No. 21 Terps Travel To Chapel Hill
1/25/2000 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 25, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- No. 21 Maryland (13-5, 2-3 ACC), which has won two consecutive conference games, travels to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina at the Dean E. Smith Center. The Terps defeated Wake Forest (73-51, Jan. 19) and Clemson (74-62, Jan. 22) last week and have won seven of their last 10 games since Dec. 7. The Terps' game against the Tar Heels is their first road game since Jan. 15 when they played Georgia Tech in Atlanta and is the first of a two game road swing. Maryland travels to Tallahassee to face Florida State (Jan. 29, 1:30 p.m.) before playing at home on Feb. 2 against Virginia.
Look For Maryland To...
- Win its third consecutive ACC game and even its conference record at 3-3,
- Win its second consecutive game at the Smith Center for the second time in five years. Maryland also won back-to-back games in Chapel Hill during the 1996 and 1997 seasons,
- Win at North Carolina for the fourth time in the last five years.
Morris Approaches 500 Career Rebounds
Junior All-American Terence Morris (Frederick, Md.) needs only one
rebound to become the 29th player in school history to grab 500
rebounds. He enters Wednesday night's game against North Carolina with
499 rebounds in 83 career games for a 6.0 rebounds per game average
during his career. Only 19 players in school history have reached the
500 rebound plateau in 84 or fewer games. In addition, Morris is
looking to become only the 11th junior in school history to reach the
500-rebound plateau.
Fastest To 1,000 Points/500 Rebounds
Junior All-American Terence Morris needs only one rebound to become the
23rd player in school history to score 1,000 career points and grab 500
rebounds. He scored his 1,000th career point against Duke on Jan. 9 and
needs only one rebound to reach the 500-rebound plateau. Morris will
play in his 84th career game against North Carolina on Wednesday.
Should Morris reach the 500-rebound mark against the Tar Heels, he will
become the 10th fastest player in school history to reach the
combination milestone.
Holden Named ACC Rookie of the Week
Freshman Tahj Holden (Red Bank, N.J.), who averaged 14.5 points and 8.0
rebounds in leading Maryland to a pair of important ACC victories over
Wake Forest and Clemson last week, was named the ACC Rookie of the Week
for the first time this season. He made his first career start against
Clemson in place of Terence Morris and scored 12 points and grabbed a
career-high 10 rebounds. He sparked Maryland to its 73-51 victory over
Wake Forest with 17 points in 18 minutes played against the Deacons.
Morris, Hahn Named Captains
Junior All-American Terence Morris and senior Matt Hahn (Columbia, Md.)
have been named this year's co-captains by head coach Gary Williams.
Maryland Leads The ACC In...
- Field goal percentage defense, .381,
- Blocked shots, 8.0 bpg,
- Steals, 11.2 spg,
Maryland recorded eight steals against Clemson and now have 201 for the season. The Terps lead the ACC with an 11.2 steals per game average and have recorded at least 10 steals in eight of their last 10 games. Maryland has now recorded 200 or more steals in each of Gary Williams' 11 seasons in College Park. Prior to Williams' arrival for the 1989-90 season, Maryland had recorded 200 or more steals only three times since the 1975-76 season.
Terps' Single-Season Steals Records
| Rank | Year | Steals | SPG |
| 1. | 1998-99 | 431 | 12.7 |
| 2. | 1995-96 | 329 | 10.9 |
| 3. | 1993-94 | 303 | 10.1 |
| 4. | 1994-95 | 302 | 8.8 |
| 5. | 1997-98 | 275 | 8.6 |
Terps Put A Lid On The Basket
Maryland enters Wednesday night's against North Carolina as the ACC
leader in field goal percentage defense. The Terps have limited their
18 opponents to .381 shooting from the field. Maryland limited Wake
Forest to .290 percent field goal shooting on Jan. 19. It marked the
second time this season that the Terps defense held an opponent to 29
percent shooting from the field. The Terps also held UMBC to 29 percent
shooting from the field.
