The 2020–21 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. They were led by 10th-year head coach

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and play their home games at Xfinity Center in

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, as members of the

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. The Terrapins finished the season 17–14, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated

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in the second round before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the East region. The defeated

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round. Following the season, Turgeon signed a three-year extension to remain head coach through 2026.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 24–7, 14–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the

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Offseason

2020 recruiting class

Incoming transfers

Player departures

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Roster

*2021 recruit James Graham III, who officially signed with the Terps on National Signing Day, will graduate high school early and join the program for the 2020–21 season. *Walk-on Connor Odom was removed from the team roster prior to the start of the season. No official reason has been reported.

Depth chart

Schedule and results

The team's game against Monmouth, scheduled for December 1, was canceled after Monmouth announced a positive COVID-19 test within its team. The game was replaced with a game against

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on December 1 before Towson also had a member of their team test positive for COVID-19 and was forced to cancel the game. In addition, games against

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and

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

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