Maryland Basketball Votes Nik Caner-Medley & Chris McCray 2005-06 Co-Captains
11/18/2005 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Senior guard Chris McCray and senior forward Nik Caner-Medley have been selected co-captains for the 2005-06 season in a vote by Terrapin players, head coach Gary Williams announced today. McCray also served as a co-captain last season along with senior Mike Grinnon. The 21st-ranked Terps open the 2005-06 season tonight against Fairleigh Dickinson at 8 p.m. at the Comcast Center.
"Nik and Chris both have the potential to be excellent leaders for this team," said Williams, who is entering his 17th season as the Terps' head coach.
The senior duo has combined to play in 182 games at Maryland, including a combined 141 starts. Caner-Medley led the team in scoring as a junior with 16.0 points per game en route to Third-Team All-ACC honors. He was also named to the preseason Wooden Award list, which recognizes college basketball's player of the year at seasons' end.
McCray was second on the team in scoring as a junior with 14.1 points per game, while ranking second in the ACC and sixth nationally with a 90.3 free throw percentage. McCray connected on 102-of-113 from the charity stripe and ranks third all-time at Maryland with an 84.3 career free throw percentage.
Following tonight's game against Fairleigh Dickinson, Maryland heads to the EA Sports Maui Invitational where the Terps open against No. 7 Gonzaga on Monday at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2, while all the action can be heard live on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network with Hall of Famer Johnny Holliday on the call.
