Guard Melo Trimble takes a shot during the Terps’ 86-52 victory over San Francisco State on Nov. 1, 2014 at Xfinity Center.

Dion Wiley stepped forward to catch a pass from guard Dez Wells and landed with his toes just beyond the three-point line in the corner of Gary Williams Court. The freshman guard then rose up to launch the first shot of his Terrapins men’s basketball career.

It swished through the net.

Two plays later, Wiley slid over to the same corner, stepped in to catch another pass and let an identical shot fly through the air midway through the Terps’ 86-52 win over San Francisco State in Saturday’s exhibition opener at Xfinity Center. Again, the shot sailed through the rim.

“It helped my confidence a lot,” Wiley said. “It really got me going.”

The Terps’ performance Saturday, in which they shot better than 51 percent from the field and beyond the arc against their Division II foe, marked the beginning of a new season and gave fans a first look at the team’s reshaped roster. But it also was a chance for Wiley and the Terps’ three other heralded freshmen to acclimate themselves to a larger stage than they grew used to as high schoolers.

The rookies didn’t shy from the spotlight, either, and three freshmen scored in double figures on the night. Fifth-year senior guard Richaud Pack was the only other Terp to top the 10-point mark.

Starting point guard Melo Trimble, the jewel of the 2014 recruiting class ranked fifth in the nation, led the team with 19 points and dished out five assists to two turnovers. Wiley came off the bench to score 16 points on 3 of 5 shooting, and fellow freshman guard Jared Nickens shot 4 of 8 from three en route to a 13-point performance.

The other Terps freshman, center Michal Cekovsky, finished with zero points and two rebounds in 18 minutes, but coach Mark Turgeon mentioned the 7-foot-1 Slovak’s impact was negated because of the Gators’ 2-3 zone defense.

“Cheko didn’t get the opportunities he’s been having in practice,” Turgeon said. “But he made some nice passes against the zone.”

The rest of the freshmen impressed their coach and finished a combined 11 of 20 on 3-pointers. After the game, Turgeon directed extra praise at Wiley, whose hot shooting played a part in the Terps’ fast start to the contest.

“Dion Wiley can do a lot of things,” Turgeon said. “He can shoot the ball; he can pass it; he defended pretty well; and he can rebound pretty well.”

Turgeon also said he was pleased with Trimble’s play and commended the point guard’s composure.

That doesn’t mean the former Bishop O’Connell star was entirely unfazed entering his first full contest in front of the Xfinity Center crowd.

“I was nervous,” Trimble said. “I took a 20-minute nap, but I wanted to take an hour nap. Then I put my jersey on, looked at myself in the mirror and went out there and started shooting early.”

After Trimble emerged re-energized from his slumber, he led an efficient offensive attack that sliced through the San Francisco State defense and shot 14 of 27 on 3-pointers. Nickens and Wiley played a significant role in the blowout as well, as the Terps strolled to a win behind the youngsters’ efforts.

Wiley, a product of nearby Potomac High School, was particularly excited to watch his first two shots go in, mostly because he knows members of a dedicated fan base also saw him drain his 3-pointers for the first time.

“It felt great,” Wiley said. “The crowd was nice. It wasn’t as many as there normally will be, but the crowd was nice.”