1999–00 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1999-00 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP #20
1999-00 record 25-10 (11-5 ACC)
Head coach Gary Williams
Assistant coach Billy Hahn
Dave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 1998–99 2000–01 »

The 1999-2000 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1999-2000 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. They lost to UCLA in the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

Contents

Pre-Season

Accolades

Team
ESPN/USA Today ranked No. 23

Terence Morris
Preseason All-American
Wooden Award Candidate
Preseason ACC Player of the year[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 3 Dixon, JuanJuan Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 152 lb (69 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 4 Badu, EarlEarl Badu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 167 lb (76 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 11 McCall, CalvinCalvin McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G 12 Nicholas, DrewDrew Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hampstead, New York
G 15 Miller, DannyDanny Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Mt. Holly, New Jersey
G 20 Hahn, MattMatt Hahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 162 lb (73 kg) Sr Columbia, Maryland
F 21 Cephas, LaRonLaRon Cephas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Wilmington, Delaware
G 25 Blake, SteveSteve Blake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Miami Lakes, Florida
G/F 31 Mouton, ByronByron Mouton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Rayne, Louisiana
F/C 33 Mardesich, MikeMike Mardesich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Boston, Massachusetts
F 35 Baxter, LonnyLonny Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Silver Spring, Maryland
F 44 Morris, TerenceTerence Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Frederick, Maryland
F 45 Holden, TahjTahj Holden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Red Bank, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2000-03-19

Season Recap

The Terrapins opened their season with a victory over San Francisco in the Preaseason NIT – Gary Williams' 400th career win.[2] They beat Tulane in the preseason tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals. They defeated Notre Dame in the consolation game.

They would go on to win all of their non-conference home games, extending their home out of conference winning streak to 72 games. Maryland did not lose a non-conference game in Cole Field house in the 1990s.[3]

The team lost its ACC opener at NC State and dropped two more to begin league play 0-3. After the poor start in conference, however, the Terrapins went 11-2 over the remainder of the season to finish 2nd in the ACC. The Terrapins' signature victory of the season came when they defeated #3 Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium, ending an 18-game win streak, 46-game home winning streak, and 31-game ACC home winning streak for the Blue Devils. Following the win, Maryland students rioted on the college park campus.[4]

In the ACC Tournament, the team advanced to the championship game, where they lost to Duke.

Receiving a #3 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, the Terrapins defeated #14 seed Iona 74-59. However, in the second round Williams' team looked "helpless" as #6 seed UCLA put on an offensive showcase and won easily 105-70, one of the worst tournament losses in Maryland history.[5]

In the summer of 2000, the University of Maryland broke ground on the Comcast Center.

Accolades

Juan Dixon
1st Team All-Acc
Lonny Baxter
1st Team All-ACC
Steve Blake
All-ACC honorable mention

