2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Kevin Willard (3rd season);
Associate head coach	David Cox (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Norris (1st season); Greg Manning Jr. (2nd season); Ricky Harris (1st, 2nd overall season); Brenton Petty (1st, 6th overall season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team will represent the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by third-year head coach Kevin Willard, and will play their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 17 Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 14 Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 25 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 22 UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. As the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Rutgers in the first round,^[1] before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.^[2] The Terrapins received a bid for the National Invitation Tournament, but declined.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Maryland departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jahnathan Lamothe	0	G	6'4"	192	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Transferred to North Carolina A&T
Jahmir Young	1	G	6'1"	185	GS Senior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Graduated
Noah Batchelor	11	G/F	6'6"	185	Sophomore	Frederick, Maryland	Transferred to Buffalo
Jamie Kaiser Jr.	12	F	6'6"	205	Freshman	Burke, Virginia	Transferred to Butler
Mady Traore	14	F	6'11"	195	Sophomore	Paris, France	Transferred to Frank Phillips College
Donta Scott	24	F	6'8"	230	GS Senior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Caelum Swanton-Rodger	35	C	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Calgary, Alberta	Transferred to Old Dominion

Incoming transfers

Maryland incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ja'Kobi Gillespie	0	G	6'1"	180	Junior	Greeneville, Tennessee	Belmont
Rodney Rice	1	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Clinton, Maryland	Virginia Tech
Tafara Gapare	6	F	6'9"	206	Junior	Wellington, New Zealand	Georgia Tech
Jay Young	8	G	6'2"	175	GS Senior	Dallas, Texas	Memphis
Selton Miguel	9	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	Luanda, Angola	South Florida

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Derik Queen C	Baltimore, Maryland	Montverde Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Feb 21, 2024
Derik Queen C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 93
Malachi Palmer CG	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	Mt. Zion Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 1, 2024
Malachi Palmer CG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: —
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024. "2024 Maryland Terrapins Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

There are no current recruits for 2025.

Roster

2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Belmont	Greeneville, Tennessee
G	1	Rodney Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Virginia Tech	Clinton, Maryland
G	2	Jahari Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Seton Hall	Houston, Texas
C	4	Braden Pierce	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Woodstock, Georgia
G	5	DeShawn Harris-Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Paul VI Catholic High School	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	6	Tafara Gapare	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Georgia Tech	Wellington, New Zealand
G	7	Malachi Palmer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G	8	Jay Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Memphis	Dallas, Texas
G	9	Selton Miguel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	South Florida	Luanda, Angola
F	10	Julian Reese	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Saint Frances Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	13	Chance Stephens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Loyola Marymount	Riverside, California
F	22	Jordan Geronimo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Indiana	Newark, New Jersey
C	25	Derik Queen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	30	Lukas Sotell (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Stamford High School	Stamford, Connecticut
G	40	Ben Murphy (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Franklin High School	Reisterstown, Maryland

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

David Cox (William & Mary)
Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Greg Manning Jr. (Loyola (MD))
Ricky Harris (UMass)
Brenton Petty (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Manhattan	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Mount St. Mary's	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Florida A&M	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1	Marquette	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Canisius	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Villanova Saatva Empire Classic	Prudential Center Newark, New Jersey
November 27, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN	Bucknell Saatva Empire Classic	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN	Alcorn State	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
December 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN	Ohio State	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
December 17, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN	Saint Francis	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Syrcause Gotham Classic	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York
December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland Eastern Shore	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
January 2, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, Washington
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., Peacock	at Oregon	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, Oregon
January 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	UCLA	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	Minnesota	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern Rivalry	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
January 23, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS	at Indiana	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, Nebraska
February 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1	Iowa	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 20, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	USC	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	Michigan State	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	at Penn State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania
March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	at Michigan	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	Northwestern	Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV
Coaches

References

^ "Scott scores 16, Maryland defeats Rutgers 65-51 to advance at Big Ten Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Crowl, Blackwell make 7 of Wisconsin's season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ Wolcott, Nicky (March 19, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball declined an NIT bid". The Diamondback. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[1] "Scott scores 16, Maryland defeats Rutgers 65-51 to advance at Big Ten Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Crowl, Blackwell make 7 of Wisconsin's season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] Wolcott, Nicky (March 19, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball declined an NIT bid". The Diamondback. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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