2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They were led by second-year head coach Kevin Willard and played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland , as members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they defeated Rutgers in the first round before losing to Wisconsin 87-56. The team declined an offer to play in the postseason NIT. The Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 13,283 in 17 games in 2023-24.[ 1]
Previous season
The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament , they defeated Minnesota in the second round before losing to Indiana in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed in the South region. There they defeated West Virginia in the first round before losing to overall No. 1 seed Alabama in the second round.
Offseason
Player departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
DeShawn Harris-Smith #5 SF
Fairfax, VA
Paul VI High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 27, 2022
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 87
Jamie Kaiser #17 SF
Alexandria, VA
IMG Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Aug 7, 2022
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84
Jahnathan Lamothe #26 SG
Baltimore, MD
St. Frances Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jun 5, 2022
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 81
Braden Pierce #47 C
Woodstock, GA
IMG Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Jan 28, 2023
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76
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
2023–24 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Jahnathan Lamothe
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
Fr
St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
G
1
Jahmir Young
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
GS
DeMatha Catholic HS Charlotte
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G
2
Jahari Long
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Episcopal HS Seton Hall
Houston, Texas
C
4
Braden Pierce
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy (FL)
Woodstock, Georgia
G
5
DeShawn Harris-Smith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Paul VI Catholic
Woodbridge, Virginia
F
10
Julian Reese
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Jr
St. Frances Academy
Baltimore, Maryland
G/F
11
Noah Batchelor
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Glenelg Country School
Frederick, Maryland
F
12
Jamie Kaiser
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
IMG Academy (FL)
Burke, Virginia
G
13
Chance Stephens
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Polytechnic HS Loyola Marymount
Riverside, California
F
14
Mady Traoré
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Believe PrepNew Mexico State
Paris, France
F
22
Jordan Geronimo
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
St. Paul's School Indiana
Newark, New Jersey
F
24
Donta Scott
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
GS
Imhotep Charter HS
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G
30
Lukas Sotell (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Stamford HS
Stamford, Connecticut
C
35
Caelum Swanton-Rodger
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Edge School
Calgary, Alberta
G
40
Ben Murphy (W)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Franklin HS
Reisterstown, Maryland
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
C
Julian Reese
Caelum Swanton-Rodger
Braden Pierce
PF
Jordan Geronimo
Mady Traore
SF
Donta Scott
Jamie Kaiser
Chance Stephens
SG
Deshawn Harris-Smith
Noah Batchelor
PG
Jahmir Young
Jahari Long
Jahnathan Lamothe
Schedule and results
Source[ 2]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Mount St. Mary's
W 68–53
1–0
18 – Reese
8 – Reese
4 – Young
Xfinity Center (14,044)College Park, MD
November 10, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Davidson Asheville Championship semifinals
L 61–64
1–1
18 – Young
11 – Reese
7 – Young
Harrah's Cherokee Center (N/A)Asheville, NC
November 12, 2023 *12:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. UAB Asheville Championship third place game
L 63–66
1–2
14 – Young
7 – Scott
6 – Young
Harrah's Cherokee Center (1,507)Asheville, NC
November 17, 2023 *8:30 p.m., FS1
at No. 21 Villanova Gavitt Tipoff Games
L 40–57
1–3
10 – Reese
6 – Reese
3 – Long
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
November 21, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN
UMBC
W 92–68
2–3
20 – Young
13 – Reese
2 –
Xfinity Center (13,146)College Park, MD
