The 2018–19 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the

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in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center in

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. There they defeated Belmont before losing to

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in the Second Round.

Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2017–18 season 19–13, 8–10 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten tournament to

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. They were invited to the

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, but declined, marking their absence in a postseason tournament for the first time since

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Offseason

Departures

On April 6, 2018, freshman forward Bruno Fernando announced he would test the

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, but not sign with an agent. On May 28, he announced he would return to school. Sophomore guard Kevin Huerter declared for the NBA draft on April 20, 2018, but also announced he would not sign with an agent. On May 30, he announced he would stay in the draft and hire an agent thereby ending his college career.

Recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule and results

The season will mark the first time in Big Ten history that the teams will play a 20-game conference schedule, setting a precedent for all Division I basketball. The new schedule will also include a regional component to increase the frequency of games among teams in similar areas. Over the course of a six-year cycle (12 playing opportunities), in-state rivals will play each other 12 times, regional opponents will play 10 times, and all other teams will play nine times. Three in-state series will be guaranteed home-and-homes: Illinois and Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue, and Michigan and Michigan State will always play twice. The conference opponent list was released on April 19, 2018. , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=,

Awards and honors

* Bruno Fernando ::First Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media) ::Big-Ten All-Defensive Team *Anthony Cowan Jr. ::Preseason All-Big Ten team ::Second Team All-Big Ten (coaches/media) *Jalen Smith ::Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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