Terps' Top Field Goal Percentage Defense
| Date | Opponent | FG% | FGM-A |
| Jan. 19 | Wake Forest | .290 | 18-62 |
| Dec. 30 | UMBC | .290 | 20-69 |
| Nov. 22 | F. Dickinson | .308 | 16-52 |
| Nov. 24 | Kentucky | .356 | 21-59 |
| Nov. 30 | Iowa | .375 | 24-64 |
| Jan. 22 | Clemson | .323 | 22-56 |
Terps' Scoring Defense
Maryland enters Wednesday night's game against North Carolina ranked
third in the ACC in scoring defense allowing 63.2 points per game. The
Terps have held 16 of their 18 opponents to 70 points or less and held
two opponents (Fairleigh Dickinson and Coastal Carolina) below 50
points. The Terps have not held their opponents to less than 65 points
per game since the 1980-81 season. During the Gary Williams tenure only
two teams have held their opponents under 70 points scored per game.
Terps' Scoring Defense Under Williams
| Rank | Season | Avg. |
| 1. | 1998-99 | 66.4 |
| 2. | 1996-97 | 66.8 |
| 3. | 1997-98 | 72.1 |
| 4. | 1993-94 | 73.2 |
| 5. | 1994-95 | 73.9 |
Maryland Has...
- An ACC-leading 201 steals for an 11.2 steals per game average,
- More steals (201) than Florida State (90) and Clemson (77) combined (167),
- More than twice as many steals as both Florida State (90) and Clemson (77),
Morris Averaging Double-Double
Junior All-American Terence Morris is averaging a double-double of 15.3
points and 10.0 rebounds over the course of the last 10 games. He has
scored 20 points or more three times and 17 points or more seven times.
On the defensive end, Morris has grabbed at least nine rebounds in nine
of the 10 games during the streak and has recorded four double-doubles.
Team Defense
In what head coach Gary Williams calls tremendous team defense, Maryland
has limited two of the ACCs top scorers to low point totals in each of
the last two games. The Terps limited Wake Forest's Robert O'Kelley to
a season-low four points on Jan 19 and held Clemson's Will Solomon to 12
points. O'Kelley entered the game averaging 15.1 points per game while
Solomon, the ACCs leading scorer, came in to the game against Maryland
with a 21.1 points per game average.
Terps' Team Defense
| Opponent | FG-A | 3PM-A | A | Pts. |
| O'Kelley, WF | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 |
| Solomon, Clem | 4-14 | 1-4 | 4 | 12 |
| Totals | 5-23 | 1-4 | 4 | 16 |
| Averages | .217 | .250 | 2.0 | 8.0 |
Terps' From 3-Point Range
Maryland scored a near school-record 10 3-point shots on a school-record
31 3-point shot attempts against Clemson on Saturday. The Terps broke
the school record of 30 attempts against Florida State on Feb. 10, 1996
and nearly matched the record of 11 3-point shots made in a game. Most
recently, the Terps made 11 3-pointers against Georgia Tech on Jan. 3,
1996.
Terps' Bench Mob
Freshman Tahj Holden scored a career-high 17 points and grabbed a
career-high six rebounds against Wake Forest on Jan. 19. He led the
Terps' bench in scoring and rebounding. Holden's scoring output marked
the second-highest total by a Terp reserve behind only Drew Nicholas'
career-high 27 points against Fairleigh Dickinson. Holden's six-rebound
effort against Wake Forest was the highest rebounding total by a reserve
since Mike Mardesich grabbed seven rebounds against Fairleigh Dickinson
on Nov. 22.
Terps' Top Bench Efforts
| Player | Opponent | Pts. | Rebs. | Asts. |
| Drew Nicholas | FDU | 27 | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Mardesich | FDU | 10 | 7 | 1 |
| Drew Nicholas | UMBC | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Tahj Holden | Coastal | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Tahj Holden | Wake | 17 | 6 | 1 |
Probable Starters For Maryland
| F | #15 Danny Miller (8.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg,11 points, 4 rebounds vs. North Carolina, 3-6-99) |
| F | #44 Terence Morris (16.1 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 20 points, 5 rebounds vs. North Carolina, 1-13-99) |
| C | #35 Lonny Baxter (14.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg,10 points, 4 rebounds vs. North Carolina, 2-13-99) |
| G | #3 Juan Dixon (16.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 7 points, 1 assist vs. North Carolina, 2-13-99) |
| G | #25 Steve Blake (6.8 ppg, 6.3 apg, First career game vs. North Carolina) |
And Top Reserves
| G | #12 Drew Nicholas (5.4 ppg, 1.2 apg, First career game vs. North Carolina) |
| F | #33 Mike Mardesich (3.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 12 points, 9 rebounds vs. North Carolina, 1-14-98) |
| G | #11 Calvin McCall (1.7 ppg, 1.0 rpg, First career game vs. North Carolina) |
| F | #45 Tahj Holden (2.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg, First career game vs. North Carolina) |
Maryland vs. North Carolina - The Series History
The Series: North Carolina leads, 103-48Last Maryland Win: Feb. 13, 1999, 81-64 (at College Park, Md.)
