In one of the more surprising (and fast) turnarounds in college basketball in recent seasons, the Maryland Terrapins, led by Mark Turgeon, have become a national power just two seasons after five key players decided to transfer from the program on the eve of its transition in the Big Ten.
Seth Allen (Virginia Tech), Nick Faust (Long Beach State), Charles Mitchell (Georgia Tech), Roddy Peters (South Florida) and Shaquille Cleare (Texas) all left the Terrapins after the team went 17-15 in its final ACC season, leaving Turgeon scrambling to put together a formidable roster. Of course, aided by the rise of star freshman point guard Melo Trimble and senior Dez Wells in 2014-15, he was able to lead the Terps to a No.