#30 Maryland Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
 
Maryland Terrapins
 
2025-2026 Overall Rank: #30
 
Conference Rank: #7 Big Ten
 
 
2024-25 Record: 27-9, 14-6
2024-25 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Buzz Williams
Coach Record: 0-0 at Maryland, 373-228 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Derik Queen, Center, 16.5 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 bpg
Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.9 apg
Rodney Rice, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.1 apg
Julian Reese, Forward, 13.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.5 bpg
Selton Miguel, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.8 apg
Tafara Gapare, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 1.9 rpg
DeShawn Harris-Smith, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.0 apg
Jordan Geronimo, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Jay Young, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.2 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
None
 
Key New Players:
Darius Adams, Freshman, Guard
Aleks Alston, Freshman, Forward
Nick Blake, Freshman, Guard
David Coit, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kansas
Guillermo Del Pino, Freshman, Guard
Jaziah Harper, Freshman, Guard
Collin Metcalf, Senior, Center, Transfer from Northeastern
Andre Mills, Freshman, Guard, Transfer from Texas A&M
Rakease Passmore, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Kansas
Pharrel Payne, Senior, Center, Transfer from Texas A&M
Myles Rice, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Indiana
Elijah Saunders, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Virginia
George Turkson Jr., Freshman, Guard, Transfer from Texas A&M
Solomon Washington, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Texas A&M
Isaiah Watts, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Washington State
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 81.1 (26th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (45, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.0 (56, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (59, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (132, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (29, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (69, 6)
Rebound Margin: 2.3 (124, 6)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (125, 15)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.1 (39, 4)