2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 12–21 (4–16 Big Ten) |
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| Associate head coach | Devin Johnson (1st season) |
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| Home arena | Xfinity Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Michigan | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Nebraska | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Michigan State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Wisconsin | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Purdue † | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 22, 2026 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terrapins, led by first-year head coach Buzz Williams, played their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season
The Terrapins finished the 2024–25 season 27–9, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Illinois in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. They defeated Grand Canyon and Colorado State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There, they lost to the eventual champion Florida, 87–71.
Following the season, head coach Kevin Willard left the team to take the head coaching position at Villanova.[1] On April 1, the school named Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams the team's new head coach.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Ja'Kobi Gillespie | 0 | G | 6'1" | 186 | Junior | Greenville, TN | Transferred to Tennessee |
| Rodney Rice | 1 | G | 6'4" | 198 | Sophomore | Clinton, MD | Transferred to USC |
| Jahari Long | 2 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Graduate Student | Houston, TX | Transferred to George Mason |
| Braden Pierce | 4 | C | 7'0" | 245 | Freshman | Woodstock, GA | Transferred to Villanova |
| DeShawn Harris-Smith | 5 | G | 6'5" | 208 | Sophomore | Woodbridge, VA | Transferred to Georgetown |
| Tafara Gapare | 6 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Wellington, New Zealand | Transferred to Villanova |
| Malachi Palmer | 7 | G | 6'6" | 212 | Freshman | Harrisburg, PA | Transferred to Villanova |
| Jay Young | 8 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Graduate Student | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
| Selton Miguel | 9 | G | 6'4" | 217 | Graduate Student | Luanda, Angola | Graduated |
| Julian Reese | 10 | F | 6'9" | 252 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated/undrafted in 2025 NBA draft; signed an exhibit 10 contract with Raptors 905 |
| Chance Stephens | 13 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Riverside, CA | Transferred to Minnesota |
| Jordan Geronimo | 22 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Graduate Student | Newark, NJ | Graduated |
| Derik Queen | 25 | C | 6'10" | 246 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD | Declared for 2025 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by the Atlanta Hawks, but traded to the New Orleans Pelicans |
| Ben Murphy | 40 | G | 6'1" | 210 | Senior | Reisterstown, MD | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| David Coit | 8 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Graduate Student | Columbus, NJ | Kansas |
| Collin Metcalf | 45 | C | 6'9" | 233 | Senior | Nortorf, Germany | Northeastern |
| Andre Mills | 7 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Freshman | Boston, MA | Texas A&M |
| Rakease Passmore | 4 | F | 6'5" | 185 | Sophomore | Palatka, FL | Kansas |
| Pharrel Payne | 21 | F/C | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Cottage Grove, MN | Texas A&M |
| Myles Rice | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Columbia, SC | Indiana |
| Elijah Saunders | 13 | F | 6'8" | 229 | Senior | Phoenix, AZ | Virginia |
| George Turkson Jr. | 11 | G/F | 6'7" | 220 | Freshman | Lowell, MA | Texas A&M |
| Solomon Washington | 9 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Senior | New Orleans, LA | Texas A&M |
| Isaiah Watts | 12 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Junior | West Seattle, WA | Washington State |
Recruiting classes
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Darius Adams #6 SG |
Manasquan, NJ | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | May 2, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (88) | ||||||
| Aleks Alston #11 SF |
Chicago, IL | Kenwood Academy High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 27, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83) | ||||||
| Jaziah Harper SF |
Crown Point, IN | Don Bosco Prep Academy | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 26, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Guillermo Del Pino PG |
Spain | N/A | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | May 2, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: — | ||||||
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2026 recruiting class
| College recruiting information (2026) | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Austin Brown #16 PF |
Lufkin, TX | Lufkin High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: — | ||||||
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Roster
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Collin Metcalf | George Turkson Jr. | Pharrel Payne | |
| PF | Elijah Saunders | Aleks Alston | ||
| SF | Solomon Washington | Isaiah Watts | Jaziah Harper | Rakease Passmore |
| SG | Andre Mills | Darius Adams | Nick Blake | |
| PG | Diggy Coit | Guillermo Del Pino | Lukas Sotell | Myles Rice |
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 27, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
UMBC | W 82–81 | — |
26 – Payne | 10 – Turkson Jr. | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (11,410) College Park, MD | ||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
vs. Coppin State Naismith Hall of Fame Series Baltimore |
W 83–61 | 1–0 |
21 – Payne | 6 – Tied | 4 – Coit | CFG Bank Arena (7,863) Baltimore, MD | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | L 60–70 | 1–1 |
19 – Rice | 11 – Payne | 5 – Rice | Xfinity Center (16,594) College Park, MD | ||||
| November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Alcorn State | W 84–64 | 2–1 |
22 – Payne | 8 – Mills | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (10,461) College Park, MD | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 2:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Marquette | W 89–82 | 3–1 |
