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1 university of MARYLAND Athletics MEN S BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS 2725 Comcast Center College Park, Md Ph: (301) Fax: (301) GENERAL Location:... College Park, Md Founded: Enrollment:... 34,801 Nickname:... Terrapins, Terps Colors:...Red, White, Black and Gold Arena (Capacity):...Comcast Center (17,950) Affiliation:... NCAA Division I Conference:...Atlantic Coast President:... Dr. C.D. Mote Jr. (California 59) Athletics Director:... Deborah A. Yow (Elon 74) Athletic Department Phone: Ticket Office Phone: HISTORY First Year of Basketball: Overall All-Time Record:... 1, (.583) NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last:... 20/2003 National Championships:...1 (2002) NCAA Final Fours:...2 (2001, 2002) NCAA Final Eights:... 4 (1973, 1975, 2001, 2002) NCAA Sweet Sixteens: (1958, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1984, , 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003) ACC Championships: 6 (Tournament Champions 1958, 1984;...Regular Season Champions 1975, 1980, T-1995, 2002) BASKETBALL STAFF Head Coach:... Gary Williams (Maryland 68) Overall Record (Years): (25) Record at Maryland (Years): (14) Assistant Coach:... Dave Dickerson (Maryland 90/7 seasons) Assistant Coach:... Jimmy Patsos (Catholic 89/12 seasons) Assistant Coach:... Matt Kovarik (Maryland 98/2 seasons) Director/Operations:.. Troy Wainwright (Maryland 90/7 seasons) Basketball Office Phone: MEDIA RELATIONS Associate A.D./Media Relations:...Doug Dull Media Relations Phone: Media Relations Fax: Men s Basketball Contact:... Mark Fratto Fratto s Office Phone: Fratto s ... fratto@wam.umd.edu Fratto s Home Phone: Athletics Website:... Media Relations Mailing Address: 2725 Comcast Center College Park, MD TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: ACC Record/Finish: , T-2nd NCAA Tournament: , Sweet Sixteen...Maryland defeats UNC Wilmington, (First Round)...Maryland defeats Xavier, (Second Round)...Michigan State defeats Maryland, (South Regional Semifinal) Final Ranking:... No. 10 USA Today/ESPN; No. 17 AP Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 8/5 Starters Returning/Lost:... 1/4 Newcomers:... 5 RETURNING PLAYERS Nik Caner-Medley So., F 6-8, 220 lbs. Portland, Maine Stats: 31 GP/18 GS, 5.9 ppg, 3.5 rpg Jamar Smith Sr., F/C 6-9, 239 lbs. Sicklerville, N.J Stats: 30 GP, 5.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg John Gilchrist So., G 6-3, 190 lbs. Virginia Beach, Va Stats: 31 GP, 4.6 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 52 asst. Travis Garrison So., F 6-8, 236 lbs. Suitland, Md Stats: 30 GP, 4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 25 blk Chris McCray So., G 6-5, 183 lbs. Captiol Heights, Md Stats: 24 GP, 3.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg Andre Collins Jr., G 5-10, 167 lbs. Crisfield, Md Stats: 19 GP, 2.2 ppg, 17 asst. Mike Grinnon Jr., F 6-6, 216 lbs. Huntington, N.Y Stats: 11 GP, 1.6 ppg Darien Henry Jr., F 6-6, 204 lbs. Roxbury, N.J Stats: 9 GP, 1.2 ppg NEWCOMERS (listed alphabetically) Wil Bowers Fr., C 6-11, 230 lbs. Hanover, Md Stats: 13.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg Honors: All-Metro First Team, Baltimore Sun Hassan Fofana Fr., F/C 6-10, 290 lbs. Weston, Mass Stats: 16.5 ppg, 10.1 rpg Honors: Nationally rated Top 10 center prospect Ekene Ibekwe Fr., F 6-9, 210 lbs. Carson, Calif Stats: 19.9 ppg, 10.2 rpg Honors: Parade High School All-American Mike Jones Fr., G 6-5, 200 lbs. Dorchester, Mass Stats: 24.8 ppg, 14.6 rpg, 3.2 apg Honors: McDonald s, Parade High School All-American D.J. Strawberry Fr., G 6-5, 185 lbs. Corona, Calif Stats: 13.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 spg Honors: All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) selection

