Terps Roll To Raleigh With Sights On 5-1 ACC Start

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1 Terps Roll To Raleigh With Sights On 5-1 ACC Start COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Riding the momentum of last Wednesday s home court victory over 10th-ranked Wake Forest, the Maryland Terrapins travel to Raleigh, N.C., this weekend to continue their Atlantic Coast Conference wars with North Carolina State on Sunday. Tipoff between the Terps and Wolfpack is 3:30 p.m. in a nationally-televised game on ABC-TV. No. 12-ranked Maryland, 13-4 overall and 4-1 in the ACC, downed the Demon Deacons in an emotional, hard-fought victory. The Terps can move to 5-1 in the ACC on Sunday, matching their best six-game start (xx times) in league history. Juan Dixon scored a season-high 30 points in Wednesday s win, and joined All-America Trio teammates Lonny Baxter and Terence Morris to combine for 68 points, 26 rebounds, four assists and four steals against the Demon Deacs. The Trio combined to shoot 24 of 47 (51.0%) from the field and 16 of 19 (84.2%) from the free throw line as Maryland won on its home floor for the seventh time in eight games this season. After leading at halftime for the 17th time in as many games this year, the final score provided the Terps with their third straight victory over Wake Forest, their 12th victory in their last 13 games overall, and their 13th win in their last 15 ACC regular season games. After watching Wake score the game s first six points, Maryland took the lead with 10 unanswered points, and added another 12-0 run later in the first half. After leading at the intermission, the Terps bucked a recent trend by scoring the first five points of the second half to stretch their lead to 13. Wake Forest never got closer than seven points the rest of the way. Against NC State, the Terps have won six of the last seven meetings, 12 of the last 14 games, and 17 of the past 20. The Wolfpack downed Maryland in last year s ACC opener in Raleigh the first ACC game ever played at the Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena but the Terps overcame a 12-point deficit to win in College Park in February, and later beat the Pack in the ACC Tournament semifinals. On Sunday, Maryland seeks its first victory at the ESA, and its eighth victory in the Terps last nine ACC road contests. Contact: Kevin Messenger kmess@wam.umd.edu (phone) (fax) Men s Basketball Notes January 21, 2001 Game Facts and Coverage Gm. 18 Maryland at NC State Date: Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001 Time: 3:30 p.m. Site: Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (19,722) TV: Live national telecast by ABC. (Brent Musberger, play-by-play; Dick Vitale, color) Radio: All Maryland games are carried live on the Maryland/Learfield Radio Network. Flagship stations are WBAL (1090- AM) in Baltimore and WMAL (630-AM) in Washington, D.C. Pregame show 30 minutes prior to tipoff. (Johnny Holliday, play-by-play; Chris Knoche, color) umterps.com: Maryland sports news on the World Wide Web, including up-todate Terrapin game notes, player profiles and statistics in PDF format. Terrapin Streaks And Quick Notes Maryland has won two straight games overall, and two straight against the Wolfpack. Maryland has won three straight road games. Maryland has won 12 of its past 13 games, overall. The Terps have won 13 of their last 15 ACC regular season games, and 15 of their last Maryland Terrapins Roster Head Coach: Gary Williams (Maryland 68) / 12th year at Maryland ( , ACC) / 23rd year overall ( ) Probable Starters (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes G/F 1 Byron Mouton (17-13) Jr. Rayne, La Terps are 12-1 since Mouton entered the lineup F 44 Terence Morris (17-17) Sr. Frederick, Md Averaging 18.2 pts and 10.6 rebs in ACC games C 35 Lonny Baxter (17-17) Jr. Silver Spring, Md Three double-doubles this season, 15 in career G 3 Juan Dixon (17-17) Jr. Baltimore, Md Scoring 24.2 points per game in the ACC G 25 Steve Blake (17-17) So. Miami Lakes, Fla assists per game leads the ACC Terp Reserves (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes G 12 Drew Nicholas (16-0) So. Hempstead, N.Y Backup point guard and three-point specialist F 15 Danny Miller (17-4) Jr. Mt. Holly, N.J Averaging 6.8 points in last nine games C 33 Mike Mardesich (17-0) Sr. Boston, Mass Has played in 118 consecutive Maryland games F 45 Tahj Holden (8-0) So. Red Bank, N.J minutes vs. Wake was first action since Dec. 6 F 54 Chris Wilcox (16-0) Fr. Raleigh, N.C Outstanding freshman returns to hometown G 11 Calvin McCall (6-0) So. Miami, Fla Has seen game action in six games F 21 LaRon Cephas (9-0) Sr. Wilmington, Del At least one rebound in five of last six GP G 4 Earl Badu (0-0) Jr. Baltimore, Md Played at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore C 40 Matt Slaninka (0-0) Fr. Hyattsville, Md Played at DeMatha HS in Hyattsville MARYLAND (13-4, 4-1 ACC) N20 1 [6/6] v. Louisville-ESPN... W N21 1 [6/6] v. [8/8] Illinois-ESPN... L N22 1 [6/6] v. Dayton... L N29 2 [13/14] v. [23/23] Wisconsin-ESPN... L ot D2 3 [13/14] v. Michigan-WDCA... W D3 3 [13/14] v. Geo. Washington-WDCA... W D6 [19/17] Stony Brook... W D9 [19/17] at Penn-HTS... W D13 [20/19] Md.-Baltimore County... W D23 [20/19] Norfolk State-HTS... W D27 [18/19] Chicago State... W D30 [18/19] Md.-Eastern Shore-HTS... W J2 * [17/17] at Clemson-RJ... W J6 * [17/17] Georgia Tech-RJ... W J10 * [14/16] [9/11] North Carolina-ESPN.. L J14 * [14/16] at Florida State-RJ... W J17 * [12/14] [10/8] Wake Forest-ESPN... W J21 * [12/14] at NC State-ABC... 3:30 p.m. J27 * Duke-ESPN... 8 p.m. J31 * at Virginia-ESPN... 9 p.m. F4 * Clemson-RJ... 1 p.m. F6 * at Georgia Tech-HTS... 7 p.m. F10 * at North Carolina-CBS... 1 p.m. F14 * Florida State-RJ... 9 p.m. F17 * at Wake Forest-RJ/ESPN2... 