2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center. This was their second year as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the 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.[1]

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record27–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Clark (5th season)
  • Bino Ranson (6th season)
  • Cliff Warren (2nd season)
Home arenaXfinity Center
Seasons
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Indiana 15 3   .833 27 8   .771
No. 2 Michigan State 13 5   .722 29 6   .829
No. 18 Maryland 12 6   .667 27 9   .750
No. 12 Purdue 12 6   .667 26 9   .743
No. 25 Iowa 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Wisconsin 12 6   .667 22 13   .629
Ohio State 11 7   .611 21 14   .600
Michigan 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Northwestern 8 10   .444 20 12   .625
Penn State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Nebraska 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
Illinois 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Minnesota 2 16   .111 11 20   .355
Rutgers 1 17   .056 7 25   .219
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Terrapins finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in conference. 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 First Round before losing in the Second Round to West Virginia.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Evan Smotrycz 1 F 6'9" 235 RS Senior Reading, MA Graduated
Spencer Barks 14 F 6'9" 225 Senior Poolesville, MD Graduated
Richaud Pack 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
Jacob Susskind 24 G 6'5" 205 Senior West Orange, NJ Graduated
Jonathan Graham 25 F 6'7" 220 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Dez Wells 44 G/F 6'4" 215 Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Rasheed Sulaimon 4 G 6'4" 185 Senior Houston, TX Graduated from Duke after controversy that resulted in him being removed from the Duke men's basketball team. Under NCAA graduate transfer rules, Sulaimon was eligible to play immediately.

Pre-season

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2015 recruiting class

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Diamond Stone in the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Diamond Stone
C
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dominican High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Mar 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jaylen Brantley
PG
Springfield, Massachusetts Notre Dame Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
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:

  • "Maryland 2015 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Maryland Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Rasheed Sulaimon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
PG 1 Jaylen Brantley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Springfield, Massachusetts
G 2 Melo Trimble 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
PF 4 Robert Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Thomasville, Georgia
G 5 Dion Wiley   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oxon Hill, Maryland
F 10 Jake Layman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wrentham, Massachusetts
G/F 11 Jared Nickens 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
G 12 Trevor Anzmann (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Westminster, Maryland
F 13 Ivan Bender 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Split, Croatia
C 15 Michal Čekovský 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Košice, Slovakia
G 21 Varun Ram (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Sr Clarksville, Maryland
G 23 Kent Auslander (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Herndon, Virginia
G 24 Andrew Terrell (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
C 33 Diamond Stone 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
C 35 Damonte Dodd 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Centreville, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Bench 3
C Diamond Stone Damonte Dodd
PF Robert Carter Michal Čekovský Ivan Bender
SF Jake Layman Jared Nickens
SG Rasheed Sulaimon Dion Wiley Trevor Anzmann Kent Auslander
PG Melo Trimble Jaylen Brantley Varun Ram Andrew Terrell

