NCAA Basketball: Top 25 team frontcourts heading into 2021-22 season

While the Terrapins had one of the better guard trios in the country last season, the lack of meaningful frontcourt depth limited their overall potential. But while they did lose Jairus Hamilton, Joshua Tomaić, and Chol Marial to the transfer, the Big Ten program was able to land one of the best big men from the portal this offseason.

Qudus Wahab was a breakout star for Georgetown last season, doubling his minutes and production as a sophomore to average 12.7 ppg and 8.2 rpg on 59% shooting from the field. His low-post scoring ability took a major leap and had nine games of double-digit rebounding. While he’s a quality defender inside, the 6’11 center isn’t known as a pure shot-blocker, although he was one block shy of gaining a triple-double in a win over St. John’s.

What Maryland is really hoping for is the postseason version of Wahab. He was great in the Hoyas’ Big East Tournament title run, going for 15 ppg, and had a career-high 20 points in the NCAA Tournament loss to Colorado. He’s not as good or athletic as Bruno Fernando or Jalen Smith but he gives the Terrapins a proven and capable true center inside to compete against the best bigs of the Big Ten.

Another guy who had a breakout sophomore campaign was Donta Scott, who averaged 11.0 ppg and 5.9 rpg and was the defacto top frontcourt option. The 6’8 forward showed that he can stretch the floor and defend multiple positions as well. He, along with top-100 freshman forwards Julian Reese and Ike Cornish gives Maryland plenty of depth off the bench, and if Arizona State  Pavlo Dziuba can give them anything, they’ll be much more balanced compared to last year.