2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Buzz Williams (1st season);
Associate head coach	Devin Johnson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Lyle Wolf (1st season); Steve Roccaforte (1st season); Wabissa Bede (1st season); Aki Collins (1st season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center

2025–26 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	–
	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	–

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 28, 2025 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. They are led by first-year head coach Buzz Williams and 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

Maryland departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Los Angeles Lakers
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	Declare for 2025 NBA draft; selected 13th overall by New Orleans Pelicans
Lukas Sotell	30	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Stamford, CT	Walk-on; transferred
Ben Murphy	40	G	6'1"	210	Senior	Reisterstown, MD	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Maryland incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
David Coit	G	5'11"	175	Graduate Student	Columbus, NJ	Kansas
Collin Metcalf	C	6'9"	233	Senior	Nortorf, Germany	Northeastern
Andre Mills	G	6'4"	205	Freshman	Boston, MA	Texas A&M
Rakease Passmore	F	6'5"	185	Sophomore	Palatka, FL	Kansas
Pharrel Payne	F/C	6'9"	250	Senior	Cottage Grove, MN	Texas A&M
Myles Rice	G	6'3"	185	Junior	Columbia, SC	Indiana
Elijah Saunders	F	6'8"	229	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Virginia
George Turkson Jr.	G/F	6'7"	220	Freshman	Lowell, MA	Texas A&M
Solomon Washington	F	6'7"	220	Senior	New Orelans, LA	Texas A&M
Isaiah Watts	G	6'3"	170	Junior	West Seattle, WA	Washington State

Recruiting classes

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Darius Adams #6 SG	Manasquan, NJ	La Lumiere School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2025
Darius Adams #6 SG	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
Aleks Alston #11 SF	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
Jaziah Harper SF	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
Guillermo Del Pino PG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 28, 2025. "2025 Maryland Terrapins Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
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
Austin Brown #16 PF	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 30 247Sports: 35 ESPN: —
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2026 Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved July 28, 2025. "2026 Maryland Terrapins Recruiting Class". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2025. "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	Darius Adams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	La Lumiere School (IN)	Manchester, NJ
F	Aleks Alston	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, IL
G	Nick Blake (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Olympia	Orlando, FL
G	David Coit	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Kansas	Columbus, NJ
G	Guillermo Del Pino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Unicaja Malaga Academy	Córdoba, Spain
G/F	Jaziah Harper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Bosco Institute	Oak Park, IL
C	Collin Metcalf	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Sr	Mercersburg Academy	Nortorf, Germany
G	Andre Mills	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Texas A&M	Boston, MA
F	Rakease Passmore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Kansas	Palatka, FL
F/C	Pharrel Payne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	Cottage Grove, MN
G	Myles Rice	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Indiana	Columbia, SC
F	Elijah Saunders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Virginia	Phoenix, AZ
G/F	George Turkson Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Texas A&M	Lowell, MA
F	Solomon Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	New Orleans, LA
G	Isaiah Watts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Washington State	West Seattle, WA

Head coach

Buzz Williams (Oklahoma City)

Assistant coach(es)

Devin Johnson (New Orleans)
Lyle Wolf (Transylvania)
Steve Roccaforte (Lamar)
Wabissa Bede (Virginia Tech)
Aki Collins (Clark Atlanta)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* TBA	UMBC	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Regular season
November 3, 2025* TBA	Coppin State Naismith Hall of Fame Series Baltimore	CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD
November 7, 2025* TBA	Georgetown	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 11, 2025* TBA	Alcorn State	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 15, 2025* TBA	at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
November 19, 2025* TBA	Mount St. Mary's	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
November 24, 2025* 11:59 p.m., TNT	vs. UNLV Players Era Festival	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025* 9:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. Gonzaga Players Era Festival	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 26/27, 2025* TBA, TNT	vs. TBA Players Era Festival	TBA Paradise, NV
December 2, 2025* TBA	Wagner	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
December 19, 2025* TBA	at Virginia	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
December 28, 2025* TBA	Old Dominion	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 11–15, 2026 TBA	vs.	United Center Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

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
AP
Coaches

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.

[1] "Kevin Willard leaves Maryland for Villanova in messy departure following Terrapins' Sweet 16 run". CBSSports.com. 2025-03-30. Retrieved 2025-04-01.

[2] "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.

[3] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved July 28, 2025.

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