1:30 p.m. F20 * NC State-RJ... 8 p.m. F24 Oklahoma-ABC... 3:30 p.m. F27 * at Duke-RJ... 8 p.m. M3 * Virginia-CBS... 2 p.m. M at ACC Tournament-RJ/ESPN.. TBA [ ] indicate gametime AP and USA Today/ESPN rankings * Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii 2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Milwaukee, Wisc. (Bradley Center) 3 BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. (MCI Center) 4 ACC Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) ACC Standings ACC Overall Teams W L Pct. W L Pct. Duke No. Carolina MARYLAND Wake Forest Virginia Ga. Tech Clemson NC State Florida State Saturday, January 20 Duke at Georgia Tech (ESPN), Noon Missouri at Virginia (ABC), 2:00 North Carolina at Florida State (RJ), 4:00 Sunday, January 21 Clemson at Wake Forest (RJ), 1:30 Maryland at NC State (ABC), 3:30 Wednesday, January 24 Georgia Tech at Clemson, 7:00 Virginia at North Carolina (ESPN), 7:00 Wake Forest at Duke (RJ), 9:00 Thursday, January 25 NC State at Florida State (ESPN2), 7:00

2 MARYLAND at NC State HEAD COACH GARY WILLIAMS A three-time National Coach of the Year finalist and the 10th-winningest coach in Atlantic Coast Conference history, Gary Williams (Maryland 68) is in his 12th season as head coach of his alma mater. He has transformed the Maryland program into one of the nation s most formidable, and has built a following that has consistently resulted in sellout crowds at Cole Field House. A former Terrapins point guard, Williams was a starter under coach Bud Millikan during the 1965, 1966 and 1967 seasons. He was the team captain as a senior. As the Maryland coach, Williams has produced more than 20 wins in five of his last six seasons. Williams is the 29th-winningest active coach in America with 437 wins. Williams, at Maryland, boasts a overall record which includes four years at American ( ), four at Boston College ( ) and three at Ohio State ( ). In his 23rd season as a Division I head coach, Williams has coached in 10 NCAA Tournaments and guided six different teams to the NCAA Sweet 16. He has guided teams to the NCAA Tournament at each of his four coaching stops, and is the only coach in America to direct programs in each of the ACC, Big Ten and Big East conferences. Williams is one of six 400-win coaches who now engineer the programs at their respective alma maters (Jerry Tarkanian, Fresno State; Lou Henson, New Mexico State; Gale Catlett, West Virginia; Larry Hunter, Ohio). He notched his 400th win with a season-opening win over San Francisco on Nov. 17, He recorded his 200th victory at Maryland during a win over No. 23 Kentucky one month later. Williams, in the ACC, needs seven ACC victories to become the ninth coach overall and the second from Maryland (Lefty Driesell) ever to reach 100 wins in the league. ACC Coaching Victories All Games 1. Dean Smith, North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech Charles Lefty Driesell, Maryland Terry Holland, Virginia Norman Sloan, NC State Frank McGuire, UNC & USC Dave Odom, Wake Forest Gary Williams, Maryland Carl Tacy, Wake Forest ACC Coaching Victories ACC Games 1. Dean Smith, North Carolina Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Frank McGuire, UNC & USC Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech Charles Lefty Driesell, Maryland Terry Holland, Virginia Vic Bubas, Duke Norman Sloan, NC State Bud Millikan, Maryland Dave Odom, Wake Forest Gary Williams, Maryland The Terrapins own 11 straight victories over unranked opponents. Maryland has led at the intermission in each of 17 games this season. Maryland has won seven of its last eight ACC road contests. The Terrapins have scored 80 or more points in 10 of their last 11 games. The Terrapins own the nation s longest non-conference home winning streak at 76 games. Maryland s last non-league loss at Cole Field House was over a decade ago: Dec. 12, 1989 vs. Coppin State. Maryland has played 110 home games since suffering consecutive losses. The last time Maryland lost two straight at Cole Field House was during the season. Maryland s Cole Field House record over the last four seasons is 47-5 ( to present). The Terps are currently 7-1 at home this season, and were 15-1 in , 13-1 in and 12-2 in Maryland s senior class of Mike Mardesich, Terence Morris and LaRon Cephas has won 87 games. Mardesich has played in every victory, Morris in 86. Records Maryland is 13-4 overall and 4-1 in the ACC. The Terps have won 12 of their last 13 games after an win over Wake Forest last Wednesday. NC State is 9-6 overall and 1-3 in the ACC following a win over Georgia Tech last Tuesday. Rankings Maryland is No. 12 and 14, respectively, in the most recent AP and USA Today/ESPN polls. NC State is unranked. Next Games The Terrapins welcome Duke to Cole Field House on Saturday, Jan. 27 (8 p.m., ESPN) and end the first half of the ACC schedule when visiting Virginia on Wednesday, Jan. 31 (9 p.m., ESPN). Maryland opens the second half of the ACC round-robin schedule when the Terps host Clemson on Sunday, Feb. 4 (1 p.m., RJ). RJ (Raycom/Jefferson Pilot) games are televised locally on WDCA (UPN-20 in Washington), WNUV (WB-54 in Baltimore) and WHAG (NBC-25 in Hagerstown). Tri-Captains Maryland has named tri-captains for the current season seniors LaRon Cephas, Mike Mardesich and Terence Morris. Pronunciation Guide 21 LaRon Cephas (F)... luh-ron SEE-fuss 45 Tahj Holden (F)... Tahj (rhymes with mirage) 33 Mike Mardesich (C)... MAHR-duh-sitch 1 Byron Mouton (G/F)... MOO-tahn 40 Matt Slaninka (C)...SLAN-uh-kuh Williams Weekly Media Among his many other obligations with his team, the community and the media, Maryland coach Gary Williams takes time weekly for various interview shows on radio, TV and the Internet. WBAL s Steve Melewski hosts the Gary Williams Radio Show, which airs Thursday nights on stations throughout the Maryland/Learfield Network from 7:05 to 8 p.m. The Gary Williams TV Show, hosted by Johnny Holliday, airs weekly throughout the ACC season at 11:30 a.m. every