Last North Carolina Win: March 6, 1999, 86-79 (at Charlotte, N.C.)
Last Maryland Win at Smith Center: Jan. 13, 1999, 89-76
Last North Carolina win at Smith Center: Feb. 14, 1998, 87-65
Maryland vs. North Carolina, Current Streak: North Carolina has won 1
Maryland vs. North Carolina, Last 10: Tied, 5-5
Maryland vs. North Carolina - The Last Four Games
| March 6, 1999 | Feb. 13, 1999 | Jan. 13, 1999 | March 7, 1998 |
| North Carolina 86 | at Maryland 81 | Maryland 89 | North Carolina 83 |
| Maryland 79 | North Carolina 64 | at North Carolina 76 | Maryland 73 |
| (at Charlotte, N.C.) | (at Greensboro, N.C.) | ||
Terps vs. North Carolina - The Last Time
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Max Owens powered several key runs and 15th-ranked North Carolina earned a shot at a third straight ACC championship with an 86-79 victory over No. 5 Maryland. Third-seeded North Carolina shot 53 percent, including a 9-of-16 performance from 3-point range, and held off a late rally by second-seeded Maryland. The Terrapins cut a 23-point deficit to four. Maryland used an 18-6 run in the last eight minutes to help trim North Carolina's lead to 78-74 with 47 seconds remaining. But Owens helped the Tar Heels seal it by making all six of his free throws the rest of the way. Owens, a sophomore guard, finished with a career-high 23 points. Ademola Okulaja added 19, Jason Capel 13 and Brendan Haywood 10. Steve Francis scored 31 to lead Maryland. The Terrapins also got 12 points apiece from Laron Profit and Terence Morris and 11 from Danny Miller.Terps By The Numbers In 1999-2000
| Overall Record: 13-5 | When Outrebound Opponent: 10-4 |
| ACC Record: 2-3 | When Outrebounded by Opp: 3-0 |
| Home Record: 10-1 | When Rebounds are Equal: 0-1 |
| Road Record: 0-2 | When Leading at Halftime: 10-2 |
| Neutral Site Record: 3-2 | When Trailing at Halftime: 2-3 |
| Day Games: 3-1 | When Tied at Halftime: 1-0 |
| Night Games: 10-4 | When Shoot Better from Field: 12-3 |
| In Home ACC Games: 2-1 | When Shoot Worse from Field: 1-2 |
| In Road ACC Games: 0-2 | Versus a Ranked Opponent: 2-2 |
| When Score At Least 80 Points: 4-0 | When Score 100+ Points: 2-0 |
| When Score Under 80 Points: 9-5 |
On Gary Williams
Gary Williams is the only head coach in school history to guide the
Terps to seven postseason tournament appearances within his first 10
seasons. He is also one of only two coaches in school history to have
directed his first two teams to winning records and to a regular season
conference championship during the first six years at the helm.
Williams Becomes A Grandfather
Gary Williams knew it would be close. His daughter Kristin and her
husband Geoff were expecting their first baby, and the due date was
right around the date of the Terps' season opener. Coach Williams was in
Ohio on Nov. 15 for the birth of his grandson, David Geoffrey Scott,
before returning to College Park to collect his 400th career win on Nov.
17. Both the mother and child are doing well.
Morris Blocking
Junior All-American Terence Morris (Frederick, Md.) blocked a
career-high tying seven shots in Maryland's victory over Wake Forest.
Earlier this season, Morris blocked seven shots against Tulane on Nov.
19. Morris leads the ACC with 49 blocks and a 2.9 blocks per game
average.
Morris Up For An Oscar
Junior All-American Terence Morris has been announced as a candidate for
the Oscar Robertson Award as the National Player of the Year by the
United States Basketball Writers Association. He is one of 28 players
on the checklist for the prestigious award.