19 – Coit | 11 – Saunders | 5 – Coit | Fiserv Forum (15,586) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
| November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ |
Mount St. Mary's | W 95–90 OT | 4–1 |
41 – Coit | 8 – Mills | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (10,318) College Park, MD | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 12:00 a.m., TNT |
vs. UNLV Players Era Festival Game 1 |
W 74–67 | 5–1 |
20 – Payne | 8 – Tied | 6 – Rice | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 25, 2025* 9:30 p.m., TruTV |
vs. No. 12 Gonzaga Players Era Festival Game 2 |
L 61–100 | 5–2 |
14 – Payne | 8 – Alston | 4 – Coit | MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,799) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 27, 2025* 12:00 a.m., TNT |
vs. No. 8 Alabama Players Era Festival Consolation Game |
L 72–105 | 5–3 |
20 – Adams | 7 – Alston | 4 – Payne | MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,947) Paradise, NV | ||||
| December 2, 2025* 8:00 p.m., BTN |
Wagner | W 89–63 | 6–3 |
30 – Payne | 10 – Payne | 4 – Coit | Xfinity Center (10,155) College Park, MD | ||||
| December 6, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Iowa | L 64–83 | 6–4 (0–1) |
17 – Payne | 14 – Payne | 2 – Tied | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,956) Iowa City, IA | ||||
| December 13, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX |
No. 2 Michigan | L 83–101 | 6–5 (0–2) |
31 – Coit | 6 – Coit | 3 – Coit | Xfinity Center (16,675) College Park, MD | ||||
| December 20, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN |
at No. 23т Virginia | L 72–80 | 6–6 |
15 – Coit | 12 – Washington | 5 – Turkson Jr. | John Paul Jones Arena (12,671) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
| December 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Old Dominion | W 73–58 | 7–6 |
18 – Adams | 13 – Washington | 6 – Coit | Xfinity Center (13,254) College Park, MD | ||||
| January 2, 2026 7:30 p.m., Peacock |
Oregon | L 54–64 | 7–7 (0–3) |
17 – Washington | 12 – Washington | 3 – Adams | Xfinity Center (11,291) College Park, MD | ||||
| January 7, 2026 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Indiana | L 66–84 | 7–8 (0–4) |
16 – Saunders | 9 – Washington | 4 – Mills | Xfinity Center (12,181) College Park, MD | ||||
| January 10, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX |
at UCLA | L 55–67 | 7–9 (0–5) |
17 – Saunders | 12 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (6,879) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| January 13, 2026 10:30 p.m., FS1 |
at USC | L 71–88 | 7–10 (0–6) |
30 – Coit | 9 – Washington | 1 – Tied | Galen Center (4,586) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| January 18, 2026 12:00 p.m., BTN |
Penn State | W 96–73 | 8–10 (1–6) |
43 – Coit | 11 – Washington | 4 – Coit | Xfinity Center (11,567) College Park, MD | ||||
| January 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 11 Illinois | L 70–89 | 8–11 (1–7) |
15 – Coit | 10 – Washington | 5 – Coit | State Farm Center (15,201) Champaign, IL | ||||
| January 24, 2026 12:00 p.m., CBS |
at No. 10 Michigan State | L 48–91 | 8–12 (1–8) |
13 – Saunders | 6 – Washington | 4 – Washington | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
| February 1, 2026 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 12 Purdue | L 63–93 | 8–13 (1–9) |
18 – Mills | 6 – Tied | 3 – Mills | Xfinity Center (16,026) College Park, MD | ||||
| February 5, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Ohio State | L 62–82 | 8–14 (1–10) |
20 – Saunders | 8 – Washington | 2 – Tied | Xfinity Center (12,358) College Park, MD | ||||
| February 8, 2026 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at Minnesota | W 67–62 | 9–14 (2–10) |
29 – Coit | 10 – Washington | 3 – Adams | Williams Arena (8,559) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
| February 11, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Iowa | W 77–70 | 10–14 (3–10) |
24 – Mills | 8 – Tied | 5 – Coit | Xfinity Center (12,055) College Park, MD | ||||
| February 15, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Rutgers | L 57–68 | 10–15 (3–11) |
13 – Adams | 14 – Washington | 5 – Coit | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
| February 18, 2026 8:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | L 74–78 | 10–16 (3–12) |
39 – Mills | 14 – Washington | 5 – Saunders | Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,974) Evanston, IL | ||||
| February 21, 2026 3:00 p.m., Peacock |
Washington | W 64–60 | 11–16 (4–12) |
21 – Mills | 11 – Washington | 5 – Mills | Xfinity Center (12,480) College Park, MD | ||||
| February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 12 Nebraska | L 61–74 | 11–17 (4–13) |
19 – Mills | 7 – Washington | 6 – Adams | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,028) Lincoln, NE | ||||
| March 1, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
Rutgers | L 65–69 | 11–18 (4–14) |
15 – Tied | 14 – Saunders | 4 – Saunders | Xfinity Center (12,237) College Park, MD | ||||
| March 4, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Wisconsin | L 45–78 | 11–19 (4–15) |
14 – Mills | 8 – Tied | 3 – Adams | Kohl Center (16,838) Madison, WI | ||||
| March 8, 2026 3:00 p.m., FOX |
No. 11 Illinois | L 72–78 | 11–20 (4–16) |
30 – Mills | 7 – Washington | 3 – Tied | Xfinity Center (15,674) College Park, MD | ||||
| Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN |
(17) | vs. (16) Oregon First round |
W 70–60 | 12–20 |
17 – Coit | 6 – Tied | 5 – Mills | United Center (15,828) Chicago, IL | |||
| March 11, 2026 12:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN |
(17) | vs. (9) Iowa Second round |
L 64–75 | 12–21 |
14 – Adams | 13 – Washington | 2 – Tied | United Center (15,661) Chicago, IL | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source[3]
References
- ^ "Kevin Willard leaves Maryland for Villanova in messy departure following Terrapins' Sweet 16 run". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "Maryland hires Buzz Williams: Terps poach Texas A&M coach to replace Kevin Willard after controversial exit". CBSSports.com. 2025-04-01. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved July 28, 2025.