2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #16
AP #12
2014–15 record 28–7 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Mark Turgeon (4th year)
Assistant coach Dustin Clark (4th year)
Assistant coach Bino Ranson (5th year)
Assistant coach Cliff Warren (1st year)
Home arena Xfinity Center
2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Wisconsin 16 2   .889     36 4   .900
#12 Maryland 14 4   .778     28 7   .800
#23 Michigan State 12 6   .667     27 12   .692
Iowa 12 6   .667     22 12   .647
Purdue 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Ohio State 11 7   .611     24 11   .686
Indiana 9 9   .500     20 14   .588
Illinois 9 9   .500     19 14   .576
Michigan 8 10   .444     16 16   .500
Minnesota 6 12   .333     18 15   .545
Northwestern 6 12   .333     15 17   .469
Nebraska 5 13   .278     13 18   .419
Penn State 4 14   .222     18 16   .529
Rutgers 2 16   .111     10 22   .313
2015 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. 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 second round before losing in the third round to West Virginia.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State.

Pre-season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Charles Mitchell 0 F 6'7" 260 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Georgia Tech
Roddy Peters 2 G 6'4" 195 Freshman District Heights, MD Transferred to South Florida
Seth Allen 4 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Transferred to Virginia Tech
Nick Faust 5 G 6'6" 175 Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Long Beach State
John Auslander 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Herndon, VA Graduated
A. J. Metz 33 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Leesburg, VA Transferred to Guilford
Shaquille Cleare 44 C 6'9" 270 Sophomore Andros, Bahamas Transferred to Texas
Conner Lipinski 12 G 5'10" 155 Sophomore Gambrills, Maryland Transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Robert Carter, Jr. 4 F 6'8" 247 Junior Thomasville, GA Transferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Carter, Jr. will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility thereafter.
Richaud Pack 20 G 6'3" 183 Senior Detroit, MI Transferred from North Carolina A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately because Pack graduated from North Carolina A&T.

Class of 2014 signees

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Romelo Trimble
SG
Upper Marlboro, Maryland Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 13, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Dion Wiley
SG
Oxon Hill, Maryland Potomac High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 7, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Trayvon Reed
C
Snellville, Georgia Life Center Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 22, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Michal Cekovsky
C
Slovakia, Europe Canarias Basketball Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 7, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Jared Nickens
SG
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Westtown School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 16, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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

Trimble
Wiley
Anzmann
Barks
Ram
Graham
Dodd
Smotrycz
Carter
Layman
Nickens
Pack
Susskind
Wells
Čekovský
Hometowns of team roster
2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PF 1 Smotrycz, EvanEvan Smotrycz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Reading, Massachusetts
G 2 Trimble, MeloMelo Trimble 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
PF 4 Carter, RobertRobert Carter  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Thomasville, Georgia
G 5 Wiley, DionDion Wiley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oxon Hill, Maryland
F 10 Layman, JakeJake Layman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wrentham, Massachusetts
G/F 11 Nickens, JaredJared Nickens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
G 12 Anzmann, TrevorTrevor Anzmann (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Westminster, Maryland
F 14 Barks, SpencerSpencer Barks (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Poolesville, Maryland
C 15 Čekovský, MichalMichal Čekovský 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Košice, Slovakia
G 20 Pack, RichaudRichaud Pack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 21 Ram, VarunVarun Ram (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Clarksville, Maryland
G 24 Susskind, JacobJacob Susskind (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr West Orange, New Jersey
PF 25 Graham, JonathanJonathan Graham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
C 35 Dodd, DamonteDamonte Dodd 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Centreville, Maryland
G/F 44 Wells, DezDez Wells 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Raleigh, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Damonte Dodd Jonathan Graham Michal Čekovský
PF Jake Layman Evan Smotrycz
SF Dez Wells Dion Wiley Spencer Barks
SG Richaud Pack Jared Nickens Jacob Susskind
PG Melo Trimble Varun Ram Trevor Anzmann

