2006-07 MARYLAND BASKETBALLDAY DATE OPPONENT TIME TV

Wed. Nov. 1 CALIFORNIA, PA. (Exhibition) 8:00Sat. Nov. 4 CANADIAN TEAM (Exhibition) 8:00

2K SPORTS COLLEGE HOOPS CLASSICCOLLEGE PARK REGIONAL

Tue. Nov. 7 New Orleans vs. Vermont TBATue. Nov. 7 MARYLAND vs. HAMPTON 8:30 ESPNUWed. Nov. 8 Tuesday losers TBAWed. Nov. 8 Tuesday winners TBA ESPN2

(Terps play at 7 p.m. Wednesday; Other Regional Hosts: Michigan State, Texas, St. John’s)

Sun. Nov. 12 FLORIDA A&M 7:00 CSN

2K SPORTS COLLEGE HOOPS CLASSICCHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDS (at New York, N.Y.)

Thu. Nov. 16 Semifinals 7:00/9:00 ESPN2Fri. Nov. 17 Championship/Consolation 7:00/9:00 ESPN2Mon. Nov. 20 WINTHROP 8:00 CSNFri. Nov. 24 HIGH POINT 1:30 CSNTue. Nov. 28 at Illinois (ACC/Big 10 Challenge) 7:00 ESPNSun. Dec. 3 vs. Notre Dame (BB&T Classic) 6:30 CSNWed. Dec. 6 FORDHAM 8:00Sun. Dec. 10 at Boston College* 6:30 FSNWed. Dec. 13 MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 8:00 CSNSat. Dec. 23 AMERICAN 1:00 CSNThu. Dec. 28 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 8:00 CSNSun. Dec. 31 SIENA 1:00Thu. Jan. 4 IONA 8:00 CSNWed. Jan. 10 MIAMI* 9:00 RLF SplitSat. Jan. 13 CLEMSON* 2:00 ESPNUTue. Jan. 16 at Virginia* 8:00 RLF SplitSun. Jan. 21 at Virginia Tech* 7:30 FSNWed. Jan. 24 GEORGIA TECH* 9:00 RLF SplitTue. Jan. 30 at Florida State* 8:00 RLF SplitSat. Feb. 3 at Wake Forest* 8:00 RLFTue. Feb. 6 VIRGINIA* 9:00 RSNSun. Feb. 11 DUKE* 5:00 FSNWed. Feb. 14 at NC State* 7:00 ESPN2Sun. Feb. 18 at Clemson* 4:00 RLF SplitWed. Feb. 21 FLORIDA STATE* 9:00 RLF SplitSun. Feb. 25 NORTH CAROLINA* 5:30 FSNWed. Feb. 28 at Duke* 9:00 ESPNSat. Mar. 3 NC STATE* 3:30 ABCThu.-Sun. Mar. 8-11 at ACC Tournament (Tampa, Fla.) TBA RLF/ESPNThu.-Sun. Mar. 15-18 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA CBS

(Sites: Buffalo, Sacramento, Lexington, Winston-Salem, Chicago, Columbus, Spokane, New Orleans)

Thu.-Sun. Mar. 22-25 NCAA Regionals TBA CBS(Sites: San Antonio, San Jose, East Rutherford, St. Louis)

Sat.-Mon. Mar.31-Apr.2 NCAA Final Four (Atlanta, Ga.) TBA CBS

* - Atlantic Coast Conference game; All times and dates subject to change; All times Eastern; Home games played at Comcast Center (17,950) listed in BOLD

Radio – All games on the Maryland Sports Radio Network(Flagships: ESPN 1300AM, WHFS-FM 105.7) and umterps.com

TV Key – ESPN, ESPN2, CBS, Fox Sports Net (FSN) – national broadcasts;Raycom/Lincoln Financial networks (RLF/RLF Split);

Regional Sports Network (RSN) – regional broadcasts;Comcast Sports Net (CSN) – regional broadcasts.

