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| School Name: | University of Maryland |
| Location: | College Park, Maryland |
| Arena: | Comcast Center |
| Capacity: | 17,950 |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Head coach: | Mark Turgeon |
The University of Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team has historically been one of the most successful college basketball programs in the country, and since hiring Coach Gary Williams before the 1989-1990 season the Terrapins have accomplished even greater success. Since the hiring of Williams, the Terrapins have gone to fourteen NCAA Tournaments, including eleven straight from 1994-2004, highlighted by the school's first Final Four appearance in 2001, and its first National Championship in 2002.
The Terrapins also played in what many consider to be the greatest Atlantic Coast Conference game in history — and one of the greatest college basketball games ever — the championship of the 1974 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament, won 103-100 in overtime by eventual national champion North Carolina State. The game was instrumental in forcing the expansion of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, thus allowing for at-large bids and the inclusion of more than one team per conference. That Maryland team, with six future NBA draft picks, is considered by many to be the greatest team not to participate in the NCAA tournament.[1]
History[]
Men's basketball has been played at University of Maryland, College Park every year since the 1923-1924 season. Before the 1923 season, games were played sporadically during the 1904-1905, 1910-1911, 1913-1914, and the 1918-1919 seasons. In the 1970's, Lefty Driesell was credited with starting Midnight Madness. In 2002, Maryland won the 2002 NCAA basketball tournament.
Coaching staff[]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach: | Mark Turgeon |
| Assistant Coach: | Dustin Clark |
| Assistant Coach: | Bino Ranson |
| Assistant Coach: | Cliff Warren |
| Director of Basketball Operations: | Nima Omidvar |
| Director of Basketball Performance: | Kyle Tarp |
Facilities[]
The Terps' basketball teams have played at the 17,950 seat Comcast Center or "The House Gary Built", in College Park since it opened in 2002. Prior to 2002 the Terps spent 47 seasons from 1955 to 2002 at Cole Field House.
When college basketball was achieving its most explosive growth - from the late 1950’s to the late 1970’s – there was one college gymnasium on the East Coast that sat as many as 12,000 fans. Cole Field House epitomized the new big-time, main event status of college hoops, the sport of network TV and emerging legends. There was not a bad seat when it opened, and throughout its life there was not a better place to watch a game. It was a building where history was routinely made, and fans could feel the echo of tradition and experience the electricity of top-flight college basketball. Additional seats were installed throughout the years to bring the final capacity to 14,596 (in 1993).
Cole Field House held its first East Regional finals in 1962, when NYU defeated St. John's in the final, 94–85. The Final Four was first held here in 1966 between Duke, Kentucky, Texas Western (now UTEP), and Utah. Texas Western (which started all black players) upset Kentucky's all white team 72–65 in front of a crowd of 14,253. Future Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams, then a student, attended the game. Cole also hosted the Final Four in 1970.
Before 1955, Maryland basketball games took place in Ritchie Coliseum, a small arena on campus (1932-55), and before that in a small gymnasium on campus simply called "The Gymnasium".
Historical statistics[]
Comcast Center exterior
Comcast Center interior
| Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years of basketball | 87 | ||
| 1st season | 1904-05 | ||
| Head coaches (all-time) | 7 | ||
| All Games | |||
| All-time record | 1368-962 | ||
| 20+ win seasons | 23 | ||
| 30+ win seasons | 1 | ||
| ACC Games | |||
| ACC W-L record | 418-397 | ||
| ACC titles | 3 | ||
| NCAA Tournament | |||
| NCAA Appearances | 24* | ||
| NCAA W-L record | 38-23 | ||
| Sweet Sixteen | 13 | ||
| Elite Eight | 5 | ||
| Final Four | 2 | ||
| National Championships | 1 | ||
