The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Mark Turgeon and play their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins finished the 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 defeated Michigan State in the second round before losing to Michigan in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. The defeated UConn in the first round before losing to Alabama in the second round.

Following the season, Turgeon signed a three-year extension to remain head coach through 2026.

Previous season The Terrapins finished the 2019–20 season 24–7, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

2020 recruiting class

Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer From Jade Brahmbhatt G 6'0" 160 Junior Olney, MD University of the Pacific Jairus Hamilton F 6'8" 235 Junior Charlotte, NC Boston College Galin Smith F 6'9" 235 Senior Clinton, MS Alabama

Player departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Will Clark F 6'8" 195 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduation Anthony Cowan Jr. G 6'0" 180 Senior Bowie, MD Graduation/Declared for 2020 NBA draft Ricky Lindo Jr. F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Washington, D.C. Transfer to George Washington Jalen Smith F 6'10" 225 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Drafted 10th overall 2020 NBA draft Serrell Smith Jr. G 6'4" 175 Sophomore St. Petersburg. FL Transfer to East Tennessee State Joshua Tomaic F 6'10" 235 Junior (R) Lanzarote, Spain Transfer to San Diego State Travis Valmon G 6'1" 190 Senior Rockville, MD Graduation

Preseason

Preseason watch lists Julius Erving AwardAaron WigginsGJR

Roster

2021 recruit James Graham III, who officially signed with the Terps on National Signing Day, will graduate high school early and join the program for the 2020–21 season. Walk-on Connor Odom was removed from the team roster prior to the start of the season. No official reason has been reported.

Depth chart

Schedule and results The team's game against Monmouth, scheduled for December 1, was canceled after Monmouth announced a positive COVID-19 test within its team. The game was replaced with a game against Towson on December 1 before Towson also had a member of their team test positive for COVID-19 and was forced to cancel the game. In addition, games against George Mason and James Madison were likewise canceled due to COVID-19 issues.

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

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