No. 22 Terps Travel To Play Duke In Cameron

Feb. 8, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- No. 22 Maryland (16-6, 5-4 ACC), which has won five of its last six conference games to move into second place in the ACC, travels to Duke (Feb. 9, 9 p.m.) for its 10th conference game of the season. The Terps are 5-4 in the ACC after beginning the conference season with an 0-3 mark. Maryland's game at Duke is the Terps' fifth ACC road game of the year. The Terps won their most recent road game at Florida State, 82-63, on Jan. 29. Following Wednesday night's game against Duke, the Terps travel to play at Temple (Feb. 13, 3:30 p.m.) before returning home to play host to Georgia Tech (Feb. 16, 7 p.m.).

Look For Maryland To...

Win its fourth consecutive ACC game and sixth of the season,
Win its second consecutive ACC road game,
Win in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since March 1, 1995,
Defeat a ranked team for the fourth time this season and in the second consecutive game,
Defeat a team ranked in the nation's top 10 for the fourth time in the last two seasons.

Baxter Named ACC Player Of The Week
Sophomore Lonny Baxter (Silver Spring, Md.), who averaged 27.5 points, nine rebounds and 4.5 blocks last week, was named the ACC Player of the Week on Monday. He scored a career-high 31 points against NC State and 24 against Virginia in leading the Terps to a second place tie in the ACC with a 5-4 record. Maryland has won five of its last six ACC games and Baxter has averaged 19.8 points and 7.7 rebounds during that span.

Baxter was sensational as he led the Terps over NC State with a career-high 31 points, a career-high seven blocked shots and 10 rebounds. He also drew a charge on the Wolfpack's Damon Thornton on the biggest play of the game. Maryland trailed 73-68 with less than three minutes remaining in the game and NC State seemed poised to lengthen its lead on a 3-on-1 break. However, as Thornton went for a dunk, Baxter slid into position and Thornton was called for a charge. The Terps outscored the Wolfpack 10-0 from that point to gain the victory. Baxter scored the game-winning basket on a jumper with 1:14 remaining. In the final five minutes of the game he scored six points, grabbed three rebounds and blocked one shot. Earlier in the week, he scored 24 points in leading the Terps past Virginia. He scored 18 second-half points to lead the Terps to the 91-79 victory over the Cavaliers. Baxter's 18 points in the second half allowed Maryland to outscore Virginia, 50-43, and gain the victory. It is the first time he has earned the award.

Baxter In The Last 3
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is averaging 26.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.3 blocked shots and shooting 59.6 percent from the field in the last three games -- all three of which have been Terp victories.

Terps in The RPI
Maryland is ranked 11th in the most recent RPI ranking release.

Maryland In The Polls
Maryland is ranked 22nd in this week's ESPN/USA Today poll and 23rd in this week's Associated Press poll. The Terps began the season ranked 23rd in the ESPN poll and have been ranked in 11 of the last 12 polls during the regular season. Maryland has been ranked in 12 consecutive AP polls and has been ranked as high as No. 12 (Jan. 2).

Williams' Numbers Climbing
Head coach Gary Williams has led Maryland to a 44-12 record (78.6 winning percentage) in the last two seasons. He led the Terps to a school-record 28 overall wins and 13 ACC victories last season. Williams enters Wednesday's game against Duke with a 208-124 (62.7) record during 11 seasons as the head coach at his alma mater. Williams was Maryland's team captain during the 1967 season and earned three varsity letters. He has a career record of 415-252 (.622).

Maryland Leads The ACC...

In field goal percentage defense, .390
In blocked shots per game, 7.8
In steals per game, 11.0

Getting To The Line
Maryland made a season-high 30 free throws on a season-high 38 attempts against Virginia on Feb. 2. Maryland's ability to get the ball inside against Virginia not only allowed sophomore Lonny Baxter to score 24 points but it also put the Terps on the free throw line for 38 shots. Led by Baxter's six-of-eight (75.0 percent) performance from the line against the Cavaliers, the Terps shot 78.9 percent (30-of-38). It marked the second consecutive game that the Terps had shot 70.0 percent or better from the line. The Terps are ranked fourth in the ACC in free throw percentage with a 68.9 mark.

