Men's Basketball Plays In The Fifth Annual BB&T Classic
12/2/1999 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 2, 1999
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- No. 23 Maryland (5-1, 0-0 ACC), which defeated Iowa, 83-65, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Tuesday night, plays No. 16 Illinois in the first round of the fifth annual BB&T Classic. The tournament was known as the Franklin National Bank/Children's Charities Classic for the first three years of its existence. Maryland has won the championship of the tournament twice (1996 and 1998) and finished as the runner-up in 1997. The Terps have won a tournament-best two championships and have won a tournament-best six games. Maryland has an all-time record of 6-2 in the four-year history of the tournament.
Game Facts and Coverage
Opponent: No. 16 Illinois
Date: Dec. 4, 1999
Event: BB&T Classic
Time: 3:30 p.m. EST
Site: MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Television: Maryland's game vs. Illinois in the BB&T Classic will be televised by Raycom. The game will be broadcast on channel 20 in Washington, D.C. and channel 54 in Baltimore, Md. (Joe Beninati, play-blay, Glenn Consor, color.
Opponent: G. Washington/Seton Hall
Date: Dec. 5, 1999
Event: BB&T Classic
Time: 6:30/8:30 p.m. EST
Site: MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Television: Maryland's second round in the BB&T Classic will be televised by Raycom. It will be broadcast on channel 20 in Washington, D.C. and channel 54 in Baltimore, Md.
Radio: WBAL (1090-AM) in Baltimore and WMAL (630-AM) in Washington are the flagship stations for the Maryland/Learfield Radio Network. Pregame show 30 minutes prior to tip-off. (Johnny Holliday, play-by-play, Chris Knoche, color).
1995 (UMass Champions) First Round Second Round Florida 75, Geo. Wash. 66 Maryland 98, Geo. Wash. 81 UMass 50, Maryland 47 UMass 80, Florida 581996 (Maryland Champions) First Round Second Round Maryland 80, Cal. 64 Cal. 78, Mississippi St. 45 Geo. Wash. 57, Mississippi State 36 Maryland 74, Geo. Wash 68
1997 (George Washington Champions) First Round Second Round Maryland 86, Kansas 83 Kansas 89, Penn 71 Geo. Wash. 66, Penn 62 Geo. Wash 70, Maryland 66
1998 (Maryland Champions) First Round Second Round Maryland 62, Stanford 60 Stanford 70, Geo. Wash. 56 DePaul 87, Geo. Wash. 56 Maryland 92, DePaul 75
Look For Maryland To...
...Advance to the championship game of the BB&T Classic for the fourth consecutive season,
...Defeat a nationally ranked team in the first round of the BB&T Classic for the third consecutive year. The Terps defeated No. 2 Kansas (86-83, Dec. 7, 1997) and No. 5 Stanford (62-60, Dec. 6, 1998) in the last two years,
...Defeat a Big Ten conference team in consecutive games for the first time in school history. Maryland has not played Big Ten teams in consecutive games since the 1933-34 and 1934-35 seasons and has never won both games,
...Run its current winning-streak to a season-high tying three games,
...Extend its winning streak against teams from the Big Ten to three games.
Terps' Recent Ledger
Head coach Gary Williams has led Maryland to a 33-7 record (.825) since the beginning of the 1998-99 season.
Ranked Terps
Maryland is ranked No. 23 in this week's ESPN/USA Today poll and 24th in the Associated Press poll.
Williams Wins No. 400
Head coach Gary Williams won his 400th career game as Maryland defeated San Francisco on Nov. 19. He enters Saturday's game against Illinois with a 404-246 career record in this, his 22nd season as a head coach. Williams has won 62.2 percent of the 649 games that he has coached during his career. In addition, he won his 197th game as Maryland's head coach in the Terps' victory over Iowa and needs only three victories to reach 200 for his career in College Park.