Morris' Player of the Year Checklist
Award Presented By
- Naismith Atlanta Tip-Off Club
- Wooden Los Angeles Athletic Club
- Oscar Robertson U.S. Basketball Writers
Morris Assisting
Junior All-American Terence Morris is averaging a career-high 3.1
assists per game entering Saturday's game against Clemson. He has
nearly as many assists this season through 17 games (52) as he did in 34
games last season (single-season career-high 56).
Morris' Assist Chart
| Season | Assists | APG |
| 1999-00 | 52 | 3.1 |
| 1997-99 (2 Years) | 81 | 1.2 |
Improvement +1.9
Dixon Continues Hot Streak
Sophomore Juan Dixon (Baltimore, Md.) averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds
and 4.0 assists in helping Maryland to two ACC victories last week.
Dixon led the Terps with an average of 36.5 minutes played in the pair
of victories and blocked one shot in each game. He scored 18 points and
led the Terps in rebounding with eight as the Terps defeated the Demon
Deacons at home. His 18 points came on 50 percent shooting
(nine-of-18) from the field and he recorded five steals. He also scored
18 points against Clemson in the Terps' 74-72 victory over the Tigers.
He made four-of-seven shots from 3-point range and was a perfect
four-of-four from the free throw line.
Dixon Hot From The Field
Sophomore Juan Dixon is currently enjoying his hottest field goal
shooting-streak of the season. He is shooting .500 (45-of-90) from the
field in the last six games in increasing his field goal percentage for
the season to .451.
Dixon From The Field
| Games | FGM | FGA | Pct. |
| 1-6 | 38 | 83 | .457 |
| 7-12 | 31 | 80 | .388 |
| 13-18 | 45 | 90 | .500 |
| Totals | 114 | 253 | .451 |
Dixon Hot From the 3-Point Arc
Sophomore Juan Dixon has hit 17 3-point shots this season and is
shooting 50 percent (five-of-10) from the bonusphere in the last three
games. He made four-of-seven attempts (.571) from beyond the arc
against Clemson in Maryland's victory on Saturday.
In Dixon's last Three Games...
Dixon Ties Own Mark
Sophomore Juan Dixon has recorded a season-high tying and ACC-leading 50
steals this season. He is the only player in the ACC with more than 40
steals. Dixon is looking to become the third consecutive Terp to lead
the ACC in steals. Current NBA stars Laron Profit (1998) and Steve
Francis (1999) led the ACC during the last two seasons.
Dixon Among Career Leaders
Sophomore Juan Dixon became one of only four players in school history
to have 100 or more steals by the end of his sophomore season on
Saturday against Clemson. He enters Wednesday's game against North
Carolina with 100 steals in 52 career games for a 1.92 steals per game
average. Only former All-ACC performers Johnny Rhodes and Laron Profit
averaged more steals per game for their career as a Terp.
Terps' Steals Per Game Leaders
| Rank | Player, Years | SPG |
| 1. | Johnny Rhodes, 93-96 | 2.8 |
| 2. | Laron Profit, 96-99 | 2.1 |
| 3. | Juan Dixon, 1998-Pr. | 1.9 |
| 4. | Walt Williams, 1989-92 | 1.7 |
| 5. | Keith Booth, 1994-97 | 1.4 |
Maryland's Chief Thief
Sophomore Juan Dixon leads the ACC with 50 total steals and a 2.8 steals
per game average. Dixon enters Wednesday night's game against North
Carolina with 100 career steals in 52 games for a 1.9 steals per game
average. He became only the fourth player in school history to record
100 or more steals during his first two seasons when he reached the
century mark against Clemson in Cole Field House.
Terps' Steals Leaders
| Rank | Name, Years | Total | After 2 Yrs. |
| 1. | Johnny Rhodes, 93-96 | 334 | 149 |
| 2. | Laron Profit, 96-99 | 252 | 103 |
| 3. | Keith Booth, 94-97 | 193 | 88 |
| 4. | Terrell Stokes, 96-99 | 190 | 85 |
| 5. | Walt Williams, 89-92 | 175 | 90 |
| 6. | Dutch Morley, 79-82 | 170 | 107 |
| 7. | Derrick Lewis, 85-88 | 137 | 54 |
| 8. | Kevin McLinton, 90-93 | 136 | 43 |
| 9. | Ernest Graham, 78-81 | 123 | 38 |
| 10. | Duane Simpkins, 93-96 | 120 | 64 |
Dixon's Millennium
Sophomore Juan Dixon is averaging 18.7 points and 7.3 rebounds during
the calendar year 2000. He has led the Terps in scoring four times, and
in rebounding, once, during the six-game span.