From The Free Throw Line
When Maryland gets the ball inside it often gets the ball to sophomore Lonny Baxter. Baxter often scores (15.0 points per game average) or gets to the free throw line (106 free throws attempted). His points, free throws made and free throws attempted are often directly related to Maryland's success in games. Maryland is 8-0 when it takes more than 25 free throws in a game and 13-0 when it takes more free throws than its opponent.

Opponent	FTA	Baxter FTM-A	Baxter Pts.
San Fran.	28	6-10	18
Winthrop	27	3-7	13
G. Mason	26	6-7	20
UMBC	34	4-6	12
Coastal	28	4-5	14
Florida St.	29	8-11	24
Virginia	38	6-8	24
NC State	26	3-6	31

More From The Free Throw Line
Maryland has made 67 of 93 free throws (72.0 percent) in the last three games. The Terps shot 72.4 percent (21-of-29) against Florida State on Jan. 29 and 78.9 percent (30-of-38) against Virginia on Feb. 2.

The Story Of The Free Throw
Maryland has drawn an average of 21.3 fouls in its four ACC victories as compared to 14.3 in its four ACC losses. In addition, the Terps are attempting an average of 10 free throws more and shooting more than six percentage points higher from the line in their wins when compared to their losses.

Terps From The Free Throw Line In ACC Play

Games	Fouls Drawn	FTM-A
in 5 ACC Wins	21.2	17.4-24.8 (70.1)
In 4 ACC Losses	14.3	9.0-14.0 (64.2)

Keeping The Turnovers Down
Maryland has significantly cut down on its turnovers and is averaging 12.8 turnovers in the last five games. The Terps' improvement in the turnover department in the last five games has seen the Terps record a 5-1 mark in conference play.

Terps Cutting Down Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Game Record
1-10	18.8	8-2 (0-0 ACC)
11-16	17.8	3-3 (0-3 ACC)
17-22	12.8	2-1 (4-1 ACC)
Totals	17.1	16-6 (5-4 ACC)

Terps' Turnovers in The Last Six
Maryland committed a season-low seven turnovers in its victory over Florida State and is averaging 12.8 turnovers in the last five games. During that span freshman Steve Blake (Miami Lakes, Fla.) is averaging 2.6 turnovers and 31.8 minutes played per game.

Terps' Turnover Story

Games	Turnovers	Blake TO
Wake Forest	14	3
Clemson	11	2
North Carolina	15	5
Florida State	7	1
Virginia	19	2
NC State	12	0
Totals/Avg.	78/13.0	13/2.2

Morris, Hahn Named Captains
Junior All-American Terence Morris (Frederick, Md.) and senior Matt Hahn have been named this year's co-captains by head coach Gary Williams.

Baxter In Double Figures
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has scored in double figures in all but one game this season. He enters Wednesday's game against Duke having scored in double figures in 12 consecutive games.

Baxter's Blocked Shots
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has blocked a career-high 52 shots and is ranked fourth in the ACC in blocked shots (2.4 bpg). He blocked a career-high seven shots against NC State on Sunday. Baxter has blocked at least one shot in every Terp game since Dec. 27 and has blocked more than twice as many shots this season (52) as he did as a freshman (24) in 32 games.

Probable Starters For Maryland

F	#15	Danny Miller (9.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6 points, 4 assists vs. Duke, 1-9-00)
F	#44	Terence Morris (15.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 12 points, 10 rebounds vs. Duke, 1-29-98)
C	#35	Lonny Baxter (15.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 10 points, 7 rebounds vs. Duke, 1-3-99)
G	#3	Juan Dixon (17.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 13 points, 4 rebounds vs. Duke, 1-9-00
G	#25	Steve Blake (6.1 ppg, 6.5 apg, 8 assists, 3 turnovers vs. Duke, 1-9-00)