2 university of MARYLAND Athletics MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER INFORMATION ALPHABETICAL NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 31 Wil Bowers C Fr.-H.S. Hanover, Md. (Archbishop Spalding) 22 Nik Caner-Medley F So.-1V Portland, Maine (Deering) 2 Andre Collins G Jr.-2V Crisfield, Md. (Crisfield/Hargrave Military (Va.)) 54 Hassan Fofana F/C Fr.-H.S. Weston, Mass. (Holy Name/Hargrave Military (Va.)) 4 Travis Garrison F So.-1V Suitland, Md. (DeMatha) 11 John Gilchrist G So.-1V Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem) 21 Mike Grinnon F Jr.-2V Huntington, N.Y. (St. Dominic) 20 Darien Henry F Jr.-1V Roxbury, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 25 Ekene Ibekwe F Fr.-H.S. Carson, Calif. (Carson) 23 Mike Jones G Fr.-H.S. Dorchester, Mass. (Thayer Academy) 13 Chris McCray G So.-1V Capital Heights, Md. (Fairmont Heights) 1 Jamar Smith F/C Sr.-1V Sicklerville, N.J. (Overbrook/Allegany CC) 5 D.J. Strawberry G Fr.-H.S. Corona, Calif. (Mater Dei) NUMERICAL 2725 Comcast Center College Park, Md Ph: (301) Fax: (301) NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL.-EXP.HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Jamar Smith F/C Sr.-1V Sicklerville, N.J. (Overbrook/Allegany CC) 2 Andre Collins G Jr.-2V Crisfield, Md. (Crisfield/Hargrave Military (Va.)) 4 Travis Garrison F So.-1V Suitland, Md. (DeMatha) 5 D.J. Strawberry G Fr.-H.S. Corona, Calif. (Mater Dei) 11 John Gilchrist G So.-1V Virginia Beach, Va. (Salem) 13 Chris McCray G So.-1V Capital Heights, Md. (Fairmont Heights) 20 Darien Henry F Jr.-1V Roxbury, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep) 21 Mike Grinnon F Jr.-2V Huntington, N.Y. (St. Dominic) 22 Nik Caner-Medley F So.-1V Portland, Maine (Deering) 23 Mike Jones G Fr.-H.S. Dorchester, Mass. (Thayer Academy) 25 Ekene Ibekwe F Fr.-H.S. Carson, Calif. (Carson) 31 Wil Bowers C Fr.-H.S. Hanover, Md. (Archbishop Spalding) 54 Hassan Fofana F/C Fr.-H.S. Weston, Mass. (Holy Name/Hargrave Military (Va.)) HEAD COACH Gary Williams, 15th Year at Maryland (Maryland 68) ASSISTANT COACHES Dave Dickerson, 8th Year at Maryland (Maryland 90) Jimmy Patsos, 13th Year at Maryland (Catholic 89) Matt Kovarik, 3rd Year at Maryland (Maryland 98) DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS Troy Wainwright, 8th Year at Maryland (Maryland 90) STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Craig Fitzgerald, 4th Year at Maryland (Maryland 96) ATHLETIC TRAINER J.J. Bush, 32nd Year at Maryland (Florida State 69) TERPS BY CLASS Seniors (1): Smith Juniors (3): Collins, Grinnon, Henry Sophomores (4): Caner-Medley, Garrison, Gilchrist, McCray Freshmen (5): Bowers, Fofana, Ibekwe, Jones, Strawberry TERPS BY STATE California (2): Ibekwe, Strawberry Maine (1): Caner-Medley Maryland (4): Bowers, Collins, Garrison, McCray Massachusetts (2): Fofana, Jones New Jersey (2): Henry, Smith New York (1): Grinnon Virginia (1): Gilchrist

3 university of MARYLAND Athletics MEN S BASKETBALL SEASON IN REVIEW 2725 Comcast Center College Park, Md Ph: (301) Fax: (301) TERPS MAKE 10TH STRAIGHT NCAA APPEARANCE, REACH SWEET 16 The Maryland basketball team (No. 17 AP, No. 10 USA Today/ESPN) posted a record en route to the program s 10th straight NCAA Tournament berth and third consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance. One season after reaching its second-straight Final Four and capturing the first national championship in school history, Maryland made its fifth Sweet Sixteen appearance in the last six seasons and the seventh during the Terps 10-year run of NCAA appearances since Maryland finished the season ranked No. 10 according to the final USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll, released April 8. It marked Maryland s fourth Top 10 finish in the coaches poll in the last five seasons, and the program s 10th overall. Maryland has been ranked in the Top 10 in 25 of the last 40 polls by the college head coaches. Maryland, Arizona and Kentucky are the only schools in the nation that have achieved each of the following: Won a national championship in the last 10 years. Received berths in each of 10 NCAA Tournaments