2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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 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)
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
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		–
Purdue	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
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, before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals. The Terrapins received a bid for the National Invitation Tournament, but declined.

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, Canada	Transferred to Old Dominion

Incoming transfers

Maryland incoming transfers

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

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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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 2 Jahari Long 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Episcopal HS Seton Hall Houston, Texas C 4 Braden Pierce 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy (FL) Woodstock, Georgia G 5 DeShawn Harris-Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Paul VI Catholic Woodbridge, Virginia F 10 Julian Reese 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, Maryland G 13 Chance Stephens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Polytechnic HS Loyola Marymount Riverside, California F 22 Jordan Geronimo 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) St. Paul's School Indiana Newark, New Jersey G 30 Lukas Sotell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Stamford HS Stamford, Connecticut G 40 Ben Murphy (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Franklin HS Reisterstown, MD F Tafara Gapare 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr South Kent School UMass Georgia Tech Wellington, New Zealand G Ja'Kobi Gillespie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greenville HS Belmont Greeneville, Tennessee G/F Selton Miguel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) West Oaks Academy Kansas State South Florida Luanda, Angola G Malachi Palmer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Harrisburg, Pennsylvania C Derik Queen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Baltimore, Maryland G Rodney Rice 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Virginia Tech Clinton, South Carolina	Head coach Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh) Assistant coach(es) David Cox (William & Mary) Kevin Norris (Miami (FL)) Greg Manning Jr. (Loyola (MD)) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*		Manhattan						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 8, 2024*		Mount St. Mary's						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 11, 2024*		Florida A&M						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 15, 2024*		Marquette						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 19, 2024*		Canisius Braggin' Rights						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
November 24, 2024*		vs. Villanova Saatva Empire Classic						Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
November 27, 2024*		Bucknell Saatva Empire Classic						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 1, 2024*		Alcorn State						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 17, 2024*		Saint Francis						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
December 28, 2024*		Maryland Eastern Shore						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Illinois						State Farm Center  Champaign, IL
TBD		at Indiana						Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
TBD		Iowa						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
TBD		Michigan State						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		Minnesota						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		Nebraska						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Nebraska						Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
TBD		Northwestern						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Northwestern Rivalry						Welsh–Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
TBD		Ohio State						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Ohio State						Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
TBD		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
TBD		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center  State College, PA
TBD		at Purdue						Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
TBD		Rutgers						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		UCLA						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		USC						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
TBD		at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
TBD		Wisconsin						Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
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