Saturday on HTS, with replays on Tuesday afternoons at 3 p.m. Every Monday, Williams appears for 30 minutes beginning at noon in a live chat session on ESPN.com. Throughout the ACC season, Williams takes part in the ACC s weekly media teleconference on Tuesdays at 11:40 a.m. Series Profile NC State Sunday, January 21, :30 p.m. ABC Location: Raleigh, N.C. Home Court: Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena (19,722) Head Coach: Herb Sendek (Carnegie Mellon 85) At school: (5th season) Overall: (8th season) Series Profile (NC State leads, 67-59) Last Maryland Win at Maryland:... Feb. 6, 2000 (78-73) Last Maryland Win at NCS:... Feb. 10, 1999 (63-50) Last Maryland Win in ACC Tournament:March 11, 2000 (64-61) Last NCS Win at Maryland:... Jan. 29, 1989 (90-67) Last NCS Win at NCS:... Jan. 6, 2000 (68-60) Last NCS Win in ACC Tournament:... March 8, 1997 (65-58) Williams (at Md.) vs. NCS: Terps at Home: Terps on the Road: Terps at Neutral Sites: Terps Since : Last 10 Games:... Maryland leads, 8-2 Current Streak:... Maryland won 2 Longest Maryland Win Streak:... 6 Longest NCS Win Streak Largest Margin of Victory: (84-48 on Jan. 10, 1999) Largest Margin in Loss: (91-57 on Jan. 2, 1970) Most Maryland Points Scored: (Dec. 20, 1978) Most NCS Points Scored: (Dec. 20, 1978) Notes: NC State leads the series after 126 games, however Maryland has won 17 of the past 20 meetings... The Terps won two of three games last season, and have not lost to the Wolfpack at Cole Field House since Last year, NC State downed the Terrapins in the first ACC game ever played at the ESA, winning as Justin Gainey hit a jumper with 1.3 seconds left in the ACC opener for both teams... A month later, the Wolfpack led by 12 with seven minutes to play, but Maryland rallied to win behind a career-high 31 points from Lonny Baxter... In the ACC Tournament semifinals, Maryland led at the half, and overcame five lead changes and three ties to hold on for a win and send the Terps to their first ACC title game since Juan Dixon s fastbreak layup put the Terps ahead to stay at with 2:21 left, and Lonny Baxter s spinning layup made it Baxter added a short jumper and a foul shot to stake the Terps to a lead in the final minute.

3 TERPNOTES 15-3 In ACC Since an 0-3 beginning in the ACC last season, Maryland has won 15 of its last 18 conference games. Top 10 Win At Cole The Terps win over Wake Forest on Wednesday was Maryland s first home victory over a Top 10 team since besting top-ranked North Carolina in overtime in Terps At Cole This Season In eight home games, Maryland is 7-1 while averaging points with an average margin of Terps On The Road Maryland has won three straight road games this season all three games it has played on opponent hardwood (not counting neutral site games). A win at NC State on Sunday would match the most consecutive road wins that the Terps have ever posted since winning six straight in Maryland also won four straight road games in , , , and At The Intermission Maryland has never trailed at halftime this season. Maryland has also scored at least 50 points by halftime in seven of its last 10 games vs. Stony Brook; at Penn; vs. UMBC; vs. Norfolk State; vs. Chicago State; vs. UMES; at Clemson; vs. Georgia Tech. High Octane Terps Maryland has scored at least 80 points in 10 of its last 11 games. The Terps have won 12 of their last 13 games while scoring over 100 points in five of them. Maryland s string of four straight century mark outings established a new record. Maryland s 90.8 scoring average overall, and its 87.4 scoring average through five conference games, both are second to Duke. Starting In The ACC A win at NC State would mark a 5-1 start for the Terps in the ACC, matching its best six-game start in league play. Maryland has been 5-1 in the ACC on several occasions including four times during the Williams Era. Maryland s best ACC starts under Gary Williams: 5-1 in 1994, 6-1 in 1997, 7-1 in both 1995 and Hot Time In The ACC Led by second-ranked Duke, the ACC has five teams in the Top 15 in this week s Associated Press men s basketball ranking. Duke (15-1) is ranked second, followed by North Carolina (13-2) at sixth, Wake Forest (13-2) at 10th, Maryland (12-4) at 12th and Virginia (11-3) at 13th. Last week s AP poll included four ACC clubs in the Top 10, marking the first such occurence MEN S BASKETBALL January 21, 2001 / at NC State since Feb. 10, 1997, when Wake Forest was second, Duke was sixth, Clemson seventh and Maryland 10th. Until the past two weeks, the most recent time that the ACC had five teams in the AP Top 15 was one week later on Feb. 17, 1997, when Wake Forest was fourth, Duke sixth, Clemson eighth, North Carolina 12th and Maryland 14th. Through Five ACC Games Noting the Terps first five games in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Maryland s four top rebounding efforts have come in its last four games: 45 vs. North Carolina, 46 vs. Georgia Tech, 47 vs. Wake Forest, 54 vs. Florida State. Maryland s defense has turned up a notch in games with Florida State (55) and Wake Forest (71), holding each of its last two ACC opponents under the Terps season average for points allowed (71.2). Through five ACC games, the Terps have not yielded more than 15 turnovers. Tough Terps Get Tougher Maryland s win over the Demon Deacs proved the Terps ability to play a physical game and win the battles inside the paint. Guided by the play of Lonny Baxter and Terence Morris, and bolstered by the inside presence of reserves Chris Wilcox, Tahj Holden and Mike Mardesich, Maryland manhandled Wake with a season-high 24 offensive rebounds. The Terps 47 total rebounds marked Maryland s fourth straight game with 45 or more caroms. They reflect Maryland s four best rebounding figures of the season. Baxter (8) and Morris (4) combined for 12 offensive boards between them. Wake had 11 as a team. Wilcox fouled out while playing just five