Terrapins Put Win Streaks on the Line Against Heels Game Facts And
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Contact: Kevin Messenger • [email protected] • 301-314-7066 (phone) • 301-314-9094 (fax) • www.umterps.com MARYLAND (11-3, 2-0 ACC) 1 N20 [6/6] v. Louisville-ESPN .................. W 95-73 1 2000-01 Men’s Basketball Notes January 10, 2001 N21 [6/6] v. [8/8] Illinois-ESPN ................L 80-90 1 N22 [6/6] v. Dayton .................................L 71-77 2 N29 [13/14] v. [23/23] Wisconsin-ESPN .....L ot 75-78 Terrapins Put Win Streaks On The Line Against Heels 3 D2 [13/14] v. Michigan-WDCA ................. W 82-51 COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Maryland puts a 10-game win streak on the line on Wednesday night when the 3 D3 [13/14] v. Geo. Washington-WDCA ... W 71-63 Terrapins host North Carolina in a clash of Atlantic Coast Conference and national powers. The No. 14 Terps and D6 [19/17] Stony Brook ......................... W 107-59 No. 9 Tar Heels, as ranked in this week’s Associated Press rankings, tipoff D9 [19/17] at Penn-HTS .......................... W 87-81 Game Facts and Coverage at 7 p.m. from Cole Field House, in a game nationally-televised on ESPN. D13 [20/19] Md.-Baltimore County ......... W 93-67 Gm. 15 — North Carolina at Maryland D23 [20/19] Norfolk State-HTS ............... W 123-79 The Terrapins, 11-3 overall and 2-0 in the ACC, hope to continue a string Date: Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001 D27 [18/19] Chicago State ...................... W 117-55 Time: 7:00 p.m. of three consecutive home victories against North Carolina. UNC is the first D30 [18/19] Md.-Eastern Shore-HTS ...... W 105-53 Site: Cole Field House (14,500) nationally-ranked opponent to visit Cole Field House this season, where J2 * [17/17] at Clemson-RJ ....................... W 104-92 TV: Live national telecast by ESPN. (Mike J6 * [17/17] Georgia Tech-RJ.................. W 93-80 Maryland has won 13 straight times dating to last season and hasn’t lost to J10 * [14/16] [9/11] North Carolina-ESPN ... 7 p.m. Patrick, play-by-play; Dick Vitale, color) North Carolina since Feb. 22, 1997. J14 * [14/16] at Florida State-RJ .................. 1:30 p.m. Maryland’s 10-game streak overall is the fifth-longest in the country, J17 * Wake Forest-ESPN ................ 9 p.m. Radio: All Maryland games are carried J21 * at NC State-ABC ...................... 3:30 p.m. live on the Maryland/Learfield Radio Net- currently trailing Stanford (13), Georgetown (13), Baylor (12) and Boston J27 * Duke-ESPN ............................. 8 p.m. work. Flagship stations are WBAL (1090- College (11). The Terps’ 13-game home streak is tied for the 12th-longest in J31 * at Virginia-ESPN ...................... 9 p.m. AM) in Baltimore and WMAL (630-AM) in the nation. F4 * Clemson-RJ ............................ 1 p.m. Washington, D.C. Pregame show 30 F6 * at Georgia Tech-HTS .............. 7 p.m. Maryland raised each of its streaks last Saturday while besting Geor- minutes prior to tipoff. (Johnny Holliday, F10 * at North Carolina-CBS ............ 1 p.m. play-by-play; Chris Knoche, color) gia Tech, 93-80, behind 28 points and eight steals from Juan Dixon, and a F14 * Florida State-RJ ..................... 9 p.m. double-double performance by Terence Morris. Dixon’s steals were a F17 * at Wake Forest-RJ/ESPN2 ...... 1:30 p.m. umterps.com: Maryland sports news career-high and the second-highest figure in Maryland history while Mor- F20 * NC State-RJ ............................ 8 p.m. on the World Wide Web, updated daily. F24 Oklahoma-ABC ....................... 3:30 p.m. ris logged 19 points and 13 rebounds to help turn back the Yellow Jackets’ F27 * at Duke-RJ .............................. 8 p.m. second-half rally. M3 * Virginia-CBS ........................... 