Thunder & Lightning Edition No. 6
1/11/2002 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2002
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MARYLAND ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES
LONNY BAXTER at Georgia Tech (Jan. 13, 2:00, ESPN) - The 14th Maryland player ever to score 1,500 points in a career, Lonny Baxter continues his quest to become the first Terrapin ever to score 1,500 and record 1,000 rebounds. The senior is one of the country's most agile and most bullish big men, and can be found among ACC leaders in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocked shots. He is averaging 13.8 points and 8.8 rebounds for the season, and has recorded four double-doubles for the year - 27 in his career. Baxter had nine points and seven boards against the Tar Heels, in his first game back from suffering a sprained right ankle. He missed the Norfolk State game on Jan. 3.
JUAN DIXON at Georgia Tech (Jan. 13, 2:00, ESPN) - Maryland's leading scorer with 18.8 points per game, and the ACC's leader in steals with 3.3 per game, Juan Dixon continues to be one of the nation's best players on both ends of the floor. Dixon guides the Terps into Sunday's contest after blistering North Carolina with 29 points and matching a career-high with eight steals. He has led the Terrapins in the scoring column in each of the last four games, and has posted some of his best career numbers against the Yellow Jackets - a 27.5 scoring average in his last four games, including two of the top three games in his career (31 & 33). Dixon is currently third in ACC history in steals, and just eight points from passing Tom McMillen as the fifth-leading scorer in Maryland history.
THUNDER & LIGHTNING ALL-AMERICA CAMPAIGN
Maryland's THUNDER&LIGHTNING combo of Lonny Baxter and Juan Dixon is as lethal an inside-outside duo as any in the country.
The senior tandem strikes on both ends of the floor. Both are local products of the Baltimore-Washington area who have literally worked their way into the nation's spotlight, guiding the Terrapins to the 2001 Final Four and leading Maryland to a hopeful repeat performance as seniors.
Baxter muscles through the lane with remarkable agility for a 260-pound man of his size - maneuvering his way to West Regional MVP honors last season while averaging a double-double through five NCAA Tournament games.
Dixon electrifies fans and tortures opponents with quickness and relentless tenacity which have resulted in ACC-leading points and steals totals for three straight seasons.
Collectively, they make Maryland a versatile threat against the nation's top teams. Individually, they are among the country's craftiest, toughest and most difficult players to defend.
THUNDER&LIGHTNING.
Baxter and Dixon.
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