SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2002-03 TERRAPIN GAME NOTES MARYLAND (2-0, 0-0 ACC) N12 [12/15] Miami (Ohio) ESPN2 W, 64-49 GAME # N27 [11/11] The Citadel CSN W, 97-49 11 MARYLAND (2-0) vs. DUQUESNE (1-2) N30 [11/11] Duquesne RJ 8:00 p.m. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2002 • 8:00 p.m. D3 v. Indiana-1 ESPN 9:00 p.m. COMCAST CENTER (17,950), COLLEGE PARK, MD. D7 v. Notre Dame-2 Raycom/CSN 3:30 p.m. 33 D8 v. GW or Texas-2 Raycom/CSN 1:00 or 3:30 D14 Florida CBS 2:00 p.m. D23 UMBC CSN 8:00 p.m. TERPS WRAP UP COMCAST-OPENING HOMESTAND WITH DUQUESNE D29 • Georgia Tech FSN 5:30 p.m. • The Maryland basketball team (No. 11 AP, No. 11 USA Today/ESPN) concludes the three-game homestand that J4 Wagner RJ 1:00 p.m. J8 Hampton RJ 8:00 p.m. opened Comcast Center and the 2002-03 season when Duquesne (1-2) visits College Park on Saturday. The Terps J11 • Florida State RJ 1:30 p.m. (2-0) meet the Dukes at 8 p.m. in a game that will be aired live regionally on Raycom-Jefferson Pilot Sports, on WDCA J15 • at Wake Forest RJ 9:00 p.m. (Ch. 20 in Washington, D.C.) and WNUV (Ch. 54 in the Baltimore area). J18 • Duke ABC 1:30 p.m. J22 • at North Carolina ESPN 7:00 p.m. • The Terrapins head into the game against the Dukes having extended their national-leading non-conference home court J25 • at Clemson RJ 4:00 p.m. win streak to 86 games. Maryland posted a 97-49 victory over The Citadel on Wednesday, once again being led by J30 • NC State RJ 9:00 p.m. F2 Loyola (Md.) RJ 1:00 p.m. the hot hand of sharpshooting senior Drew Nicholas. Nicholas was a career-high 5-for-7 from 3-point range for a career- F6 • Virginia ESPN2 9:00 p.m. high 28 points. Meanwhile, All-America candidate Steve Blake put together an all-around solid performance with 13 F9 • at Georgia Tech CBS 1:00 p.m. F12 • at Florida State RJ 9:00 p.m. points, five assists, five steals and three rebounds. Freshmen Nik Caner-Medley and John Gilchrist were also F16 • Wake Forest FSN 8:00 p.m. impressive, totaling 12 and 10 points, respectively, while neither played more than 20 minutes. F19 • at Duke ESPN 9:00 p.m. F22 • North Carolina RJ 2:00 p.m. • Duquesne comes to town with a 1-2 record after falling at home to Cleveland State, 74-67, on Wednesday. The Dukes F25 • Clemson RSN 7:00 p.m. had beaten West Virginia at home after a season-opening loss to crosstown-rival Pittsburgh. Four Dukes average more M2 • at NC State FSN 8:00 p.m. M9 • at Virginia FSN 8:00 p.m. than 10 points per game, led by junior forward Ron Dokes. Junior Jimmy Tricco paced the squad in its loss to Cleveland M13-16 at ACC Tournament-3 RJ-ESPN TBA State with 17 points and six rebounds. [ ] indicates gametime AP and USA Today/ESPN rankings • The Dukes are looking for their first win in eight tries when they take on the Terps in Saturday’s match-up. Maryland * Atlantic Coast Conference game posted its seventh win of the series, 81-47, in 1998. Each of the other meetings took place between 1972 and 1983. 1 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse) 2 BB&T Classic at Washington, D.C. (MCI Center) 3 ACC Tournament at Greensboro, N.C. (Greensboro Coliseum) TERP STREAKS & STORYLINES • Saturday’s game marks the third men’s basketball contest to be played in Maryland’s $125 million state-of-the-art Comcast Center. Terrapin basketball is still the hottest ticket in town, as Wednesday’s game against The Citadel drew 17,503 despite the fact that many Maryland students had left campus for Thanksgiving break. Last Sunday’s opening BROADCAST INFORMATION game at the new arena attracted a sell out crowd of 17,950. TV: Live regional telecast on Raycom-Jefferson Pilot Sports. Mike • Maryland began its 80th consecutive basketball season against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 24, and the Terps now own a Hogewood and Eddie Fogler call the action. Dave Barringer pro- duces. 