School Games W L Pct. American 114 72 42 .632 Bos. Coll. 121 76 45 .628 Ohio St. 100 59 41 .590 Maryland 314 197 119 .627 Totals 649 404 247 .622
Morris Ties School Record
Junior All-American Terence Morris tied a school record for field goal shooting perfection when he hit all eight of his shots against Iowa on Nov. 30. He became one of ten players in school history to record perfection from the field in a single game (minumum eight attempts).
Field Goal Percentage
Game (minimum 8 attempts)
(10-10) Lonny Baxter vs. North Texas (12-23-98)
(9-9) Steve Francis vs. NC State (1-10-99)
(8-8) Terence Morris vs. Iowa (11-30-99)
(8-8) Obinna Ekezie vs. American (12-21-96)
(8-8) Joe Smith vs. Clemson (1-25-95)
(8-8) Buck Williams vs. Canisius (12-23-78)
(8-8) Gary Williams vs. S. Carolina (12-10-66)
(8-8) Greg Manning vs. F. Dickinson (12-10-80)
(8-8) Ben Coleman vs. Duquesne (12-10-83)
(8-8) Ben Coleman vs. Wake Forest (2-26-84)
The Minutes Played Chart
Led by redshirt sophomore Juan Dixon's minutes per game increase of nearly 18 minutes per game played this season as compared to last season, a total of six Terps have increased their playing time from last year. Dixon averaged 14.9 minutes in 34 games and is currently averaging 32.8 minutes played per game this season.
Minutes Per Game Chart
Player 1999-2000 1998-99 Increase Juan Dixon 32.8 14.9 +17.9 Danny Miller 28.7 14.3 +14.4 Lonny Baxter 28.7 14.5 +14.2 LaRon Cephas 7.5 3.0 +4.5 Terence Morris 31.7 29.4 +2.3 Mike Mardesich 13.5 13.1 +0.4
Terps Rebounding Numbers Up
Sophomore Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring, Md.) leads the Terps with a 9.7 rebounds per game average. He is averaging 12.0 rebounds per game in the last two games and helped Maryland outrebound each of its last four opponents. Maryland was outrebounded by an average of 11.5 rebounds in the first two games of the season. Since then the Terps have outrebounded all four of their opponents and are enjoying an average rebound margin of +4 per game.
Terps Game-By-Game Team Rebounds
Opponent Md. Rebounds Margin San Francisco 33 -8 Tulane 27 -15 F. Dickinson 47 +21 Kentucky 45 +3 Notre Dame 38 +4 Iowa 36 +4 Totals 226/37.7 +1.2 per game
Stingy On Field Goal Defense
Maryland held its opponents to a .388 field goal shooting percentage last season. It was a school-record low mark and was the fourth-best field goal defense by an ACC team in the past 36 seasons. The Terps' .388 figure ranked as the stingiest in the ACC. Maryland has picked up where it left off last season and is allowing its opponents to make only .382 percent of the field goal attempts this season.
Top ACC Field Goal Percentage Defense (Since 1963)
Rank Team, Year Pct. 1. Wake Forest, 1997 .364 2. South Carolina, 1970 .382 3. North Carolina, 1998 .384 4. Maryland, 1999 .388
Holding Its Opponents Down
Maryland is limiting its opponents to a .382 field goal shooting mark. The Terps have held five consecutive opponents below 40 percent shooting from the field and held Fairleigh Dickinson to a season-low .308 from the field. Only Tulane (.441) has shot above 41 percent from the field against the Terps this season.
Top Five Field Goal Defense Games
Rank Opp. Date Pct. 1. Fairleigh Dickinson 11-22-99 .308 2. Kentucky (#10) 11-24-99 .356 3. Iowa 11-30-99 .375 4. Notre Dame 11-26-99 .387 5. San Francisco 11-17-99 .407
Terps From The 3-Point Line
Maryland has made a total of 38 3-point shots this season and is shooting .376 from beyond the arc. The Terps' 38 3-point shots made through six games is more than its opponents have made (34) so far this season. The Terps have not made more 3-point shots than their opponents since the 1986-87 and 1987-88 seasons. It has never been accomplished during the 11-year Gary Williams era.