Baxter Leads Terps
Sophomore Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring, Md.) has started a team-high 28
consecutive games entering Wednesday night's game against North
Carolina. He has started all 18 games this season and started 10 of the
final 11 games last season.
Baxter In Double Figures
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has scored in double figures in all but one game
this season and is averaging a career-high 14.2 points per game.
Baxter's Block Party
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has blocked a single-season career-high 40 shots
this season and ranks sixth in the ACC with a 2.2 blocked shots per game
average. He has at least one blocked shot in eight consecutive games
and blocked four shots against Clemson on Saturday.
Baxter's Blocked Shots Numbers
| Season | Blocks | BPG |
| 1999-00 | 40 | 2.2 |
| 1998-99 | 24 | 0.8 |
Improvement +1.4
In Baxter's Last Four Games...
Baxter's ACC Blocked Shots
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has 13 blocked shots in five ACC games this
season for a 2.6 blocked shots per game average. He blocked 14 shots in
15 ACC games as a freshman for a 0.9 blocked shots per game average.
Baxter On The Boards
Sophomore Lonny Baxter leads the Terps and is ranked third in the ACC in
rebounding with a career high 8.8 rebounds per game average. He grabbed
a career-high 16 rebounds against Duke on Jan. 9 and has earned eight
or more rebounds in 13 of Maryland's 18 games. Baxter is ranked third
in the ACC in offensive rebounds with a 3.3 average. His total of 59
offensive rebounds is the most in the conference.
Baxter's Double Doubles
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is ranked second in the ACC in double-doubles
with six. He nearly added to that total as he scored 10 points and
grabbed nine rebounds against Clemson on Saturday.
Baxter's Double Doubles
| Opponent | Points | Rebounds |
| Notre Dame | 17 | 14 |
| Iowa | 16 | 10 |
| Illinois | 16 | 12 |
| Winthrop | 13 | 10 |
| George Mason | 20 | 13 |
| Duke | 14 | 16 |
Blake's Improving A:TO Ratio
Freshman Steve Blake (Miami Lakes, Fla.) has a 2.4:1 assist to turnover
ratio in his first five career ACC games. He has been credited with at
least seven assists in all five games and recorded his ACC career-high
of nine against NC State on Jan. 6 in his first career conference game.
Blake has limited his turnovers during that span and was charged with
only two against Clemson in the Terps' victory over the Tigers on Jan.
22.
Blake's A:TO Ratio In ACC Games
| Date | Opponent | Assists | Turnovers | A:TO Ratio |
| Jan. 6 | NC State | 9 | 5 | 1.8:1 |
| Jan. 9 | Duke | 8 | 3 | 2.7:1 |
| Jan. 16 | Ga Tech | 8 | 3 | 2.7:1 |
| Jan. 19 | Wake | 7 | 3 | 2.3:1 |
| Jan. 22 | Clemson | 7 | 2 | 3.5:1 |
| Totals | 39 | 16 | 2.4:1 | |
Blake's Assist Totals Rising
Freshman Steve Blake enters Wednesday night's game against North
Carolina with 114 assists (6.3 apg) and 42 steals (2.3 spg). His 114
assists and 42 steals rank as the fifth highest single-season totals by
a freshman in school history.
Assists By A Freshman
| Rank | Player, Year | Assists |
| 1. | John Lucas, 1973 | 178 |
| 2. | Keith Gatlin, 1984 | 148 |
| 3. | Brad Davis, 1975 | 134 |
| 4. | Dutch Morley, 1979 | 128 |
| 5. | Steve Blake, 2000 | 114 |
Steals By A Freshman
| Rank | Player, Year | Assists |
| 1. | Johnny Rhodes, 1993 | 71 |
| 2. | Juan Dixon, 1999 | 50 |
| 3. | Keith Booth, 1994 | 45 |
| 4. | Dutch Morley, 1979 | 43 |
| T5. | Steve Blake, 2000 | 42 |
| Joe Smith, 1994 | 42 |
In Blake's Last Four Games...
Blake From 3-Point Range
Freshman Steve Blake has made 17 3-point shots and is tied for second on
the team in that category. He was two-of-four from beyond the arc
against Clemson on Saturday. Blake's 17 3-point shots rank as the
14th-highest single-season total by a Maryland freshman.