THIS IS MARYLAND BASKETBALL2006-07 Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2This Is Maryland Terrapins Basketball . . 4Comcast Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6The Gary Williams Datebook . . . . . . . . 8Championship Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . 12Basketball Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Gameday at Garyland . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Power of The ACC . . . . . . . . . . . 18Maryland In The Spotlight . . . . . . . . . 20No Better Place To Be . . . . . . . . . . . . 22So Much... So Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24In Memory Of Marvin Perry . . . . . . . . 26

2006-07 SEASON PREVIEWSeason Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Roster Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Preseason Notebook & Honors . . . . . . 32

COACHING STAFFHead Coach Gary Williams. . . . . . . . 34Assistant Coach Michael Adams . . . . . 46Assistant Coach Chuck Driesell . . . . . . 48Assistant Coach Keith Booth . . . . . . . . 50Director of Basketball OperationsTroy Wainwright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Men's Basketball Support Staff . . . . . . 54

MEET THE TERRAPINSWill Bowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Parrish Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Gini Chukura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Ekene Ibekwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Mike Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67D.J. Strawberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70James Gist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Dave Neal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Jerome Burney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77Eric Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78Landon Milbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Bambale Osby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80Greivis Vasquez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Radio/TV Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

ACC & OPPONENTSAbout the Atlantic Coast Conference . . 84ACC & NCAA Tournament Brackets . . 852005-06 ACC Standings & Stats . . . . 86ACC Composite Schedule . . . . . . . . . 88American, Boston College . . . . . . . . . 90Clemson, Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Florida State, Fordham. . . . . . . . . . . . 92Georgia Tech, Hampton. . . . . . . . . . . 93High Point, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Iona, Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Missouri-Kansas City, Mount St. Mary’s 96North Carolina, NC State . . . . . . . . . 97Notre Dame, Siena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98Virginia, Virginia Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . 99Wake Forest, Winthrop . . . . . . . . . . 100

2006-07 Media Guide Credits

The 2006-07 University of Maryland Men’s BasketballMedia Guide was published by the Maryland Athletics MediaRelations Office with the intent to serve all media andfollowers of Terrapin basketball. Additional copies may bepurchased for $25. Mail orders should include $3 forpostage and handling.

The guide was written and edited by publications coordi-nator Patrick Fischer, associate athletics director Doug Dulland Jason Yaman. Layout and design by Patrick Fischer.

Photography by Bruce L. Schwartzman, Phil Straw, GregFiume, Tony Quinn, Bill Vaughan, NBAE/Getty Images andNBA Properties.

The Maryland Athletics Media Relations staff extends itsthanks to all ACC and opponent sports information officesand all members of past sports information staffs that haveassisted in compiling information that is an integral part ofthis guide. Any corrections or additions to the media guideare welcome and should be directed, via e-mail, to DougDull at ddull@umd.edu.

2005-06 SEASON REVIEWReview Notebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Game-By-Game Results . . . . . . . . . . 103Season Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Team Game-By-Game . . . . . . . . . . . 105Points-Rebounds-Assists. . . . . . . . . . . 106Tracking The Terps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106Superlatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Miscellaneous Statistics . . . . . . . . . . 108Game Recaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

THE RECORD BOOKYear-By-Year Finishes . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Coaching History, Arena History. . . . 121All-Time AP Poll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122All-Time Coaches Poll. . . . . . . . . . . . 123Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124Individual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Class Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Annual Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Largest Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136Overtime Games. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136100-Point Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137Maryland Year-By-Year Stats . . . . . . . 138Opponent Year-By-Year Stats. . . . . . . 139All-Time Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146Series Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Regular Season Tournaments . . . . . . 153ACC Tournament History . . . . . . . . . 154Postseason History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156NCAA Tournament Records . . . . . . . 157

HISTORY AND HONORSTeams of Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Honored Jerseys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169Award Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174All-Time Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Career Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178Cole Field House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

TERPS IN THE PROSTerps In The NBA Draft,Lottery History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Terps' Draft History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185Terps In The Pros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186Terps As Pro Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . 188

UNIVERSITY & ATHLETICSDEPARTMENTUniversity of Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . 190Distinguished Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . 192President C.D. Mote Jr. . . . . . . . . . . 193Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow . . 194Athletics Administration . . . . . . . . . . 196Academic Support &Career Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Strength & Conditioning. . . . . . . . . . 202Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203Athletic Development . . . . . . . . . . . . 204Terrapin Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . 205Media Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Covering The Terps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity insti-tution with respect to both education and employment. Theuniversity does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,origin, sex or handicap in admission or access to, ortreatment or employment in, its programs and activities asrequired by federal (Title VI, Title IX, Section 504) andstate laws and regulations. Inquiries regarding compliancewith Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended,Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment, Section 504of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or related legal require-ments should be directed to the Office of Human Relations,1107 Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, CollegePark, Md. 20742; telephone––301-405-2838. Inquiriesconcerning the application of Section 504 and Part 34 ofthe C.F.R. to the University of Maryland, College Park, maybe directed to the Director, Disabled Student Services,0126 Shoemaker Hall, University of Maryland, CollegePark, Md. 20742; telephone––301-314-7862 (voice) or301-314-7683 (TTY).

