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The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-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 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. There they defeated Belmont before losing to LSU in the second round.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
CoachesNo. 22
Record23–11 (13–7 Big Ten)
Headcoach
Quick facts Maryland Terrapins men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Second Round ...
2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record23–11 (13–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaXfinity Center
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2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State †16–4 .80032–7  .821
No. 13 Purdue16–4 .80026–10  .722
No. 8 Michigan15–5 .75030–7  .811
No. 21 Wisconsin14–6 .70023–11  .676
Maryland13–7 .65023–11  .676
Iowa10–10 .50023–12  .657
Minnesota9–11 .45022–14  .611
Ohio State8–12 .40020–15  .571
Indiana8–12 .40019–16  .543
Penn State7–13 .35014–18  .438
Illinois7–13 .35012–21  .364
Rutgers7–13 .35014–17  .452
Nebraska6–14 .30019–17  .528
Northwestern4–16 .20013–19  .406
† 2019 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2017–18 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to Wisconsin.[1] They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, but declined, marking their absence in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.[2][3]

Offseason

Departures

On April 6, 2018, freshman forward Bruno Fernando announced he would test the NBA draft, but not sign with an agent.[4] On May 28, he announced he would return to school.[5] Sophomore guard Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft on April 20, 2018, but also announced he would not sign with an agent.[6] On May 30, he announced he would stay in the draft and hire an agent, thereby ending his college career.[7]

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Sean Obi0F6'9"250RS seniorKaduna, NigeriaGraduated
Kevin Huerter4G6'7"190SophomoreClifton Park, NYDeclared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by the Atlanta Hawks
Dion Wiley5G6'4"210RS juniorOxon Hill, MDTransferred to Saint Louis
Jared Nickens11G/F6'7"205SeniorMonmouth Junction, NJGraduated
Michal Čekovský15F7'1"250SeniorKošice, SlovakiaGraduated
Justin Jackson21F6'7"225SophomoreToronto, ONDeclared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 43rd overall by the Denver Nuggets
Alex Tostado25G6'2"178FreshmanGuadalajara, MexicoLeft team
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Recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jalen Smith
PF		 Baltimore, MD Mount Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 26, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 5/5 stars   Rivals: 5/5 stars   247Sports: 5/5 stars   ESPN: 5/5 stars   
Aaron Wiggins
SF		 High Point, NC Wesleyan Christian Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 3, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Eric Ayala
PG		 Wilmington, DE IMG Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 14, 2017 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 4/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Serrel Smith Jr.
SG		 St. Petersburg, FL St. Petersburg High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 11, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Ricky Lindo Jr.
SF		 Washington, DC Woodrow Wilson High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 15, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Trace Ramsey
SF		 Crown Point, IN Don Bosco Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 26, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2018 Maryland Commits". Rivals.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Joshua Tomaic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoCanarias Basketball Academy Lanzarote, Canary Islands
G 1 Anthony Cowan Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrSt. John's College High School Bowie, Maryland
G 2 Aaron Wiggins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWesleyan Christian Academy Greensboro, North Carolina
G 4 Andrew Terrell (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrBrebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana
G 5 Eric Ayala 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrIMG Academy Wilmington, Delaware
G 10 Serrel Smith Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Petersburg High School St. Petersburg, Florida
G 11 Darryl Morsell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Reese Mona (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoSt. John's College High School La Plata, Maryland
F 13 Ivan Bender 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)228 lb (103 kg) SrElektrotehnička Škola Tuzla Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F 14 Ricky Lindo Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrWoodrow Wilson High School Washington, D.C.
F 15 Will Clark (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLoyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Travis Valmon (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrGeorgetown Prep Rockville, Maryland
F 23 Bruno Fernando 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoIMG Academy Luanda, Angola
F 24 Trace Ramsey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBosco Institute Valparaiso, Indiana
F 25 Jalen Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMount Saint Joseph High School Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Depth chart

More information Pos., Starting 5 ...
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Bruno Fernando Joshua Tomaic Ivan Bender
PF Jalen Smith Ricky Lindo
SF Darryl Morsell Serrel Smith Jr.
SG Anthony Cowan Jr. Aaron Wiggins
PG Eric Ayala Reese Mona
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Schedule and results

The season marked the first time in Big Ten history that the teams played a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball.[8] The new schedule also included a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals play each other 12 times, regional opponents play 10 times, and all other teams play nine times.[8] Three in-state series are guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice.[9] The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.[10]