Terps Shooting Well From 3-Point
Maryland has made .405 percent (15-37) of their attempts from the 3-point line in the last two games. Twice this season, the Terps have come within two 3-point shots made of tying the single-game record for 3-point shots made (11).
Top 3-Point Shooting Games
Rank Opponent 3-Point Made
T1. Tulane 9
Notre Dame 9
3. Fairleigh Dickinson 8
Dialing Long Distance
Maryland is shooting .376 percent from 3-point range through the first six games of the season. The Terps hit nine shots from the bonusphere against Tulane and eight against Fairleigh Dickinson. Maryland has not shot 40 percent or better from 3-point range since the 1988-89 season.
Top 3-Point Shooting Seasons
Rank Pct. Year
1. .396 1989-90
2. .365 1988-89
3. .352 1993-94
.352 1994-95
5. .349 1997-98
Terps Top Night from the Line
Maryland shot a season-high .810 from the free throw line against Iowa on Nov. 30. It was the highest mark of the season and the first time the Terps had shot above 70 percent from the free throw line during a game this season. Against Iowa, Maryland was a perfect five-of-five from the line in the first half and 12-16 in the second half.
Swat That Out Of Here
Maryland is averaging 8.7 blocked shots per game through the first six games of the year. The Terps have blocked at least nine shots in five of their six games and swatted a season-high 14 against Tulane. The 14 blocked shots against Tulane is tied for the fourth highest single-game total in school history. Maryland blocked a school-record 202 shots during the 1998-99 season.
Terps' Top Blocked Shots Seasons
Rank Year Blocks BPG 1. 1998-99 202 5.9 2. 1990-91 185 6.6 3. 1984-85 181 4.9 4. 1993-94 176 5.9 5. 1994-95 168 4.9
A Passing Fancy
Maryland recorded 25 assists on 30 baskets against Iowa and is averaging 20.8 assists per game this season. The Terps recorded a season-high 26 assists against Fairleigh Dickinson and have been credited with 125 assists on 175 field goals made.
Terps' Team Assist Chart
Opponent Assists FGM Pct. San Francisco 16 27 0.6 Tulane 22 28 0.8 F. Dickinson 26 40 0.7 Kentucky 14 24 0.6 Notre Dame 22 26 0.8 Iowa 25 30 0.8 Totals 125 175 0.7
Morris' Block Party
Junior All-America candidate Terence Morris, who has blocked 20 shots in the Terps' first six games of the season, has moved into fifth place on Maryland's all-time blocked shots list. He has 20 blocks for an average of 3.3 this season and 126 in 72 career games for an average of 1.75 per game.
Terps' Career Blocked Shots List
Rank Player, Years Blkd Shots 1. Derrick Lewis, 1985-88 339 2. Cedric Lewis, 1987-90 239 3. Joe Smith, 1994-95 190 4. Larry Gibson, 1976-79 182 5. Terence Morris, 1998-Pr. 125
Morris As ACC Player Of The Year
Junior forward Terence Morris was named the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball Player of the Year by the attending media at the conference's 38th annual Operation Basketball event.
Morris Asserting Himself
All-America candidate Terence Morris, who has more blocked shots (20) than Maryland's opponents (15), has had to assert himself more this season than in his first two seasons in College Park. He is averaging more minutes, shots, points, assists and blocked shots per game than he did during either his freshman or sophomore seasons.
The Morris Progression
Season MPG SPG PPG RPG APG BPG 1999-00 31.7 11.2 16.7 6.5 3.7 3.3 1998-99 29.3 10.4 15.3 7.1 1.6 2.3 1997-98 15.9 5.4 7.4 3.5 0.8 0.9
Blake Assisting
True freshman Steve Blake enjoyed his best assist-turnover ratio game (7:1) against Iowa on Nov. 30. He enters Saturday's game averaging 6.3 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game. Blake enjoyed his first double figure scoring game against Notre Dame on Nov. 26 and recorded a season-high 11 assists against Tulane in the second round of the Preseason NIT on No. 19.
