2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 13
Record	22–7 (12–6 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); Ricky Harris (1st season); Brenton Petty (1st season);
Home arena	Xfinity Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	24	–	5	.828
No. 17 Michigan	14	–	4	.778	22	–	7	.759
No. 13 Maryland	12	–	6	.667	22	–	7	.759
No. 12 Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	22	–	7	.759
No. 18 Purdue	12	–	6	.667	20	–	9	.690
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	20	–	9	.690
Illinois	11	–	8	.579	19	–	11	.633
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	21	–	8	.724
Indiana	9	–	9	.500	18	–	11	.621
Ohio State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	13	.552
Nebraska	7	–	11	.389	17	–	12	.586
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	16	–	13	.552
Minnesota	7	–	11	.389	15	–	14	.517
Rutgers	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Iowa	6	–	12	.333	15	–	14	.517
USC	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483
Penn State	5	–	14	.263	15	–	15	.500
Washington	4	–	14	.222	13	–	16	.448

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 2, 2025 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by third-year head coach Kevin Willard and play their home games at Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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,^[1] before losing to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.^[2] The Terrapins received a bid for the National Invitation Tournament, but declined.^[3]

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, Alberta	Transferred to Old Dominion

Incoming transfers

Maryland incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ja'Kobi Gillespie	0	G	6'1"	186	Junior	Greeneville, Tennessee	Belmont
Rodney Rice	1	G	6'4"	198	Junior	Clinton, Maryland	Virginia Tech
Tafara Gapare	6	F	6'9"	215	Junior	Wellington, New Zealand	Georgia Tech
Jay Young	8	G	6'2"	180	GS Senior	Dallas, Texas	Memphis
Selton Miguel	9	G	6'4"	217	GS Senior	Luanda, Angola	South Florida

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Derik Queen C	Star ratings: 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
Malachi Palmer CG	Star ratings: 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	0	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Belmont	Greeneville, Tennessee
G	1	Rodney Rice	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Virginia Tech	Clinton, Maryland
G	2	Jahari Long	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Seton Hall	Houston, Texas
C	4	Braden Pierce	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Woodstock, Georgia
G	5	DeShawn Harris-Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Paul VI Catholic High School	Woodbridge, Virginia
F	6	Tafara Gapare	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Georgia Tech	Wellington, New Zealand
G	7	Malachi Palmer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
G	8	Jay Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Memphis	Dallas, Texas
G	9	Selton Miguel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	GS	South Florida	Luanda, Angola
F	10	Julian Reese	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Sr	Saint Frances Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	13	Chance Stephens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Loyola Marymount	Riverside, California
F	22	Jordan Geronimo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Indiana	Newark, New Jersey
C	25	Derik Queen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	246 lb (112 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	30	Lukas Sotell (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Stamford High School	Stamford, Connecticut
G	40	Ben Murphy (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Franklin High School	Reisterstown, Maryland

Head coach

Kevin Willard (Pittsburgh)

Assistant coach(es)

David Cox (William & Mary)
Kevin Norris (Miami (FL))
Greg Manning Jr. (Loyola (MD))
Ricky Harris (UMass)
Brenton Petty (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 16, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Derik Queen	Braden Pierce
PF	Julian Reese	Jordan Geronimo
SF	Selton Miguel	Tafara Gapare	Malachi Palmer
SG	Rodney Rice	DeShawn Harris-Smith	Chance Stephens
PG	Ja'Kobi Gillespie	Jay Young