Blake From The Free Throw Line
Freshman Steve Blake has hit nine consecutive free throws entering
Wednesday's game against North Carolina. His streak dates to Maryland's
victory over then No. 23 Kentucky on Dec. 11. Blake has hit 18-of-23
free throws this season for a near-team leading .783 shooting
percentage.
Miller Leading Terps
Sophomore Danny Miller (Mt. Holly, N.J.) enters Wednesday night's game
against North Carolina with a career-high 23 3-point shots made. His 23
3-point shots made this season is tied for the 10th-best single season
effort by a Maryland sophomore.
Miller's 3-Point Career Numbers
| Season | 3PM-A | Pct. |
| 1999-00 | 23-58 | .397 |
| 1998-99 | 13-39 | .333 |
| Improvement | +10 | +.064 |
Miller Shooting From Long Range
Sophomore Danny Miller is shooting a team-leading and career-high .397
from beyond the 3-point arc. He is shooting .423 (11-of-26) from the
bonusphere and has made nearly half of his season total (11 of 23) in
the last seven games.
Miller's 3-Point Improvement
| Games | 3PM-A | Pct. |
| Games 12-18 | 11-26 | .423 |
| Games 1-11 | 12-32 | .375 |
| Improvement | +.048 |
Miller Time
Sophomore Danny Miller is averaging a career-high 9.1 points per game
and has scored in double figures in four of the last seven games. He
has already scored in double figures in as many ACC regular season games
this season games this season (two, 12 vs. NC State and 15 vs. Clemson)
as he did in 16 regular season ACC games last season. Miller made a
career-high six field goals against Clemson on Saturday.
Miller's Scoring Progression
| Season | PPG | DFG | High |
| 1999-00 | 9.1 | 7 | 16 |
| 1998-99 | 4.2 | 4 | 14 |
| Improvement | +4.9 | +3 | +2 |
Miller Assisting At High Rate
Sophomore Danny Miller is averaging a career-high 2.8 assists per game
entering Wednesday night's game against North Carolina. He already has
more assists this season (51) than he had in 34 games last season (44).
Miller recorded a career-high eight assists against Fairleigh Dickinson
on Nov. 22.
Miller's Assists
| Season | Assists | APG |
| 1999-00 | 51 | 2.8 |
| 1998-99 | 44 | 1.3 |
| Improvement | +7 | +1.5 |
Holden Last Week
Freshman Tahj Holden scored 29 points in two games last week for a 14.5
points per game average. He had scored 24 total points during the first
16 games of the season for a 1.5 points per game average.
Holden's Scoring Progression
| Games | Total Points | Avg. |
| Last 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| First 16 | 24 | 1.5 |
| Improvement | +5 | +13.0 |
Holden From The 3-Point Arc
Freshman Tahj Holden was a perfect three-for-three from the 3-point arc
against Wake Forest in Maryland's victory on Jan. 19. He made more
3-point shots against Wake (three) than he had in his first 16 career
games (two) in the same amount of attempts (three).
Holden Blocking
Freshman Tahj Holden blocked a career-high five shots against Clemson
after having blocked a total of 10 shots in his first 17 career games.
Entering Saturday's game against Clemson, his career-high for blocked
shots in a single-game was three against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 22.
Holden In The Last Two Games...
- Is shooting .692 (nine-of-13) from the field,
- Is shooting .750 (three-of-four) from the 3-point arc,
- Is averaging 14.5 points per game with a career-high 17-point effort coming against Wake Forest on Jan. 19,
- Is averaging 8.0 rebounds with a career-high 10=-rebound effort coming against Clemson,
- Is averaging 2.5 blocks per game with a career-high five blocked shot effort coming against Clemson.
Mardesich Displays Consistency
Junior Mike Mardesich (Boston, Mass.) scored his ACC season-high of six
points and recorded his season-high of two assists against Clemson in
Maryland's victory on Saturday in Cole Field House. He is averaging
17.2 minutes played in the Terps' five ACC games this season, which is
more than he is averaging for the entire season (15.9).
Mardesich Nears Career High
Junior Mike Mardesich has blocked a near career-high 19 shots this
season and is nearing Maryland's all-time top 15 for blocked shots. His
personal single-season best is 21 during the 1998-99 season. He enters
Wednesday night's game against North Carolina with a career-high 1.1
blocked shots per game average for the season.
