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.
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. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational, but declined, marking their absence in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2014.
Offseason
Departures On April 6, 2018, freshman forward Bruno Fernando announced he would test the NBA draft, but not sign with an agent. On May 28, he announced he would return to school. Sophomore guard Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft on April 20, 2018, but also announced he would not sign with an agent. On May 30, he announced he would stay in the draft and hire an agent, thereby ending his college career.
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Sean Obi 0 F 6'9" 250 RS senior Kaduna, Nigeria GraduatedKevin Huerter 4 G 6'7" 190 Sophomore Clifton Park, NY Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 19th overall by the Atlanta Hawks Dion Wiley 5 G 6'4" 210 RS junior Oxon Hill, MD Transferred to Saint Louis Jared Nickens 11 G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Monmouth Junction, NJ Graduated Michal Čekovský 15 F 7'1" 250 Senior Košice, Slovakia Graduated Justin Jackson 21 F 6'7" 225 Sophomore Toronto, ON Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 43rd overall by the Denver Nuggets Alex Tostado 25 G 6'2" 178 Freshman Guadalajara, Mexico Left team
Recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Depth chart
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. 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. Three in-state series are guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018.
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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
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References