2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins Maryland terrapins logo.png 200px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16 12 28–7 14–4 Mark Turgeon 4th Dustin Clark Bino Ranson Cliff Warren Xfinity Center CBE Hall of Fame Classic champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fourth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were first-year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. 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 second round before losing in the third round to West Virginia. Previous season The Terrapins finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Florida State. Pre-season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Charles Mitchell 0 F 6'7" 260 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred to Georgia Tech Roddy Peters 2 G 6'4" 195 Freshman District Heights, MD Transferred to South Florida Seth Allen 4 G 6'1" 190 Sophomore Woodbridge, VA Transferred to Virginia Tech Nick Faust 5 G 6'6" 175 Junior Baltimore, MD Transferred to Long Beach State John Auslander 23 F 6'7" 225 Senior Herndon, VA Graduated A. J. Metz 33 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Leesburg, VA Transferred to Guilford Shaquille Cleare 44 C 6'9" 270 Sophomore Andros, Bahamas Transferred to Texas Conner Lipinski 12 G 5'10" 155 Sophomore Gambrills, Maryland Transferred to Lenoir-Rhyne Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Robert Carter Jr. 4 F 6'8" 247 Junior Thomasville, GA Transferred from Georgia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Carter, Jr. will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility thereafter. Richaud Pack 20 G 6'3" 183 Senior Detroit, MI Transferred from North Carolina A&T. Will be eligible to play immediately because Pack graduated from North Carolina A&T. Class of 2014 signees no no 2014 Romelo Trimble SG Upper Marlboro, Maryland Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School 6 2 175 2013-12-13 4 4 4 5 Dion Wiley SG Oxon Hill, Maryland Potomac High School 6 2 195 2013-06-07 4 4 4 4 Trayvon Reed C Snellville, Georgia Life Center Academy 7 1 210 2013-08-22 4 4 4 4 Michal Cekovsky C Slovakia, Europe Canarias Basketball Academy 7 0 225 2013-04-07 4 4 3 4 Jared Nickens SG Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Westtown School 6 6 190 2013-06-16 3 4 4 3 2014 Maryland 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Maryland Commits ESPN 2014-06-11 yes Roster 280 Maryland 275 none Maryland 38.8275 -76.751111 Trimble right Maryland 38.803056 -76.989722 Wiley left Maryland 39.576667 -77 Anzmann right Maryland 39.140556 -77.408333 Barks left Maryland 39.206389 -76.943056 Ram top Maryland 39.283333 -76.616667 Graham right Maryland 39.046111 -76.064444 Dodd rightUnited States 275 none United States 42.525556 -71.095833 Smotrycz top United States 30.836389 -83.978333 Carter bottom United States 42.066667 -71.328611 Layman left United States 40.380345 -74.543237 Nickens left United States 42.331389 -83.045833 Pack left United States 40.785753 -74.26506 Susskind right United States 35.780556 -78.638889 Wells leftEurope 275 none Europe 48.716667 21.25 Čekovský right Hometowns of team roster right bottom 2014 Maryland Terrapins #CE1126 #CE1126 #FFFFFF #FFFFFF Evan Smotrycz y 1 PF 6 9 235 SR yes Reading, Massachusetts Melo Trimble y 2 G 6 2 175 FR Upper Marlboro, Maryland Robert Carter basketball y 4 PF 6 8 250 JR Thomasville, Georgia yes Dion Wiley 5 G 6 4 195 FR Oxon Hill, Maryland Jake Layman y 10 F 6 9 190 JR Wrentham, Massachusetts Jared Nickens y 11 G/F 6 6 190 FR Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Trevor Anzmann W 12 G 5 11 170 SR Westminster, Maryland Spencer Barks W 14 F 6 9 225 SR Poolesville, Maryland Michal Čekovský y 15 C 7 0 225 FR Košice, Slovakia Richaud Pack y 20 G 6 3 185 SR Detroit, Michigan Varun Ram y W 21 G 5 9 150 SR Clarksville, Maryland Jacob Susskind W 24 G 6 5 205 SR West Orange, New Jersey Jonathan Graham 25 PF 6 7 220 SR Baltimore, Maryland Damonte Dodd y 35 C 6 10 240 SO Centreville, Maryland Dez Wells y 44 G/F 6 4 215 SR Raleigh, North Carolina Mark Turgeon (Kansas) Dustin Clark (Texas A&M) Bino Ranson (SNHU) Cliff Warren (Mount St. Mary's) http://www.umterps.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&SPID=120728&SPSID=716396 Depth chart CE1126 FFFFFF CE1126 Damonte Dodd Jake Layman Dez Wells Richaud Pack Melo Trimble Jonathan Graham Evan Smotrycz Dion Wiley Jared Nickens Varun Ram Michal Čekovský Spencer Barks Jacob Susskind Trevor Anzmann Accolades Jake Layman Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches) Third Team All-Big Ten (media) Varun Ram Big Ten Medal of Honor Melo Trimble First Team All-Big Ten (media) Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches) Big Ten All-Freshman Team USBWA Freshman All-American ECAC Rookie of the Year Dez Wells First Team All-Big Ten (coaches) Second Team All-Big Ten (media) Mark Turgeon Big Ten Coach of the Year (media) Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition Nov 1 2:00 pm yes San Francisco State Xfinity Center College Park, MD 86–52 Trimble 19 Tied 6 Tied 5   Nov 8 12:00 pm yes Bowie State Xfinity Center College Park, MD 89–47 Layman 18 Graham 11 Trimble 5   |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 7:30 