Mardesich's Season-by-Season Block Chart
| Season | Blocks | BPG |
| 1999-00 | 19 | 1.1 |
| 1998-99 | 21 | 0.6 |
| 1997-98 | 20 | 0.6 |
| Totals | 60 | 0.7 |
McCall Contributing
Redshirt freshman Calvin McCall (Miami, Fla.) has played each of
Maryland's last seven games including all five of the Terps' ACC games.
He scored his career-high of eight points against Coastal Carolina on
Jan. 2 and scored his first career ACC basket against Duke on Jan. 9.
McCall vs. Carolina In Football
Redshirt freshman Calvin McCall completed eight of 14 passing attempts
for 76 yards and one touchdown and gained 59 yards on four carries
against North Carolina in football on Oct. 23 in College Park. McCall
led Maryland to 344 yards of total offense in the 45-7 victory over the
Tar Heels.
TERPS VS. NORTH CAROLINA
BY THE
NUMBERS
1Maryland defeated North Carolina twice in Gary Williams' first season at Maryland, 1989-90. The Terps defeated the Tar Heels, 98-88 on Jan. 10 at home and won in Chapel Hill, 80-76 on Feb. 17.
1-4-65
As a player, Gary Williams helped lead the Terps past North Carolina,
76-68, on Jan. 4, 1965.
2
Maryland has won consecutive games in Chapel Hill twice in program
history. The Terps defeated the Tar Heels in consecutive road games
during the 1927 and 1930 seasons and 1996 and 1997 seasons.
2
Gary Williams gained his second career ACC road victory over North
Carolina on Feb. 17, 1990. The Terps defeated the Tar Heels, 80-76, in
Williams' first trip to the Dean Dome as Maryland's head coach.
2-14-98
Maryland defeated North Carolina, 85-67, on Feb. 14, 1998. It was the
last loss in the Dean Smith Center for North Carolina head coach Dean
Smith.
2-15-75
Assistant coach Billy Hahn led Maryland past North Carolina, 96-74, in
Chapel Hill on Feb. 15, 1975. The Terps won the ACC regular season
championship and played in the NCAA Tournament that season.
2-20-86
Assistant coach Dave Dickerson was a member of Maryland's 1986 team
that gained the first-ever win over North Carolina in the Dean Smith
Center on Feb. 20, 1986. The Terps defeated the Tar Heels, 77-72, in
overtime.
3
Gary Williams has won three career games against North Carolina during
his tenure at Maryland. He led the Terps to victories during the
1989-90, 1995 -96 and 1998-99 seasons. He is tied with Bobby Cremins of
Georgia Tech and Mike Kryzyzewski of Duke as the winningest opposing
coaches in the Dean E. Smith Center against North Carolina.
3-8-58
Maryland defeated North Carolina, 86-74, on March 8, 1958 to claim its
first ever ACC Tournament championship.
22
Maryland recovered from a 22-point second-half deficit to defeat North
Carolina, 85-75 on Jan. 7, 1997. It was the second largest second-half
comeback in school history.
TERPS IN THE ACC STATISTICS
BY THE NUMBERS
.510Junior Terence Morris and sophomore Lonny Baxter are both shooting .510 from the field and are tied for fifth in the ACC in field goal shooting percentage.
1
Junior Terence Morris is the only player in the ACC to rank in the top
ten in blocked shots (1st, 2.9 bpg), scoring (7th, 16.1 ppg), rebounds
(4th, 8.5 rpg), field goal percentage (T5th, .510), steals (6th, 1.8
spg), free throw percentage (8th, .756) and assists (10th, 3.1 apg).
1
Junior Terence Morris leads the ACC in blocks with a 2.9 bpg average.
He has blocked an ACC-leading 49 shots this season.
1
Sophomore Juan Dixon leads the ACC in steals per game with a 2.8 spg
average. He is the only player in the ACC to have 50 or more steals
this season.
1
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is the only ACC player to rank in the league top
15 in scoring who has yet to make a 3-point shot this season.
1
Freshman Steve Blake leads all ACC freshmen in assists (6.3 apg) and
steals (2.3 spg). He is one of only three players in the ACC with 100
or more assists (114) so far this season.
2
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is one of only two players in the ACC to rank
among the top six in the ACC in rebounds (3rd, 8.8 rpg), field goal
percentage (T5th, .510) and blocked shots (6th, 2.2 bpg).