minutes, but his aggressive play drew three blocked shots and helped stymie the Wake Forest inside game. Holden, making his first appearance since the Stony Brook game on Dec. 6, commanded an immediate presence as he played 12 minutes though he d only practiced for two days. He immediately drew a foul and a technical foul from Wake Forest reserve Broderick Hicks during his only minute of play in the first half. He saw 11 minutes of action in the second half while spelling Baxter and Morris, and raising the Terps level of play under the glass. Holden Returns Reserve big man Tahj Holden saw his first action in nine games on Wednesday when he entered the lineup in the final minute of the first half against Wake Forest. He suffered a broken fifth metatarsel on his left foot, during practice the day after a non-league win over Stony Brook (Dec. 6). He underwent surgery on the morning of Dec. 9 to place a screw in the foot. TERPS BY THE NUMBERS 2.8 Blcoks by Terence Morris through five ACC games. 3 Maryland-native all-stars Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring), Juan Dixon (Baltimore) and Terence Morris (Frederick) all are recent first team All-ACC selections and national player of the year candidates. 3 Only Lefty Driesell-coached teams of 74, 75 and 76 finished second or better in the ACC standings in three straight years. Williams and the Terps can match that mark in Juan Dixon leads the ACC in steals per game. 5 Consecutive years without change on the Terps coaching staff. The staff Williams (12th season), Hahn (12th), Dickerson (5th), Patsos (10th). Also reflecting its continuity are trainer J.J. Bush (29th season), equipment mgr. John Bowie (12th) and dir. of basketball operations Troy Wainwright (5th). 6.9 Steve Blake leads the ACC in assists per game. 7.0 Maryland s average blocked shots per game. 17 Consecutive games that Maryland has led its opponent at halftime. 19 Consecutive games that Terence Morris has recorded at least one blocked shot. 31, 51 of 52 Juan Dixon has converted 21 consecutive free throws, and 41 of of his last 42. His first FT attempt at Clemson ended a previous string of 20 straight Average wins in seven straight NCAA Tournament seasons under Gary Williams. Maryland boasts 20- win seasons in five of the last seven years, and a.500 or better ACC record in seven straight Juan Dixon s scoring average over the last 10 games Dixon averages 24.2 through five ACC games. 28 Consecutive weeks in the AP Top Nation s-longest non-conference home court win streak which lasts more than a decade. Terps last non-league home defeat was Dec. 12, 1989 vs. Coppin State. The streak began on Dec. 30, 1989 against Alcorn State. 110 Maryland home games without consecutive losses, dating to its last home losing streak in

4 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK QUOTING GARY WILLIAMS Following are Williams postgame comments following the Wake Forest game, and excerpts from his weekly Monday chat session at noon on ESPN.com. His next chat takes place on Monday, Jan. 22. On the Wake Forest game: ""I thought both teams worked really hard to win that game. I never thought that game was over at all in the second half. For us it was really important be- Mondays at Noon cause Wake is a very good basketball team and they play very hard. I'm not sure we could have won that game in November or early December. That was a game we needed because it proved we could play with a physical team that rebounds well and would not give up anything easy on the defensive end. I told our guys I was proud of the way we went to war tonight. It was strong out there. That was a great college basketball game." On Tahj Holden s return: Tahj Holden had practiced twice, once for only half the practice, and I thought I would put him in at the end of the first half for about 1:30, but we got in some big foul trouble in the second half and came in and battled some pretty tough people without obviously being in great condition. It was good to have ol' Tahj back, and it's his birthday, too. That was my birthday present to him - I made him play in the second half." On the Terps physical play: "We talked about how people didn't feel we were a very physical team or a good rebounding team. I think that came from how we played in Maui. It's tough to lose that rap. We had to do what we did tonight. Hopefully we will get some respect in terms of our ability to rebound." On defensive intensity and higher scoring games: The idea is to win. Sometimes we'll score a lot of points and sometimes we'll rely on our defense like we did on Sunday against Florida State. Our defense is improving, and hopefully, we can keep getting better. On effects from the North Carolina loss: There can't be any effects from the North Carolina game. The last 12 times we've played them, we've won six of them. Not many teams can say that. We'll get another chance later on. On coaching intensity and a coaching model: Tom Davis, the former coach at Iowa, is the reason I got into college coaching. I started as a high school coach, and the intensity is just the way I've always been as a coach. I think each coach has to coach his personality, whatever that might be. On balance in the ACC: We've finished second the last two years in the ACC and hopefully we can continue to play at that level. The league is balanced this year, so you can't let one loss dictate how you're going to do in the league this year. On beating Duke from atop the ACC: We were the only team in the league to beat Duke last year. So, we'll see how it goes this year. Duke is an outstanding team with a great player at every position. Teamwork And Balance... From top to bottom, Maryland has utilized at least nine regular players who have made steady contributions. With the return of Tahj Holden to the active lineup should see 10 players receive regular action. Against Georgia Tech, all nine players scored at