2026-27 season begins

The upcoming 2026-27 men's college basketball season begins next month and is a crucial one for Maryland Terrapins head coach Buzz Williams and his team in year two.

2025-26 season results

Despite a historically underwhelming 2025-26 season in which the Terps finished 12-21 overall and 4-16 in Williams's first season manning the program, media optimism has improved this year.

Roster improvements

The roster constructed in year two of the Williams era is much improved talent-wise and has three things that were severely lacking a season ago: depth, size and offensive firepower.

Incoming additions

Incoming additions through a recruiting class ranked No. 3 nationally by 247Sports, led by five-star local forward Baba Oladotun, and three combo guards via transfer portal provide perimeter shooting, size, and defense.

Key contributors retained

Big man Pharrel Payne and guard Andre Mills are two starters who chose to return to College Park and continue building on a new era of Maryland basketball.

Andre Mills profile

Mills, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound guard, is set to be one of Williams's starting guards after an impressive freshman campaign averaging 12.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.

Mills' role development

Beginning around February of last season, Mills found his rhythm and role on the team, starting the final 12 games as a three-way scoring threat.

Exhibition game performance

Two nights ago, in the Terps final exhibition matchup against West Virginia, Mills led his team to a 90-81 overtime victory with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 block.

“6’4 Sophomore Andre Mills put together a dominant scoring performance in Maryland’s win against West Virginia. Mills finished the game with 27 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, while shooting 9/15 from the field and 4/7 from three.”

Mills' game maturity

Mills' game maturity was evident in his purposeful moves, contested pull-ups, coast-to-coast buckets, and tough acrobatic layups through contact.