Terps Face Calif. All-Stars In Tuneup For Maui

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1 Men s Basketball Notes November 12, 2000 Terps Face Calif. All-Stars In Tuneup For Maui COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland Terrapins play their final exhibition basketball game this Wednesday, Nov. 15, in anticipation of next week s regular season opener against Louisville at the Maui Invitational. The Game Facts and Coverage California All-Stars at Maryland Date: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000 Time: 8 p.m. Site: AllFirst Court at Cole Field House (14,500) Radio: All 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) TV: None Contact: Kevin Messenger kmess@wam.umd.edu (phone) (fax) umterps.com: Maryland sports news on the World Wide Web, updated daily. MediaTeamLink.com: Releases, statistics and other sports information from all ACC schools are available online in PDF format, or delivered to your address or fax machine the moment they are updated. Terps host the EA SPORTS California All-Stars on Wednesday at Cole Field House. Tipoff is 8 p.m. Wednesday s exhibition is the final of two preseason games, following a win over the touring London Leopards back on Nov. 3. Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring, Md.) and Juan Dixon (Baltimore, Md.) each scored 20 points against the Leopards as Maryland opened a 21-point halftime advantage and cruised to the 33-point win. Sophomore Steve Blake (Miami Lakes, Fla.) added 11 assists as the Terrapins shot 57.5 percent from the floor. The California All-Stars bring a team to College Park which will have played nine games in 14 days prior to meeting the No. 5-ranked Terps. Comprised of former college players, the All-Stars were 1-6 pending contests this week at Boston College (Nov. 13) and Syracuse (Nov. 14). Maryland, which bested a similar California All-Stars team a year ago in exhibition play, , opens the campaign at the Maui Invitational, Nov , at the Lahaina Civic Center. Terps No. 5 In AP Preseason Poll For Terrapin coach Gary Williams, Maryland s No. 5 preseason ranking by the Associated Press marks the highest that his team has ever been ranked entering the preseason. Two years ago, with junior Steve Francis entering a lineup which also included current NBA players Laron Profit and Obinna Ekezie, the Terps entered the year ranked No. 6 by the AP. The Terps were preseason No. 7 in 1994 to mark the only other top 10 preseason ranking during Williams 12 seasons at Maryland. Overall, it is the sixth time in Maryland history that the Terps have opened in the top five, but the first since Lefty Driesell was the Terrapins coach. The 2000 preseason ranking marks the 10th time that Maryland has been voted in the top 10 of an AP preseason poll. Previous Terp top 10 preseason rankings by the Associated Press: th; th, th; rd; th; th; th; th; th. Terp Fanphone: Daily voice updates on Terrapin sports news for all 25 Maryland sports. Call TERP 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 APG Notes F 15 Danny Miller (34-34) Jr. Mt. Holly, N.J of 4 Terps w/over 30 mpg in 2000 F 44 Terence Morris (34-34) Sr. Frederick, Md * Career-high 15.8 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.4 apg C 35 Lonny Baxter (35-35) Jr. Silver Spring, Md * Led ACC with 8.8 rpg in 2000 G 3 Juan Dixon (35-35) Jr. Baltimore, Md Rated the nation s No. 1/2 shooting guard G 25 Steve Blake (35-33) So. Miami Lakes, Fla apg was 3rd in NCAA DI by frosh Terp Reserves ( G/GS) Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Notes G 12 Drew Nicholas (35-0) So. Hempstead, N.Y FG as a freshman reserve F 45 Tahj Holden (35-3) So. Little Silver, N.J * 12.3 mpg while playing every game in 2000 C 33 Mike Mardesich (35-0) Sr. Boston, Mass * Co-captain, 101 consecutive games played F 21 LaRon Cephas (14-0) Sr. Wilmington, Del * Increased minutes in each of three years G/F 1 Byron Mouton (DNP-RS) Jr. Rayne, La C-USA Freshman of the Year F 54 Chris Wilcox (DNP-HS) Fr. Raleigh, N.C Played at Enloe HS G 4 Earl Badu (4-0) Jr. Baltimore, Md Played four games last season C 40 Matt Slaninka (DNP-HS) Fr. Hyattsville, Md Played at DeMatha HS * indicates blocks per game MARYLAND (0-0, 0-0 ACC) N3 London Leopards (ex)... W N15 [5/7] California All-Stars (ex)... 