Maryland’s main question coming into this season was if its many talented parts could form a cohesive whole. The Terrapins’ starting lineup would feature Rasheed Sulaimon, a graduate transfer from Duke; Robert Carter, a traditional transfer from Georgia Tech; Jake Layman, a senior who has been in the first five since midway through his freshman season; Diamond Stone, a potential one-and-done freshman; and Melo Trimble—an all-Big-Ten pick as a freshman last year and the man tasked with making that roster coalesce on the court each game.
Fortunately for the Terps, Trimble has proved more than able to take on the challenge.