And Top Reserves

G	#12	Drew Nicholas (5.4 ppg, 1.5 apg, 3 points, 8 minutes played vs. Duke, 1-9-00)
F	#33	Mike Mardesich (3.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 6 points, 3 rebounds vs. Duke, 1-29-98)
G	#11	Calvin McCall (1.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 2 points, 9 minutes played vs. Duke 1-9-00)
F	#45	Tahj Holden (2.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, Second career game vs. Duke)

Maryland vs. Duke - A Series History

The Series: Duke leads, 91-51
Last Maryland Win: Jan. 26, 1997, 74-70 (at College Park, Md.)
Last Duke Win: Jan. 9, 2000, 80-70 (at College Park, Md.)
Last Maryland Win In Durham: Jan. 26, 1997, 74-70
Last Duke Win in Durham: Feb. 3, 1999, 95-77
Maryland vs. Duke, Current Streak: Duke has won 6
Maryland vs. Duke, Last 10: Duke leads, 7-3

Maryland vs. Duke - The Last Four Games

Jan. 9, 2000	Feb. 3, 1999	Jan. 3, 1999	Jan. 29, 1998
Duke 80	Maryland 77	at Maryland 64	Maryland 59
at Maryland 70	at Duke 95	Duke 82	at Duke 86

Terps Vs. Duke - The Last Time

COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Chris Carrawell scored 20 points and No. 8 Duke defeated No. 12 Maryland, 80-70, in Cole Field House. Freshman Carlos Boozer had 17 points and 15 rebounds for Duke, which took advantage of some poor shooting by Maryland to take a 14-4 lead with just over five minutes elapsed in the game. The Terrapins missed 20 of their first 25 shots from the field but were only down 39-34 at halftime. A jumper in the lane by Juan Dixon pulled Maryland to 51-47 with 11:06 to play but Carrawell hit a 3-pointer to start a 13-1 run. He made his second 3 in the run for a 61-48 lead with 7:58 left, and Shane Battier, who finished with 14 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks, ended the run with a three-point play with 7:33 to go. Maryland got no closer than seven the rest of the way. All-American Terence Morris had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Terrapins, while Lonny Baxter added 14 points and 16 rebounds.

Terps By The Numbers In 1999-2000

Overall Record:	16-6	When Outrebound Opponent:	11-4
ACC Record:	5-4	When Outrebounded by Opp:	4-2
Home Record:	12-1	When Rebounds are Equal:	0-1
Road Record:	1-3	When Leading at Halftime:	12-3
Neutral Site Record:	3-2	When Trailing at Halftime:	3-3
Day Games:	5-1	When Tied at Halftime:	1-0
Night Games:	11-5	When Shoot Better from Field:	14-3
In Home ACC Games:	3-1	When Shoot Worse from Field:	2-3
In Road ACC Games:	2-3	Versus a Ranked Opponent:	2-2
When Score At Least 80 Points:	6-0	When Score 100+ Points:	2-0
When Score Under 80 Points:	10-6

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.

Baxter's Blocked Shots Numbers

Season	Blocks	BPG
1999-00	52	2.4
1998-99	24	0.8
Improvement		+1.6

Baxter On The Boards
Sophomore Lonny Baxter leads the Terps and is ranked second 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 16 of Maryland's 22 games. Baxter is ranked third in the ACC in offensive rebounds with a 3.1 average. His 78 offensive rebounds are the most in the conference.

Baxter's Double Doubles
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is ranked second in the ACC in double-doubles with seven.

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
NC State	31	10

Baxter In The ACC Rankings
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is ranked in the ACCs top-10 in rebounds (second), field goal percentage (third), blocked shots (fourth), scoring (ninth) and steals (tenth). As a freshman, Baxter did not rank among the ACCs top ten in any categories.

Baxter's In The ACC Rankings

Category	Statistic	ACC Rank	Team Rank
Rebounds	8.8	2	1
Field Goal Pct.	53.1	3	1
Blocked Shots	2.4	4	2
Scoring	15.7	9	3
Steals	1.5	10	4

Morris Since The Injury
Junior All-American Terence Morris is averaging 15.0 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in the four games since sitting out the Terps' Jan. 22 victory over Clemson with a sprained ankle.