8 p.m. N20 1 vs. Louisville-ESPN... 9 p.m. N21 1 vs. Illinois/UNLV-ESPN... TBA N22 1 vs. TBA... TBA N29 2 vs. Wisconsin-ESPN... 9 p.m. D2 3 vs. Michigan-WDCA... 1 p.m. D3 3 vs. GW/St. John s-wdca... 3 or 5 p.m. D6 Stony Brook... 8 p.m. D9 at Penn-HTS-Comcast... 7:30 p.m. D13 Md.-Baltimore County... 8 p.m. D23 Norfolk State-HTS... 1:30 p.m. D27 Chicago State... 8 p.m. D30 Md.-Eastern Shore-HTS... 1:30 p.m. J2 * at Clemson-RJ... 8 p.m. J6 * Georgia Tech-RJ... 1:30 p.m. J10 * North Carolina-ESPN... 7 p.m. J14 * at Florida State-RJ... 1:30 p.m. J17 * Wake Forest-ESPN... 9 p.m. J21 * 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 AP and USA Today/ESPN rankings * Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii 2 ACC/Big 10 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. No. Carolina MARYLAND Clemson Duke Florida State Ga. Tech NC State Virginia Wake Forest Tuesday, November 14 Princeton at Duke in NIT (ESPN), 9:00 Thursday, November 16 Mt. St. Mary s at Wake Forest, BCA Classic, TBA Friday, November 17 Duke in NIT (ESPN), 7:00 Penn at NC State, CoSIDA Classic, 7:00 North Carolina at Appalachian State (FSNS), 7:30 Hartford at Clemson, 7:30 Florida at Florida State (SUN), 7:30 Wofford at Georgia Tech, 7:30 Long Island at Virginia, 7:30 Wake Forest in BCA Classic, TBA

2 MARYLAND vs. EA SPORTS California All-Stars 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 424 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 11 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 Carl Tacy, Wake Forest Dave Odom, Wake Forest Gary Williams, Maryland 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 Everett Case, NC State Rankings Maryland is No. 5 in the preseason AP poll and No. 7 in the preseason USA Today/ESPN poll. Other ACC and opponents in the polls (AP/USA): Arizona (1/1), Duke (2/2), North Carolina (6/4), Illinois (8/9), Connecticut (14/13), Wisconsin (19/ 22), Wake Forest (20/18), Oklahoma (22/21) and Virginia (24/25). St. John s, NC State, Dayton and UNLV all are receiving votes in both polls. Louisville received votes in the current USA Today/ESPN poll. Records The Terps open their regular season on Nov. 20 against Louisville in the first round of the Maui Invitational. All teams in the Maui Invitational except Maryland, Dayton and Chaminade open their regular seasons on Friday, Nov. 17. Next Games Maryland opens its schedule at the star-studded Maui Invitational. It includes a talentladen cast which, according to ESPN correspondent Andy Katz, is one of the best fields of any exempted tournament ever held. In a Maui field which includes four top 15 teams, all seven visiting schools were in last season s NCAA Tournament. Maryland is paired with Louisville in a first-round matchup on Monday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Maryland-Louisville winner and loser will meet the respective winner/loser from another opening-round game pitting No. 8 Illinois and UNLV (11:30 p.m., ESPN2). In the opposite bracket, top-ranked Arizona meets host Chaminade while No. 14 Connecticut battles Dayton. Maui Invitational (Lahaina Civic Center) Nov. 20 Gm1: Arizona vs. Chaminade 2 p.m., ESPN Nov. 20 Gm2: Connecticut vs. Dayton 4 p.m. Nov. 20 Gm3: Maryland vs. Louisville 9 p.m., ESPN Nov. 20 Gm4: Illinois vs. UNLV 11:30 p.m., ESPN2 Nov. 21 Gm5: Game 1/2 losers 2 p.m. Nov. 21 Gm6: Game 3/4 losers 4 p.m. Nov. 21 Gm7: Game 3/4 winners 7 p.m., ESPN Nov. 21 Gm8: Game 1/2 winners 9:30 p.m., ESPN Nov. 22 Gm9: 7th-place Game 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Gm10: 5th-place Game 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22 Gm11: 3rd-place Game 6 p.m. Nov. 22 Gm12: Championship Game 9 p.m., ESPN Following the Maui Invitational, the Terps are in Milwaukee (Bradley Center) to face defending Final Four participant Wisconsin on Nov. 29 as part of the second annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The