xfinity Center (12,649) College Park, MD |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | | at No. 3 Purdue | L 61–62 | 11–14 (3–11) | 24 – Russell | 9 – Russell | 6 – Russell | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 18, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | W 90–74 | 12–14 (4–11) | 23 – Russell | 7 – Scott | 4 – Ayala | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,443) Lincoln, NE |
| February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Penn State | W 67–61 | 13–14 (5–11) | 18 – Russell | 7 – Wahab | 4 – Martinez | Xfinity Center (15,184) College Park, MD |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Indiana | L 64–74 | 13–15 (5–12) | 23 – Russell | 6 – Tied | 2 – Ayala | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| February 27, 2022 4:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 22 Ohio State | W 75–60 | 14–15 (6–12) | 27 – Russell | 9 – Scott | 3 – Russell | Xfinity Center (15,842) College Park, MD |
| March 2, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | W 84–73 | 15–15 (7–12) | 19 – Hart | 9 – Ayala | 4 – Russell | Xfinity Center (13,015) College Park, MD |
| March 6, 2022 4:30 p.m., CBS | | at Michigan State | L 67–77 | 15–16 (7–13) | 19 – Ayala | 7 – Reese | 4 – Russell | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN | (10) | vs. (7) Michigan State Second round | L 72–76 | 15–17 | 20 – Russell | 7 – Russell | 6 – Russell | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (14,331) Indianapolis, IN |
| *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 :
| | Week | 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 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 21 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 21 | 20^ | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.