from 1994 to 2003 (Maryland, Arizona, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky). Made appearances in the Sweet Sixteen at least seven times since 1994 (Maryland, Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Duke, Kentucky). Maryland used a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by senior Drew Nicholas to down UNC Wilmington in the NCAA first round, 75-73, and put together a solid team effort to outlast David West and Xavier, 77-64, in the second round. Nicholas and fellow senior Ryan Randle led the Terps over the Musketeers with 17 points apiece, while four-year starting point guard Steve Blake added nine points, nine assists and seven rebounds. The Terrapins came back from a 14-point deficit vs. Michigan State in the regional semifinal, but concluded an eight-game NCAA Tournament win streak, 60-58, in San Antonio. Maryland head coach Gary Williams reached his 500th career victory at NC State on March 2. His record stands at , which makes him the 18th-leading active coach in America in terms of victories. Williams now totals 25 NCAA Tournament victories eighth among active coaches and is 21-9 at Maryland. Honorable mention AP All-America and All-ACC first team selection Steve Blake totaled 1,139 career points and 972 assists after leading the conference in assists for three straight seasons. He finished his career fifth on the NCAA s all-time career assists chart, and is the only player in ACC history to total more than 1,000 points, 800 assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals. Blake led the ACC in assists as a sophomore (6.9), junior (7.9) and senior (7.1). He became Maryland s career assist leader in as a junior, and set records for starts (136) and minutes (4,312) as a senior in He is one of 15 players in Maryland basketball history to have his jersey number honored. Blake became the eighth Terp drafted in the last five years when the Washington Wizards selected him as the 36th overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. Blake joined former Terrapin Juan Dixon as part of the Wizards summer squad and finished second in the Boston, Mass., Reebok Pro Summer League in assists SEASON REVIEW Nicholas ranked second in the ACC in scoring (17.8 ppg), fourth in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage and 3-point field goals made, but his game-winning long-range shots at NC State and vs. UNC Wilmington in the NCAA Tournament s first round will be remembered for decades. The Terps have been ranked in the AP Top 25 for 73 consecutive weeks, and the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 for 67 straight votes. Maryland has been in the Top 10 in 21 of the past 37 votes by the Associated Press, and in 25 of 40 by the coaches, including the season-ending poll released April 8. As a team, the Terrapins led the ACC and the nation in assists at apg. The Terps also paced the ACC in field goal percentage defense (.378, 3rd nationally), scoring margin (+13.0 ppg), field goal percentage (.464), 3-point field goal percentage (.390), 3-point field goal percentage defense (.322), blocked shots (6.39 bpg), steals (10.39 spg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.33). The Terps record extended an active school record streak of 20-win seasons to seven. Last year, Maryland broke a record of five straight 20-win seasons, from 1972 to 1976, last season. Maryland s victory over then-no. 12/14 Xavier in the NCAA s second round was the 50th win over a ranked team since Gary Williams took the helm for the season. The Terps tied for second during the regular season in the always competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, marking the fourth secondor-better finish in the last five years, and a school record sixth straight finish in the league s top three. Similarly, Maryland s 11-5 ACC record marked a school-record sixth straight season of doublefigure ACC victories. Attendance records fell in the Terps first season at the $125 million, state-of-the-art, 