QUICK FACTSFounded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1807Enrollment: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,329Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terrapins, TerpsColors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Red, White, Black and GoldArena (Capacity): . . . . . . . . . . . Comcast Center (17,950) Affiliation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Division IConference: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Coast President: . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. C.D. Mote Jr. (California ’59)Athletics Director: . . . . . . . . . Deborah A. Yow (Elon ’74)Athletic Department Phone: . . . . . . . . . 301-314-7075Press Row Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-314-8624First Year of Basketball: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1904-05Overall All-Time Record: . . . . . . . . . . 1,269-903 (.584)NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: . . . . 21/2004National Championships: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 (2002)NCAA Final Fours: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 (2001, 2002)NCAA Final Eights: . . . . . . 4 (1973, 1975, 2001, 2002) NCAA Sweet Sixteens: . 13 (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003)

ACC Championships: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7(Tournament Champions — 1958, 1984, 2004; Regular

Season Champions — 1975, 1980, T-1995, 2002)

BASKETBALL STAFFHead Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Williams

(Maryland ‘68/17th season)Overall Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 560-319 (28)Record at Maryland (Years): . . . . . . . . . 353-191 (17)Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Adams

(Boston College ‘85/2nd season)Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chuck Driesell

(Maryland ‘85/1st season)Assistant Coach: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Booth

(Maryland ‘03/3rd season)Director/Operations: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Troy Wainwright

(UMUC ‘04/11th season)Basketball Office Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-314-7029

MEDIA RELATIONSAssociate A.D./Media Relations: . . . . . . . . . Doug Dull

(Maryland ‘81)Media Relations Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-314-7064Media Relations Fax: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-314-9094Men’s Basketball Contact: . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason YamanOffice Phone: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301-314-8052E-mail: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . jyaman@umd.eduAthletics Website: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.umterps.comMedia Relations Mailing Address: . . . . . . . . . . 2725 Comcast Center, College Park, MD 20742

TEAM INFORMATION2005-06 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-13ACC Record/Finish: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8, 6th ACC Tournament: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Maryland defeats Georgia Tech, 82-64 (First Round)Boston College defeats Maryland, 80-66 (Quarterfinals)

Postseason: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1, NIT First RoundManhattan defeats Maryland 87-84 (First Round)

Letterwinners Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/4Starters Returning/Lost: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1 Newcomers: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

COMCAST QUICK FACTSCapacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,950Total Square Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,000On-Site Parking*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,000Seats for the Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Restrooms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Concession Stands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Luxury Suites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Building Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On CampusHeritage Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capacity 400Auxiliary Competition & Practice Venue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capacity 1,500Terps Merchandise Store. . . . . . . . . . . Open 10-6, Mon.-Sat.

and Gamedays

*Within an eight-minute walk

2006 NCAA DIVISON I MEN’S BASKETBALL

HOME ATTENDANCE LEADERSRRAANNKK,, SSCCHHOOOOLL GG AATTTTEENNDDAANNCCEE AAVVEERRAAGGEE1. Kentucky 15 341,445 22,7632. Syracuse 19 410,153 21,5873. North Carolina 17 344,071 20,2394. Louisville 22 402,963 18,3165. Tennessee 15 269,310 17,9546. MARYLAND 17 291,961 17,1747. Wisconsin 16 274,272 17,1428. Indiana 13 220,343 16,9499. Illinois 16 265,888 16,61810. Kansas 16 260,800 16,300

Maryland’s new home for Terrapin Athletics was completed inthe fall of 2002 and has already provided three seasons oftoppled attendance records and memories on the hardwood.

Comcast Center provides a seating capacity of 17,950 fans forbasketball, and serves as a campus site for university special events andselect community events.

The Terrapins' first public basketball event was its 2002 MidnightMadness celebration, which has grown to one of the premiere studentevents of the academic year. In its first season, 281,057 fans were onhand to witness Terrapin basketball games for a per-game average of17,566 as the Terrapins finished fifth in the nation. The Terps went on tofinish fifth in the nation once again in 2003-04, with a school-record287,200 spectators packing the arena for 16 full sellouts and a capacityper-game average of 17,950. Maryland drew 299,391 fans to ComcastCenter during the 2004-05 season, again setting a school record. TheTerps finished sixth in the nation in home attendance last season andhas a three-year average of 17,168.