Morris Doubles His Fun
Junior All-American Terence Morris recorded his sixth double-double of the season with a 16-point, 10-rebound effort against NC State on Sunday. It was his third double-double in the last four games and the 13th of his career.

Morris Double-Doubles His Fun
Junior All-American Terence Morris has recorded double-doubles in three of the last four and five of the last eight games. He is currently ranked third among all ACC players with six double-doubles this season.

Morris' Double-Doubles in 1999-2000

Opponent	Points	Rebounds
Winthrop	19	14
NC State	20	12
Duke	18	13
North Carolina	16	10
Virginia	18	11
NC State	16	10

Morris' Career Double-Doubles

Season	DD	ACC DD
1999-00	6	5
1998-99	6	3
1997-98	1	1
Totals	13	9

Morris from The Free Throw Line
Junior All-American Terence Morris ranks sixth in the ACC and second on the Terps with a 76.8 free throw percentage. He has hit 11 of his last 12 attempts from the line (91.7 percent) and hit seven consecutive attempts during the Virginia (perfect six-for-six) and NC State game (made first one before missing). Morris enters Wednesday night's game against Duke having made four consecutive free throws.

Morris Blocking
Junior Terence Morris has blocked a team and ACC-leading 2.7 (56) shots per game this season. His 56 blocked shots rank as the 10th highest single-season total in school history. He is now one of only three players in school history to be ranked multiple times in Maryland's top-10 among single-season blocked shots leaders.

Terps' Single-Season Blocks Leaders

Rank	Player, Year	Blocks
1.	Cedric Lewis, 1991	143
2.	Derrick Lewis, 1987	114
3.	Derrick Lewis, 1985	99
4.	Joe Smith, 1995	95
5.	Joe Smith, 1994	93
6.	Terence Morris, 1999	77
7.	Larry Gibson, 1977	67
8.	Larry Gibson, 1979	58
9.	Larry Gibson, 1978	57
10.	Terence Morris, 2000	56

Terps' Career Blocks Leaders

Rank	Player, Year	Blocks
1.	Derrick Lewis, 1984-88	339
2.	Cedric Lewis, 1987-90	239
3.	Joe Smith, 1994-95	190
4.	Larry Gibson, 1975-79	182
5.	Terence Morris, 1998-Pr.	162

Morris Up For An Oscar
Junior All-American Terence Morris is 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 2.8 assists per game and has recorded a career-high 59 assists this season. He has been credited with at least three assists in 12 of 21 games.

Morris' Assist Chart

Season	Assists	APG
1999-00	58	2.8
1997-99 (2 Years)	81	1.2
Improvement		+1.6

Dixon Climbing Lists
Sophomore Juan Dixon (Baltimore, Md.) has recorded a career-high 66 steals this season. His 66 steals are the ninth highest single-season total in school history and the second-best single-season total by a sophomore in school history. Among sophomores, Dixon trails only Johnny Rhodes (78 steals in 1994) who is the all-time ACC leader with 344 steals.

Terps' Single-Season Steals Leaders

Rank	Player, Year	Steals
1.	Johnny Rhodes, 1996	110
2.	Steve Francis, 1999	95
6.	Johnny Rhodes, 1993	71
7.	Laron Profit, 1999	68
8.	Terrell Stokes, 1999	67
9.	Juan Dixon, 2000	66

Terps' Career Steals Leaders

Rank	Player, Years	Steals
1.	Johnny Rhodes, 1993-96	334
10.	Duane Simpkins, 1993-96	120
11.	Albert King, 1977-81	119
12.	Juan Dixon, 1999-Pr.	116

Terps' Single-Season Sophomore Steals Leaders

Rank.	Player, Year	Steals
1.	Johnny Rhodes, 1994	78
2.	Juan Dixon, 2000	66

Dixon On The Career Chart
Sophomore Juan Dixon has made 59 career 3-point shots and is tied for 11th all-time in school history. In addition, he has attempted 175 3-point shots, which is the ninth-highest total in school history.