Blake Game-By-Game
Opponent Assists Points San Francisco 6 4 Tulane 11 8 F. Dickinson 3 7 Kentucky 7 4 Notre Dame 4 14 Iowa 7 5 Totals 38 42
Baxter Earns NIT Honors
Sophomore Lonny Baxter, who averaged 14.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in four games, was named to the Preseason NIT all-tournament team. Baxter grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and recorded his first career double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds against the Notre Dame. He played a career-high 36 minutes in Maryland's victory over the Fighting Irish and scored in double figures in all four games during the tournament.
Baxter Seeing Double
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has recorded double-doubles in both of Maryland's last two games. He recorded his first career double-double against Notre Dame on Nov. 26 with 17 points and 14 rebounds and came back with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa on Nov. 30.
Baxter's Block Party
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has 15 blocked shots in the first six games of the season for a 2.5 blocked shots per game average. He recorded a career-high five blocked shots against San Francisco on Nov. 17.
Lonny Baxter's Career Blocked Shots Chart
Season Blocks BPG 1999-00 15 2.5 1998-99 24 0.8 Totals 39 1.02
Lonny Baxter Has...
...Scored in double figures in all six of Maryland's games so far this season. He scored in double figures seven times in 32 games as a freshman,
...Grabbed eight or more rebounds in all six games this season and is averaging 12.0 rebounds in the last two games,
...Averaged 35 minutes played per game in the last two games. He played a single-game season-high 26 minutes as a freshman,
...Connected on five consecutive free throws in the last three games.
Baxter Getting To The Line
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has hit five consecutive free throws in the last three games and has pushed his free throw shooting percentage over 70 for the season. Baxter was a perfect four-for-four against Iowa, made his only attempt against Notre Dame and made his final shot against No. 10 Kentucky on Nov. 24.
Lonny Baxter's Free Throw Chart
Games FTM-A Pct. 1-4 11-19 .598 4-6 5-5 1.00 Totals 17-24 .708
Baxter Is No. 2 In Field Goal Pct.
Sophomore Lonny Baxter, who made eight-of-10 shots from the field against Notre Dame, is shooting a team-leading .569 from the field this season. He has shot 50 percent from the field in each of the last three games. He enters Saturday's game against Iowa ranked second in school history with a .590 field goal percentage.
Terps' Career Field Goal Shooting Percentage
Rank Player, Years FG Pct. 1. Buck Williams, 1978-81 .615 2. Lonny Baxter, 1999-Pr. .590
Baxter From The Field
Season FGM-A Pct. 1999-00 36-63 .571 1998-99 82-137 .599 Career 118-200 .590
Dixon Finds Free Throw Stroke
Redshirt Sophomore Juan Dixon has hit 11 consecutive free throws entering Saturday's game against Illinois. He has not missed from the line since the second half of Maryland's victory over Tulane on Nov. 19.
Juan Dixon From The Line In The Last Four Games
Opponent FTM-A Pct. F. Dickinson 4-4 1.000 Kentucky 2-2 1.000 Notre Dame 2-2 1.000 Iowa 3-3 1.000 Last 4 Games 11-11 1.000
Dixon Stealing
Redshirt Sophomore Juan Dixon is averaging 3.5 steals per game in Maryland's first six games. He recorded his career-high of six steals against Notre Dame as the Terps defeated the Fighting Irish on Nov. 26. Dixon recorded 50 steals to rank second among Maryland freshmen in school history last season.
Juan Dixon's Steals Chart
Season Steals SPG 1999-00 21 3.5 1998-99 50 1.5 Totals 71 1.8
Dixon's Minutes
Redshirt sophomore Juan Dixon has played in at least 31 minutes in five of Maryland's first six games this season. He surpassed his freshman year season-high of 23 minutes in the first game this season as he played in 34 minutes. He is averaging 32.8 minutes played per game after averaging 14.9 minutes played per game last season.