The honored jersey numbers of 15 of the greatest men’s basketballplayers in school history, as well as banners commemorating the 2002national championship and the 2002 National Coach of the Year GaryWilliams, hang high above the court in Comcast Center’s rafters. The2004 ACC Tournament Championship banner was added two years ago.

Twenty suites provide enhanced viewing and entertainment capabilitiesfor Maryland fans. Maryland's student section, affectionately known as"GARYLAND," accommodates 4,000 of the Terps’ perennial ardentsupporters. Students fill the first 10 rows that ring the arena floor and amajority of seats on the arena's west wall – which at an intimidating 35degree incline provides the Terrapins’ with a unique home courtadvantage.

Comcast Center houses the university's athletics administration officesand includes a 7,000-square-foot Academic Support Center, providing anenhanced study atmosphere for the school’s nearly 750 student-athleteson 27 teams. An additional 1,500-seat gymnasium serves as home to theTerps' volleyball, gymnastics and wrestling teams, and Sprint HeritageHall multi-purpose room is equipped to host banquets, press confer-ences, meetings and serve as a pregame restaurant suite overlookingthe competition arena.

Comcast Center is an excellent place for alumni and fans to enjoy theirfavorite sports and share in their common Terrapin spirit. Visitors canlearn about the men and women who have forged the Maryland Athleticsprogram among the nation’s elite as they stroll through the Terrapin Walkof Fame and History. The Terrapin Team Store, located just off thesoaring three-level atrium lobby, allows visitors to outfit their pride.

Maryland has once again reclaimed the status of having the best studentactivities center and basketball arena in the country.

1 9 8 9 – 9 0June 13, 1989 – Named Maryland’s seventh

head coach. He becomes only the second formerTerp player to be named head coach. [1]

Nov. 25, 1989 – Defeated Delaware State, 87-53, in his first game as head coach.

Jan. 4, 1990 – Defeated Wake Forest, 88-82, inhis first ACC game as Maryland’s coach.

Jan. 10, 1990 – Defeated North Carolina, 98-88, to gain his first victory over a ranked teamas Maryland’s coach. [2]

March 15, 1990 – Defeated Massachusetts, 91-81, in the first round of the NIT at Cole FieldHouse. Williams becomes the first Marylandcoach to take a team to the post-season in hisfirst season.

1 9 9 0 – 9 1Dec. 29, 1990 – Guided the Terps to victories

over Rutgers, 86-81, and South Carolina, 78-69,to gain the championship of the ECAC HolidayFestival at Madison Square Garden. [3]

1 9 9 1 – 9 2March 1, 1992 – Defeated No. 10 North

Carolina, 82-80, at Cole Field House.June 24, 1992 – All-American Walt Williams

selected as the No. 7 overall pick in the 1992NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. [4]

1 9 9 2 – 9 3Jan. 19, 1993 – Defeated No. 12 Oklahoma,

89-78, at Baltimore Arena.

1 9 9 3 - 9 4Nov. 26, 1993 – Defeated No. 15 Georgetown

in overtime, 84-83, at USAir Arena.Jan. 17, 1994 – Ranked No. 25 in the weekly AP

poll, marking Maryland’s first appearance in thenational poll since 1985. [5]

March 13, 1994 – Maryland named to theNCAA Tournament for the first time since 1988,earning a No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region.

March 17, 1994 – Defeated Saint Louis,74-66, in his first NCAA Tournamentgame as the Terps’ head coach.

March 19, 1994 – Defeated second-seeded Massachusetts, 95-87, in thebiggest upset of the 1994 NCAATournament. Maryland reached theSweet Sixteen for the first time since1985. [6]

1 9 9 4 – 9 5Nov. 7, 1994 – Signed a seven-year

contract extension.Dec. 26, 1994 – Ranked No. 9 in the weekly AP

Poll to mark the Terps’ first top 10 ranking since1984. [7]

Feb. 7, 1995 – Defeated No. 1 North Carolina,86-73, for his first win as Maryland’s coachover the nation’s top-ranked team.

March 13, 1995 – No. 10 final AP rankings isTerps’ first top 10 ranking in a final poll since1980.