MCI Center in Washington D.C., is host to the annual BB&T Classic on Dec. 2 and 3, where Maryland co-hosts visiting Michigan and St. John s with cross-town rival George Washington. Tickets for the BB&T Classic went on sale on Monday, Oct. 16 at all TicketMaster locations. Maryland s regular season home opener is on Dec. 6 against second-year Div. I affiliate Stony Brook. Series Histories At Maui Though Louisville leads a short series (5-1) that hasn t been active for eight seasons, each game has seemingly had significance. Maryland won the schools most recent meeting, on Dec. 28, 1992 at Cole Field House. That win was No. 23 in what is now Maryland s nation s-longest home court win streak. The Cardinals earned a decision the previous season in 1991, in what was the schools first meeting in 11 seasons. In 1980, in what was the last time Maryland was a preseason top-five pick by the AP, it was Louisville s victory that was responsible for knocking the No. 4 Terps out of the Top 5. The Terps and Cards have met in tournament play twice before at the 1961 Sugar Bowl Tournament (Louisville 83-64) in New Orleans; and the 1975 NCAA Midwest Region Final at Las Cruces, N.M. (Louisville, 96-82). That game on March 22, 1975 was the last time that Maryland appeared in the NCAA s Elite Eight. In a possible second-round matchup at Maui, Maryland is 2-1 all-time against Illinois and 1-4 against UNLV. Maryland bested the Illini at last season s BB&T Classic, 69-67, on Juan Dixon s running jumper with 6.3 seconds remaining. The Terps beat Illinois in a 1998 NCAA West Region Second Round game in Sacramento, and lost to the Illini in an NCAA Sweet 16 contest in 1984 in Lexington. Against the Rebels, Maryland won the series first meeting, 81-68, in a Feb. 4, 1978 home game. UNLV has won four straight games, however, including two contests in the season a home loss to the Runnin Rebs in December, and a loss to the Rebels in the 1986 NCAA Tournament Second Round at Long Beach. The last meeting between the teams was the last game ever coached at Maryland by Lefty Driesell. Against the other side of the Maui bracket, Maryland is 0-2 against both Arizona and Connecticut, 2-1 against Dayton and 1-0 against Chaminade. Co-Captains Maryland has named co-captains for the current season seniors Mike Mardesich (Boston, Mass.) and Terence Morris (Frederick, Md.). Combined, they have 201 games experience during their four-year careers (Mardesich 101, Morris 100). 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.

3 California All-Stars Results To date, the California All-Stars, sponsored by EA SPORTS, have produced a 1-6 record leading into games this week at Boston College (Nov. 13) and Syracuse (Nov. 14). Tour schedule: Nov. 1 Kansas 98, Calif. All-Stars 80 Nov. 2 Clemson 83, Calif. All-Stars 76 Nov. 3 St. John s 86, Calif. All-Stars 80 Nov. 4 Duke 99, Calif. All-Stars 61 Nov. 7 Calif. All-Stars 107, Georgia Tech 86 Nov. 8 Georgia 101, Calif. All-Stars 79 Nov. 11 South Carolina 96, Calif. All-Stars 67 Nov. 13 at Boston College Nov. 14 at Syracuse Nov. 15 at Maryland Nov. 21 at North Carolina TERPNOTES Last Year s Preseason Against the Down Under Bandits, a touring collection of Australian all-stars, Drew Nicholas hit six 3-pointers and scored 20 points in his college debut as Maryland cruised to a victory. Juan Dixon scored 18 points and Terence Morris added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Terps who never trailed. Against the California All-Stars, however, the Terrapins never led until a tip-in by Dixon with 4:36 remaining to give Maryland a lead it never relinquished. Danny Miller buried a 3-pointer off a turnover just eight seconds later for a four-point lead and the Terps led by as many as nine before ending with a victory. Morris led Maryland with 34 points and 20 rebounds in the game. Lonny Baxter finished with 20 points, and Dixon 15. Freshman Steve Blake had eight points and seven assists. Road Warriors Maryland plays its first six games all away from Cole Field House, and most likely all against teams who advanced to 2000 postseason play. Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii Nov. 20 vs. Louisville Nov. 21 vs. #8 Illinois / UNLV Nov. 22 vs. #1 Arizona /#14 UConn / Dayton / Chaminade at Milwaukee, Wisc. Nov. 29 vs. #19 Wisconsin BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. Dec. 2 vs. Michigan Dec. 3 vs. George Washington / St. John s It is Maryland s longest streak away from home to begin a season since the Terps began playing in Cole Field House in It is the longest streak away from home to begin a season since 1941, overall. The most similar season-opening stretch was the season when Maryland played five out of its first six games at road venues: MEN S BASKETBALL November 12, 2000 / California All-Stars Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic at Springfield, Mass. Nov. 24 vs. #1 Kentucky... L at Baltimore Arena Nov. 27 vs. Towson State... W Franklin National Bank Classic at Landover, Md. Dec. 2 vs. #5 Massachusetts... L Dec. 3 vs. George Washington... W at Cole Field House Dec. 6 Howard... W John Wooden Classic at Anaheim, Calif. Dec. 9 vs. UCLA... L Strength Of Schedule Playing in the ACC, the Terrapins schedule is always one of the nation s most challenging. Taking a look ahead at the schedule, based on preseason AP rankings, Maryland will experience just one stretch this season in which it will encounter more than two games at a time without facing a ranked opponent. Maryland s six-game string after the BB&T Classic will be the Terps only span of more than two games without a ranked opponent. Terps Among AP Top 5 Prior to its No. 5 AP ranking in the 2000 preseason, Maryland has spent a total of 76 weeks among the AP s top five teams. Overall, Maryland is in games played as one of the country s top five teams. A total of 26 teams have been ranked No. 2 at least once, but never have been ranked No. 1. Maryland leads the way among those teams with 18 No. 2 rankings, while Louisville is second with 15. The Terps history in the AP Top 5: First Last Weeks Peak Record (5) 1 No PS72 (3) (3) 10 No PS73 (4) (5) 9 No * (5) (5) 11 No (5) (3) 3 No (4) (2) 18 No (5) (4) 2 No PS80 (4) (4) 3 No (5) (5) 2 No (5) 1 No (5) 1 No (5) 1 No (5) (4) 10 No (5) (5) 4 No Totals 76 No PS denotes Preseason Polls * Six weeks to end season (6-1), five weeks to begin season (7-1) ** Nine weeks to end season (10-2), nine weeks to begin season (13-3) More Poll Notes Maryland enters the Maui Invitational carrying a string of 18 consecutive weeks in the AP Poll. The current streak began on Nov. 22, 1999 last season with the Terps peaking in the No. 12 position on Jan. 3, Maryland finished last season ranked No. 17. TERPS BY THE NUMBERS 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 Terps coaching staff is in its fifth consecutive season without a change. The staff Williams (12th season), Hahn (12th), Dickerson (5th), Patsos (10th). Also reflective of its continuity are trainer J.J. Bush (29th season), equipment manager John Bowie (12th) and director of basketball operations Troy Wainwright (5th). 12 Lonny Baxter and Terence Morris each tied for the ACC lead in double-doubles last season. 18 Consecutive weeks in the AP Top Average wins in seven consecutive 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. 24 The Terps 74 wins in the last three seasons represent the best three-year span in Maryland history. Maryland needs at least 24 wins this season to better the existing four-year mark of 97 wins ( ). 53 Total wins in the past two seasons (28 & 25) are bettered by only six schools in the country. 71 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. 101 Consecutive games played by Mike Mardesich. Within reach are school records for overall games played (131, Len Bias) and most consecutive (126, Keith Booth). Terence Morris has played in 100 games. 164 Maryland has hit at least one 3-point shot in each of the last 164 games dating to March 18, 1995 a span of over five complete seasons. 217 Steve Blake s freshman assist record was the secondbest in Maryland history, overall. His 6.3 assists were third in the nation by a freshman.

4 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK TERPS LAST GAME Maryland 110, London 77 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Juan Dixon scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half as Maryland built a 21-point lead and cruised past the London Leopards in preseason action on Nov. 3. Every player scored by halftime for the Terrapins, who led after shooting 67 percent from the field and outrebounding the Leopards It was the first preseason game for Maryland, which returns all five starters from a team that went last season. Lonny Baxter had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Steve Blake had 11 assists. Maurice Robinson scored 19 for London, the fifthplace finisher in the British Basketball League. The Leopards began a nine-game tour against U.S. teams one night earlier with an win at Bucknell, but they had little chance against a Maryland squad rich in talent and depth. A baseline jumper by Dixon put the Terrapins up for good and sparked an 11-2 run that made it The margin quickly reached 13 points, but the Leopards stayed within striking distance behind Jason Kimbrough, who scored 12 in the first half. Up 40-31, Maryland pulled away with a 12-0 spree that featured four points from Baxter and three apiece from Dixon, freshman center Chris Wilcox and LaRon Cephas. Drew Nicholas scored on a dunk with 22 seconds left, putting all 11 Terrapins in the scoring column. MARYLAND 110, LONDON 77 Cole Field House Nov. 3, 2000 London Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts Alderson f Brown f Robinson c Kimbrough g Johnson g Martin Attewell Tresvant Team Totals Maryland Min FG 3FG FT O-D Reb F A T B S Pts Miller f Morris f Baxter c Dixon g Blake g Mouton Nicholas Cephas Mardesich Holden Wilcox Team Totals London (1-1) Maryland (1-0) FG% - London.403, Maryland FG% - London.267, Maryland.385. FT% - London.679, Maryland.677. Technical Fouls - London bench. Officials - Mike Wood, Duke Edsall, Raymond Styons. A - 12,206. The Terps campaign was the fourth in school history in which Maryland had been ranked in the AP Top 10 from start-to-finish. Wire-to-Wire In The AP Top 10 Season Polls Maryland has appeared in 38 of the last 40 polls, 42 of 45, 48 of 54 and 61 of the last 69 polls since Dec. 9, Of those 61 of 69 polls since December 9, 1996, Maryland has been in the Top times. Terps In November Maryland is 53-9 in games played in November the first time the Terrapins played a pre-december contest was on Nov. 30, Under Gary Williams, the Terrapins are 31-4 including a 7-0 start in 1998 when Maryland captured the Puerto Rico Shootout. Maryland was 5-1 last season including a third-place finish at the Preseason NIT. Terps In Preseason Tourneys Maryland has participated four times in major preseason tournaments, playing once each in the Great Alaskan Shootout (1984, 5th), the Maui Invitational (1994, 2nd), the Puerto Rico Shootout (1998, 1st) and the Preseason NIT (1999, 3rd) Great Alaskan Shootout Nov. 23 #19 Kansas 58, Maryland 56 Nov. 24 Maryland 54, Alaska-Anchorage 52 Nov. 25 Maryland 72, Tennessee Maui Invitational Nov. 21 #7 Maryland 95, Chaminade 67 Nov. 22 #7 Maryland 90, Utah 78 Nov. 23 Arizona State 97, #7 Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout Nov. 26 #5 Maryland 82, AU-Puerto Rico 32 Nov. 27 #5 Maryland 70, #10 UCLA 54 Nov. 28 #5 Maryland 87, Pittsburgh Preseason NIT Nov. 17 Maryland 71, San Francisco 61 Nov. 19 Maryland 78, Tulane 70 Nov. 24 #11 Kentucky 61, #24 Maryland 58 Nov. 26 #24 Maryland 72, Notre Dame 67 Terps On The Islands This season s trip to the Maui Invitational not only is a return to the Maui Invite where the Terps were the top-ranked team for the 1994 event, but the sixth different Hawaiian tournament at which a Maryland team has ever played. In 1984, the Terps finished second to ACC rival Georgia Tech (70-69) at the Rainbow Classic in Honlolulu over the Christmas holiday. On Christmas Day, Maryland defeated Iowa in overtime (78-68) to earn a trip to the final. A year later in 1985, Maryland downed Stanford (67-55) and Hawaii-Pacific (92-85) on consecutive nights for championship honors at the four-team Hawaii-Pacific Tournament at Wailuku. In Gary Williams first season in 1989, the Terrapins defeated George Mason (104-86), East Tennessee State (91-86) and Sacramento State (98-68) in the Chaminade Christmas Classic. In 1994, Williams No. 7-ranked Terrapins won the opening games of the Maui Invitational over Chaminade (95-67) and Utah (90-78), before falling to upset-minded Arizona State (97-90) in the championship. In 1996, No. 21 Maryland was the runner-up to Georgia in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. The Terps beat Pittsburgh (66-63) and host Hawaii (76-59) before falling to the Bulldogs (73-65) in overtime. Depth Factor Maryland is without a doubt 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 who each averaged better than 12 minutes per game. Returning starters Lonny Baxter, Steve Blake, Juan Dixon, Danny Miller (Mt. Holly, N.J.), Terence Morris. Top reserves Tahj Holden (Little Silver, N.J.), Mike Mardesich (Boston, Mass.), Drew Nicholas (Hempstead, N.Y.). Added to the mix are the 1998 Conference USA Rookie of the Year, Byron Mouton (Rayne, La.), who will play both the 2 and 3 positions; and a 6-10 blue-chip freshman, Chris Wilcox (Raleigh, N.C.), who will log 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. What s more, fifth-year senior LaRon Cephas (Wilmington, Del.) has seen increased minutes and productivity in each season at Maryland, and played some of his best ball during the 2000 preseason. Cephas and Wilcox enter the year as the team s fifth and sixth players off the bench. Shooters And More Shooters Five different Terrapins (Dixon-49, Blake-37, Morris-35, Miller-34, Nicholas-31) scored 30 or more 3-point baskets in , and added this season is former Tulane scoring sensation Byron Mouton. Needless to say, Maryland can be expected to continue extending its steak of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer. The Terps streak is currently at 164 games, dating to March 18, 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 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.) led the ACC with 8.8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in a sophomore campaign which also saw him produce 15.6 points. He graduated from Anacostia High School and attended Hargrave Military Academy before attending Maryland. Baxter was ranked as high as the No. 2 (Lindy s & The Sporting News) center in the country in preseason publications.