Dixon Assisting
Sophomore Juan Dixon recorded a career-high tying six assists against Virginia on Feb. 2 and has been credited with 26 assists in the last six games (4.3 apg). He has now recorded a career-high 78 assists (3.4 apg). Dixon enters Wednesday's game against Duke averaging two assists more than he did as a freshman during the 1998-99 season.

Dixon Scoring Sophomore Juan Dixon is averaging a team-high and career-best 17.0 points entering Wednesday's game against Duke. He has scored at least 17 points in seven consecutive games and has reached double figures in scoring in 20 of Maryland's 22 games this season.

Dixon's Last Six Games

Opponent	FGM-A	Points
Georgia Tech	10-18	31
Wake Forest	9-18	18
Clemson	5-11	18
North Carolina	8-20	22
Florida State	7-14	23
Virginia	6-13	19
NC State	5-15	17
Totals/Average	50-109/45.8	148/21.1

Blake's Super Week
Freshman Steve Blake (Miami Lakes, Fla.) recorded 14 assists and only two turnovers in Maryland's two ACC victories last week. Blake ran the Terps' offense to near perfection as he averaged 29.0 minutes per game. Blake scored five points, dished out six assists and was assessed only one turnover as Maryland defeated Virginia, 91-79. He helped limit Virginia's Donald Hand to five points and three turnovers during the game. Blake then recorded his first zero-turnover game with an eight-assist, no-turnover performance against NC State. In his first non-starting role of the season because of an injured ankle, Blake came off the bench to spark the Terps in 29 minutes of playing time. He was inserted into the game after the Terps had committed two turnovers and slipped behind, 8-2, in the first three minutes of the game.

Blake's Totals Rising
Freshman Steve Blake enters Wednesday's game against Duke with 144 assists (6.5 apg) and 47 steals (2.2 spg). His 144 assists ranks third all-time by a freshman while his 47 steals are also the third highest total by a freshman in school history.

Blake's ACC Rankings
Freshman Steve Blake leads the ACC in assists in conference games only with a 7.7 assists per game average. He has accumulated 69 assists in nine conference games while no other player has more than 60 in ACC competition.

Assists By A Freshman

Rank	Player, Year	Assists
1.	John Lucas, 1973	178
2.	Keith Gatlin, 1984	148
3.	Steve Blake, 2000	144

Steals By A Freshman

Rank	Player, Year	Steals
1.	Johnny Rhodes, 1993	71
2.	Juan Dixon, 1999	50
3.	Steve Blake, 2000	47

The Blake Breakdown
Freshman Steve Blake is currently ranked second in the ACC with a 1.69:1 assist to turnover ratio. He has significantly improved his ballhandling and cut down on his turnovers since the ACC portion of the schedule began. Blake has record his career-high of 11 assists against Tulane (Nov. 19) and then No. 16 Illinois (Dec. 4).

Blake's A:TO Breakdown

Games	A	TO	A:TO
First 7	49	29	1.7:1
Middle 8	43	40	1.1:1
Last 7	52	16	3.3:1

Blake's A:TO Breakdown in ACC Games

Category	A	TO	A:TO
In 5 ACC Wins	35	8	4.4:1
In 4 ACC Losses	34	19	1.8:1

Blake's A:TO Against Ranked Teams

Team	A	TO	A:TO
No. 10 Kentucky	7	5	1.4:1
No. 16 Illinois	11	4	2.8:1
No. 23 Kentucky	3	3	1:1
No. 8 Duke	8	3	2.7:1
No. 23 NC State	8	0	8:0
Totals	37	15	2.5:1

Notes On Blake's Assists...

He has been credited with at least six assists in each of his nine ACC appearances,
He recorded his first 0 turnover game against No. 23 ranked NC State on Sunday. He was credited with assists and zero turnovers in 29 minutes of play,
He needs only 35 assists to break former Terp All-American John Lucas' freshmen record of 178 assists during the 1973 season.

In Blake's Last Three Games...

He is averaging 31.3 minutes per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 2.0 steals per game, and has been credited with 21 assists and only three turnovers for a 7:1 assist:turnover ratio.

Blake Improves At Second Look
Freshman Steve Blake committed zero turnovers (against eight assists) in his second game against NC State on Sunday as compared to five turnovers (against nine assists) in game one against the Wolfpack.