least four points. All nine had gotten into the scoring column just 11 minutes into the game. Eight different players average roughly 5.0 points per game, including reserve center Mike Mardesich who averages 4.9, well above his previous career average of 3.8 and his junior average of 2.7. Maryland s 20.7 assists per game lead the ACC. Six different players average 1.4 assists or better, with three players at 3.0 or higher. Sophomore point guard Steve Blake leads the ACC with 6.9 per contest.... And Depth One of America s deepest and most athletic teams in The Terrapins return all five starters from their team a year ago, plus their top three reserves. Added to the mix are Byron Mouton, runner-up as the 1998 Conference USA Rookie of the Year, who plays both the 2 and 3 positions; and 6-10 freshman Chris Wilcox who logs minutes at the power forward and center positions. The Terps are at least two, and as many as four players deep at every position on the floor. Last season, five players averaged over 27 minutes per game. This season, just one, Juan Dixon, averages over as many (29.7, compared to his team-leading average of 34.0 last year). This season s bench has contributed 26.3 points per game, as compared to 12 points last season. Minutes* Points Starters Bench Starters 26.2 (2,233) 65.7 (1,227) Bench 25.0 (426) * Minutes average is per player Measuring Sticks Now 17 games into the season, here are a few tendencies which tell the story. Maryland s Record When: Outrebounding the opponent Rebounds are tied Outrebounded by the opponent Shooting more free throws Shooting fewer free throws ,000-Point Trio Maryland s trio of Lonny Baxter, Terence Morris and Juan Dixon have reached rare distinction as they have become just the fourth Terp trio ever to boast 1,000 points on the same team. The Terps join Central Connecticut and Hofstra as the only teams in the country with three active 1,000-point scorers. Baxter reached the plateau in his 81st career game, matching the same number of games in which Morris reached 1,000 last season. All three current players have reached the plateau during their junior seasons. Baxter is the 37th player overall, and the 16th sophomore or junior ever to reach the milestone. Maryland s 1,000-point trios: : Lonny Baxter, Juan Dixon, Terence Morris : Keith Booth, Exree Hipp, Johnny Rhodes, Duane Simpkins : Exree Hipp, Johnny Rhodes, Joe Smith : Ernest Graham, Albert King, Greg Manning, Buck Williams. A 1,000-Point Quartet? Maryland is on the verge of becoming the 38th Division I team to boast four 1,000-point scorers active in the same year. A fourth player, junior transfer Byron Mouton, is currently within 69 points of reaching 1,000, himself. He scored 728 points through his freshman and sophomore seasons at Tulane. No other team in the country currently boasts four active players with 1,000 career points, though two teams (Samford and Akron) ended the 2000 campaign with four 1,000 pointers. The 2001 Terps would become the sixth ACC team ever to boast four 1,000-point scorers active on the same team. Maryland would boast three of those six ACC teams (1996 Maryland, 1993 Florida State, 1986 Duke, 1982 Wake Forest, 1981 Maryland). If Joe Smith had stayed for his junior season, the 1996 Maryland team likely would have joined the 1993 FSU squad as the only ACC schools ever to field five active 1,000-point scorers on the same team. Games to Reach 1,000 Career Total Terence Morris 81 1,529 Juan Dixon 78 1,210 Lonny Baxter 81 1,054 Byron Mouton [71+] In One Game Juan Dixon s 30 points against Wake Forest made him one of just six Terps ever to score 30 points or more in four different games. With three 30-point games last season, he is also one of six players to reach the mark three times in one season. Teammate Lonny Baxter has reached the 30-point mark on two occasions including a career-high 32 points this year against Norfolk State. Player 30-Point Gms (Career) High Walt Williams Joe Smith 7 40 Len Bias 6 41 John Lucas 5 34 Juan Dixon 4 33 Tom McMillen 4 35 Albert King 3 38 Player 30-Point Gms (Season) Walt Williams ( ) 11 Len Bias ( ) 6 Joe Smith ( ) 5 Juan Dixon ( ) 3 Tom McMillen ( ) 3 Walt Williams ( ) 3 All-America Marylanders Among the Terrapins five returning starters is a trio of All-America candidates who each has earned first team All-ACC honors within the past two years. Each of the three also has been

5 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK tabbed as a preseason candidate for the Naismith and Wooden national player of the year awards. The key stat for Maryland fans: all three are Maryland natives Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring, Md.), Juan Dixon (Baltimore, Md.) and Terence Morris (Frederick, Md.). Points And Steals Specialist Junior shooting guard Juan Dixon has scored 19 or more points in 11 straight games and 12 of 13 including seasonhighs of 28 points against Georgia Tech and 30 against Wake Forest. A slasher and creative scorer, Dixon leads the Terps in scoring, with 19.4 points. He is fourth in the ACC overall, but leads the league with 24.2 points through five ACC games. He leads the team and the ACC with 51 steals, 3.0 per game. He posted a career-high eight steals against Georgia Tech. Dixon needs just three more steals to become the 20th player in ACC history to reach 200 for his career. He has made 51 of his last 52 free throws, with a current string of 31 in-a-row. He missed his first free throw in the ACC opener at Clemson, to end a string of 20 consecutive free throws, and hasn t missed since. Maryland s leading free throw shooter, he made a career-high 11 FTs against Georgia Tech and was perfect on 11 attempts. He was 10-for- 10 against Wake Forest. He was an all-tournament selection at the BB&T Classic, averaging 16 points in two games. Dixon led the Terps with 18.0 points and was second in the ACC in scoring last season. He led the ACC with 