*1988 tournament records vacated by NCAA due to use of ineligible player
National honors[]
| Naismith College Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Joe Smith |
| Helms Foundation All American | |
| 1931 | Louis Berger |
| 1932 | Louis Berger |
| First Team All American | |
| 1975 | John Lucas |
| 1976 | John Lucas |
| 1980 | Albert King |
| 1986 | Len Bias |
| 1995 | Joe Smith |
| 2002 | Juan Dixon |
| Second Team All American | |
| 1973 | Tom McMillen |
| 1974 | John Lucas, Len Elmore, Tom McMillen |
| 1981 | Albert King |
| 1985 | Len Bias |
| 1992 | Walt Williams |
| 1999 | Steve Francis |
| 2010 | Greivis Vasquez |
| Third Team All American | |
| 1972 | Tom McMillen |
| 1994 | Joe Smith |
| 1997 | Keith Booth |
| 2001 | Juan Dixon |
| First Team All ACC | |
| 1954 | Gene Shue |
| 1960 | Al Bunge |
| 1972 | Tom McMillen |
| 1973 | Tom McMillen |
| 1974 | John Lucas |
| 1974 | Len Elmore |
| 1975 | John Lucas |
| 1976 | John Lucas |
| 1980 | Albert King * |
| 1985 | Len Bias * |
| 1986 | Len Bias * |
| 1987 | Derrick Lewis |
| 1992 | Walt Williams |
| 1994 | Joe Smith |
| 1995 | Joe Smith * |
| 1997 | Keith Booth |
| 1999 | Steve Francis, Terrence Morris |
| 2000 | Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter |
| 2001 | Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter |
| 2002 | Juan Dixon * |
| 2003 | Steve Blake |
| 2010 | Greivis Vasquez * |
| 2011 | Jordan Williams |
| * ACC Player of the Year | |
Season-by-season results[]
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Burton Shipley (1904–1947) | |||||||||
| 1904-05 | H. Burton Shipley | 0-2 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1910-11 | H. Burton Shipley | 3-9 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1913-14 | H. Burton Shipley | 0-16 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1918-19 | H. Burton Shipley | 1-5 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1923-24 | H. Burton Shipley | 5-7 | 1-2 | 11th | — | ||||
| 1924-25 | H. Burton Shipley | 12-5 | 3-1 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1925-26 | H. Burton Shipley | 14-3 | 7-1 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1926-27 | H. Burton Shipley | 10-10 | 6-4 | 9th | — | ||||
| 1927-28 | H. Burton Shipley | 14-4 | 8-1 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1928-29 | H. Burton Shipley | 7-9 | 2-5 | 21st | — | ||||
| 1929-30 | H. Burton Shipley | 16-6 | 9-5 | 10th | — | ||||
| 1930-31 | H. Burton Shipley | 18-4 | 8-1 | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1931-32 | H. Burton Shipley | 16-4 | 9-1 | T-1st | — | ||||
| 1932-33 | H. Burton Shipley | 11-9 | 7-3 | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1933-34 | H. Burton Shipley | 11-8 | 6-1 | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1934-35 | H. Burton Shipley | 8-10 | 4-3 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1935-36 | H. Burton Shipley | 14-6 | 4-3 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1936-37 | H. Burton Shipley | 8-12 | 5-8 | T-10th | — | ||||
| 1937-38 | H. Burton Shipley | 15-9 | 6-4 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1938-39 | H. Burton Shipley | 15-9 | 8-3 | T-2nd | — | ||||
| 1939-40 | H. Burton Shipley | 14-9 | 7-5 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1940-41 | H. Burton Shipley | 1-21 | 0-13 | 15th | — | ||||
| 1941-42 | H. Burton Shipley | 7-15 | 3-8 | T-12th | — | ||||
| 1942-43 | H. Burton Shipley | 8-8 | 5-5 | 9th | — | ||||
| 1943-44 | H. Burton Shipley | 4-14 | 2-1 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1944-45 | H. Burton Shipley | 2-14 | 2-5 | 9th | — | ||||
| 1945-46 | H. Burton Shipley | 9-12 | 5-4 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1946-47 | H. Burton Shipley | 14-10 | 9-5 | 5th | — | ||||
| H. Burton Shipley: | |||||||||
| Flucie Stewart (1947–1950) | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Flucie Stewart | 11-14 | 9-7 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1948-49 | Flucie Stewart | 9-18 | 8-7 | 8th | — | ||||
| 1949-50 | Flucie Stewart | 7-18 | 5-13 | 13th | — | ||||
| Flucie Stewart: | |||||||||
| Bud Millikan (1950–1967) | |||||||||
| 1950-51 | Bud Millikan | 16-11 | 11-8 | 8th | — | ||||
| 1951-52 | Bud Millikan | 13-9 | 9-5 | T-6th | — | ||||
| 1952-53 | Bud Millikan | 15-8 | 12-3 | T-2nd | — | ||||