17,950-seat Comcast Center. The Terps finished fifth in the nation in terms of home attendance, establishing new school records for single-game attendance with nine full sellouts, and setting a new single-season mark for season attendance (281,057) and per game average (17,566). Maryland s fifth-place national attendance finish was the best in school history. The Terps win over then-no. 1 Duke on Jan. 18, 2003, at Comcast Center gave Gary Williams his fifth-ever victory over a top-ranked team, tying him with Duke s Mike Krzyzewski for the most victories over No. 1 among active ACC coaches SEASON HONORS Steve Blake AP All-American (Honorable Mention) All-ACC (First Team) Wooden Award Semifinalist USBWA All-District Team NABC All-District Team ACC Player of the Week (Feb. 17) Collegeinsider.com All-Defensive Team ACC Fan s Guide All-Defensive Team Drew Nicholas All-ACC (Second Team) USBWA All-District Team NABC All-District Team Ryan Randle All-ACC (Third Team)

4 SEASON RESULTS Overall: ACC: 11-5 Home: 14-2 Away: 4-4 Neutral: 3-4 Date Opponent Result Att. Overall ACC Points Leader Rebounds Leader Assists Leader N24 [12/15] Miami (Ohio) W , Nicholas 16 Garrison 6 Blake 8 N27 [11/11] The Citadel W , Nicholas 28 Smith 9 Blake 5 N30 [11/11] Duquesne W , Nicholas 19 Caner-Medley 8 Blake 13 D3 1 [9/8] [10/11] vs. Indiana L 74-80ot 15, Blake 22 Randle 16 Nicholas 4 D7 2 [9/8] vs. Notre Dame L , Blake 15 Randle 10 Blake 4 D8 2 [9/8] vs. George Washington W , Blake, Nicholas 27 Garrison 6 Blake 7 D14 [18/16] [14/17] Florida L , Randle 18 Randle 10 Blake 6 D23 [23/22] UMBC W , Randle 21 Randle 9 Blake 9 D29 [23/22] Georgia Tech W , Nicholas 29 Smith 8 Blake 8 J4 [22/20] Wagner W , Randle 21 Garrison, Smith 9 Blake 12 J8 [21/17] Hampton W , Nicholas, Smith 17 Randle 12 Blake 8 J11 [21/17] Florida State W , Nicholas 23 Nicholas 9 Blake, McCall, Nicholas 4 J15 [17/15] [19/20] at Wake Forest L , Blake 15 McCray 6 Blake 7 J18 [17/15] [1/1] Duke W , Nicholas 24 Randle 17 Blake 6 J22 [12/11] at North Carolina W , Nicholas 20 Randle 10 Blake 5 J25 [12/11] at Clemson W , Nicholas 14 Holden 11 Blake, Nicholas 3 J30 [10/9] NC State W , Blake 20 Smith 10 Blake 7 F2 [10/9] Loyola W , Randle 17 Blake, Smith 5 Blake 10 F6 [8/8] Virginia L , Nicholas 20 Caner-Medley 7 Nicholas 6 F9 [8/8] at Georgia Tech L , Nicholas 18 Randle, Caner-Medley 6 Blake 8 F12 [16/15] at Florida State W , Nicholas 20 Holden 9 Blake 4 F17 [13/13] [10/11] Wake Forest W , Blake 21 Randle 13 Blake 9 F19 [13/13] [8/8] at Duke L , Holden 18 Randle, Blake 7 Blake 9 F22 [13/13] North Carolina W , Blake 18 Gilchrist 9 Blake 8 F25 [14/14] Clemson W , Randle 18 McCall, Randle 6 Blake 7 M2 [14/14] at NC State W , Holden 20 Holden 9 Blake 7 M9 [13/12] at Virginia L 78-80ot 7, Nicholas 27 Randle 6 Blake 10 M14 3 [14/15] vs. North Carolina L , Nicholas 18 Nicholas 6 Blake 10 M21 4 [17/17] vs. UNC Wilmington W , Nicholas 22 Randle 16 Blake 7 M23 4 [17/17] [12/14] vs. Xavier W , Nicholas, Randle 17 Nicholas 8 Blake 9 M28 5 [17/17] vs. Michigan State L , Nicholas 18 Holden 9 Blake 3 All Times Eastern - denotes Atlantic Coast Conference games 1 - ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse) 2 - BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. (MCI Center) 3 - ACC Tournament at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) 4 - NCAA First/Second Rounds at Nashville, Tenn. (Gaylord Entertainment Center) 5 - NCAA South Regional at San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) Numbers in brackets denote rankings by AP/USA Today-ESPN TERRAPIN RECORDS WITH VARIOUS STARTING LINEUPS F McCall F Holden C Randle G Nicholas G Blake Miami (Ohio) (11-24), The Citadel (11-27), Duquesne (11-30), vs. Indiana (12-3), Duke (1-18), at North Carolina (1-22), at Clemson (1-25), NC State (1-30) Loyola (2-2), Virginia (2-6), at Georgia Tech (2-9), Clemson (2-25), vs. Michigan State (3-28) F Caner-Medley F Holden C Randle G Nicholas G Blake vs. Notre Dame (12-7), vs. Geo. Washington (12-8), Florida (12-14), at Florida State (2-12), Wake Forest (2-17), at Duke (2-19), North Carolina (2-22), at NC State (3-2), at Virginia (3-9), vs. North Carolina (3-14), vs. UNC Wilmington (3-21), vs. Xavier (3-23) F Caner-Medley F Garrison C Randle G Nicholas G Blake UMBC (12-23), Georgia Tech (12-29), Wagner (1-4), Hampton (1-8), Florida State (1-11), at Wake Forest (1-15)