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus		 Lynn W 100–67  –
  22 – J. Smith  11 – Fernando  6 – Cowan  Xfinity Center (N/A)
College Park, MD
Regular season
November 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, BTN Plus		 Delaware W 73–67  1–0
  19 – J. Smith  13 – J. Smith  5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (12,703)
College Park, MD
November 9, 2018*
8:30 pm, CBSSN		 at Navy
Veterans Classic		 W 78–57  2–0
  24 – Cowan Jr.  10 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  Alumni Hall (5,710)
Annapolis, MD
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 North Carolina A&T W 82–59  3–0
  17 – Fernando  12 – Fernando  5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (10,958)
College Park, MD
November 16, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN Plus		 Hofstra W 80–69  4–0
  17 – Fernando  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (12,346)
College Park, MD
November 18, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN		 Mount Saint Mary's W 92–77  5–0
  21 – Fernando  10 – J. Smith  6 – Tied  Xfinity Center (11,782)
College Park, MD
November 23, 2018*
6:00 pm, BTN		 Marshall W 104–67  6–0
  26 – Cowan Jr.  16 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (11,711)
College Park, MD
November 28, 2018*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 24 No. 4 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 L 71–76  6–1
  15 – Cowan Jr.  11 – Fernando  4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
December 1, 2018
5:00 pm, BTN		 No. 24 Penn State W 66–59  7–1
(1–0)		  16 – J. Smith  13 – Fernando  4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,481)
College Park, MD
December 6, 2018
7:00 pm, BTN		 No. 23 at Purdue L 60–62  7–2
(1–1)		  18 – Cowan Jr.  13 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,242)
West Lafayette, IN
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, BTN		 No. 23 vs. Loyola–Chicago
Baltimore Showcase		 W 55–41  8–2
(1–1)		  17 – Cowan Jr.  6 – Wiggins  4 – Cowan Jr.  Royal Farms Arena (3,640)
Baltimore, MD
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN		 Loyola (MD) W 94–71  9–2
(1–1)		  23 – Cowan Jr.  8 – J. Smith  7 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (11,595)
College Park, MD
December 22, 2018*
5:30 pm, FS1		 Seton Hall L 74–78  9–3
  19 – Fernando  10 – Fernando  5 – Ayala  Xfinity Center (12,555)
College Park, MD
December 29, 2018*
6:00 pm, ESPNU		 Radford W 78–64  10–3
  19 – Fernando  12 – Fernando  5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (13,608)
College Park, MD
January 2, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 24 Nebraska W 74–72  11–3
(2–1)		  19 – Cowan Jr.  17 – Fernando  4 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (11,251)
College Park, MD
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, BTN		 at Rutgers W 77–63  12–3
(3–1)		  16 – J. Smith  9 – Fernando  5 – Fernando  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 8, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Minnesota W 82–67  13–3
(4–1)		  27 – Cowan Jr.  11 – Fernando  5 – Cowan Jr.  Williams Arena (9,919)
Minneapolis, MN
January 11, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1		 No. 22 Indiana W 78–75  14–3
(5–1)		  25 – Fernando  13 – Fernando  7 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,017)
College Park, MD
January 14, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1		 No. 19 Wisconsin W 64–60  15–3
(6–1)		  21 – Cowan Jr.  7 – J. Smith  3 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (12,894)
College Park, MD
January 18, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1		 No. 19 at Ohio State W 75–61  16–3
(7–1)		  20 – Cowan Jr.  14 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  Value City Arena (14,716)
Columbus, OH
January 21, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1		 No. 13 at No. 6 Michigan State L 55–69  16–4
(7–2)		  15 – Wiggins  13 – Fernando  5 – Cowan Jr.  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
January 26, 2019
12:00 pm, BTN		 No. 13 vs. Illinois
B1G Super Saturday		 L 67–78  16–5
(7–3)		  19 – Fernando  10 – Fernando  5 – Cowan Jr.  Madison Square Garden (7,239)
New York, NY
January 29, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1		 No. 21 Northwestern W 70–52  17–5
(8–3)		  22 – Fernando  11 – Fernando  4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (15,310)
College Park, MD
February 1, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1		 No. 21 at No. 24 Wisconsin L 61–69  17–6
(8–4)		  18 – Ayala  10 – Fernando  3 – Cowan Jr.  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
February 6, 2019
7:00 pm, BTN		 No. 24 at Nebraska W 60–45  18–6
(9–4)		  18 – J. Smith  19 – Fernando  4 – Cowan Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,552)
Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 24 No. 12 Purdue W 70–56  19–6
(10–4)		  16 – J. Smith  12 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (14,813)
College Park, MD
February 16, 2019
12:00 pm, FOX		 No. 24 at No. 6 Michigan L 52–65  19–7
(10–5)		  15 – Wiggins  8 – Fernando  3 – Wiggins  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 19, 2019
8:00 pm, BTN		 No. 24 at No. 21 Iowa W 66–65  20–7
(11–5)		  17 – Cowan Jr.  11 – Fernando  8 – Cowan Jr.  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,986)
Iowa City, IA
February 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 24 Ohio State W 72–62  21–7
(12–5)		  19 – Cowan Jr.  10 – Fernando  4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (17,569)
College Park, MD
February 27, 2019
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 17 at Penn State L 61–78  21–8
(12–6)		  15 – Cowan  8 – Fernando  2 – Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (9,020)
University Park, PA
March 3, 2019
3:45 pm, CBS		 No. 17 No. 9 Michigan L 62–69  21–9
(12–7)		  12 – Fernando  6 – Fernando  4 – Morsell  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
March 8, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1		 No. 24 Minnesota W 69–60  22–9
(13–7)		  21 – Cowan Jr.  11 – Smith  5 – Cowan Jr.  Xfinity Center (16,662)
College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 14, 2019
2:55 pm, BTN		 (5) No. 21 vs. (13) Nebraska
Second Round		 L 61–69  22–10
  18 – Cowan  8 – Fernando  5 – Morsell  United Center (16,207)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2019*
3:10 pm, truTV		 (6 E) vs. (11 E) Belmont
First Round		 W 79–77  23–10
  19 – J. Smith  13 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (12,429)
Jacksonville, FL
March 23, 2019*
12:15 pm, CBS		 (6 E) vs. (3 E) No. 12 LSU
Second Round		 L 67–69  23–11
  15 – Smith  15 – Fernando  6 – Cowan Jr.  VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena (14,250)
Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Awards and honors

  • Bruno Fernando
First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
Big-Ten All-Defensive Team
  • Anthony Cowan Jr.
Preseason All-Big Ten team
Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media)
  • Jalen Smith
Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Rankings

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
APRVRVRV2423RVRV———RV191321242424172421
CoachesRVRVRVRV232324RVRV——221624RV2525-T20242122
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

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