Dixon Joins Terps' 3-Point List
Redshirt sophomore Juan Dixon made a career-high five 3-point shots against Tulane on Nov. 19, and is currently ranked 15th in school history with 46 career 3-point shots made.
Terps' Career 3-Point Shots Made List
Rank. Player, Years 3PM
1. Johnny Rhodes, 1993-96 186
10. Steve Hood, 1987-88 61
11. John Johnson, 1986-89 59
12. Keith Gatlin, 1984-86, 87-88 56
T13. Rudy Archer, 1988 48
Matt Roe, 1991 48
15. Juan Dixon, 1999-Pr. 46
Stellar Backcourt
Maryland's starting backcourt duo of Steve Blake and Juan Dixon are combining to average nearly 10 assists per game.
Maryland's Backcourt Success
Player Assists APG Steve Blake 38 6.3 Juan Dixon 21 3.6 Totals 59 9.8
Miller From The 3-Point Line
Sophomore Danny Miller is averaging 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and is shooting .500 from the field in the last two games. He has been especially hot from the 3-point line where he has hit five-of- 12 shots from long range. He enter's Saturday's game against Illinois tied for second on the team with seven 3-point shots made. Miller made a career-high tying three 3-point shots while playing a career-high 35 minutes against Iowa on Nov. 30.
Miller From 3-Point Range
Games 3PM-A Pct. Last 2 5-12 .417 Last 3 7-14 .500 First 3 0-4 .000
Miller In Double Figures
Sophomore Danny Miller has scored in double figures in three of Maryland's six games this season. He scored in double figures four times in 34 games as a freshman last season.
TERPS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
ESPN/USA TODAY (Nov. 29, 1999)
Rank Team (FPV) Record 1. Cincinnati (27) 3-0 2. North Carolina (3) 3-0 3. Stanford (1) 5-0 4. Arizona 4-0 5. Auburn 2-1 6. Kansas 4-0 7. Michigan State 3-1 8. Connecticut 3-1 9. Temple 1-1 10. Florida 3-1 11. Texas 4-0 12. Kentucky 3-1 13. UCLA 2-0 14. Syracuse 3-0 15. Duke 3-2 16. Illinois 2-0 17. Ohio State 0-1 18. Tennessee 3-0 19. Utah 1-1 20. DePaul 3-1 21. Purdue 2-1 22. Oklahoma State 4-0 23 MARYLAND 3-1 24. Indiana 2-0 25. Miami (Fla.) 2-0
ASSOCIATED PRESS (Nov. 29, 1999)
Rank Team (FPV) Points 1. Cincinnati (55) 1,671 2. North Carolina (7) 1,567 3. Stanford (4) 1,541 4. Arizona (2) 1,511 5. Connecticut 1,332 6. Kansas 1,308 7. Auburn 1,248 8. Michigan State 1,202 9. Texas 1,083 10. Temple 938 11. Florida 918 12. UCLA 911 13. Kentucky 878 14. Syracuse 781 15. Ohio State 736 16. Illinois 657 17. Duke 594 18. Tennessee 569 19. Purdue 449 20. Utah 388 21. Oklahoma State 371 22. DePaul 357 23. Indiana 250 24. MARYLAND 230 25. Gonzaga 176
Terps in the 1999-2000 Polls
ESPN/USA Today AP Preseason 23 RV (26) Nov. 15 NP RV (27) Nov. 22 22 24 Nov. 29 23 24
Probable Starters For Maryland
F #15 Danny Miller (8.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, Career-high four steals vs. San Francisco)
F #44 Terence Morris (16.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, Season-high 25 points vs. No. 10 Kentucky)
C #35 Lonny Baxter (14.5 ppg, 9.7, Double/Double of 14 points and 10 rebounds vs. N. Dame)
G #3 Juan Dixon (17.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, Career-high 25 points vs. Tulane)
G #25 Steve Blake (7.0 ppg, 6.3 apg, 11 assists in 34 minutes played vs. Tulane)
...And Top Reserves
G #12 Drew Nicholas (8.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, Season-high 27 points against FDU)
F #33 Mike Mardesich (3.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, Career-high four blocked shots vs. Tulane)
F #45 Tahj Holden (1.3 ppg, 1.0 rpg, Two points in first career game vs. San Francisco)
Maryland vs. Illinois - A Series History
The Series: The series is tied, 1-1
Last Maryland Win: March 14, 1998, 67-61 (At Sacramento, Calif.)