2.7 steals per contest, and was third in the circuit while shooting better than 44 percent from 3-point range through 16 league games. Mr. All-Around Terence Morris currently leads the team in blocks (2.5), is second in rebounds (7.2) and third in scoring (13.8). Through five ACC games, Morris averages a double-double with 18.2 points and 10.6 boards. He has scored in double figures in six of his last seven games. Morris struggled through a 1-for-12 shooting afternoon at FSU, but pulled down a seasonhigh 14 rebounds. Morris recorded back-to-back doublesdoubles prior to the Florida State game: 19 points and 13 boards against Georgia Tech, 21 points and 12 rebounds against North Carolina. He has 21 career double-doubles. Against North Carolina, Morris was one point from becoming the first player since Keith Booth against Wake Forest in 1997 to lead Maryland in scoring (21), rebounds (12) and assists (5). He matched his career scoring high at Clemson, netting 26 points on 8 of 16 shooting against the Tigers. He was also perfect on a season-high seven free throw attempts, and led the team with eight rebounds. He has had multiple blocks in 13 out of 17 games this season including a season-best four on three occasions (Wake Forest, North Carolina, Norfolk State). He has had at least one block in every game, and in 19 straight games dating to last season. He has had multiple blocked shots in 55 of 85 games in the last three seasons, and three or more blocks in 37 of those games. Morris is the third Maryland player and the 16th in ACC history to record more than 200 career blocks. He now has 219 and is 13th on the ACC career chart. He is the 12th player in Maryland history to score at least 1,500 points in his career. Morris completed his junior season with career averages: 15.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 blocks and 1.6 steals. His versatility has helped the Terps lead the ACC in blocks and steals in back-to-back seasons, and he has earned honorable mention All-America honors in three consecutive seasons. Inside Muscle Lonny Baxter is second on the team in points (17.1), and leads the team in rebounds (7.4). Against Wake Forest, he scored 18 points with a season-high 15 boards, one off of his career best. It was his third double-double of the season, and the 15th of his career. Baxter s careerhigh 32 points came on 12 of 14 shooting against Norfolk State. Baxter hit his first seven shots, and scored 17 points in the first six minutes of the second half. He has scored in double figures in 22 of the last 24 games, dating to last season. After leading the ACC with 12 doubledoubles in , he recorded his first doubledouble of with 17 points and 12 boards against UMBC. His second this season came at Florida State, with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Baxter led the ACC with 8.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in a sophomore campaign which also saw him produce 15.6 points. Swat That! Maryland led the ACC and set a school record with 6.7 blocked shots per game in This season, the Terps are at it again with an ACCleading average of 6.9 through 17 games. Including 11 blocks against UMBC, the Terps have double-figure blocked shots three times this season. Maryland has at least six blocked shots in 11 of 17 games. Four different players (Lonny Baxter, Tahj Holden, Mike Mardesich, Terence Morris) have had at least three blocks in a game this season. Morris has had multiple blocks in 13 of 17 games, and at least one block in every game. Lonny Baxter has recorded at least one block in 15 of 17 games. Maryland blocked a Maui Invitational record 13 blocked shots in its loss to Dayton. The Terps were led by Baxter s tournament record of six by an individual. TERPS SIGN A PAIR TO LETTERS OF INTENT Maryland head basketball coach Gary Williams has announced the signing of a pair of Eastern basketball stars to national letters-of-intent. MICHAEL GRINNON, a senior at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, N.Y., will attend Maryland beginning in fall As will junior college transfer RYAN RANDLE of Allegany College in Cumberland, Md. Randle, who will attend Maryland as a junior next season, hails from Texas where he attended Duncanville High School. Grinnon, a 6-6, 195-pound shooting guard who is considered to be fundamentally sound, averaged 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals last season at St. Dominic, a traditional Long Island powerhouse. He s a great outside shooter, said Williams. He really knows how to play the game. He has had a great summer and fall going into his senior year of high school. Grinnon played for the Lightning at the annual Charlie Weber Tournament, held Sept at Maryland s Cole Field House, and also competed at fall tournaments at Rutgers and Connecticut. Described by one recruiting publication as a very cerebral type of player, Grinnon is an outstanding student and a member of the National Honor Society. Ryan will be a good player for us, said Williams. We have followed him at Allegany and since we ll lose Terence [Morris], Mike [Mardesich] and LaRon [Cephas] after this season, we needed a good big man who is also athletic. Randle, 6-9 and 250 pounds, is in his sophomore season at Allegany, the same school from which the Terrapins successfully recruited All-American Steve Francis. He will attend Maryland for his final two seasons. At Allegany, he helped lead his team to a 28-2 record as a freshman. He averaged 10.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and led the team with 31 blocked shots. Coming off the bench, he also added 43 assists and 27 steals to display the ball-handling skills that set him apart from an ordinary big man. Said Randle s coach at Allegany, Bob Kirk, Even though he didn t start for us last year, he was the best player on the team. We ve never had anyone who is as capable a player except for Steve Francis.

