Men’s Basketball Announces 2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule

COLLEGE PARK, MD. – Coming off a 22-win campaign which saw the Terps reach the NCAA Tournament second round in head coach Kevin Willard's first season at the helm, the 2023-24 schedule continues to take shape as the Maryland men's basketball non-conference slate was announced today.

In addition to previously announced games at the Asheville Championship Tournament (Nov. 10-12), at Villanova (Nov. 17) as part of the Gavitt Tip-off Games, and at future Big Ten foe UCLA, the Terps will host seven games at the XFINITY Center. At the Asheville Tournament, Maryland will be part of a field including Clemson, Davidson, and UAB.

The season will open on Nov. 7 against Mount St. Mary's. Maryland will also host UMBC (Nov. 21), South Alabama (Nov. 25), and Rider (Nov. 28) before hosting a pair of Big Ten games to start December.

The Terps will then host Alcorn State (Dec. 12) and Nicholls State (Dec. 19) before heading west to face UCLA. The non-conference slate will conclude at home against Coppin State (Dec. 28).

In Big Ten play, Maryland will have home-and-away series with Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern, Penn State, and Rutgers. The Terps will also host Michigan, Nebraska, and Purdue, while playing on the road at Minnesota, Ohio State, and Wisconsin.

A total of 21 games will be against teams who were in the 2023 postseason. Eight teams on the upcoming schedule made the NCAA Tournament highlighted by UCLA and Michigan State both reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Seven teams on the docket played in the NIT with Wisconsin reaching the semifinals and UAB narrowly falling in the championship game.

Dates for Big Ten games as well as tip times and television assignments will be announced at a later date. Opponents, tip times, and television assignments for the Asheville Tournament will also be announced in the near future.

Maryland returns the bulk of its top performers from 2022-23 led by All-Big Ten selection Jahmir Young as well as fifth-year senior Donta Scott and Julian Reese who will be one of the top post players in the league this season. Additionally, the Terps have brought in the No. 15 recruiting class in the country paced by DeShawn Harris-Smith, Jaime Kaiser, and Jahanthan Lamothe, while adding redshirt junior forward Jordan Geronimo who played three seasons at Indiana.

Season tickets for the 2023-24 season are currently on sale now and can be purchased online at www.UMTerps.com, by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at 800-462-TERP, or by emailing for more information at terptix@umd.edu.

2023-24 Non-Conference Schedule

Day	Date	Opponent	Arena	Location	Series History
Tuesday	Nov. 7	Mount St. Mary's	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 10-0 (last met in 2020)
Friday	Nov. 10	Asheville Championship	Harrah's Cherokee Center	Asheville, NC	--
Sunday	Nov. 12	Asheville Championship	Harrah's Cherokee Center	Asheville, NC	--
Friday	Nov. 17	at Villanova - Gavitt Tip-Off Games	Finneran Pavilion	Philadelphia, PA	Villanova, 4-1 (last met in 2011)
Tuesday	Nov. 21	UMBC	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 15-0 (last met in 2022)
Saturday	Nov. 25	South Alabama	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	First meeting
Tuesday	Nov. 28	Rider	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 4-0 (last met in 2015)
Tuesday	Dec. 12	Alcorn State	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 1-0 (last met in 1989)
Tuesday	Dec. 19	Nicholls State	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 1-0 (last met in 2005)
Friday	Dec. 22	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion	Los Angeles, CA	UCLA, 7-2 (last met in 2022)
Thursday	Dec. 28	Coppin State	XFINITY Center	College Park, MD	Maryland, 1-1 (last met in 2022)