Last Illinois Win: March 22, 1984, 72-70 (at Lexington, Ky.)
Last Maryland Win at MCI Center: None
Last Illinois Win at MCI Center: None
Maryland vs. Illinois, current streak: Maryland has won 1
Gary Williams vs. Illinois: 2-5 (1-0 at Maryland)
Maryland vs. Illinois - The Last Games
March 14, 1998 March 22, 1984 Maryland 67 Illinois 72 Illinois 61 Maryland 70 at Sacramento, Calif. at Lexington, Ky.
Maryland vs. Illinois - The Last Time - March 14, 1998
Obinna Ekezie, scoreless until the final six minutes of the game, hit a game-tying jumper and six free throws down the stretch as Maryland held off Illinois, 67-61, in the second round of the NCAA West Regional. Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 20 points and Rodney Elliott added 16 to lead Maryland. Maryland led by as many as 13 points in the first half and 41-29 early in the second half. The brawny Illini worked their way back to tie the game for the first time, 49-49, with 7:36 to go, then took their first lead on Kevin Turner's 3-pointer. Maryland tied it and retook the lead, but Illinois stayed with the Terps and tied it three more times - on a jumper, another 3-pointer by Turner, and a short jumper by Jarrod Gee that made it 61-61 with 56 seconds left. Ekezie's free-throw shooting down the stretch, including two with 36 seconds left and another pair with 16 seconds to go, sealed the victory. Matt Kovarik's final free throws with seven seconds left gave Maryland the last six points of the game.
Tonight's Referees
Tonight's referee is Dick Paparo and the umpires are Bill Kennedy and Dave Bair.
Terps By The Numbers In 1999-2000
Overall Record: 5-1 When Outrebound Opponent: 3-1 ACC Record: 0-0 When Outrebounded by Opp: 2-0 Home Record: 3-0 When Rebounds are Equal: 0-0 Road Record: 0-0 When Leading at Halftime: 5-0 Neutral Site Record: 2-1 When Trailing at Halftime: 0-1 Day Games: 0-0 When Tied at Halftime: 0-0 Night Games: 5-1 When Shoot Better from Field: 5-1 In Home ACC Games: 0-0 When Shoot Worse from Field: 0-0 In Road ACC Games: 0-0 Versus a Ranked Opponent: 0-1 When Score At Least 80 Points: 2-0 When Score 100+ Points: 1-0 When Score Under 80 Points: 3-1
Maryland At The MCI Center - A Series History
The Record: Maryland is 3-1 at the MCI Center
Last Maryland Win: Dec. 7, 1998, Maryland 92, DePaul 75
Last Maryland Loss: Dec. 8, 1997, G. Washington 70, Maryland 67
Maryland at MCI Center, current streak: Maryland has won 2 straight
Gary Williams at the MCI Center: 3-1
QUOTING COACH WILLIAMS
Gary Williams on the BB&T Classic
"We are also looking forward to playing in the BB&T Classic this weekend. It is a tremendous tournament in terms of the teams playing in the two-day event. We face Illinois and George Washington faces Seton Hall in the first round. It is also a tremendous tournament in terms of the national interest. We are fortunate to be playing basketball, but at the same time, we are fortunate to be raising a great deal of money for charity. All of the monies raised go to the local charities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is a great thing for the national teams to come in and join George Washington and Maryland to play in this tournament. It is important to many of the local charities and hopefully we can continue this in the future."
"Having to play Illinois is not going to be easy. Illinois is picked as one of the top teams in the Big Ten. They have certainly put strong back-to-back recruiting classes together and hopefully we will be able to compete with them."
