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
Roster
Depth chart
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#;"|Big Ten Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#"|Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#"|NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 35 7 3 2 5 9 12 15 17 13
See also 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
References
External links Official website Terps at ESPN