March 18, 1995 – Defeated Texas, 82-68, toadvance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for thesecond consecutive season. [8]

1 9 9 5 – 9 6June 28, 1995 – National Player of the Year

selection Joe Smith selected as the No. 1overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft inToronto. [9]

March 11, 1996 – Maryland named to theNCAA Tournament for the third consecutiveseason.

1 9 9 6 – 9 7March 9, 1997 – Maryland named to the NCAA

Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

1 9 9 7 - 9 8Jan. 14, 1998 – Defeated No. 1 North Carolina

in OT, 89-83, for his second victory over a top-ranked opponent. [10]

March 8, 1998 – Named to the NCAATournament for a school-record fifth consecutiveseason, earning No. 4 seed in the WestRegion.

March 14, 1998 – Defeated No. 22 Illinois toadvance to the Sweet Sixteen for the third timein five years. [11]

1 9 9 8 – 9 9Nov. 28, 1998 – Defeated Pittsburgh,

87-52, to win the prestigious Puerto RicoShootout. [12]

March 7, 1999 – Named to the NCAATournament for the sixth consecutive season,earning a No. 2 seed in the South Region tomatch Maryland’s highest NCAA Tournamentseed in history.

March 13, 1999 – Defeated Creighton, 75-63,to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the fourthtime in six years.

June 30, 1999 – Second-team All-AmericanSteve Francis selected as the second pick of the1999 NBA Draft. Obinna Ekezie and LaronProfit were selected in the second round.[13]

1 9 9 9 – 0 0Dec. 11, 1999 – Defeated No. 22 Kentucky, 72-

66, to earn his 200th victory while coaching atMaryland.

Feb. 9, 2000 – Terps upend Duke at CameronIndoor Stadium, 98-87, to snap the Devils’ 18-game win streak which was then the longest inthe country. The win also ended Duke’s 46-game win streak at Cameron, and an ACC-record 31-game regular season conference winstreak.

March 1, 2000 – Defeated Florida State, 85-70,to stretch its ACC win streak to nine games andestablish a new Terrapin record.

March 12, 2000 – Advanced to its first ACCTournament final since 1984, and later nameda No. 3 seed in the NCAA Midwest Region.

2 0 0 0 - 0 1March 3, 2001 – Regular season concluded

with a 35-point home win over rival Virginia,the largest win in series history.

March 11, 2001 – Earned its eighth consecutivebid to the NCAA Tournament, a No. 3 seed inthe West Region. [1]

March 22, 2001 – A 76-66 win overGeorgetown sends Maryland to the Elite Eightfor the first time since 1975.

March 24, 2001 – An 87-73 win over top-seeded Stanford catapults Maryland to a WestRegion title and the Terps' first Final Four.Lonny Baxter is named the regional's MostOutstanding Player. [2]

March 31, 2001 – Maryland is joined byArizona, Duke and Michigan State at the2001 Final Four in Minneapolis. [3]

2 0 0 1 - 0 2Nov. 5, 2001 – Maryland's No. 2 preseason

AP ranking is the highest in school history.Feb. 17, 2002 – Defeated top-ranked Duke, 87-

73, before a capacity crowd at Cole Field House.March 3, 2002 – In the final game ever to be

played at Cole Field House, Terps beatVirginia 112-92 to clinch their first ACCregular season crown since 1980, andcomplete a 15-0 home season.

March 10, 2002 – Earned the highest NCAATournament seed in history, drawing a ninth-straight NCAA bid with a No. 1 seed in theEast Region.

March 11, 2002 – Williams earned his firstselection as the ACC's Coach of the Year.

March 12, 2002 – Shooting guard Juan Dixonwas honored as AP first team All-Americanand the ACC's Player of the Year.

March 17, 2002 – Terps dismantle Wisconsin atMCI Center, 87-57, to advance to their sixthSweet Sixteen in nine seasons. In the samegame, Juan Dixon became the school's all-time scoring leader.

March 22, 2002 – Defeated Kentucky, 78-68,to reach the NCAA's Elite Eight.

March 24, 2002 – Outlasted Connecticut, 90-82, to reach the Final Four for a secondconsecutive season. Lonny Baxter became the10th player in history to earn Regional MVPhonors a second time. [4]

March 30, 2002 – Defeated Kansas, 97-88, toadvance to the school's first-everchampionship game.[5]

April 1, 2002 – Defeated Indiana, 64-52, toclaim Terps’ first national title in history.[6]

April 2, 2002 – Williams accepts the SearsTrophy and celebrates the school's first No. 1ranking in history, by USA Today/ESPN. Laterin the same day, over 10,000 fans greeted thechampion Terps at a victory celebration atCole Field House.