On the Iowa Victory
"I was really pleased with our team defense. Our defense has been good this year, consistently throughout our first six games."
"Against Iowa we lengthened the time that we ran good offense. We did a great job coming out. This team has the potential to become a good passing team. When you shoot the percentage that we did in the second half, it is usually the result of passing. We passed the ball really well and we got guys really good looks."
"Iowa never quit and I knew they were going to make a run on us to start the second half. You have to be prepared for that nowadays in college basketball. I thought we handled that well. We kept our composure a little better than we did against Notre Dame when they made their run, so hopefully we're learning in those situations."
On Terence Morris
"Terence is one of those guys who is really hard to guard because he is really quick inside and a good enough shooter at 6'9 to hit the outside jump shot."
On Improving As A Team
"We're working to get better. We played a pretty good schedule so far and it doesn't get any easier with Illinois coming up. We're going against some pretty good teams with senior players and we don't have many [ourselves]. We're trying to learn on the job, so to speak, and see if we can continue to get better."
TERENCE MORRIS BY THE NUMBERS
.722
Naismith Award finalist Terence Morris is shooting .722 (13-18) from the field in the last two games.
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Terence Morris is the only All-ACC first-team selection from the 1998-99 season who is playing in the 1999-2000 season.
4
Terence Morris is one of only four sophomores in school history to earn All-ACC first-team honors. He joined former Terp All-Americans John Lucas, Tom McMillen, and Joe Smith as All ACC first-team selections when he earned the honor following the 1998-99 season.
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Terence Morris finished fifth in the balloting for ACC Player of the Year honors in 1999.
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Terence Morris, a Wooden Award finalist has been credited with a career-high six assists in both of Maryland's last two games.
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Terence Morris is the oldest of seven children. He has four younger brothers and two younger sisters.
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Maryland is 10-2 (.833) during the last two seasons when Terence Morris has scored 20 or more points in a single game.
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Terence Morris needs only 143 points to become the 15th player in school history to reach the 1,000 point mark by the end of his junior year.
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Terence Morris grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against NC State on Feb. 10, 1999 in a 63-50 Terp victory.
19
Terence Morris averaged 19.0 points per game during the 1999 NCAA Tournament. His averaged is tied for the 12th best tournament effort in school history.
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Terence Morris is 20 years old. He was born on Jan. 11th, 1979 and is a Capricorn.
20
Terence Morris has more blocked shots (20) than Maryland's opponents (15).
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Junior All-American Terence Morris has started 40 consecutive games. He has been in the starting lineup in every game during the last two seasons.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
.667
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has made .667 of his field goal attempts (14-21) in the last two games. He is averaging 16.5 points per game in helping the Terps to a pair of victories over Notre Dame and Iowa.
.667
Redshirt junior Mike Mardesich enjoyed a strong night in the paint against Iowa as he drew two fouls and was two-of-three from the line in the Terps' victory over the Hawkeyes.
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Redshirt sophomore Juan Dixon has more blocked shots this season (three) than he did as a freshman (one). Dixon recorded a career-high two blocks against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 22.
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Redshirt sophomore Juan Dixon grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds against Kentucky on Nov. 24 in Madison Square Garden.
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Sophomore Danny Miller is averaging 13.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the last three games.
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Redshirt junior forward LaRon Cephas scored a season-high three points in a season-high 14 minutes of playing time against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 22.
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David Geoffrey Scott was 21 inches long when he was born as Gary Williams' first grandchild on Nov. 15. He was born to Williams' daughter Kristin and her husband Geoff in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Williams was present for the birth.
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True freshman Drew Nicholas scored a season-high 27 points against Fairleigh Dickinson as he made nine-of-11 shots (.818) from the field.
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Maryland has blocked 52 shots as compared to its opponents' 15 during the first six games of the season.
83.3
Maryland has won 80 percent of its first six games.
72
Redshirt sophomore Mile Mardesich has played in 72 consecutive games entering Saturday's game against Illinois.
131
Maryland has forced 131 turnovers this season and has been credited with 66 steals.