pm yes Wagner Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN3 82–48 Wells 18 Layman 9 Layman 6 10,015 1–0 Nov 17 7:30 pm yes Central Connecticut Xfinity Center College Park, MD CBE Hall of Fame Classic ESPN3 93–57 Wells 27 Trimble 9 Tied 4 8,612 2–0 Nov 20 7:30 pm yes Fordham Xfinity Center College Park, MD 66–50 Nickens 13 Pack 8 Pack 4 9,022 3–0 Nov 24 7:00 pm yes yes Arizona State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic Semifinals ESPNU 78–73 Trimble 31 Wells 8 Wells 4 N/A 4–0 Nov 25 9:30 pm yes yes Iowa State 13 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Hall of Fame Classic Championship ESPNU 72–63 Tied 15 Wells 9 Wells 4 N/A 5–0 Nov 28 7:00 pm yes Monmouth Xfinity Center College Park, MD CBE Hall of Fame Classic BTN 61–56 Trimble 24 Smotrycz 6 Trimble 3 9,139 6–0 Nov 30 6:00 pm yes VMI Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN3 95–77 Pack 22 Layman 9 Trimble 4 8,896 7–0 Dec 3 9:15 pm yes 21 Virginia 7 Xfinity Center College Park, MD ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 65–76 Trimble 16 Layman 5 Trimble 2 15,371 7–1 Dec 6 2:00 pm yes 21 Winthrop Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN3 82–62 Layman 21 Dodd 10 Trimble 7 9,345 8–1 Dec 10 7:00 pm yes 19 North Carolina Central Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 67–56 Pack 17 Tied 6 Tied 4 8,723 9–1 Dec 13 11:00 am yes 19 USC Upstate Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 67–57 Layman 17 Trimble 12 Tied 3 9,093 10–1 Dec 21 2:00 pm yes yes 17 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK ESPNU 73–64 Layman 21 Layman 11 Trimble 4 11,104 11–1 Dec 27 5:00 pm yes 15 Oakland Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 72–56 Trimble 17 Layman 9 Wells 4 12,938 12–1 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season Dec 30 5:00 pm yes 12 Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI ESPN2 68–66 2OT Trimble 17 Layman 9 Wells 5 14,797 13–1(1–0) Jan 3 12:00 pm 12 Minnesota Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 70–58 Trimble 20 Dodd 12 Wells 4 15,788 14–1(2–0) Jan 7 9:00 pm yes 11 Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 57–64 Trimble 17 Tied 5 Trimble 4 12,896 14–2(2–1) Jan 10 2:30 pm yes 11 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 69–60 Layman 14 Layman 8 Wells 4 10,756 15–2(3–1) Jan 14 7:00 pm 14 Rutgers Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 73–65 Wells 17 Layman 13 Trimble 4 12,419 16–2(4–1) Jan 17 4:00 pm 14 Michigan State Xfinity Center College Park, MD CBS 75–59 Trimble 24 Layman 12 Wells 5 17,950 17–2(5–1) Jan 22 9:00 pm yes 13 Indiana 23 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ESPNU 70–89 Layman 13 Graham 6 Wells 4 17,472 17–3(5–2) Jan 25 7:30 pm 13 Northwestern Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 68–67 Trimble 27 Layman 8 Trimble 3 14,113 18–3(6–2) Jan 29 7:00 pm yes 16 Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 56–80 Wells 12 Layman 6 Layman 3 14,483 18–4(6–3) Feb 4 8:30 pm 17 Penn State Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 64–58 Wells 23 Layman 9 Trimble 8 14,195 19–4(7–3) Feb 8 3:15 pm yes 17 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 55–71 Trimble 20 Tied 4 Wells 4 15,400 19–5(7–4) Feb 11 9:00 pm 19 Indiana Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 68–66 Tied 18 Layman 7 Tied 2 15,304 20–5(8–4) Feb 14 8:30 pm yes 19 Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 76–73 Wells 22 Tied 6 Trimble 4 8,303 21–5(9–4) Feb 19 7:00 pm 16 Nebraska Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 69–65 Trimble 26 Trimble 6 Trimble 5 14,376 22–5(10–4) Feb 24 7:00 pm 14 Wisconsin 5 Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN 59–53 Wells 26 Wells 7 Wells 4 17,950 23–5(11–4) Feb 28 12:00 pm 14 Michigan Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN 66–56 Trimble 19 Smotrycz 9 Trimble 5 17,950 24–5(12–4) Mar 3 7:00 pm yes 10 Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ BTN 60–50 Wells 20 Wells 10 Tied 2 7,053 25–5(13–4) Mar 8 7:30 pm yes 10 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE BTN 64–61 Trimble 21 Wells 12 Tied 4 15,856 26–5(14–4) |- !colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten tournament Mar 13 6:30 pm yes 8 2 Indiana 7 United Center Chicago, IL BTN Quarterfinals Wells 22 Layman 9 Tied 3 75–69 17,230 27–5 Mar 14 4:00 pm yes 8 2 Michigan State 3 United Center Chicago, IL CBS Semifinals Trimble 22 Wells 7 Layman 5 58–62 18,088 27–6 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#cc1122; color:#ffffff;"| NCAA tournament Mar 20 4:40 pm yes yes 12 4 MW Valparaiso 13 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Second round TNT Tied 14 Trimble 10 Tied 3 65–62 18,417 28–6 Mar 22 8:40 pm yes yes 12 4 MW West Virginia 20 5 MW Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH Third round TNT Trimble 15 Trimble 7 Layman 3 59–69 19,115 28–7 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Region Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 RV RV RV 21 19 17 15 12 11 14 13 16 17 19 16 14 10 8 12 N/A Coaches NR NR NR 22 20 18 15 11 9 11 8 13 16 19 15 14 9 8 12 16 See also 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team References umterps.com ESPN Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Terra Terra