2-0 record in their new venue. Comcast Center is historically the fourth home of Terrapin basketball, following: The Radio: Terrapin Sports Network, flagship stations WBAL (AM-1090 Gymnasium (1923-24 to 1930-31); Ritchie Coliseum (1931-32 to 1954-55); and Cole Field House (1955-56 to 2001-02). in Baltimore) and WMAL (AM-630 in Washington). Pregame starts 30 minutes before tipoff. Johnny Holliday and Chris Knoche call • Following the Terps’ victory in their home opener last Sunday, Maryland moved to No. 11 in both the AP and USA the action. Tom Marchitto produces. Today/ESPN Polls. The Terps were ranked No. 13/15 according to the preseason votes, and moved to No. 12 in last Internet: Audio and live stats can be accessed by logging on to www.umterps.com. week’s AP poll. 2002-03 MARYLAND ROSTER AND QUICK NOTES Probable Starters (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes G 5 Calvin McCall (2-2) 6-3 210 Sr. Orlando, Fla. 3.5 4.0 Earned two starts in as many games F/C 33 Ryan Randle (2-2) 6-9 255 Sr. Duncanville, Texas 11.0 5.5 Career-high 15 points vs. Miami (Ohio) MEDIA INFORMATION F/C 45 Tahj Holden (2-2) 6-10 270 Sr. Red Bank, N.J. 3.0 2.0 Averaged 16.0 pts/8.5 rebs in exhibitions Assoc. SID/Men’s Basketball Kevin Messenger G 12 Drew Nicholas (2-2) 6-3 165 Sr. Hempstead, N.Y. 22.0 2.0 Career-high 28 pts vs. The Citadel Phone w: 301-314-7066; h: 301-474-9555 G 25 Steve Blake (2-2) 6-3 172 Sr. Miami Lakes, Fla. 11.0 2.5 Active national leader with 764 career assists Email [email protected] Terp Reserves (G-GS) Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Notes Asst. SID/Men’s Basketball Mark Fratto Phone w: 301-314-8052; h: 301-779-7619 F/C 1 Jamar Smith (2-0) 6-9 239 Jr. Sicklerville, N.J. 3.5 5.5 Junior College All-American at Allegany CC Email [email protected] G 2 Andre Collins (2-0) 5-9 180 So. Crisfield, Md. 5.0 1.0 Nine points in eight minutes vs. The Citadel Associate A.D./Media Relations Dave Haglund F/C 4 Travis Garrison (2-0) 6-8 234 Fr. Suitland, Md. 5.0 4.5 Paced newcomers with 8 pts, 6 rebs vs. Miami Phone w: 301-314-7064; h: 301-879-2518 G 11 John Gilchrist (2-0) 6-3 190 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 6.0 1.0 10 points, three assists in 13 minutes on Wed. Email [email protected] G 13 Chris McCray (2-0) 6-4 166 Fr. Capital Heights, Md. 3.0 2.0 Lanky shooting guard will back up Nicholas Media Relations Fax 301-314-9094 F 20 Darien Henry (1-0) 6-6 202 So. Roxbury, N.J. 1.0 1.5 Walk-on saw first official action on Wednesday For additional media information, see the final page of this release. F 21 Mike Grinnon (2-0) 6-6 195 So. Huntington, N.Y. 0.0 0.0 Saw first-half action vs. The Citadel F 22 Nik Caner-Medley (2-0) 6-8 220 Fr. Portland, Maine 6.5 3.0 12 points and two blocks vs. the Bulldogs 2003 MARYLAND BASKETBALL2001-02 • 2002MARYLAND NCAA CHAMPIONSbasketball MARYLAND VS. DUQUESNE ... P. 2-2-2 • Maryland is currently riding an eight-game win streak first established during last ON DECK season’s NCAA Tournament run. Overall, the Terps have been winners of 21 of • Maryland’s game on Saturday is the last of three straight home games to open their last 22, and 26 of their last 28. Comcast Center during the first week of the regular season. • The Terps own an 20-game home win streak dating to their last loss on Feb. 14, • The Terps make their first road trip of the season to battle Indiana in a rematch of last 2001 — 74-71 to Florida State. It is the team’s longest overall homecourt streak spring’s national championship game. At Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the since a 21-game streak between the 1993-94 (1), ‘94-95 (16) and ‘95-96 (4) sea- Terps and Hoosiers will grapple in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday, Dec. sons. Maryland’s longest home win streak of all-time is 24 games set between the 3 (9:00 p.m., ESPN). 1979-08 and 1980-81 seasons. • The Terps play six games during their first two weeks of the season, including their • Maryland has played 133 consecutive home games since suffering consecutive annual participation in the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. home defeats. The last time Maryland lost back-to-back home dates was during the on Dec. 7 & 8. Co-host George Washington battles Texas on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 1992-93 season. 1 p.m., followed by the Terps and Notre Dame at 3:30. Winners and losers meet • Maryland owns the nation’s longest non-conference homecourt win streak which during consolation and championship games on Sunday at 1 and 3:30 p.m.