2
Maryland is one of only two teams in the ACC to have three players
ranked in the top 15 in scoring. Sophomore Juan Dixon (16.6 ppg) ranks
fourth, junior Terence Morris (16.1 ppg) ranks seventh and sophomore
Lonny Baxter (14.2 ppg) ranks 14th.
3
Sophomore Juan Dixon is ranked third in the ACC in free throw shooting
percentage with a .794 mark.
4
Four different Terps are ranked in top 10 in the ACC in steals per
game. Sophomore Juan Dixon (1st, 2.8 spg), freshman Steve Blake (3rd,
2.3 spg), junior Terence Morris (6th, 1.8 spg) and sophomore Danny
Miller (10th, 1.6 spg) have helped Maryland total 201 steals through the
first 18 games this season. No other conference teams has more than two
players ranked in the top 10 in steals.
7
Junior Terence Morris is ranked seventh in the ACC in free throw
shooting percentage with a .756 mark.
TAHJ HOLDEN BY THE NUMBERS
1Freshman Tahj Holden was selected as the ACC Rookie of the Week on Monday for his performances against Wake Forest (Jan. 19) and Clemson (Jan. 22).
1
Freshman Tahj Holden recorded his first career double-double of 12
points and 10 rebounds against Clemson. It was the first double-double
by a Maryland freshman since Terence Morris scored 12 points and added
10 rebounds against Duke on Jan. 29, 1998 in Durham.
3
Freshman Tahj Holden is one of four ACC rookies with at least one
double-double to his credit this season. He is joined by only Travis
Watson of Virginia, Carlos Boozer of Duke and Joseph Forte of North
Carolina.
8
Freshman Tahj Holden is tied for eighth in blocked shots in ACC games
only with a 1.2 bpg average.
18
Freshman Tahj Holden celebrated his 18th birthday on Jan. 17. He was
born in 1981.
29
Freshman Tahj Holden has scored more points in the last two games (29)
than he did during the first 16 games of the season (24).
GARY WILLIAMS BY THE NUMBERS
.788Maryland has won .796 percent of its games (41-11) under Gary Williams in the last two seasons.
1
Gary Williams became a grandfather for the first time on Nov. 15, 1999.
His daughter Kristin and her husband Geoff, gave birth to David Geoffrey
in Columbus, Ohio.
1
Gary Williams is the only person to have been a head coach in the
Atlantic Coast, Big Ten and Big East conferences.
3
Gary Williams holds the single-season school record for victories at
Maryland (28 in 1998-99), Boston College (25 in 1982-83) and American
(24 in 1980-81).
3
Gary Williams was a three-time letterwinner at Maryland (1965-66-67) and
was team captain during his senior season.
5/4
Gary Williams' charity basketball game and dinner for the Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation will take place on May 4, 2000 in Cole Field House.
6
Gary Williams has led Maryland to a school-record six consecutive NCAA
Tournament appearances.
8
Gary Williams is one of eight coaches in Division I history to have
taken teams at three different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
9
Gary Williams is one of nine coaches in the nation who has coached in
six consecutive or more NCAA Tournaments.
23
A total of 23 of Gary Williams' players have been NBA Draft selections.
Williams has seen four of his Maryland players selected in the first
round.
28
Gary Williams led Maryland to a school-record 28 victories during the
1998-99 season.
205
Gary Williams has a 205-122 (.627) record in 11 years as Maryland's head
coach.
400
Gary Williams won his 400th game as a collegiate head coach on Nov. 15,
1999 as Maryland defeated San Francisco, 71-61, in the first round of
the Preseason NIT.
412
Gary Williams has a career record of 412-250 (.622) during his 22-year
coaching career.
1999-00 ACC STANDINGS
| A | C | C | Ov | er | all | |
| Teams | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT |
| Duke | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 2 | .882 |
| NC State | 4 | 2 | .667 | 13 | 3 | .813 |
| Virginia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 13 | 5 | .722 |
| Florida State | 3 | 2 | .500 | 8 | 8 | .467 |
| Maryland | 2 | 3 | .400 | 13 | 5 | .722 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 3 | .400 | 11 | 8 | .579 |
| Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | .400 | 9 | 8 | .529 |
| Wake Forest | 2 | 4 | .333 | 11 | 7 | .611 |
| Clemson | 0 | 5 | .000 | 6 | 12 | .333 |