6 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK IN THE POLLS Maryland is one of five ACC teams in the AP Top 15. This is the second week since Feb. 17, 1997 that five ACC teams have been in the Top 15. Maryland s preseason No. 5 ranking by the Associated Press is the highest by a Gary Williams-coached team. AP Rankings January 15, 2001 (Record)... Pts. LW 1. Stanford (69) (15-0)... 1, Duke (1) (15-1)... 1, Michigan St. (14-1)... 1, Tennessee (16-1)... 1, Kansas (13-1)... 1, North Carolina (13-2)... 1, Florida (11-2)... 1, Syracuse (15-1)... 1, Georgetown (15-0)... 1, Wake Forest (13-2)... 1, Illinois (13-4)... 1, Maryland (12-4) Virginia (11-3) Iowa (14-2) NR 15. (tie) Alabama (13-2) (tie) Connecticut (13-3) Arizona (10-5) Seton Hall (11-4) Wisconsin (10-4) Missouri (12-3) NR 21. Mississippi (14-2) Oklahoma (12-3) Iowa St. (13-3) USC (12-3) Boston College (12-1) Others Receiving Votes: Fresno St. 137, Texas 105, Cincinnati 98, Georgia Tech 80, UCLA 50, Kentucky 47, Georgia 29, Coll. of Charleston 16, Texas-El Paso 16, Utah St. 16, South Florida 15, Oklahoma St. 14, Pittsburgh 12, Notre Dame 10, Providence 9, St. Joseph s (Pa.) 6, Xavier 6, California 5, Purdue 5, Baylor 4, Minnesota 4, So. Mississippi 4, Oregon 3, Toledo 3, Utah 3, Vanderbilt 3, Mississippi St. 2, St. John s 1, Georgia St. 1, Holy Cross 1. USA Today/ESPN Rankings January 14, 2001 (Record)... Pts. LW 1. Stanford (27) (15-0) Duke (4) (15-1) Michigan St. (14-1) Tennessee (16-1) Kansas (13-1) North Carolina (13-2) Florida (11-2) Wake Forest (13-2) Syracuse (15-1) Illinois (13-4) Georgetown (15-0) Alabama (13-2) Virginia (11-3) Maryland (12-4) Connecticut (13-3) Iowa (14-2) Arizona (10-5) Wisconsin (10-4) Seton Hall (11-4) USC (12-3) Oklahoma (12-3) Mississippi (14-2) Iowa St. (13-3) Texas (12-3) Boston College (12-1) NR Others Receiving Votes: UCLA 57, Cincinnati 54, Missouri 43, Kentucky 38, Utah St. 26, Fresno St. 24, Purdue 10, Georgia Tech 9, Xavier 8, BYU 7, Notre Dame 5, South Florida 5, Vanderbilt 5, So. Mississippi 4, Toledo 4, Mississippi St. 3, Penn St. 3, Providence 3, Dayton 2, Georgia 2, Marshall 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Pepperdine 2, Georgia St. 1, Minnesota 1, Richmond 1. Impact Newcomer The Terps are 12-1 with Byron Mouton among the starting five, helping prompt The Sporting News to call him the ACC s Impact Newcomer of the Year through the first half of the season. Mouton scored 15 points with five rebounds at Florida State. He posted 17 points and three assists at Clemson. The explosive and crowd-pleasing Mouton had his best day as a Terp against UMES, sparking Maryland with a season-high 28 points on 9 of 11 shooting while adding four steals, three rebounds and two assists. He also was perfect on eight free throw attempts. He has scored in double figures in 10 of 17 games this season. In a three-game span from Dec. 3-9, Mouton scored 17, 19 and 20 points, averaging 18.7 points and 71.4 percent shooting in those three games. He has led the Terps in scoring four times, including a 17-point effort against GW in the championship game of the BB&T Classic. He was named to the all-tournament team at the BB&T Classic, alongside junior teammate Juan Dixon. Engineering The Point Sophomore Steve Blake has asserted himself as one of the best veteran point guards in the country. Currently leading the ACC with 6.9 assists per game. Blake posted a near triple-double against Norfolk State, pulling down a career-high eight rebounds with nine assists and 10 points. In just 23 minutes against Stony Brook, Blake dished a career-high 13 assists, recording the most by a Terrapin since Steve Francis recorded 13 against Virginia in Rankings Watch Terps and Opponents In The Polls Maryland AP High/Low 5/20 Maryland USA High/Low 6/19 Maryland Sagarin High/Low 9/42 Associated Press N N N D D D D J J J SCHOOL ps Duke North Carolina Wake Forest Illinois Maryland Virginia Wisconsin Oklahoma Georgia Tech rv rv - rv Dayton rv rv rv 24 rv rv rv rv George Washington rv rv rv NC State rv rv rv - - rv Michigan rv USA Today/ESPN N N D D D D D J J SCHOOL ps Duke Wake Forest Illinois Virginia 25 rv North Carolina Maryland Wisconsin Oklahoma Dayton rv rv rv rv rv rv rv rv rv rv Georgia Tech rv - rv rv - rv NC State rv - rv rv rv - rv rv rv - Louisville rv rv rv rv rv rv UMBC rv George Washington rv Michigan rv Sagarin Ratings N N D D D D D J J J SCHOOL ps Duke Wake Forest North Carolina Illinois Virginia Wisconsin Georgia Tech Maryland Oklahoma Dayton NC State George Washington Louisville Three nights later at Penn, he drilled a timely 3-pointer and a pair of driving jumpers to help the Terps stave off a furious Quaker rally in the final minutes. All 10 of his points came in the game s final 3:55. He boasts at least five assists in 15 of 18 games dating to last season. Mardesich Closing In On Marks Senior co-captain Mike Mardesich is closing in on Maryland records for career games played (118) and consecutive games played (118). The 7-foot reserve center needs 14 more games this year to surpass the existing record of 131 games, by Len Bias ( ). He needs to play nine more games in succession in order to eclipse the existing mark of 126 consecutive games played by Keith Booth ( ). Right behind Mardesich is fellow co-captain Terence Morris who has played in 117 games overall. He missed last season s game at Clemson to end his consecutive games streak at 83. More Terp Notables... Mike Mardesich has scored 49 points (6.1) with 29 rebounds (3.6) in his last eight games. His career average before this season was just 3.8 points per game; his season average in was 2.7. Mardesich has totaled 19 rebounds (3.8) in the last four games, all ACC contests. Mardesich scored 11 points against Norfolk State and added a career-high 15 points against Chicago State to mark the first time in his career that the seven-footer has scored in double figures in consecutive games. Drew Nicholas has not only assumed backup point guard chores this season as a sophomore, he has become one of the Terps