May 16, 2002 – Williams honored with theWinged Foot Award as the coach of thenational champions at a formal dinner hostedby the New York Athletic Club. [7]

May 21, 2002 – Terps were welcomed at theWhite House by President George W. Bush. [8]

June 26, 2002 – Chris Wilcox waschosen as the eighth selection in the2002 NBA draft, chosen by the LosAngeles Clippers. Dixon was chosen bythe Washington Wizards with the 17thselection, marking the first time since1981 that two Maryland players wereselected in the first round of the NBAdraft.

June 29, 2002 – Accepted the VictorAward in Las Vegas, recognizing collegebasketball's coach of the year as votedby the National Academy of SportsEditors.

Oct. 2002 – "Sweet Redemption" hitsbookstands. It is the Gary Williamsautobiography as told with award-winning author David A. Vise. [9]

2 0 0 2 - 0 3Nov. 24, 2002 – Williams and the Terps

open state-of-the-art Comcast Center with64-49 victory over Miami (Ohio). [10]

Jan. 18, 2003 – Maryland downs No. 1Duke, 87-72, tying Williams amongactive ACC head coaches for the mostcareer victories over top-ranked teams.

March 2, 2003 – Drew Nicholas’ game-winning 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds leftat NC State gives Williams his 500thcareer coaching victory.

March 21, 2003 – Playing in their 10thstraight NCAA Tournament, the Terps arelifted to victory over UNC Wilmington byan unbelievable Nicholas buzzer-beating3-pointer. [11]

March 28, 2003 – Terps play in theirseventh NCAA Sweet Sixteen game in10 opportunities at the Alamodome inSan Antonio, Texas. [12]

2 0 0 3 - 0 4Dec. 10, 2003 – The Terps post a 69-68

(ot) victory at No. 1 Florida as Williamsbecomes the nation’s winningest activecoach over top-ranked opponents.

March 12, 2004 – Needing a victory toensure a NCAA bid, the Terrapins downthird-seeded Wake Forest, 87-86, in theACC Tournament’s quarterfinal round.

March 13, 2004 – The Terps complete thegreatest comeback in ACC Tournamenthistory, overcoming a 21-point first-halfdeficit to surprise No. 2 seed NC State inthe semifinal round.

March 14, 2004 – Maryland completes thesweep by downing top-seeded Duke, 95-87(ot), to capture their first ACC Tournament since1984 and the first of Williams’ career. [13]

March 18, 2004 – Playing as the No. 4 seed intheir 11th consecutive NCAA Tournament, theTerps down UTEP, 86-83, to give Maryland aneighth-straight 20-win season.

March 20, 2004 – For only the third time in thehistory of the NCAA Tournament, the previoustwo national champions collide as 2002titlewinner Maryland faces 2003 championSyracuse. [14]

2 0 0 4 - 0 5Nov. 26, 2004 – Maryland dominates Memphis,

84-61, before a national television audience atthe Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic in Springfield,Mass. (photo available of trophy presentation)

Jan. 26, 2005 – Defeated second-ranked Duke,75-66, at Cameron Indoor Stadium behind a25-point performance from Nik Caner-Medley.

Feb. 12, 2005 – One of eight sites in all ofcollege basketball selected to host ESPN’s new“College Gameday” basketball show,Maryland finished a day-long event with astirring 99-92 overtime win over Duke,completing the season sweep. [15]

March 26, 2005 – Maryland defeats TCU, 85-73, in the quarterfinals of the Postseason NIT,earning a trip to Madison Square Garden forthe semifinals.

March 29, 2005 – The Terrapins complete their12th straight season of postseason action inthe NIT semifinals.

2 0 0 5 - 0 6November 23, 2005 – Maryland tops

Arkansas, 75-62, in the Maui Invitationalgiving the Terps a 2-1 mark in Hawaii.

December 23, 2005 – Head coach GaryWilliams captures his 550th career win withan 81-55 victory over American University.

January 25, 2006 – Maryland tops GeorgiaTech, 86-74, as Gary Williams moves intothird place ACC’s career wins list (143).