5 SEASON STATS /---TOTAL---/ /---3-PTS---/ /----REBOUNDS---/ ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 12 Nicholas, Drew Randle, Ryan Blake, Steve Holden, Tahj Caner-Medley, Nik Smith, Jamar McCall, Calvin Gilchrist, John Garrison, Travis McCray, Chris Collins, Andre Grinnon, Mike Henry, Darien TEAM Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS TEAM MARYLAND OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 3 - ATTENDANCE 281, ,261 Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total Maryland Opponents RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATT. 11/24/02 MIAMI (OHIO) W ,950 11/27/02 THE CITADEL W ,503 11/30/02 DUQUESNE W , /03/02 vs. Indiana L(OT) , /07/02 vs. Notre Dame L , /08/02 vs. George Washington W ,209 12/14/02 FLORIDA L ,950 12/23/02 UMBC W ,602 12/29/02 GEORGIA TECH W ,950 1/04/03 WAGNER W ,505 1/08/03 HAMPTON W ,468 1/11/03 FLORIDA STATE W ,950 1/15/03 at Wake Forest L ,623 1/18/03 DUKE W ,950 1/22/03 at North Carolina W ,750 1/25/03 at Clemson W ,500 1/30/03 NC STATE W ,950 2/02/03 LOYOLA W ,578 2/06/03 VIRGINIA L ,950 2/09/03 at Georgia Tech L ,191 2/12/03 at Florida State W ,436 2/17/03 WAKE FOREST W ,222 2/19/03 at Duke L ,314 2/22/03 NORTH CAROLINA W ,950 2/25/03 CLEMSON W ,950 3/02/03 at NC State Wolfpack W ,722 3/9/03 at Virginia L(OT) , /14/03 vs. North Carolina L , /21/03 vs. UNC Wilmington W , /23/03 vs. Xavier W , /28/03 vs. Michigan State L ,009 - Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 - ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse) 2 - BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. (MCI Center) 3 - ACC Tournament at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) 4 - NCAA First/Second Rounds at Nashville, Tenn. (Gaylord Entertainment Center) 5 - NCAA South Regional at San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome)

6 NCAA TOURNAMENT STATS /---TOTAL---/ /---3-PTS---/ /----REBOUNDS---/ ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 12 Nicholas, Drew Randle, Ryan Blake, Steve Smith, Jamar Holden, Tahj Caner-Medley, Nik Gilchrist, John Garrison, Travis McCall, Calvin Collins, Andre TEAM Total Opponents ACC SEASON STATS /---TOTAL---/ /---3-PTS---/ /----REBOUNDS---/ ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 12 Nicholas, Drew Blake, Steve Randle, Ryan Holden, Tahj McCall, Calvin Smith, Jamar Caner-Medley, Nik Gilchrist, John Garrison, Travis Collins, Andre McCray, Chris Grinnon, Mike Henry, Darien TEAM Total Opponents POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS 1* 2 4* * 45* Date Opponent Smith Collins Garrison McCall Gilchrist Nicholas McCray Henry Grinnon Caner-Medley Blake Randle Holden N12 Miami (Ohio) DNP N27 The Citadel N30 Duquesne D3 vs. Indiana DNP DNP DNP D7 vs. Notre Dame DNP DNP D8 vs. George Washington DNP DNP DNP D14 Florida DNP DNP DNP DNP D23 UMBC DNP D29 Georgia Tech DNP INJ DNP DNP J4 Wagner INJ J8 Hampton J11 Florida State DNP J15 at Wake Forest DNP DNP DNP J18 Duke DNP DNP DNP DNP J22 at North Carolina DNP DNP DNP J25 at Clemson DNP DNP DNP J30 NC State DNP DNP DNP F2 Loyola F6 Virginia DNP DNP DNP F9 at Georgia Tech DNP DNP DNP F12 at Florida State DNP DNP DNP F17 Wake Forest DNP F19 at Duke DNP DNP DNP F22 North Carolina F25 Clemson M2 at NC State DNP DNP DNP M9 at Virginia DNP DNP DNP M14 vs. North Carolina DNP DNP M21 vs. UNC Wilmington DNP DNP DNP M23 vs. Xavier DNP DNP DNP M28 vs. Michigan State DNP DNP DNP Bold indicates game started; DNP = did not play-coach s decision; INJ = injured; * = blocks indicated in place of assists

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