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
Roster
Depth chart
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
!colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#cc1122; color:#ffffff;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
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See also 2014–15 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
References umterps.com ESPN