As Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon and his staff entered the spring, they were in danger of losing their entire starting lineup from the 2015-16 season, during which they won 27 games and went to the NCAA tournament Sweet 16. They also had just two players committed as part of their incoming freshmen class.
But by the end of the spring, Maryland's roster was remade: forward Micah Thomas committed in mid-March; graduate transfer L.G. Gill, a forward who had spent his prior three years at Duquesne, committed in early May; point guard Melo Trimble decided to return for his junior season May 25; forward Justin Jackson committed on the same late-May night, and finally, forward Joshua Tomaic committed June 1.
Rather than entering the 2016-17 season with the look of a rebuilding team, the Terps suddenly seemed as if they had a chance to compete at the top of the Big Ten once again.