November 25, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN
South Alabama
W 68–55
3–3
19 –
15 – Reese
5 – Harris-Smith
Xfinity Center (12,358)College Park, MD
November 28, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
Rider
W 103–76
4–3
22 –
12 – Reese
5 – Young
Xfinity Center (10,432)College Park, MD
December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana
L 53–65
4–4 (0–1)
20 – Young
8 – Reese
2 –
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)Bloomington, IN
December 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State
W 81–75 OT
5–4 (1–1)
28 – Young
15 – Reese
4 – Harris-Smith
Xfinity Center (15,290)College Park, MD
December 12, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN
Alcorn State
W 105–65
6–4
15 – Reese
7 – Reese
7 – Young
Xfinity Center (10,008)College Park, MD
December 19, 2023 *8:30 p.m., BTN
Nicholls
W 73–67
7–4
23 – Young
13 – Reese
4 – Young
Xfinity Center (11,004)College Park, MD
December 22, 2023 *9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at UCLA
W 69–60
8–4
37 – Young
7 – Young
3 – Young
Pauley Pavilion (7,056)Los Angeles, CA
December 28, 2023 *7:00 p.m., BTN
Coppin State
W 75–53
9–4
18 – Reese
10 – Reese
5 – Harris-Smith
Xfinity Center (10,891)College Park, MD
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 1 Purdue
L 53–67
9–5 (1–2)
26 – Young
7 –
2 –
Xfinity Center (14,314)College Park, MD
January 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota
L 62–65
9–6 (1–3)
20 – Young
9 – Reese
4 – Harris-Smith
Williams Arena (8,583)Minneapolis, MN
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1
Michigan
W 64–57
10–6 (2–3)
22 – Scott
13 – Reese
5 – Young
Xfinity Center (12,007)College Park, MD
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 10 Illinois
W 76–67
11–6 (3–3)
28 – Young
11 – Reese
8 – Young
State Farm Center (15,544)Champaign, IL
January 17, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern
L 69–72
11–7 (3–4)
36 – Young
9 – Reese
5 – Young
Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,642)Evanston, IL
January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS
Michigan State
L 59–61
11–8 (3–5)
19 – Young
12 – Reese
4 – Young
Xfinity Center (15,103)College Park, MD
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa
W 69–67
12–8 (4–5)
22 – Young
9 – Reese
4 – Young
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,532)Iowa City, IA
January 27, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN
Nebraska
W 73–51
13–8 (5–5)
15 – Reese
16 – Reese
6 – Young
Xfinity Center (15,481)College Park, MD
February 3, 2024 5:30 p.m., FOX
at Michigan State
L 54–63
13–9 (5–6)
31 – Young
10 – Scott
3 – Reese
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
February 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN
Rutgers
L 53–56
13–10 (5–7)
19 – Reese
12 –
3 – Young
Xfinity Center (12,866)College Park, MD
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1
at Ohio State
L 75–79 2OT
13–11 (5–8)
26 – Young
13 – Reese
4 – Young
Value City Arena (13,471)Columbus, OH
February 14, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN
Iowa
W 78–66
14–11 (6–8)
21 – Young
13 – Reese
6 – Harris-Smith
Xfinity Center (12,031)College Park, MD
February 17, 2024 5:30 p.m., FOX
No. 14 Illinois
L 80–85
14–12 (6–9)
28 – Young
11 – Reese
6 – Young
Xfinity Center (17,950)College Park, MD
February 20, 2024 9:00 p.m., Peacock
at Wisconsin
L 70–74
14–13 (6–10)
20 – Young
7 – Reese
3 –
Kohl Center (15,147)Madison, WI
February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers
W 63–46
15–13 (7–10)
20 – Reese
11 – Geronimo
9 – Young
Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern
L 61–68
15–14 (7–11)
24 – Young
6 – Swanton-Rodger
6 – Young
Xfinity Center (12,340)College Park, MD
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBS
Indiana
L 78–83
15–15 (7–12)
22 – Young
11 – Reese
4 – Young
Xfinity Center (16,540)College Park, MD
March 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN
at Penn State
L 69–85
15–16 (7–13)
16 – Young
7 – Young
4 – Young
Bryce Jordan Center (8,796)University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
March 13, 2024 6:30 p.m., Peacock
(12)
vs. (13) Rutgers First round
W 65–51
16–16
16 – Scott
8 – Young
7 – Young
Target Center Minneapolis, MN
March 14, 2024 2:30 p.m., BTN
(12)
vs. (5) Wisconsin Second round
L 56–87
16–17
18 – Young
5 – Reese
3 – Harris-Smith
Target Center Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Rankings
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References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics