2007-08 University of Maryland Basketball Game Notes Schedule & Results O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic MARYLAND (6-3) VS N 11 NORTH FLORIDA ESPNU W, 79-50 N 12 HAMPTON ESPNU W, 70-64 BOSTON COLLEGE (6-1) December 9, 2007 • 7:30 p.m. N 15 NORTHEASTERN CSN W, 74-72 (OT) College Park, Md. • Comcast Center (17,950) O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic - Kansas City Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (Play by Play) and N 19 vs. UCLA ESPN2 L, 71-59 N 20 vs. Missouri ESPNU L, 84-70 Chris Knoche (Commentary). Flagship - WHFS (105.7)/WJFK (1300 AM) N 23 LEHIGH CSN W, 72-51 TV: Fox SportsNet - Tim Brando (Play by Play), Mike Gminski (Commentary) and Jenn Hildreth (Sideline) BIG 10/ACC CHALLENGE - College Park, Md. N 28 ILLINOIS ESPN2 W, 69-61 Maryland Notables... BB&T Classic - Washington D.C. D 2 vs. VCU MASN L, 85-76 The University of Maryland (6-3) takes on Boston College (6-1) Sunday (December 9) at Comcast Center. Tipoff between the Terps and Eagles is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. The D 6 MORGAN STATE CSN W, 89-65 game will be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and will be televised by D 9 * BOSTON COLLEGE FSN 7:30 p.m. D 12 OHIO CSN 8:00 p.m. Fox SportsNet. D 22 AMERICAN ––– 4:00 p.m. • Maryland holds a 4-3 lead in the all-time series dating back to the fi rst meeting in D 28 DELAWARE CSN 8:00 p.m. 1958. J 2 SAVANNAH STATE ––– 8:00 p.m. • Sunday’s game is the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. Maryland is J 5 at Charlotte ESPNU Noon J 8 HOLY CROSS ––– 8:00 p.m. 30-24 all-time in ACC openers. The Terps are 10-8 in league openers under head coach J 12 * at Virginia Tech RLF Split 2:00 p.m. Gary Williams and have won fi ve of their last seven. J 15 * WAKE FOREST RLF 9:00 p.m. • Maryland’s Gary Williams was head coach at Boston College from 1982-86. He led J 19 * at North Carolina ABC 3:30 p.m. J 27 * DUKE FSN 6:30 p.m. the Eagles to a 76-45 (.628) record and two NCAA Regional Semifi nal appearances. J 30 * VIRGINIA ESPN 7:00 p.m. In 1982-83, BC tied for fi rst place in the Big East with a record of 12-4 and advanced to F 2 * at Georgia Tech ESPN2 Noon the NCAA West Regional Semifi nals. F 6 * at Boston College ESPNU 7:00 p.m. F 9 * NC State RLF 8:00 p.m. F 13 * at Duke ESPN 7:00 p.m. Maryland head coach Gary Williams is tied as the seventh-winningest active head F 16 * FLORIDA STATE RLF Split 3:00 p.m. coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball with an overall record of 591-331 (.642). He F 20 * VIRGINIA TECH RLF Split 9:00 p.m. ranks second among active ACC coaches with 384 wins at Maryland (3rd overall) and F 23 * at Miami RLF Split 2:00 p.m. F 28 * at Wake Forest RLF 8:00 p.m. also ranks second among active league coaches with 157 ACC victories. Williams is the M 2 * CLEMSON FSN 7:30 p.m. Terps’ all-time winningest coach. M 9 * at Virginia FSN 7:30 p.m. • Williams is just nine wins shy of 600 career victories. Only fi ve active head coaches in Division I have 600 career wins. M 13-16 at ACC Tournament ESPN/RLF TBA M 20-23 NCAA First & Second Round CBS TBA The Terrapins return to action Wednesday night against Ohio University. Tipoff between M 27-30 NCAA Regionals CBS TBA the Terps and Bobcats is set for 8:00 p.m. at Comcast Center. A 5-7 NCAA Final Four CBS TBA [ ] Denotes gametime AP and USA Today/ESPN rankings Maryland at a Glance... Home games at Comcast Center listed in BOLD CAPS Probable Starters (GS-GP) Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other * Atlantic Coast Conference game 1 Landon Milbourne (8-8) F 6-7 207 So. Roswell, Ga. 7.0 4.4 Career high 11 pts, 4 reb against Morgan State 15 James Gist (8-8) F 6-9 235 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. 14.0 7.4 1,001 points and 582 rebounds for his career 21 Greivis Vasquez (9-9) G 6-6 190 So. Caracas, Venezuela 16.3 *6.0 Dished out 11 assists against Morgan State Media Relations 5 Eric Hayes (9-9) G 6-4 184 So. Woodbridge, Va. 11.6 *5.4 Scored a career-high 19 points against Morgan State Asst. Director/Men’s Basketball Contact Jason Yaman Phone w: 301-314-8052 4 Braxton Dupree (4-9) C 6-8 260 Fr. Baltimore, Md. 4.3 3.2 7.5 pts, 4.3 reb in four starts Email [email protected] Terp Reserves Media Relations Fax 301-314-9094 Asst. Director/Secondary Contact Matt Lynch 2 Shane Walker (0-5) F 6-10 211 Fr. Northampton, England 0.4 0.6 Phone w: 301-314-7066; m: 401-323-6333 22 Adrian Bowie (0-9) G 6-2 190 Fr. Greenbelt, Md. 3.7 *1.1 Email [email protected] 24 Cliff Tucker (1-9) G/F 6-6 190 Fr. El Paso, Texas 4.4 2.4 7 pts, 4 reb off the bench vs. VCU 32 Jerome Burney (0-6) F 6-9 222 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 1.7 1.3 33 Dino Gregory (0-7) F 6-7 227 Fr. Baltimore, Md. 0.6 2.0 2 pts, 4 reb in 10 minutes vs. Morgan State 35 Dave Neal (1-2) F 6-7 263 Jr. McLean, Va. 7.0 4.0 50 Bambale Osby (6-8) C 6-8 250 Sr. Richmond, Va. 12.3 6.8 Double-double (17 pts, 10 reb) against VCU *assists per game 2007-08 University of Maryland Basketball Last Time Out Defense Never Rests Five Terrapins scored in double fi gures as Maryland downed Morgan Defense has been a constant for the Terrapins through nine games State, 89-65, Thursday night at Comcast Center. Sophomore Eric Hayes this season. Maryland is third in the ACC and 35th in the nation in fi eld led the way for the Terrapins, as the scored a career-high 19 points. goal percentage defense, as the Terrapins have limited their opponents Hayes fi nished 7 of 11 from the fl oor and connected on 5 of 7 attempts to just 37 percent shooting from the fi eld. from three-point range. He added seven assists, three rebounds and a • Maryland is second in the league and 17th in the nation in blocked steal in 35 minutes. shots. The Terps average 6.78 blocked shots per game. Bambale • Senior James Gist scored 18 points and added eight rebounds. Gist Osby is fourth in the league with 2.38 blocks per game, while James added a season-high three assists and two steals. Gist is sixth in the ACC with 2.00 blocks per contest. • Greivis Vasquez fi nished with a season-high 11 assists against the • The Terrapins are fourth in the ACC in three-point fi eld goal Bears. It was the third time this season he handed out at least ten assists. percentage defense. Maryland has limited its opponents to 29 percent Vasquez added 17 points. shooting from beyond the arc. • Sophomore Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 11 points and added four rebounds. Punching the Clock • Senior Bambale Osby added 16 points and nine rebounds off the bench Three of Maryland’s starters are among the top 12 players in the against Morgan State. Osby added four blocked shots and two steals in ACC for minutes played per contest. Sophomore Greivis Vasquez is 26 minutes. second, averaging 36.78 minutes per contest. • Sophomore guard Eric Hayes is fourth in the ACC in minutes per Gist Among The Elite game (35.44), while senior James Gist is 12th (31.63). Senior James Gist has joined elite company in the storied history of Maryland Basketball: Hayes Continues Strong Play • With 18 points against Morgan State (Dec. 6), Gist became the 46th Sophomore guard Eric Hayes has built on an impressive freshman player in school history to reach 1,000 career points. season and has continued his development for the Terrapins: • His scoring average has increased each season, as he is averaging • Hayes has scored in double fi gures in six of Maryland’s nine games a career-best 14.0 points per game this year. this season. • With his 582 career rebounds, Gist is just the 22nd player in school • He is second on the team with 49 assists and leads the squad history to tally 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. with 13 steals. • Gist is eighth on Maryland’s all-time blocked shots list with 170 • Hayes is seventh in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.04). rejections. • He scored a then-career high 18 points against Illinois before • The Silver Spring native was named a preseason Wooden Award pouring in 19 points against Morgan State. candidate. • He leads the team and ranks fi fth in the ACC in free throw shooting. • Gist spend the summer as a member of the USA’s Pan Am Games Hayes has connected on 89 percent (23 of 26) of his attempts from team which earned a fi fth-place fi nish in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.