7 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK most deadly long-range shooters. Nicholas is second on the team in 3-pointers (21) and assists (56/3.3). Nicholas has hit 47.7 percent of his 3- point attempts this season, at one point ranking second in the ACC and among the top 10 nationally. In the loss to Dayton, Nicholas hit four of five 3-point shots to finish with 12 points, five assists and a pair of steals. Nicholas has hit at least one 3-point basket in 14 of 17 games this season. Junior Danny Miller has taken to his new role off the bench, and has responded in his last nine games by averaging 6.8 points (61) and 4.7 rebounds (42) compared to averages of 3.0 and 2.0 through the Terps first eight games. He has scored at least six points in seven of his last eight games. He scored more than six just once in his first eight games. 3-Point Goals Maryland boasts a 181-game streak with at least one 3-pointer, dating to March 18, Terps On ACC Career Lists Terence Morris is third on the Terps career chart for blocked shots, and 13th on the ACC career chart. Juan Dixon is third on the Maryland career chart for steals, and needs just three more steals to become the 20th player in ACC history with 200 or more career steals. Terrapin Career Charts Terp veterans on Maryland career statistical charts. MARYLAND CAREER POINTS Points 1. Len Bias, , Tom McMillen, , Keith Booth, , Johnny Rhodes, , Walt Williams, , Ernest Graham, , Laron Profit, , Greg Manning, , Terence Morris, 1998-present... 1, Derrick Lewis, , Gene Shue, , Exree Hipp, , Joe Smith, , Bob Kessler, , Lee Brawley, , Jim O Brien, , Steve Sheppard, , Juan Dixon, 1999-present... 1, Larry Gibson, , Obinna Ekezie, , Maurice Howard, , Buck Williams, , Duane Simpkins, , Gary Ward, , Keith Gatlin, , Kevin McLinton, , Lonny Baxter, 1999-present... 1, Brad Davis, ,026 MARYLAND CAREER REBOUNDS Rebounds 1. Len Elmore, , Larry Gibson, Tom McMillen, Bob Kessler, Al Bunge, Terence Morris, 1998-present Len Bias, MARYLAND CAREER ASSISTS Assists 1. Keith Gatlin, / Kevin McLinton, Dutch Morley, Johnny Rhodes, Brad Davis, Walt Williams, Jeff Adkins, Ernest Graham, Steve Blake, 2000-present Albert King, MARYLAND CAREER BLOCKS Blocks 1. Derrick Lewis, Cedric Lewis, Terence Morris, 1998-present Joe Smith, Larry Gibson, Lonny Baxter, 1999-present Obinna Ekezie, MARYLAND CAREER STEALS Steals 1. Johnny Rhodes, Laron Profit, Juan Dixon, 1999-present Keith Booth, Terrell Stokes, Walt Williams, Dutch Morley, Terence Morris, 1998-present MARYLAND CAREER 3FGs 3FGs 1. Johnny Rhodes, Walt Williams, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Teyon McCoy, / Duane Simpkins, Juan Dixon, 1999-present Laron Profit, Terence Morris, 1998-present...89 Terrell Stokes, Exree Hipp, Mario Lucas, Steve Hood, John Johnson, Drew Nicholas, 2000-present Danny Miller, 1999-present...57 Road Warriors Maryland played its first six games all away from Cole Field House. It was Maryland s longest streak away from home to begin a season since the Terps began playing in Cole Field House in It was the longest streak away from home to begin a season since 1941, overall. One Of Country s Elite Maryland is one of just ten schools to have participated in each of the last seven NCAA Tournaments. Only Arizona, Cincinnati, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Purdue, Temple and UCLA join the Terps as teams that have competed in each of the last seven NCAA men s basketball tournaments. Maryland is the only team in the ACC that has advanced to the ACC Tournament semifinals in each of the last six seasons, the best streak in Terrapin history. Last season s ACC championship game appearance was the Terps first since Best Eras The Terps 74 wins between the 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons reflect the best three-year stretch in Terrapin basketball history in terms of total wins. Likewise, Maryland s 34 ACC wins those past three seasons reflect the best threeyear stretch of ACC victories. The Terps 1998, 1999 and 2000 seasons also mark the first threeyear period with consecutive double-digit wins in ACC play. Maryland needs 11 more wins this season to assure the best four-year stretch in the program s history. The current four-year mark is a stretch of 97 wins between 1972 and A 20-win season in would match the school s best mark for consecutive 20-win seasons, five between 1972 and Wins Maryland s 53 wins over the past two seasons ( & ) are bettered by only six teams nationally: School Two Seasons Duke 66-7 (.904) Michigan State (.844) Connecticut (.831) Cincinnati (.848) Tulsa (.786) Gonzaga (.771) Stanford (.828) Maryland (.768) Auburn (.791) St. John s (.757) G-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D Cole Field House is the site of the nation s longest non-conference home win streak (now 74 games), and Maryland has ranked in the Top 20 among national attendance leaders for three straight seasons. The Terps ranked 20th (13,377 avg.) among national attendance leaders in 1998, 15th (school record 14,474 avg.) in 1999, and 17th (14,148 avg.) in Last season, the Terps ranked 10th nationally and played before a school-record 503,648 fans overall. That figure was up from a previous record of 473,626 and a No. 12 ranking in Maryland played to 99.8 percent capacity for its entire season at 14,500-seat Cole Field House during the season. Maryland has averaged more than 13,000 fans for every home game in each of its last six seasons. The Terps currently average 13,753 at home in (eightgames). During the last seven seasons, the Terps have achieved six of the top seven single-season home attendance averages in school history. Comcast Center Maryland basketball teams will play in the Comcast Center beginning in the season, thanks to a $20 million naming rights gift to the university announced on Jan. 5, Last summer, Comcast increased its gift by $5 million in order to include naming rights on the floor. The gift is part of a business partnership that also includes the provision of cable television services to university residence halls. The Comcast gift is the largest single donation ever to the flagship campus, and it matches the largest known corporate naming gift in the United States for a college athletic facility. The $25 million represents a significant portion of the university's share of the cost of construction on the planned $124 million arena, which is being constructed on the north side of the campus under the auspices of the Maryland Stadium Authority.