Maryland's basketball program dates to 1904 and the 'Terrapins' nickname refers to the diamondback terrapin turtle native to the Chesapeake Bay region. The Terps won their only NCAA Championship in 2002 under Gary Williams, defeating Indiana behind tournament MOP Juan Dixon. Maryland was a founding member of the ACC before moving to the Big Ten in 2014. Legendary coach Lefty Driesell proclaimed he would make Maryland the 'UCLA of the East' and transformed the program into a national contender in the 1970s.
Named for the diamondback terrapin, a small turtle native to Maryland's Chesapeake Bay region and the official state reptile
Winning the 2002 NCAA Championship under Gary Williams, with Juan Dixon leading the Terps past Indiana for the school's only national title
Lefty Driesell famously declared he would make Maryland the 'UCLA of the East' when he was hired in 1969, and while he didn't win a title, he built the program into a perennial national power
The Maryland Terrapins compete in the Big Ten and hold an all-time record of 1696–1133 (.600 winning percentage) across 102 recorded seasons dating back to 1923-24. The program has won 1 NCAA national championship (2002) and reached 3 Final Fours.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
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| 2025-26 | 12-21 | 4-16 (Big Ten) | Buzz Williams | |
| 2024-25 | 27-9 | 14-6 (Big Ten) | Kevin Willard | AP #9 |
| 2023-24 | 16-17 | 7-13 (Big Ten) | Kevin Willard | |
| 2022-23 | 22-13 | 11-9 (Big Ten) | Kevin Willard | AP #13 |
| 2021-22 | 15-17 | 7-13 (Big Ten) | Danny Manning,Mark Turgeon | AP #20 |
| 2020-21 | 17-14 | 9-11 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | |
| 2019-20 | 24-7 | 14-6 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | AP #3 |
| 2018-19 | 23-11 | 13-7 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | AP #13 |
| 2017-18 | 19-13 | 8-10 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | |
| 2016-17 | 24-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | AP #17 |
| 2015-16 | 27-9 | 12-6 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | AP #2 |
| 2014-15 | 28-7 | 14-4 (Big Ten) | Mark Turgeon | AP #8 |
| 2013-14 | 17-15 | 9-9 (ACC) | Mark Turgeon | |
| 2012-13 | 25-13 | 8-10 (ACC) | Mark Turgeon | |
| 2011-12 | 17-15 | 6-10 (ACC) | Mark Turgeon | |
| 2010-11 | 19-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 2009-10 | 24-9 | 13-3 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #19 |
| 2008-09 | 21-14 | 7-9 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 2007-08 | 19-15 | 8-8 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 2006-07 | 25-9 | 10-6 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #17 |
| 2005-06 | 19-13 | 8-8 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #14 |
| 2004-05 | 19-13 | 7-9 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #12 |
| 2003-04 | 20-12 | 7-9 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #19 |
| 2002-03 | 21-10 | 11-5 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #8 |
| 2001-02 | 32-4 | 15-1 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #2 |
| 2000-01 | 25-11 | 10-6 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #5 |
| 1999-00 | 25-10 | 11-5 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #12 |
| 1998-99 | 28-6 | 13-3 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #2 |
| 1997-98 | 21-11 | 10-6 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #19 |
| 1996-97 | 21-11 | 9-7 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #5 |
| 1995-96 | 17-13 | 8-8 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #14 |
| 1994-95 | 26-8 | 12-4 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #5 |
| 1993-94 | 18-12 | 8-8 (ACC) | Gary Williams | AP #18 |
| 1992-93 | 12-16 | 2-14 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 1991-92 | 14-15 | 5-11 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 1990-91 | 16-12 | 5-9 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 1989-90 | 19-14 | 6-8 (ACC) | Gary Williams | |
| 1988-89 | 9-20 | 1-13 (ACC) | Bob Wade | |
| 1986-87 | 9-17 | 0-14 (ACC) | Bob Wade | |
| 1985-86 | 19-14 | 6-8 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #17 |
| 1984-85 | 25-12 | 8-6 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #17 |
| 1983-84 | 24-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #5 |
| 1982-83 | 20-10 | 8-6 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | |
| 1981-82 | 16-13 | 5-9 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | |
| 1980-81 | 21-10 | 8-6 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #4 |
| 1979-80 | 24-7 | 11-3 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #7 |
| 1978-79 | 19-11 | 6-6 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #17 |
| 1977-78 | 15-13 | 3-9 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #12 |
| 1976-77 | 19-8 | 7-5 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #8 |
| 1975-76 | 22-6 | 7-5 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #2 |
| 1974-75 | 24-5 | 10-2 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #2 |
| 1973-74 | 23-5 | 9-3 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #2 |
| 1972-73 | 23-7 | 7-5 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #2 |
| 1971-72 | 27-5 | 8-4 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | AP #5 |
| 1970-71 | 14-12 | 5-9 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | |
| 1969-70 | 13-13 | 5-9 (ACC) | Lefty Driesell | |
| 1968-69 | 8-18 | 2-12 (ACC) | Frank Fellows | |
| 1967-68 | 8-16 | 4-10 (ACC) | Frank Fellows | |
| 1966-67 | 11-14 | 5-9 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1965-66 | 14-11 | 7-7 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1964-65 | 18-8 | 10-4 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1963-64 | 9-17 | 5-9 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1962-63 | 8-13 | 4-10 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1961-62 | 8-17 | 3-11 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1960-61 | 14-12 | 6-8 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | AP #12 |
| 1959-60 | 15-8 | 9-5 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1958-59 | 10-13 | 7-7 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1957-58 | 22-7 | 9-5 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | AP #6 |
| 1956-57 | 16-10 | 9-5 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1955-56 | 14-10 | 7-7 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1954-55 | 17-7 | 10-4 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | AP #6 |
| 1953-54 | 23-7 | 7-2 (ACC) | Bud Millikan | AP #11 |
| 1952-53 | 15-8 | 12-3 (Southern) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1951-52 | 13-9 | 9-5 (Southern) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1950-51 | 15-10 | 11-8 (Southern) | Bud Millikan | |
| 1949-50 | 7-18 | 5-13 (Southern) | Flucie Stewart | |
| 1948-49 | 9-17 | 7-7 (Southern) | Flucie Stewart | |
| 1947-48 | 11-14 | 9-6 (Southern) | Flucie Stewart | |
| 1946-47 | 14-10 | 9-5 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1945-46 | 9-12 | 5-4 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1944-45 | 2-14 | 2-5 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1943-44 | 4-14 | 2-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1942-43 | 8-8 | 5-5 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1941-42 | 7-15 | 3-8 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1940-41 | 1-21 | 0-13 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1939-40 | 14-9 | 7-5 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1938-39 | 15-9 | 8-3 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1937-38 | 15-9 | 6-4 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1936-37 | 8-12 | 5-8 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1935-36 | 14-6 | 4-3 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1934-35 | 8-10 | 4-3 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1933-34 | 11-8 | 6-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1932-33 | 11-9 | 7-3 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1931-32 | 16-4 | 9-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1930-31 | 18-4 | 8-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1929-30 | 16-6 | 8-5 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1928-29 | 7-9 | 2-6 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1927-28 | 14-4 | 8-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1926-27 | 10-10 | 6-4 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1925-26 | 14-3 | 7-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1924-25 | 12-5 | 3-1 (Southern) | Burton Shipley | |
| 1923-24 | 5-7 | 1-2 (Southern) | Burton Shipley |
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