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/03/99* Down Under All-Stars Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 98-79  NA
11/09/99* California All-Stars Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 105-98  NA
Regular season
11/17/99* San Francisco Cole Field House • College Park, MD
(Preseason NIT)		 Comcast W 71-61  14,317 1-0
11/19/99* Tulane Cole Field House • College Park, MD
(Preseason NIT)		 W 78-70  14,500 2-0
11/22/99* Fairleigh Dickinson #24 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 104-45  13,724 3-0
11/24/99* vs. #11 Kentucky #24 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Preseason NIT - Semifinals)		 ESPN L 61-58  10,762 3-1
11/26/99* vs. Notre Dame #24 Madison Square Garden • New York, NY
(Preseason NIT - Consolation)		 W 72-67  NA 4-1
11/30/99* vs. Iowa #24 Baltimore Arena • Baltimore, MD
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPN2 W 83-65  12,310 5-1
12/04/99* vs. #16 Illinois #24 MCI Center • Washington, DC
(BB&T Classic)		 Raycom W 69-67  13,536 6-1
12/05/99* vs. George Washington #24 MCI Center • Washington, DC
(BB&T Classic)		 Raycom L 74-69  13,703 6-2
12/07/99* Winthrop #21 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 76-65 OT 10,107 7-2
12/11/99* #23 Kentucky #21 Cole Field House • College Park, MD ESPN W 72-66  14,500 8-2
12/27/99* George Mason #14 Cole Field House • College Park, MD HTS W 69-66  14,500 9-2
12/30/99* UMBC #14 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 82-52  14,500 10-2
01/02/00* Coastal Carolina #14 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 100-48  14,402 11-2
01/06/00 at NC State #12 Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, NC L 68-66  19,525 11-3 (0-1)
01/09/00 #8 Duke #12 Cole Field House • College Park, MD L 80-70  14,500 11-4 (0-2)
01/15/00 at Georgia Tech #18 Alexander Memorial Coliseum • Atlanta, GA L 69-68  7,892 11-5 (0-3)
01/19/00 Wake Forest #24 Cole Field House • College Park, MD Raycom W 73-51  14,319 12-5 (1-3)
01/22/00 Clemson #24 Cole Field House • College Park, MD Raycom W 74-62  14,500 13-5 (2-3)
01/27/00 at North Carolina #22 Dean E. Smith Center • Chapel Hill, NC L 75-63  15,455 13-6 (2-4)
01/29/00 at Florida State #22 Leon County Civic Center • Tallahassee, FL Raycom W 82-63  5,534 14-6 (3-4)
02/02/00 Virginia #25 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 91-79  14,500 15-6 (4-4)
02/06/00 NC State #25 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 78-73  14,500 16-6 (5-4)
02/09/00 at #3 Duke #23 Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, NC W 98-87  9,314 17-6 (6-4)
02/13/00* at #19 Temple #23 Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA L 73-65  10,206 17-7
02/16/00 Georgia Tech #22 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 82-70  14,500 18-7 (7-4)
02/19/00 at Wake Forest #22 Lawrence Joel Coliseum • Winston-Salem, NC Raycom W 73-67  12,425 19-7 (8-4)
02/22/00 at Clemson #19 Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, SC Raycom W 76-63  8,000 20-7 (9-4)
02/26/00 North Carolina #19 Cole Field House • College Park, MD Raycom W 81-73  14,500 21-7 (10-4)
03/01/00 Florida State #17 Cole Field House • College Park, MD W 85-70  14,500 22-7 (11-4)
03/04/00 at Virginia #17 University Hall • Charlottesville, VA L 89-87  8,457 22-8 (11-5)
ACC Tournament
03/10/00 vs. Florida State #20 Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC
(2nd Round)		 W 82-61  23,895 23-8
03/11/00 vs. NC State #20 Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC
(Semifinal)		 W 64-61  23,895 24-8
03/12/00 vs. #3 Duke #20 Charlotte Coliseum • Charlotte, NC
(Championship)		 L 68-81  23,895 24-9
2000 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/16/00* vs. Iona The Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN
(NCAA First Round)		 CBS W 74-59  20,127 25-9
03/18/00* vs. UCLA The Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN
(NCAA Sweet 16)		 CBS L 105-70  26,358 25-10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time[6].

References

  1. ^ "Maryland's Morris Named Preseason ACC Men's Basketball Player Of The Year". Maryland Men's Basketball. UMTerps.com. http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102599aaa.html. Retrieved 3 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Ginsburg, David (17 November 1999). "Terps Top San Francisco For Williams' 400th Win". Associated Press. http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/111799aab.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  3. ^ Ginsburg, David (30 December 1999). "Terps Cruise Past Maryland-Baltimore County, 82-52". Associated Press. http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123099aab.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  4. ^ Bradley, Pamela, et al. (10 February 2000). "CHAOS". The Diamondback. 
  5. ^ Beacham, Greg (18 March 2000). "Terps Stunned By UCLA". Associated Press. http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031800aaa.html. Retrieved 16 June 2011. 
  6. ^ 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Results