The 2019–20 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. They were led by ninth-year head coach

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and played their home games at Xfinity Center in

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, as members of the

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. With a win over

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on March 8, 2020, the Terrapins earned a share of their first-ever Big Ten regular season championship. They finished the 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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Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2018–19 season 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the second round of the

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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.

Offseason

Coaching changes

In May 2019, assistant Kevin Broadus was hired as the new head coach at Morgan State. Turgeon hired DeAndre Haynes as Broadus' replacement in June 2019.

Departures

Recruiting classes

2019 recruiting class

2020 Recruiting class

Roster

Depth chart

*Makhi and Makhel Mitchell entered the transfer portal in December 2019, leaving the team.

Schedule and results

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Rankings

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

References

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