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Manhattan	W 79–49	1–0	22 – Queen	20 – Queen	5 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (13,152) College Park, Maryland
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		Mount St. Mary's	W 86–52	2–0	28 – Rice	10 – Reese	3 – Queen	Xfinity Center (11,726) College Park, Maryland
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Florida A&M	W 84–53	3–0	21 – Reese	9 – Reese	3 – Queen	Xfinity Center (10,057) College Park, Maryland
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1		No. 15 Marquette	L 74–78	3–1	24 – Tied	10 – Reese	3 – Tied	Xfinity Center (16,124) College Park, Maryland
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		Canisius	W 108–37	4–1	20 – Reese	12 – Reese	6 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (9,485) College Park, Maryland
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN		vs. Villanova Saatva Empire Classic	W 76–75	5–1	22 – Queen	11 – Queen	5 – Queen	Prudential Center (7,117) Newark, New Jersey
November 27, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN		Bucknell	W 91–67	6–1	19 – Gapare	8 – Queen	4 – Harris-Smith	Xfinity Center (10,744) College Park, Maryland
December 1, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN		Alcorn State	W 96–58	7–1	20 – Queen	11 – Reese	5 – Tied	Xfinity Center (9,504) College Park, Maryland
December 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN		Ohio State	W 83–59	8–1 (1–0)	23 – Gillespie	11 – Queen	4 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (13,793) College Park, Maryland
December 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 8 Purdue	L 78–83	8–2 (1–1)	26 – Queen	12 – Queen	4 – Tied	Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, Indiana
December 17, 2024* 7:30 p.m., BTN		Saint Francis	W 111–57	9–2	24 – Miguel	12 – Reese	6 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (10,555) College Park, Maryland
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Syracuse Gotham Classic	W 87–60	10–2	24 – Miguel	13 – Reese	11 – Gillespie	Barclays Center (8,022) Brooklyn, New York
December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., BTN		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 81–66	11–2	23 – Reese	14 – Queen	9 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (11,058) College Park, Maryland
January 2, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN		at Washington	L 69–75	11–3 (1–2)	22 – Reese	7 – Reese	2 – Tied	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,922) Seattle, Washington
January 5, 2025 4:00 p.m., Peacock		at No. 9 Oregon	L 79–83	11–4 (1–3)	19 – Rice	6 – Reese	4 – Rice	Matthew Knight Arena (7,427) Eugene, Oregon
January 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX		No. 22 UCLA	W 79–61	12–4 (2–3)	27 – Gillespie	10 – Reese	4 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (15,172) College Park, Maryland
January 13, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN		Minnesota	W 77–71	13–4 (3–3)	27 – Queen	8 – Reese	7 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (10,271) College Park, Maryland
January 16, 2025 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Northwestern	L 74–76 ^OT	13–5 (3–4)	23 – Reese	14 – Queen	4 – Gillespie	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,871) Evanston, Illinois
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Nebraska	W 69–66	14–5 (4–4)	22 – Gillespie	10 – Reese	5 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (11,069) College Park, Maryland
January 23, 2025 9:00 p.m., FS1		at No. 17 Illinois	W 91–70	15–5 (5–4)	27 – Reese	17 – Reese	8 – Gillespie	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, Illinois
January 26, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS		at Indiana	W 79–78	16–5 (6–4)	23 – Rice	11 – Queen	9 – Gillespie	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, Indiana
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., BTN		No. 17 Wisconsin	W 76–68	17–5 (7–4)	16 – Tied	12 – Queen	5 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 18	at Ohio State	L 70–73	17–6 (7–5)	24 – Reese	13 – Reese	4 – Gillespie	Value City Arena (10,155) Columbus, Ohio
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 18	Rutgers	W 90–81	18–6 (8–5)	29 – Queen	15 – Queen	5 – Queen	Xfinity Center (17,069) College Park, Maryland
February 13, 2025 8:30 p.m., BTN	No. 25	at Nebraska	W 83–75	19–6 (9–5)	24 – Queen	12 – Reese	7 – Gillespie	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,785) Lincoln, Nebraska
February 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., FS1	No. 25	Iowa	W 101–75	20–6 (10–5)	26 – Gillespie	13 – Queen	7 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (15,681) College Park, Maryland
February 20, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 20	USC	W 88–71	21–6 (11–5)	22 – Rice	17 – Queen	4 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (14,662) College Park, Maryland
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 16	No. 8 Michigan State	L 55–58	21–7 (11–6)	20 – Rice	10 – Queen	3 – Gillespie	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, Maryland
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN	No. 16	at Penn State	W 68–64	22–7 (12–6)	23 – Queen	15 – Reese	7 – Gillespie	Bryce Jordan Center (10,298) State College, Pennsylvania
March 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 13	at No. 17 Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 13	Northwestern						Xfinity Center College Park, Maryland
Big Ten tournament
March 13-14, 2025 BTN		vs. Second Round/Quarterfinals						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	18	25	20	16	13
Coaches	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	25	20	15	14

References

^ "Scott scores 16, Maryland defeats Rutgers 65-51 to advance at Big Ten Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ "Crowl, Blackwell make 7 of Wisconsin's season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ Wolcott, Nicky (March 19, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball declined an NIT bid". The Diamondback. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[1] "Scott scores 16, Maryland defeats Rutgers 65-51 to advance at Big Ten Tournament". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[2] "Crowl, Blackwell make 7 of Wisconsin's season-high 16 3s in 87-56 win over Maryland in Big Ten". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 14, 2024. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] Wolcott, Nicky (March 19, 2024). "Maryland men's basketball declined an NIT bid". The Diamondback. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Maryland Terrapins. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

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