| 1953-54 | Bud Millikan | 23-7 | 7-2 | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1954-55 | Bud Millikan | 17-7 | 10-4 | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1955-56 | Bud Millikan | 14-10 | 7-7 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1956-57 | Bud Millikan | 16-10 | 9-5 | 2nd | — | ||||
| 1957-58 | Bud Millikan | 22-7 | 9-5 | 4th | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1958-59 | Bud Millikan | 10-13 | 7-7 | T-3rd | — | ||||
| 1959-60 | Bud Millikan | 15-8 | 9-5 | 3rd | — | ||||
| 1960-61 | Bud Millikan | 14-12 | 6-8 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1961-62 | Bud Millikan | 8-17 | 3-11 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1962-63 | Bud Millikan | 8-13 | 4-10 | T-6th | — | ||||
| 1963-64 | Bud Millikan | 9-17 | 5-9 | 6th | — | ||||
| 1964-65 | Bud Millikan | 18-8 | 10-4 | T-2nd | — | ||||
| 1965-66 | Bud Millikan | 14-11 | 7-7 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1966-67 | Bud Millikan | 11-14 | 5-9 | T-5th | — | ||||
| Bud Millikan: | |||||||||
| Frank Fellows (1967–1969) | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | Frank Fellows | 8-16 | 4-10 | 6th | — | ||||
| 1968-69 | Frank Fellows | 8-18 | 2-12 | T-7th | — | ||||
| Frank Fellows: | |||||||||
| Lefty Driesell (1969–1986) | |||||||||
| 1969-70 | Lefty Driesell | 13-13 | 5-9 | 6th | — | ||||
| 1970-71 | Lefty Driesell | 14-12 | 5-9 | T-6th | — | ||||
| 1971-72 | Lefty Driesell | 27-5 | 8-4 | T-2nd | NIT Champions | ||||
| 1972-73 | Lefty Driesell | 23-7 | 7-5 | 3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1973-74 | Lefty Driesell | 23-5 | 9-3 | T-2nd | — | ||||
| 1974-75 | Lefty Driesell | 24-5 | 10-2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 1975-76 | Lefty Driesell | 22-6 | 7-5 | T-2nd | — | ||||
| 1976-77 | Lefty Driesell | 19-8 | 7-5 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1977-78 | Lefty Driesell | 15-13 | 3-9 | 6th | — | ||||
| 1978-79 | Lefty Driesell | 19-11 | 6-6 | 4th | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 1979-80 | Lefty Driesell | 24-7 | 11-3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Lefty Driesell | 21-10 | 8-6 | 4th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 1981-82 | Lefty Driesell | 16-13 | 5-9 | 5th | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 1982-83 | Lefty Driesell | 20-10 | 8-6 | T-3rd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 1983-84 | Lefty Driesell | 24-8 | 9-5 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Lefty Driesell | 25-12 | 8-6 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Lefty Driesell | 19-14 | 6-8 | 6th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| Lefty Driesell: | |||||||||
| Bob Wade (1986–1989) | |||||||||
| 1986-87 | Bob Wade | 9-17 | 0-14 | 8th | — | ||||
| 1987-88 | Bob Wade | 18-13 | 6-8 | 5th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 1988-89 | Bob Wade | 9-20 | 1-13 | 8th | — | ||||
| Bob Wade: | |||||||||
| Gary Williams (1989–2011) | |||||||||
| 1989-90 | Gary Williams | 19-14 | 6-8 | T-5th | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 1990-91 | Gary Williams | 16-12 | 5-9 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1991-92 | Gary Williams | 14-15 | 5-11 | 8th | — | ||||
| 1992-93 | Gary Williams | 12-16 | 2-14 | 8th | — | ||||
| 1993-94 | Gary Williams | 18-12 | 8-8 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Gary Williams | 26-8 | 12-4 | T-1st | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Gary Williams | 17-13 | 8-8 | T-4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1996-97 | Gary Williams | 21-11 | 9-7 | T-4th | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1997-98 | Gary Williams | 21-11 | 10-6 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Gary Williams | 28-6 | 13-3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Gary Williams | 25-10 | 11-5 | 2nd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2000-01 | Gary Williams | 25-11 | 10-6 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2001-02 | Gary Williams | 32-4 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2002-03 | Gary Williams | 21-10 | 11-5 | T-2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Gary Williams | 20-12 | 7-9 | 6th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2004-05 | Gary Williams | 19-13 | 7-9 | T-6th | NIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2005-06 | Gary Williams | 19-13 | 8-8 | 6th | NIT 1st Round | ||||