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 6*
7:00 pm, BTN+
No. 3 Southern New Hampshire W 91–55 
 16  Stone   10  Carter   3  Tied  Xfinity Center (–)
College Park, MD
Regular season
Nov. 13*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Mount St. Mary's W 80–56  1–0
 16  Layman   8  Carter   5  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Nov. 17*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Georgetown
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 75–71  2–0
 24  Trimble   8  Carter   7  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Nov. 20*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Rider W 65–58  3–0
 13  Carter   11  Layman   5  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Nov. 24*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 vs. Illinois State
Cancún Challenge Semifinals
W 77–66  4–0
 18  Sulaimon   6  Layman   7  Trimble  Hard Rock Hotel (982)
Cancún, México
Nov. 25*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 2 vs. Rhode Island
Cancún Challenge Championship
W 86–63  5–0
 17  Tied   9  Carter   4  Tied  Hard Rock Hotel (982)
Cancún, México
Nov. 28*
8:30 pm, BTN
No. 2 Cleveland State W 80–63  6–0
 17  Carter   8  Carter   6  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,282)
College Park, MD
Dec. 1*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 at No. 9 North Carolina
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 81–89  6–1
 23  Trimble   8  Layman   12  Trimble  Dean Smith Center (21,163)
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec. 4*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Saint Francis (PA) W 96–55  7–1
 20  Carter   6  Tied   7  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Dec. 8*
9:30 pm, ESPN
No. 6 vs. UConn
Jimmy V Classic
W 76–66  8–1
 25  Trimble   11  Carter   3  Trimble  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
Dec. 12*
4:15 pm, BTN
No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore W 77–56  9–1
 18  Trimble   6  Stone   10  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Dec. 19*
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 6 vs. Princeton
Baltimore Showcase
W 82–61  10–1
 19  Layman   8  Layman   10  Trimble  Royal Farms Arena (11,076)
Baltimore, MD
Dec. 27*
4:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 Marshall W 87–67  11–1
 19  Carter   8  Carter   7  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Big Ten Regular Season
Dec. 30
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 4 Penn State W 70–64  12–1
(1–0)
 39  Stone   12  Stone   6  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan. 2
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 4 at Northwestern W 72–59  13–1
(2–0)
 24  Trimble   8  Tied   8  Trimble  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
Jan. 6
7:00 pm, BTN
No. 3 Rutgers W 88–63  14–1
(3–0)
 18  Layman   10  Tied   2  Tied  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan. 9
1:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at Wisconsin W 63–60  15–1
(4–0)
 21  Trimble   11  Carter   5  Trimble  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
Jan. 12
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 3 at Michigan L 67–70  15–2
(4–1)
 22  Stone   11  Stone   3  Trimble  Crisler Center (12,327)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan. 16
12:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 3 Ohio State W 100–65  16–2
(5–1)
 25  Carter   6  Stone   9  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan. 19
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 7 Northwestern W 62–56 OT 17–2
(6–1)
 18  Trimble   14  Carter   6  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan. 23
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 7 at No. 11 Michigan State
ESPN College GameDay
L 65–74  17–3
(6–2)
 24  Trimble   7  Tied   3  Tied  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Jan. 28
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 8 No. 3 Iowa W 74–68  18–3
(7–2)
 17  Tied   7  Carter   5  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Jan. 31
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 8 at Ohio State W 66–61  19–3
(8–2)
 20  Trimble   10  Layman   5  Sulaimon  Value City Arena (16,592)
Columbus, OH
Feb. 3
8:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 at Nebraska W 70–65  20–3
(9–2)
 20  Trimble   10  Stone   5  Carter  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,693)
Lincoln, NE
Feb. 6
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 No. 18 Purdue W 72–61  21–3
(10–2)
 21  Sulaimon   10  Sulaimon   7  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 9*
6:00 pm, BTN
No. 2 Bowie State W 93–62  22–3
 16  Sulaimon   7  Carter   3  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 13
6:30 pm, ESPN
No. 2 Wisconsin L 57–70  22–4
(10–3)
 17  Sulaimon   8  Carter   6  Trimble  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 18
8:00 pm, BTN
No. 6 at Minnesota L 63–68  22–5
(10–4)
 28  Sulaimon   9  Tied   6  Trimble  Williams Arena (10,768)
Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 21
1:00 pm, CBS
No. 6 Michigan W 86–82  23–5
(11–4)
 17  Carter   8  Trimble   4  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Feb. 27
4:00 pm, ESPN
No. 10 at No. 20 Purdue L 79–83  23–6
(11–5)
 19  Trimble   5  Tied   5  Trimble  Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Mar. 3
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 14 Illinois W 81–55  24–6
(12–5)
 18  Tied   8  Trimble   9  Sulaimon  Xfinity Center (17,950)
College Park, MD
Mar. 6
4:30 pm, CBS
No. 14 at No. 12 Indiana L 62–80  24–7
(12–6)
 17  Trimble   7  Stone   3  Tied  Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Big Ten tournament
Mar. 11
9:00 pm, BTN
(3) No. 18 vs. (11) Nebraska
Quarterfinals
W 97–86  25–7
 26  Layman   8  Stone   8  Trimble  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,942)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar. 12
3:30 pm, CBS
(3) No. 18 vs. (2) No. 2 Michigan State
Semifinals
L 61–64  25–8
 18  Carter   8  Carter   3  Sulaimon  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,339)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
Mar. 18*
4:30 pm, TBS
(5 S) No. 18 vs. (12 S) South Dakota State
First Round
W 79–74  26–8
 27  Layman   11  Carter   3  Sulaimon  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,109)
Spokane, WA
Mar. 20*
7:10 pm, TBS
(5 S) No. 18 vs. (13 S) Hawaii
Second Round
W 73–60  27–8
 24  Trimble   9  Carter   3  Tied  Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,296)
Spokane, WA
Mar. 24*
9:40 pm, CBS
(5 S) No. 18 vs. (1 S) No. 1 Kansas
Sweet Sixteen
L 63–79  27–9
 18  Sulaimon   6  Carter   3  Layman  KFC Yum! Center (19,399)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

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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 3 3 2 2 6 6 4 4 3 3 7 8 4 2 6 10 14 18 18 n/a
Coaches 3 3 2 2 9 7 4 4 3 3 5 7 3 2 5 9 12 15 17 13

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Frakes, Jason (March 25, 2016). "Ellis, Selden lead Kansas past Maryland". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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