Thunder & Lightning Update No. 18
2/28/2002 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 28, 2002
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MARYLAND ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATES
LONNY BAXTER vs. Virginia (March 3, 8:00 p.m., FOX Sports Net) - Baxter will play his final game at Cole Field House on Sunday as Maryland bids for its first outright ACC regular season title since 1980 ... He is 71 rebounds from becoming the first player in Maryland history with 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds ... Baxter currently leads the ACC with 2.2 blocked shots per game, and is bidding to become the first Maryland player to lead the league in blocks since 1987 ... He averages 15.4 points and 8.5 rebounds leading into the regular season finale with the Cavaliers ... He owns double-doubles in four of his last six games, and boasts 32 in his career ... A starter in 106 of the Terps' last 109 games since February of 1999, he is 99-30 through four seasons in a Terrapin uniform ... He will join senior teammate Juan Dixon as the winningest Terps in history, and the highest scoring duo ever in Maryland uniforms.
JUAN DIXON vs. Virginia (March 3, 8:00 p.m., FOX Sports Net) - Dixon plays his final game at Cole Field House, needing just six points to become the second player ever to score 1,000 points in the historic building ... With 25 points at Florida State on Wednesday, he has scored 20 or more in three straight games, and needs 35 points to set the all-time Cole Field House scoring record ... He is 92 points from breaking Maryland's all-time scoring record ... Dixon is a leading candidate for the ACC and National Player of the Year Awards, as well as the NABC's Defensive Player of the Year Award ... He is the ONLY player in college basketball history with 2,000 points, 300 steals and 200 3FGs ... Dixon raised his double-figure scoring streak to 45 straight games, the third-longest in the nation... Second in the ACC in scoring, he currently leads Maryland with 19.4 points per game and an ACC-leading 3.0 steals per game.
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.
Coming to an arena near you.