Accolades

Jake Layman

Varun Ram

Melo Trimble

Dez Wells

Mark Turgeon

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Nov 1*
2:00 pm
San Francisco State W 86–52 
 19 – Trimble  6 – Tied  5 – Tied  Xfinity Center
College Park, MD
Nov 8*
12:00 pm
Bowie State W 89–47 
 18 – Layman  11 – Graham  5 – Trimble  Xfinity Center
College Park, MD
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Wagner W 82–48  1–0
 18 – Wells  9 – Layman  6 – Layman  Xfinity Center (10,015)
College Park, MD
Nov 17*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Connecticut
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 93–57  2–0
 27 – Wells  9 – Trimble  4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (8,612)
College Park, MD
Nov 20*
7:30 pm
Fordham W 66–50  3–0
 13 – Nickens  8 – Pack  4 – Pack  Xfinity Center (9,022)
College Park, MD
Nov 24*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Arizona State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals
W 78–73  4–0
 31 – Trimble  8 – Wells  4 – Wells  Sprint Center (N/A)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 25*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. #13 Iowa State
CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship
W 72–63  5–0
 15 – Tied  9 – Wells  4 – Wells  Sprint Center (N/A)
Kansas City, MO
Nov 28*
7:00 pm, BTN
Monmouth
CBE Hall of Fame Classic
W 61–56  6–0
 24 – Trimble  6 – Smotrycz  3 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (9,139)
College Park, MD
Nov 30*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
VMI W 95–77  7–0
 22 – Pack  9 – Layman  4 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (8,896)
College Park, MD
Dec 3*
9:15 pm, ESPN2
#21 #7 Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 65–76  7–1
 16 – Trimble  5 – Layman  2 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (15,371)
College Park, MD
Dec 6*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
#21 Winthrop W 82–62  8–1
 21 – Layman  10 – Dodd  7 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (9,345)
College Park, MD
Dec 10*
7:00 pm, BTN
#19 North Carolina Central W 67–56  9–1
 17 – Pack  6 – Tied  4 – Tied  Xfinity Center (8,723)
College Park, MD
Dec 13*
11:00 am, BTN
#19 USC Upstate W 67–57  10–1
 17 – Layman  12 – Trimble  3 – Tied  Xfinity Center (9,093)
College Park, MD
Dec 21*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
#17 at Oklahoma State W 73–64  11–1
 21 – Layman  11 – Layman  4 – Trimble  Gallagher-Iba Arena (11,104)
Stillwater, OK
Dec 27*
5:00 pm, BTN
#15 Oakland W 72–56  12–1
 17 – Trimble  9 – Layman  4 – Wells  Xfinity Center (12,938)
College Park, MD
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30
5:00 pm, ESPN2
#12 at Michigan State W 68–66 2OT 13–1
(1–0)
 17 – Trimble  9 – Layman  5 – Wells  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan 3
12:00 pm, BTN
#12 Minnesota W 70–58  14–1
(2–0)
 20 – Trimble  12 – Dodd  4 – Wells  Xfinity Center (15,788)
College Park, MD
Jan 7
9:00 pm, BTN
#11 at Illinois L 57–64  14–2
(2–1)
 17 – Trimble  5 – Tied  4 – Trimble  State Farm Center (12,896)
Champaign, IL
Jan 10
2:30 pm, BTN
#11 at Purdue W 69–60  15–2
(3–1)
 14 – Layman  8 – Layman  4 – Wells  Mackey Arena (10,756)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 14
7:00 pm, BTN
#14 Rutgers W 73–65  16–2
(4–1)
 17 – Wells  13 – Layman  4 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (12,419)
College Park, MD
Jan 17
4:00 pm, CBS
#14 Michigan State W 75–59  17–2
(5–1)
 24 – Trimble  12 – Layman  5 – Wells  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan 22
9:00 pm, ESPNU
#13 at #23 Indiana L 70–89  17–3
(5–2)
 13 – Layman  6 – Graham  4 – Wells  Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 25
7:30 pm, BTN
#13 Northwestern W 68–67  18–3
(6–2)
 27 – Trimble  8 – Layman  3 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (14,113)
College Park, MD
Jan 29
7:00 pm, ESPN
#16 at Ohio State L 56–80  18–4
(6–3)
 12 – Wells  6 – Layman  3 – Layman  Value City Arena (14,483)
Columbus, OH
Feb 4
8:30 pm, BTN
#17 Penn State W 64–58  19–4
(7–3)
 23 – Wells  9 – Layman  8 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (14,195)
College Park, MD
Feb 8
3:15 pm, BTN
#17 at Iowa L 55–71  19–5
(7–4)
 20 – Trimble  4 – Tied  4 – Wells  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 11
9:00 pm, BTN
#19 Indiana W 68–66  20–5
(8–4)
 18 – Tied  7 – Layman  2 – Tied  Xfinity Center (15,304)
College Park, MD
Feb 14
8:30 pm, BTN
#19 at Penn State W 76–73  21–5
(9–4)
 22 – Wells  6 – Tied  4 – Trimble  Bryce Jordan Center (8,303)
University Park, PA
Feb 19
7:00 pm, BTN
#16 Nebraska W 69–65  22–5
(10–4)
 26 – Trimble  6 – Trimble  5 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (14,376)
College Park, MD
Feb 24
7:00 pm, ESPN
#14 #5 Wisconsin W 59–53  23–5
(11–4)
 26 – Wells  7 – Wells  4 – Wells  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb 28
12:00 pm, ESPN
#14 Michigan W 66–56  24–5
(12–4)
 19 – Trimble  9 – Smotrycz  5 – Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Mar 3
7:00 pm, BTN
#10 at Rutgers W 60–50  25–5
(13–4)
 20 – Wells  10 – Wells  2 – Tied  The RAC (7,053)
Piscataway, NJ
Mar 8
7:30 pm, BTN
#10 at Nebraska W 64–61  26–5
(14–4)
 21 – Trimble  12 – Wells  4 – Tied  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,856)
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13
6:30 pm, BTN
(2) #8 vs. (7) Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 75–69  27–5
 22 – Wells  9 – Layman  3 – Tied  United Center (17,230)
Chicago, IL
Mar 14
4:00 pm, CBS
(2) #8 vs. (3) Michigan State
Semifinals
L 58–62  27–6
 22 – Trimble  7 – Wells  5 – Layman  United Center (18,088)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 20*
4:40 pm, TNT
(4 MW) #12 vs. (13 MW) Valparaiso
Second round
W 65–62  28–6
 14 – Tied  10 – Trimble  3 – Tied  Nationwide Arena (18,417)
Columbus, OH
Mar 22*
8:40 pm, TNT
(4 MW) #12 vs. (5 MW) #20 West Virginia
Third round
L 59–69  28–7
 15 – Trimble  7 – Trimble  3 – Layman  Nationwide Arena (19,115)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ 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 RV RV RV 21 19 17 15 12 11 14 13 16 17 19 16 14 10 8 12 N/A
Coaches NR NR NR 22 20 18 15 11 9 11 8 13 16 19 15 14 9 8 12 16

See also

References

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