| 2006-07 | Gary Williams | 25-9 | 10-6 | T-3rd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2007-08 | Gary Williams | 19-15 | 8-8 | T-5th | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
| 2008-09 | Gary Williams | 21-14 | 7-9 | T-7th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2009-10 | Gary Williams | 24-9 | 13-3 | T-1st | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 2010-11 | Gary Williams | 19-14 | 7-9 | T-7th | — | ||||
| Gary Williams: | 461-252 (.647) | 192-156 (.552) | |||||||
| Mark Turgeon (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2011-12 | Mark Turgeon | 17-15 | 6-10 | T-7th | - | ||||
| Mark Turgeon: | |||||||||
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Honored jerseys[]
| Number | Name | Years | Hometown |
| 3 | Juan Dixon | 1999 - 2002 | Baltimore, MD |
| 6 | Bosey Berger | 1929 - 1932 | Baltimore, MD |
| 15 | John Lucas | 1973 - 1976 | Durham, NC |
| 21 | Greivis Vasquez | 2006 - 2010 | Caracas, Venezuela |
| 22 | Keith Booth | 1994 - 1997 | Baltimore, MD |
| 23 | Steve Francis | 1999 | Takoma Park, MD |
| 25 | Steve Blake | 2000 - 2003 | Miami Lakes, FL |
| 25 | Gene Shue | 1952 - 1954 | Baltimore, MD |
| 32 | Joe Smith | 1994 - 1995 | Norfolk, VA |
| 34 | Len Bias | 1983 - 1986 | Landover, MD |
| 35 | Lonny Baxter | 1999 - 2002 | Silver Spring, MD |
| 41 | Len Elmore | 1972 - 1974 | Springfield Gardens, NY |
| 42 | Walt Williams | 1989 - 1992 | Temple Hills, MD |
| 52 | Buck Williams | 1979 - 1981 | Rocky Mount, NC |
| 54 | Tom McMillen | 1972 - 1974 | Mansfield, PA |
| 55 | Albert King | 1978 - 1981 | Brooklyn, NY |
NBA Draft picks[]
| Year | Round | Pick | Name | Team | Games in NBA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 28 | Greivis Vasquez | Memphis Grizzlies | 46 |
| 2008 | 2 | 57 | James Gist | San Antonio Spurs | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 59 | D.J. Strawberry | Phoenix Suns | 33 |
| 2003 | 2 | 38 | Steve Blake | Washington Wizards | 549 |
| 2002 | 1 | 8 | Chris Wilcox | Los Angeles Clippers | 484 |
| 2002 | 1 | 17 | Juan Dixon | Washington Wizards | 436 |
| 2002 | 2 | 44 | Lonny Baxter | Chicago Bulls | 162 |
| 2001 | 2 | 34 | Terence Morris | Atlanta Hawks | 139 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | Steve Francis | Vancouver Grizzlies | 576 |
| 1999 | 2 | 37 | Obinna Ekezie | Vancouver Grizzlies | 143 |
| 1999 | 2 | 38 | Laron Profit | Orlando Magic | 135 |
| 1997 | 1 | 28 | Keith Booth | Chicago Bulls | 45 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | Joe Smith | Golden State Warriors | 1018 |
| 1993 | 2 | 31 | Evers Burns | Sacramento Kings | 23 |
| 1992 | 1 | 7 | Walt Williams | Sacramento Kings | 708 |
| 1990 | 1 | 17 | Jerrod Mustaf | New York Knicks | 179 |
| 1990 | 2 | 43 | Tony Massenburg | San Antonio Spurs | 683 |
| 1988 | 3 | 62 | Derrick Lewis | Chicago Bulls | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 2 | Len Bias | Boston Celtics | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 46 | Adrian Branch | Chicago Bulls | 130 |
| 1984 | 2 | 37 | Ben Coleman | Chicago Bulls | 227 |
| 1981 | 1 | 3 | Buck Williams | New Jersey Nets | 1307 |
| 1981 | 1 | 10 | Albert King | New Jersey Nets | 534 |
| 1978 | 4 | 81 | Lawrence Boston | Washington Bullets | 13 |
| 1977 | 1 | 15 | Brad Davis | Los Angeles Lakers | 961 |
| 1977 | 2 | 30 | Steve Sheppard | Chicago Bulls | 106 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | John Lucas | Houston Rockets | 928 |
| 1976 | 2 | 32 | Mo Howard | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 |
| 1974 | 1 | 9 | Tom McMillen | Buffalo Braves | 729 |
| 1974 | 1 | 13 | Len Elmore | Washington Bullets | 658 |
| 1971 | 8 | 131 | Barry Yates | Philadelphia 76ers | 24 |
| 1963 | 3 | 24 | Jerry Greenspan | WSyracuse Nationals | 25 |
References[]
- ↑ Bill Free - This Overtime Lasts 25 Years The 1974 team left it all out on the floor. Baltimore Sun, hosted at University of Maryland Terrapins athletic site, February 20, 1999
- ↑ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
- ↑ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
- ↑ http://www.apbr.org/ncaa-aa.html