5 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK JUAN DIXON (Baltimore, Md.) led the Terps with 18.0 points and was second in the ACC in scoring. He led the ACC with 2.7 steals per contest, and third in the circuit while shooting better than 44 percent from 3-point range through 16 league games. He graduated from basketball powerhouse Calvert Hall High School. Dixon was ranked the top shooting guard in the country by Lindy s, and the No. 2 shooting guard by Dick Vitale s Preview and The Sporting News. TERENCE MORRIS (Frederick, Md.) may be as complete a player as the Terrapins have ever seen. 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. He prepped at Governor Thomas Johnson High School. Morris, selected to play on the USA Select team of college all-stars that faced the U.S. Olympic Team on Sept. 2 in Hawaii, was rated in the preseason as the nation s top swing forward by Dick Vitale s Preview and The Sporting News. Morris: Shoot, Pass, Defend In his final college season, Terence Morris is prominent among Maryland s all-time leaders in blocks (5th), steals (10th), 3FGs (10th), rebounds (16th) and points (19th). Morris became the 15th player in Maryland history to surpass 1,000 career points in just his junior season, eclipsing the plateau on Jan. 9, 2000 against Duke. His career scoring high was a 26-point game as a sophomore at No. 11 Kentucky. He matched it last season with a 26-point effort vs. Clemson. In three games against Kentucky the past two seasons, Morris has scored 26, 25 and 22 points (24.3). He has had multiple blocked shots in 41 of 68 games in the last two seasons, and three or more blocks in 29 of those games. During a junior campaign in which he was ballyhooed much of the preseason as the nation s top player, his unselfish play helped the development of then-sophomore stars Baxter and Dixon. How? Morris passing abilities proved as accurate as any 6-9 forward in the country four or more assists eight times, and three or more assists in 16 games. Terps On The Career Charts Terp veterans Terence Morris, Lonny Baxter, Juan Dixon, Steve Blake and Danny Miller all figure on Maryland career statistical charts: MARYLAND CAREER BLOCKS Blocks 1. Derrick Lewis, Cedric Lewis, Joe Smith, Larry Gibson, Terence Morris, 1998-present Obinna Ekezie, Lonny Baxter, 1999-present Tony Massenburg, 1986/ MARYLAND CAREER STEALS Steals 1. Johnny Rhodes, Laron Profit, Keith Booth, Terrell Stokes, Walt Williams, Dutch Morley, Juan Dixon, 1999-present Derrick Lewis, Kevin McLinton, Terence Morris, 1998-present MARYLAND CAREER 3FGs 3FGs 1. Johnny Rhodes, Walt Williams, Sarunas Jasikevicius, Teyon McCoy, / Duane Simpkins, Laron Profit, Terrell Stokes, Juan Dixon, 1999-present Exree Hipp, Terence Morris, 1998-present Mario Lucas, Steve Hood, John Johnson, Keith Gatlin, / Matt Roe, Rudy Archer, Danny Miller, 1999-present MARYLAND CAREER REBOUNDS Rebounds 1. Len Elmore, , Larry Gibson, Tony Massenburg, 1986/ Albert King, Johnny Rhodes, Will Hetzel, Obinna Ekezie, Rod Horst, Terence Morris, 1998-present MARYLAND CAREER POINTS Points 1. Len Bias, , Albert King, , Adrian Branch, , John Lucas, , Tom McMillen, , Laron Profit, , Greg Manning, , Derrick Lewis, , Gene Shue, , Exree Hipp, , Will Hetzel, , Tony Massenburg, 1986/ , Evers Burns, , Jay McMillen, , Terence Morris, 1998-present...1, Joe Smith, ,290 Juan Dixon, 1999-present Lonny Baxter, 1999-present Mardesich Closing In On Marks Senior co-captain Mike Mardesich is closing in on Maryland records for career games played (101) and consecutive games played (101). The seven-foot reserve center needs to play 31 games this season to surpass the existing record of 131 games, by Len Bias ( ). He needs to play 26 more games in succession in order to eclipse the existing mark of 126 consecutive games played by Keith Booth ( ). TERP PRESEASON AWARDS & RATINGS Maryland players were prominent throughout the preseason among position rankings and preseason All-America teams releaed by publications nationwide. Terence Morris, Sr., F Naismith and Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate Best NBA Prospect, Lindy s No. 1 swing forward, Dick Vitale s No. 1 small forward in nation, The Sporting News No. 4 small forward in nation, Lindy s First Team All-American, Playboy First Team All-Rolls Royce Team, Dick Vitale s Second Team All-American, Athlon Sports Second Team All-American, Preview Sports Second Team All-American, The Sporting News Second Team All-ACC, Lindy s First Team All-ACC, ACC Basketball Handbook First Team All-ACC, Athlon Sports First Team All-ACC, Dick Vitale s First Team All-ACC, Preview Sports First Team All-ACC, The Sporting News First Team All-ACC, Street & Smith s Juan Dixon, Jr., G Naismith and Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate No. 1 shooting guard in nation, Lindy s No. 2 shooting guard in nation, Dick Vitale s No. 2 shooting guard in nation, The Sporting News First Team All-American, Athlon Sports First Team All-American, Preview Sports Second Team All-Rolls Royce Team, Dick Vitale s Second Team All-American, The Sporting News First Team All-ACC, Athlon Sports First Team All-ACC, Dick Vitale s First Team All-ACC, Lindy s First Team All-ACC, Preview Sports First Team All-ACC, Street & Smith s Second Team All-ACC, ACC Basketball Handbook Second Team All-ACC, The Sporting News Lonny Baxter, Jr., F/C Naismith and Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate No. 2 center in nation, Lindy s No. 2 center in nation, The Sporting News No. 4 center in nation, Dick Vitale s Second Team All-American, The Sporting News Honorable Mention All-American, Athlon Sports Best Rebounder in ACC, The Sporting News First Team All-ACC, Lindy s First Team All-ACC, The Sporting News Second Team All-ACC, ACC Basketball Handbook Second Team All-ACC, Athlon Sports Second Team All-ACC, Dick Vitale s Byron Mouton, Jr., F Top 10 Transfer in nation, Lindy s Top Impact Transfer in ACC, Dick Vitale s Steve Blake, So., G No. 11 point guard in nation, The Sporting News No. 13 point guard in nation, Dick Vitale s No. 13 point guard in nation, Lindy s Best Playmaker in ACC, The Sporting News Second Team All-ACC, The Sporting News Third Team All-ACC, Athlon Sports Third Team All-ACC, Lindy s Honorable Mention All-ACC, ACC Basketball Handbook

6 MARYLAND BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK IN THE POLLS Maryland is one of five ACC teams in the AP Top 25 and one of three in the Top 10. AP Rankings Preseason 2000 (Record)... Pts. 1. Arizona (37) (27-7)... 1, Duke (29) (29-5)... 1, Michigan St (5) (32-7)... 1, Stanford (27-4)... 1, Maryland (1) (25-10)... 1, North Carolina (22-14)... 1, Kansas (24-10)... 1, Illinois (22-10)... 1, Tennessee (26-7)... 1, Seton Hall (22-10)... 1, Florida (29-8)... 1, Kentucky (23-10)... 1, Utah (23-9) Connecticut (25-10) (tie) Arkansas (19-15) (tie) Notre Dame (22-15) UCLA (21-12) Cincinnati (29-4) Wisconsin (22-14) Wake Forest (22-14) DePaul (21-12) Oklahoma (27-7) USC (16-14) Virginia (19-12) Iowa St (32-5) Others Receiving Votes: Alabama 157, Iowa 103, St. John s 93, Missouri 82, Georgetown 80, Texas 39, NC State 33, Indiana 32, Temple 31, Xavier 30, Michigan 22, Utah St. 22, LSU 20, Ohio St. 18, SMU 15, Memphis 14, California 13, UL Lafayette 13, Syracuse 13, Oklahoma St. 12, South Carolina 12, Dayton 10, Tulsa 8, Wyoming 6, BYU 5, Purdue 5, NC