February 7, 2006 – Gary Williams passes LeftyDriesell as Maryland’s all-time winningestcoach with 349 wins in College Park. [16]

March 18, 2006 – The Terrapins complete their13th consecutive season of postseason actionwith a birth in the 2006 NIT.

ACC AND THE RPI REPORTThe ACC has been the top-rated conference in the

nation five of the past 11 years according to the RPIReport, and in the top three nationally every yearsince 1996. In addition to 2004 and 2005, the ACCrated first for three consecutive seasons (1996-98),ranked second in 1999, third in 2000, second in2002 and third in 2003 and 2006.

ACC SETS ATTENDANCE MARKFor the first time ever, the ACC surpassed the two

million mark in attendance with the 12 league teamstotaling 2,277,076 over 191 regular season gamesand six tournament sessions. Maryland was sixth inthe nation with an average of 17,174 fans perhome game.

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLS REFLECTACC STRENGTH

With Maryland’s No. 1 ranking in the final USAToday/ESPN poll in 2002, the ACC became the firstconference in history to have two different teamsfinish the season ranked No. 1 in the two majorpolls. Duke finished the season as the top-rankedteam in the Associated Press poll and helped theACC become the first league in NCAA history tofinish No. 1 in the final AP poll in consecutiveseasons.

ACC UNPRECEDENTED IN THEASSOCIATED PRESS POLL

The ACC became the first conference in history tohave seven teams ranked in the Associated Presspoll during two consecutive weeks during the 1997-98 season. Maryland, North Carolina, Duke,Florida State, Clemson, Wake Forest and GeorgiaTech were each ranked in the AP polls of Dec. 1 and8. The ACC reached unprecedented success in theAP poll in 2000-01, with five different teams rankedin the Top 25 from start-to-finish: Duke, Maryland,North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest. The ACChas had at least three teams in the final AP poll in24 of the last 27 years, including a national-most sixteams in 2003. Six of the 12 teams in the ACC wereranked at least eight times in 2005-06.

ACC IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTIn terms of success, the Atlantic Coast Conference

is unrivaled in the history of the NCAA Tournament.The league teams have made the ACC thewinningest conference all-time in NCAA Tournamentplay, with a cumulative record of 357-196 (.646).

n In 2005, North Carolina became the thirdACC team to win a national championship in thelast six years and the 11th overall. The ACC hashad at least one Final Four team in 16 of the last19 years and in 21 of the last 26.

n Over the last 18 years, ACC teams have mademore Final Four appearances than any otherconference. Since 1988, the ACC has made 20Final Four appearances, with the Big 10 in secondat 14.

n Since the NCAA Tournament expanded to 64teams in 1985, the ACC has the most Tournamentwins (221), the best winning percentage (.678), themost Sweet 16 appearances (61), the most regionalfinal appearances (32) and the most Final Fourteams (21).

n Over the past 26 years (since 1981), fourdifferent ACC schools have won a total of eightNCAA titles, three more than any other conference.

n The ACC is 58-26 (.690) over the past sixtournaments. The ACC has had 10 or moreTournament wins in four of the last seven years and14 times overall.

n In 2004, the ACC was the first conference inNCAA Tournament history to have five teams –Duke (#1), Georgia Tech (#3), NC State (#3),Maryland (#4), Wake Forest (#4) – seeded fourthor higher.

ACC Televisionn A record-setting 278 television appearances

involving Atlantic Coast Conference teams headlinethe league's 2006-07 basketball schedule. Theschedule also boasts 182 televised games involvingACC teams and marks the 12th straight year thatthe league has had more than 200 televisionappearances.

n ACC teams will make a league-record 157appearances on national television networks,including 50 appearances on ESPN, 35 on ESPN2,33 on Fox Sports Net, 18 on ESPNU, 10 on ABC,nine on CBS and one on CSTV.

n Fox Sports Net and affiliates will televise 18games, including 18 Sunday afternoon and eveninggames on a national basis starting with the N.C.State at Virginia game on December 3 … 14 of the18 Sunday games are conference matchups.

n Headlining the non-conference schedule is theeighth annual ACC-Big 10 Challenge, pairing twoof the nation's premier conferences in a regularseason challenge series. Last year the ACC won theChallenge for the seventh straight time, winning sixof the nine games played. Also included in theregular-season schedule are 29 games against 26non-conference opponents that earned NCAATournament berths a year ago.

n In 1998-99, the ACC became the firstconference in collegiate basketball history to haveits entire conference-game package televised eitherregionally or nationally.