Feb. 19, 2002
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MARYLAND ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES
LONNY BAXTER at Clemson (Feb. 20, 9:00 p.m., Raycom-Jefferson Pilot Sports) - Terrapin center Lonny Baxter has registered three straight double-double performances entering the Clemson game ... It is the longest double-double streak by a Terrapin since Terence Morris had a four-game streak in 2000 ... He had 11 points and 10 rebounds vs. Duke, 16 points and 10 rebounds at North Carolina, and 22 points and 10 boards vs. Georgia Tech ... he averages 16.3 points and 10 rebounds in those three games ... Baxter currently leads the ACC with 1.96 blocked shots per game, and is ranked fourth in field goal percentage, fifth in rebounds and ninth in scoring ... He is on pace to become the first Maryland player since Buck Williams (1979, 80, 81) to lead the Terps in rebounding in three straight seasons ... He needs just 97 rebounds to become the first player in Maryland history with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds.
JUAN DIXON at Clemson (Feb. 20, 9:00 p.m., Raycom-Jefferson Pilot Sports) - Dixon is a leading candidate for the ACC's Player of the Year Award, as well as national player of the year awards and the NABC's Defensive Player of the Year Award ... He needs only eight points on Wednesday to become the first player in college basketball history with 2,000 points, 300 steals and 200 3FGs ... He ranks 18th in NCAA history with 315 steals ... Dixon has scored in double figures in 42 straight games, the third-longest streak in the nation ... He is 158 points from Maryland's career scoring record, and just 30 steals from the Maryland and ACC career steals record ... Second in the ACC in scoring, he currently leads Maryland with 19.1 points per game and an ACC-leading 3.1 steals per game ... In ACC games, Dixon is averaging a whopping 20.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 3.3 steals through 12 games.
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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