In our Big Ten Offseason Evaluation series, we’ll break down the roster changes and outlook for all 18 Big Ten basketball teams heading into the 2024-25 season. Next up is Maryland, which enters an important third season under coach Kevin Willard.
The Kevin Willard era at Maryland started off well in 2022-23, but the Terrapins sunk below expectations last season with a 16-17 record and a 12th place finish in the Big Ten.
Maryland retained a few key pieces, but it’ll be challenging to replace point guard Jahmir Young and veteran forward Donta Scott.Transfers: Jamie Kaiser Jr. , Noah Batchelor , Jahnathan Lamothe , Caelum Swanton-Rodger , Mady Traore Ja’Kobi Gillespie , Rodney Rice , Selton Miguel , Tafara Gapare , Jayhlon Young Julian Reese , DeShawn Harris-Smith , Jordan Geronimo , Jahari Long , Braden Pierce Returning for his senior season, Julian Reese should be one of the top forwards in the Big Ten after averaging 13.7 points, 9.5 points and 1.9 blocks per game last season.
Maryland’s most important transfer portal addition of the offseason was Belmont guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie, As a sophomore, the 6-foot-1 Gillespie averaged 17.2 points on 38.7% 3-point shooting, along with 4.2 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He made the All-MVC second team and the MVC All-Defensive team. It’ll be a tall task to replace All-Big Ten first-team guard Jahmir Young, but Gillespie is the Big Ten’s second-highest ranked incoming point guard transfer, per On3.
DeShawn Harris-Smith was the Big Ten’s third-highest ranked recruit last season at No. 27 in the nation, and by all accounts he had an underwhelming freshman season. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 7.3 points and 2.2 assists while shooting just 36.8% from the field and 20.2% from 3-point range. His offensive efficiency needs to take a major step forward in order for Maryland to improve on last season’s disappointing 16-17 record.
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