Miller Leading Terps
Sophomore Danny Miller (Mt. Holly, N.J.) enters Wednesday's game at Duke with a career-high 25 3-point shots made. His 25 3-point shots made this season are the 10th-best single-season effort by a Maryland sophomore.

Miller Starts At The Point
Sophomore Danny Miller made his first career start at the point guard position against NC State on Sunday. He finished the game with nine points, three assists and four rebounds. Though it was Miller's first starting assignment at the point guard position this season, Miller has played at various times throughout the season.

Mardesich Against Virginia
Junior Mike Mardesich (Boston, Mass.) may have been at his career best as the Terps defeated Virginia, 91-79, on Feb. 2 in Cole Field House. He scored eight points in eight minutes, grabbed five rebounds and was a perfect two-of-two from the free throw line. Mardesich scored a near season-high three field goals.

No Holding Holden
Freshman Tahj Holden (Red Bank, N.J.), who was named the ACC Rookie of the Week on Jan. 24, has scored in double figures in five games this season. He recorded a career-high five blocked shots and a career-high 10 rebounds against Clemson on Jan. 22. Holden was a perfect two-for-two from the field against Florida State on Jan. 29 and has played in double figure minutes in five of the last six games.

Holden As A Starter
Freshman Tahj Holden earned his second career start against NC State. He was also in the starting lineup against Clemson in place of the injured Terence Morris. Holden averages 6.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocked shots per game as a starter.

Holden's Blocked Shots
Freshman Tahj Holden has blocked 17 shots this season. His total is tied for the 11th highest total by a Terp freshmen since current junior All-American Terence Morris blocked 27 as a newcomer during the 1997-98 season.

Nicholas Finding His Rhythm
Freshman Drew Nicholas (Hempstead, N.Y.) played his ACC career-high of 17 minutes against NC State and has scored at least two points in each of the last five games. He has played in double figure minutes in seven of nine ACC games and averages 12.4 minutes played in conference games.

Nicholas From 3-Point Range
Freshman Drew Nicholas has made 19 3-point shots this season to rank third behind Danny Miller (24 made) and Juan Dixon (23 made) in the team race. His 19 3-point shots made ranks as the sixth-highest total in school history.

Terps' Freshmen 3-Point Made Leaders

Rank	Player, Year	Number
1.	Johnny Rhodes, 1993	59
T2.	Juan Dixon, 1999	36
	Teyon McCoy, 1987	36
4.	Steve Hood, 1987	35
5.	Exree Hipp, 1993	20
6.	Drew Nicholas, 2000	19
7.	Steve Blake, 2000	18

Getting Cephas Into The Lineup
Maryland is 10-0 when junior LaRon Cephas (Wilmington, Del.) has earned playing time this season. He has played in five of Maryland's last six games which have all been ACC contests and which have all been victories.

Cephas Against Florida State
Junior LaRon Cephas enjoyed the most productive game of his career against Florida State on Jan. 29 in Tallahassee. He played six much needed minutes and grabbed one rebound as the Terps defeated the Seminoles for their first ACC road win of the season.

JUAN DIXON'S STEALS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Sophomore Juan Dixon is ranked first in the ACC with a 3.0 steals per game average.

3.2
Sophomore Juan Dixon averages 3.2 steals in five games against ranked teams this season.

3.1
Sophomore Juan Dixon averages 3.1 steals per game in nine games played away from Cole Field House this season.

7
Maryland is 7-0 this season when sophomore Juan Dixon has four or more steals in a game.

5
Sophomore Juan Dixon recorded his ACC career-high of five steals against Wake Forest on Jan. 19 and NC State on Feb. 9 in Cole Field House.

6
Sophomore Juan Dixon recorded a career-high six steals against Notre Dame in the Preseason NIT on Nov. 26 in Madison Square Garden.

9
Sophomore Juan Dixon's career-high 66 steals this season is tied for the 12th-best single-season effort in school history.