Charlotte 4, Gonzaga 4, Auburn 3, CS Northridge 3, Mississippi St. 3, Miami 2, UNLV 2, Lafayette 1, Oregon 1, Pepperdine 1, South Florida 1, TCU 1. USA Today/ESPN Rankings Preseason 2000 (Record)... Pts. LW 1. Arizona (19) (27-7) Duke (12) (29-5) Stanford (27-4) North Carolina (22-14) Michigan St. (32-7) Kansas (24-10) NR 7. Maryland (25-10) Tennessee (26-7) Illinois (22-10) NR 10. Seton Hall (22-10) NR 11. Florida (29-8) Kentucky (23-10) Connecticut (25-10) NR 14. Cincinnati (29-4) Arkansas (19-15) NR 16. Utah (23-9) NR 17. Notre Dame (22-15) NR 18. Wake Forest (22-14) NR 19. UCLA (21-12) DePaul (21-12) NR 21. Oklahoma (27-7) Wisconsin (22-14) Iowa St. (32-5) USC (16-14) NR 25. Virginia (19-12) NR Others Receiving Votes: Missouri 64, Georgetown 48, NC State 48, Alabama 47, Temple 41, Indiana 39, Iowa 33, Syracuse 33, St. John s 28, Xavier 27, Purdue 22, Utah St. 21, South Florida 19, Ohio St. 17, Oklahoma St. 17, SMU 16, NC Charlotte 15, Texas 15, Dayton 11, Michigan 10, Wyoming 10, Creighton 9, Detroit Mercy 7, Fresno St. 7, Coll. of Charleston 6, Louisville 6, UNLV 6, Indiana St. 5, LSU 5, Auburn 4, Miami 4, Valparaiso 4, Gonzaga 3, South Carolina 3, TCU 3, Villanova 3, Memphis 2, Niagara 2, CS Northridge 1, Hawaii 1, UL Lafayette 1, Murray St. 1, Tulsa 1. Right behind Mardesich is fellow co-captain Terence Morris who has played in 100 games overall. He missed last season s game at Clemson to end his consecutive games streak at 83. G-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D Cole Field House is the site of the nation s longest non-conference home win streak (71 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. During the last seven seasons, the Terps have achieved six of the top seven single-season home attendance averages in school history. Over those seven seasons, Maryland has averaged 13,701 fans in its last 101 games. During that span, the Terps are (87.1%) at Cole. Other Preseason Rankings Among 16 preseason polls released through Oct. 13, Maryland was a unanimous Top 10 selection and a consensus Top 5 pick nationally. The Terps were ranked as high as No. 3 by FANSonly.com, Preview Sports and SLAM Magazine, and as low as No. 9 by Street & Smith s. Maryland was a Top Four pick in 11 of those 16 preseason publications. A listing follows: ACC Basketball Handbook (4), Athlon Sports (Final Four), Basketball News (4), Blue Ribbon College Basketball (4), CBS Sportsline.com (4), Dick Vitale s Preview (6), ESPN.com (5), FANSonly.com (3), FOX Sports.com (6), HoopsTV.com (4), Lindy s (4), Preview Sports (3), SLAM Magazine (3), The Source Sports (4), The Sporting News (5), Street & Smith s (9). ACC Media Day Recap The nearly 100 media representatives that participated in the league s annual media day preseason balloting selected the Terrapins to finish in second place in the ACC for the third straight season. Senior Terence Morris and junior Juan Dixon each were chosen to the ACC s preseason All- Conference team. The preseason ACC media poll: 1. Duke, 826 (83 first place votes); 2. Maryland, 722 (6); 3. North Carolina, 666 (4); 4. Wake Forest, 520; 5. Virginia, 457; 6. NC State, 429; Clemson, 231; Georgia Tech, 201; Florida State, th Straight Season Maryland begins its 78th consecutive season of intercollegiate basketball on Nov. 20 when the Terps battle Louisville at the Maui Invitational. Maryland has played in every season since , but fielded its first team in The Terps have appeared in 17 NCAA Tournaments and four postseason NITs. Maryland has reached the NCAA Sweet 16 on nine occasions and the Final Eight twice. Since , Maryland is 1, , with 52 winning seasons. 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