# 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by sixth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rasheed Sulaimon | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
| Robert Carter | 4 | F | 6'8" | 250 | RS Junior | Thomasville, GA | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |
| Jake Layman | 10 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Senior | Wrentham, MA | Graduated |
| Trevor Anzmann | 12 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Senior | Westminster, MD | Walk-on; graduated |
| Varun Ram | 21 | G | 5'9" | 150 | RS Senior | Clarksville, MD | Walk-on; graduated |
| Diamond Stone | 33 | C | 6'11" | 250 | Freshman | Milwaukee, WI | Declare for 2016 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| L. G. Gill | 10 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Chesterfield, VA | Transferred from Duquesne. Will be eligible to play since Gill graduated from Duquesne. |

## 2016 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Cowan Jr. PG | Bowie, MD | St. John's College High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Micah Thomas SF | Eads, TN | Huntington Prep School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Kevin Huerter SG | Clifton Park, NY | Shenendehowa High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 20, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Justin Jackson SF | Toronto, ON, Canada | Findlay College Preparatory School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | May 27, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Joshua Tomaic PF | Canary Islands | Findlay College Preparatory School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 9, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Bruno Fernando C | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR |||||||
| 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: |||||||

## Roster
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Damonte Dodd | Michal Čekovský | |
| PF | Justin Jackson | L. G. Gill | Ivan Bender |
| SF | Kevin Huerter | Jared Nickens | Joshua Tomaic |
| SG | Melo Trimble | Dion Wiley | Micah Thomas |
| PG | Anthony Cowan | Jaylen Brantley | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 5, 2016* 2:00 pm, BTN+ | No. 25 | Catawba | W 95–61 | | 17 – Nickens | 10 – Dodd | 6 – Huerter | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 25 | American | W 62–56 | 1–0 | 21 – Trimble | 9 – 2 Tied | 4 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,078) College Park, MD |
| Nov 15, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Georgetown Gavitt Tipoff Games | W 76–75 | 2–0 | 22 – Trimble | 7 – Huerter | 4 – Cowan | Verizon Center (13,145) Washington, D.C. |
| Nov 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | St. Mary's College | W 93–45 | 3–0 | 15 – Gill | 10 – 2 Tied | 7 – Cowan | Xfinity Center (15,779) College Park, MD |
| Nov 20, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Towson Barclays Center Classic | W 71–66 | 4–0 | 27 – Trimble | 6 – Trimble | 4 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (16,797) College Park, MD |
| Nov 22, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN | | Stony Brook Barclays Center Classic | W 77–63 | 5–0 | 21 – Trimble | 9 – Jackson | 2 – 5 Tied | Xfinity Center (14,950) College Park, MD |
| Nov 25, 2016* 9:30 pm, ASN | | vs. Richmond Barclays Center Classic semifinals | W 88–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–0 | 29 – Trimble | 10 – Huerter | 4 – Cowan | Barclays Center (–) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 26, 2016* 9:30 pm, ASN | | vs. Kansas State Barclays Center Classic championship | W 69–68 | 7–0 | 18 – Trimble | 8 – Cekovsky | 3 – 2 Tied | Barclays Center (5,011) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 59–73 | 7–1 | 13 – Trimble | 9 – Huerter | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD |
| Dec 3, 2016* 9:00 pm, BTN | | Oklahoma State | W 71–70 | 8–1 | 13 – Trimble | 8 – Dodd | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,391) College Park, MD |
| Dec 7, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Howard | W 79–56 | 9–1 | 16 – Cekovsky | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – 3 Tied | Xfinity Center (15,584) College Park, MD |
| Dec 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, BTN | | Saint Peter's | W 66–56 | 10–1 | 19 – Jackson | 5 – 2 Tied | 4 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (14,859) College Park, MD |