15
Sophomore Juan Dixon has recorded three or more steals in 15 of Maryland's 22 games this season.

14
Sophomore Juan Dixon had 14 steals in four games during the 1999 Preseason NIT.

21
Sophomore Juan Dixon has recorded at least one steal in 21 of Maryland's 22 games this season.

29
Sophomore Juan Dixon has 29 steals in nine ACC games to lead all players in total steals in ACC games only.

66
Sophomore Juan Dixon has more steals this season (66) in 22 games than he had in 34 games (50) as a freshman.

116
Sophomore Juan Dixon has been credited with 116 steals in 56 career games for a 2.07 steals per game average.

LONNY BAXTER BY THE NUMBERS

4
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has led the Terps in scoring and rebounding in the same game four times this season.

5
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has scored at least 20 points in a career-high five games this season.

6
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has led the Terps in scoring six times (including the last three games) this season.

7
Maryland is 7-0 when sophomore Lonny Baxter shoots six or more free throws in a game.

7
Sophomore Lonny Baxter blocked a career-high seven shots against NC State on Feb. 6

8.9
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is averaging a career-high 15.7 points per game this season. His is averaging 8.9 points more this season than he did as a freshman during the 1998-99 season (6.8 ppg).

12
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has scored in double-figures in a career-best 12 consecutive games.

12
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has blocked at least one shot in 12 consecutive games.

16
Sophomore Lonny Baxter grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000.

19
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has 19 steals in 21 games this season. He was credited with 22 steals in 34 games as a freshman last season.

31
Sophomore Lonny Baxter scored his career high of 31 points against NC State on Feb. 6.

52
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has blocked a single-season career-high 52 shots and is ranked sixth in the ACC with a career-high 2.4 blocked shots per game average.

53.1
Sophomore Lonny Baxter is shooting a team-leading 53.1 percent from the field this season. He is ranked third in the ACC in field goal percentage shooting.

MARYLAND'S FRESHMEN CLASS BY THE NUMBERS

1
Freshman Drew Nicholas hit his first career ACC 3-point shot against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000.

1
Freshman Steve Blake is ranked first among all ACC players in ACC games only with a 7.7 assists per game average.

1-24-00
Freshman Tahj Holden was named the ACC Rookie-of-the-Week on Jan. 24. He became the first Maryland player to earn the weekly award since Joe Smith won the award six times during the 1993-94 season.

2
Freshman Steve Blake is ranked second among all ACC freshmen with 47 steals.

5
Freshman Tahj Holden blocked a career-high five shots against Clemson in his first career start on Jan. 22 in Cole Field House.

6-7
Freshmen Drew Nicholas (19-6th) and Steve Blake (18-7th) are ranked among the Terps' all-time first-year leaders in 3-point shots made.

6.5
Freshman Steve Blake is averaging a team-leading 6.5 assists per game. The school-record for assists per game in a single season is 6.4 by Keith Gatlin during the 1984 season.

7
Freshman Steve Blake grabbed a career-high seven rebounds against Virginia on Feb. 2.

17
Freshman Tahj Holden scored his career-high of 17 points as Maryland defeated Wake Forest on Jan. 19, 2000.

22
All three of Maryland's freshmen (Steve Blake, Tahj Holden and Drew Nicholas) have played in all 22 of Maryland's games this season.

23
Freshmen Steve Blake (21 starts) and Tahj Holden (two starts) combine to give Maryland's first-year players 23 total starts.

27
Freshman Drew Nicholas scored a freshman class best 27 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 27 in Cole Field House.

34
Freshman Drew Nicholas has 34 assists in 22 games for a 1.5 assists per game average.

TERPS VS. DUKE BY THE NUMBERS

1-16-88
Assistant Coach Dave Dickerson helped Maryland rally from a five-point deficit with under three minutes to play on Jan. 16, 1988 as the Terps defeated the Blue Devils, 72-69, in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

1-29-98
Junior All-American Terence Morris grabbed 10 rebounds against Duke on Jan. 29, 1998 in his first career game against a team ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was also Morris' first appearance in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

3-1-95
National Player-of-the-Year Joe Smith scored 40 points as Maryland defeated Duke, 94-92, in Cameron Indoor Stadium on March 1, 1995.

