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.

2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Barclays Center Classic champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	24–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mark Turgeon (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Dustin Clark (6th season) Bino Ranson (7th season) Cliff Warren (3rd season)
Home arena	Xfinity Center
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Purdue	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 25 Wisconsin	12	–	6		.667			27	–	10		.730
Maryland	12	–	6		.667			24	–	9		.727
Minnesota	11	–	7		.611			24	–	10		.706
No. 23 Michigan †	10	–	8		.556			26	–	12		.684
Northwestern	10	–	8		.556			24	–	12		.667
Michigan State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Iowa	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Illinois	8	–	10		.444			20	–	15		.571
Ohio State	7	–	11		.389			17	–	15		.531
Indiana	7	–	11		.389			18	–	16		.529
Penn State	6	–	12		.333			15	–	18		.455
Nebraska	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Rutgers	3	–	15		.167			15	–	18		.455
† 2017 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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[1]
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[2]

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

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 9, 2016.

2017 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit 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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: NR    Rivals: NR    ESPN: NR
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:

Roster

2016–17 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Anthony Cowan Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John's College High School Bowie, Maryland G 1 Jaylen Brantley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Odessa College Springfield, Massachusetts G 2 Melo Trimble 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 4 Kevin Huerter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Shenendehowa High School Clifton Park, New York G 5 Dion Wiley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Potomac High School (MD) Oxon Hill, Maryland F 10 L. G. Gill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Duquesne Chesterfield, Virginia G/F 11 Jared Nickens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Westtown School Monmouth Junction, New Jersey F 13 Ivan Bender 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Elektrotehnička Škola Tuzla Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina F 15 Michal Čekovský 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Academy Košice, Slovakia G 20 Travis Valmon (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Georgetown Prep Rockville, Maryland F 21 Justin Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Hill Academy East York, Ontario, Canada F 23 Micah Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Memphis, Tennessee G 24 Andrew Terrell (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brebeuf Jesuit Prep Indianapolis, Indiana G 32 Kent Auslander (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Herndon High School Herndon, Virginia F 33 Joshua Tomaic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Lanzarote, Canary Islands F 35 Damonte Dodd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Massanutten Military Academy Centreville, Maryland	Head coach Mark Turgeon (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Dustin Clark (Texas A&M) Bino Ranson (SNHU) Cliff Warren (Mount St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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

See also

• 2016–17 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team