Maryland men's basketball hasn't been afraid to lean on freshmen during head coach Mark Turgeon's tenure. Melo Trimble started 35 games and led the Terps in scoring and assists as a rookie in 2014-15. Two seasons later, three Maryland freshmen started at least 30 games. Last season, the eight-man rotation included five newcomers who formed their own viable lineup.
This year, though, all of those players return for their sophomore seasons. The Terps have plenty of star power in the building already, so they won't need the freshmen to shoulder nearly as much of the load. However, there's still plenty of potential in this five-man rookie class.
Turgeon summarized the group as "very talented, very physical and [having] good feel for the game." While he concedes that the rookies are still adjusting to the habits and nuances of the college level, he thinks they'll add toughness to a team that can't have enough of it.