3-8-96
Maryland defeated Duke, 82-69, on March 8, 1996 in the most recent meeting of the two teams in the ACC Tournament.

3-11-84
Maryland defeated Duke, 74-62, on March 11, 1984 to win the 1984 ACC Tournament championship at the Greensboro Coliseum.

3
Sophomore Lonny Baxter has averaged 12.0 points and has scored in double figures in all three of his career games against Duke.

6
Freshman Steve Blake recorded his career-high of six steals against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000.

10
Sophomore Lonny Baxter grabbed a career-high 10 offensive rebounds against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000.

12
Freshman Steve Blake scored his ACC career-high of 12 points against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000.

18
Junior All-American Terence Morris scored 18 points against Duke on Jan. 9, 2000 and has scored in double figures against the Blue Devils in three of his last four games.

80.0
Junior All-American Terence Morris is an 80.0 percent free throw shooter (eight-of-10) in two career games in Cameron Indoor Stadium.

83.3
Assistant coach Billy Hahn was 5-1 against Duke in six regular season games as a Terp player from 1973-75.

TERPS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS

ESPN/USA TODAY
(Through games of Feb. 6)

Rank	Team (FPV)	Record	Points
1.	Cincinnati (27)	22-1	770
2.	Stanford (2)	19-1	742
3.	Duke	18-2	708
4.	Syracuse (2)	19-0	694
5.	Michigan State	17-5	612
6.	Ohio State	16-3	579
7.	Arizona	19-4	568
8.	Auburn	19-3	532
8.	Tennessee	19-3	501
	Indiana	17-3	501
11.	Florida	17-4	426
12.	Connecticut	16-5	421
13.	Oklahoma State	18-2	394
14.	Kentucky	17-5	363
15.	Tulsa	22-2	316
16.	Texas	15-6	312
17.	Oklahoma	18-3	3-8
18.	Kansas	17-5	254
19.	Temple	16-4	251
20.	Utah	17-4	148
21.	Iowa State	19-3	115
22.	MARYLAND	16-6	104
23.	Vanderbilt	14-4	87
24.	NC State	15-5	74
25.	Louisiana State	17-4	69

ASSOCIATED PRESS
(Through Games of Feb. 6)

Rank	Team (FPV)	Record	Prev.
1.	Cincinnati ((63)	22-1	1
2.	Stanford (4)	19-1	2
3.	Duke (1)	18-2	3
4.	Syracuse (2)	19-0	4
5.	Ohio State	16-3	5
6.	Michigan State	17-5	8
7.	Arizona	19-4	9
8.	Tennessee	19-3	6
9.	Auburn	19-3	10
10.	Indiana	17-3	11
12.	Florida	17-4	12
13.	Connecticut	16-5	7
14.	Oklahoma State	18-2	13
15.	Tulsa	22-2	17
16.	Oklahoma	18-3	18
17.	Iowa	19-3	20
18.	Texas	15-6	16
19.	Temple	16-4	21
20.	Kansas	17-5	15
21.	Utah	17-4	19
22.	Vanderbilt	15-4	24
23.	MARYLAND	16-6	25
24.	Oregon	16-4	23
25.	Louisiana State	17-4	22

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
Dec. 5	19	21
Dec. 12	14	16
Dec. 19	15	17
Dec. 25	16	14
Jan. 2	15	12
Jan. 9	16	18
Jan. 16	RV (27)	24
Jan. 23	21	22
Jan. 31	21	25
Feb. 7	22	23

1999-00 ACC STANDINGS

	A	C	C	Ov	er	all
Teams	W	L	PCT	W	L	PCT
Duke	9	0	1.000	18	2	.900
Maryland	5	4	.556	16	6	.727
NC State	5	4	.556	15	5	.750
Virginia	5	4	.556	15	7	.681
North Carolina	5	4	.556	14	9	.609
Florida State	4	5	.444	9	11	.450
Wake Forest	3	6	.333	12	10	.545
Georgia Tech	2	6	.250	10	11	.476
Clemson	2	7	.222	8	14	.364