2 p.m. 4 Morris, who led the ACC last season with 12 double-doubles and now boasts 20 overall, scored seven M8-11 at ACC Tournament-RJ/ESPN .. TBA straight points after Tech had pulled within 55-49, and helped the Terps push their lead back to 15. Maryland led [ ] indicate gametime AP and USA Today/ESPN rankings 53-34 at the intermission, scoring over 50 points in the first half for the eighth straight game. * Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 Maui Invitational at Lahaina, Hawaii 2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Milwaukee, Wisc. (Bradley Seeking 11 Straight Center) Maryland’s 10-game win streak is the fifth-longest current winning streak in the nation, and tied for the fifth- 3 BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. (MCI Center) longest in Maryland history. A win against the Tar Heels will help the Terrapins match the second-longest streak 4 ACC Tournament at Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) in Terp history. Here is a look at the Terps’ longest streaks in history: 2000-01 ACC Standings Streak Began Last Win Ended ACC Overall 14 Washington & Lee (Jan. 15, 1932) St. John’s (Feb. 17, 1932) at North Carolina (Feb. 19) Teams W L Pct. W L Pct. 11 Howard (Nov. 26, 1996) at Hawaii (Dec. 28, 1996) vs. Georgia-OT (Dec. 30) Duke 2 0 1.000 13 1 .929 11 East Carolina (Nov. 29, 1975) at George Washington (Jan. 7, 1976) at Wake Forest (Jan. 10) 11 Duke (Feb. 2, 1973) vs. North Carolina (March 8, 1973) vs. NC State (March 9) No. Carolina 2 0 1.000 11 2 .833 10 vs. Michigan (Dec. 2, 2000) Georgia Tech (Jan. 6, 2001) — MARYLAND 2 0 1.000 11 3 .786 10 Western Carolina (Nov. 14, 1998) vs. DePaul (Dec. 7, 1998) at Kentucky (Dec. 12) Wake Forest 1 1 1.000 12 1 .923 10 at Alaska-Anchorage (Nov. 24, 1984) at Hawaii (Dec. 27, 1984) vs. Georgia Tech (Dec. 28) Virginia 1 1 .500 11 1 .917 10 Ball State (Nov. 30, 1976) Richmond (Jan. 4, 1977) Wake Forest-OT (Jan. 8) NC State 0 1 .000 8 4 .667 10 Brown (Nov. 29, 1972) Virginia (Jan. 9, 1973) NC State (Jan. 14) Florida State 0 1 .000 5 9 .357 Clemson 0 2 .000 9 6 .600 2000-01 Maryland Terrapins Roster Ga. Tech 0 2 .000 8 5 .615 Head Coach: Gary Williams (Maryland ‘68) / 12th year at Maryland (228-131, 91-83 ACC) / 23rd year overall (435-259) Tuesday, January 9 Probable Starters (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes Georgia Tech at Virginia (RJ Split), 8:00 G/F 1 Byron Mouton (14-10) 6-6 215 Jr. Rayne, La. 12.9 3.4 Team is 10-0 since Mouton entered starting lineup Florida State at Wake Forest (RJ Split), 8:00 F 44 Terence Morris (14-14) 6-9 221 Sr. Frederick, Md. 13.5 6.4 19 points and 13 rebounds vs. Georgia Tech C 35 Lonny Baxter (14-14) 6-8 260 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. 17.1 6.4 37th player in Maryland history to score 1,000 pts Wednesday, January 10 G 3 Juan Dixon (14-14) 6-3 164 Jr. Baltimore, Md. 18.5 4.0 At least 19 points in nine of last 10 games North Carolina at Maryland (ESPN), 7:00 G 25 Steve Blake (14-14) 6-3 160 So. Miami Lakes, Fla. 5.4 3.3 7.7 assists per game is among national leaders Duke at NC State (ESPN), 9:00 Terp Reserves (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes G 12 Drew Nicholas (14-0) 6-3 160 So. Hempstead, N.Y. 7.4 1.8 Shooting 52.8 percent from 3-point range Saturday, January 13 C 33 Mike Mardesich (14-0) 7-0 244 Sr. Boston, Mass. 5.5 3.7 42 points, 23 rebounds in last five games Marquette at North Carolina (ABC), 1:00 F 15 Danny Miller (14-4) 6-8 220 Jr. Mt. Holly, N.J. 5.6 2.9 Averaging 7.8 points in last eight games Virginia at Duke (ABC), 3:30 F 54 Chris Wilcox (13-0) 6-10 210 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. 3.8 3.2 Physically-gifted freshman averages 9.8 mpg NC State at Clemson (RJ), 4:00 G 11 Calvin McCall (6-0) 6-3 200 So. Miami, Fla. 1.8 0.7 Has seen game action in six games Wake Forest at Georgia Tech (RJ), 8:00 F 21 LaRon Cephas (9-0) 6-7 217 Sr. Wilmington, Del. 1.4 1.3 At least one rebound in five of last six GP F 45 Tahj Holden (7-0) 6-10 247 So. Red Bank, N.J. 3.7 2.7 Out w/fractured bone in left foot Sunday, January 14 C 40 Matt Slaninka (0-0) 7-4 257 Fr. Hyattsville, Md. -- -- Played at DeMatha HS Maryland at Florida State (RJ), 1:30 MARYLAND vs. North Carolina ... 2-2-2 A Terrapin Win — ton), WNUV (WB-54 in Baltimore) and WHAG HEAD COACH — Sends the Terps onto an 11-game win (NBC-25 in Hagerstown). GARY WILLIAMS streak, equaling the second-longest in school his- tory and the longest since the opening of the A three-time National Coach of the Year finalist and Williams’ Weekly Media 1996-97 season. the 10th-winningest coach in Atlantic Coast Confer- Among his many other obligations with his — Would be Maryland’s 12th in its last 13 ence history, Gary Williams (Maryland ‘68) is in his team, the community and the media, Maryland ACC regular season games, and its 14th in the 12th season as head coach of his alma mater. He has coach Gary Williams takes time weekly for vari- last 16. transformed the Maryland program into one of the nation’s ous interview shows on radio, TV and the — Would mark the Terps’ fourth straight vic- most formidable, and has built a following that has Internet.