| Dec 12, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Jacksonville State | W 92–66 | 11–1 | 23 – Trimble | 6 – Jackson | 5 – Cowan | Xfinity Center (13,646) College Park, MD |
| Dec 20, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Charlotte Baltimore Showcase | W 88–72 | 12–1 | 21 – Trimble | 6 – Cekovsky | 5 – Cowan | Royal Farms Arena (7,139) Baltimore, MD |
| Big Ten Regular Season |||||||||
| Dec 27, 2016 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Illinois | W 84–59 | 13–1 (1–0) | 20 – Trimble | 7 – Gill | 6 – Cowan | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan 1, 2017 12:00 pm, BTN | | Nebraska | L 65–67 | 13–2 (1–1) | 26 – Huerter | 7 – Jackson | 3 – Huerter | Xfinity Center (15,067) College Park, MD |
| Jan 7, 2017 3:15 pm, ESPN2 | | at Michigan | W 77–70 | 14–2 (2–1) | 15 – 2 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 4 – 2 Tied | Crisler Center (11,527) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 10, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPN | | Indiana | W 75–72 | 15–2 (3–1) | 18 – Trimble | 7 – Huerter | 3 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,213) College Park, MD |
| Jan 14, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Illinois | W 62–56 | 16–2 (4–1) | 19 – Cowan | 7 – Cowan | 5 – Trimble | State Farm Center (14,002) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 19, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at Iowa | W 84–76 | 17–2 (5–1) | 20 – Trimble | 8 – 2 Tied | 5 – 2 Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,040) Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 24, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 22 | Rutgers | W 67–55 | 18–2 (6–1) | 17 – Trimble | 8 – Huerter | 6 – Huerter | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Jan 28, 2017 2:15 pm, BTN | No. 22 | at Minnesota | W 85–78 | 19–2 (7–1) | 28 – Jackson | 10 – Jackson | 7 – Trimble | Williams Arena (11,191) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | at Ohio State | W 77–71 | 20–2 (8–1) | 22 – Jackson | 12 – Jackson | 5 – Cowan | Value City Arena (12,887) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 4, 2017 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 17 | No. 23 Purdue | L 72–73 | 20–3 (8–2) | 22 – Trimble | 5 – 2 Tied | 5 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb 7, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 21 | at Penn State | L 64–70 | 20–4 (8–3) | 14 – Jackson | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Huerter | Bryce Jordan Center (7,063) University Park, PA |
| Feb 11, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | Ohio State | W 86–77 | 21–4 (9–3) | 19 – Cowan | 7 – Jackson | 4 – 2 Tied | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Feb 15, 2017 7:00 pm, BTN | No. 23 | at Northwestern | W 74–64 | 22–4 (10–3) | 32 – Trimble | 8 – Huerter | 6 – Cowan | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,707) Evanston, IL |
| Feb 19, 2017 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 23 | at No. 11 Wisconsin | L 60–71 | 22–5 (10–4) | 27 – Trimble | 5 – 2 Tied | 4 – Cowan | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| Feb 22, 2017 8:30 pm, BTN | No. 24 | Minnesota | L 75–89 | 22–6 (10–5) | 15 – Bender | 7 – Jackson | 6 – Trimble | Xfinity Center (17,349) College Park, MD |
| Feb 25, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | Iowa | L 69–83 | 22–7 (10–6) | 13 – Huerter | 6 – 2 Tied | 5 – Huerter | Xfinity Center (17,615) College Park, MD |
| Feb 28, 2017 6:30 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | W 79–59 | 23–7 (11–6) | 11 – Trimble | 8 – Jackson | 7 – Trimble | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,017) Piscataway, NJ |
| Mar 4, 2017 2:00 pm, BTN | | Michigan State | W 63–60 | 24–7 (12–6) | 16 – Trimble | 6 – 3 Tied | 5 – Cowan | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten tournament |||||||||
| Mar 10, 2017 9:00 pm, BTN | (3) No. 25 | vs. (6) Northwestern Quarterfinals | L 64–72 | 24–8 | 20 – Trimble | 6 – Trimble | 4 – Trimble | Verizon Center (15,624) Washington, D.C. |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 16, 2017* 6:50 pm, TNT | (6 W) | vs. (11 W) Xavier First Round | L 65–76 | 24–9 | 19 – Huerter | 4 – Cowan, Huerter | 5 – Cowan, Huerter | Amway Center (15,869) Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||

## 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 |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 24 | RV | 25 | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | |