Terps Accept NIT Berth; Will Face Oral Roberts Wednesday In College Park
3/13/2005 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 13, 2005
Ticket Information for Maryland's NIT Games
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland men's basketball team (16-12) has accepted a berth into the Postseason National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and will play host to Oral Roberts of the Mid-Continent Conference (25-7) on Wednesday, March 16 at 9 p.m. at Comcast Center. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
The Terrapins will make their fifth NIT appearance in school history and first since the 1990 postseason, the first season head coach Gary Williams returned to his alma mater. That year the Terps downed UMass (91-81) in the NIT's first round in College Park, and fell to Penn State (80-78, OT) in the second round.
Led by Tom McMillen, Len Elmore, Jim O'Brien and Bob Bodell, the Terrapins captured the NIT title in 1972 - the year of Maryland's first appearance in the tournament. The Terps downed St. Joseph's (67-55) and Syracuse (71-65) in the first two rounds at Madison Square Garden before handily topping Jacksonville (91-77) in the semifinals and Niagara (100-69) in the championship game.
Maryland Athletics will purchase 4,000 student tickets and award them for free via the student ticket distribution website, tickets.umd.edu. Opportunities to purchase tickets exist for current men's basketball season ticket holders and non-season ticket holders as well. Fans should call or visit the Terrapin ticket office at 301-314-7070 or go online at www.umterps.com.
Terps' NIT Appearances NIT Appearances: Four Overall Record: 7-3 Championships: 1 (1972)
Overall Appearances Year Maryland's Result 1972 Champions 1979 Second Round 1982 Second Round 1990 Second Round
1972 First Round/Quarterfinals (16 Teams) Site: New York, N.Y. Maryland 67, St. Joseph's 55 (3-18-72) Maryland 71, Syracuse 65 (3-20-72) Semifinals/Championship Site: New York, N.Y. Maryland 91, Jacksonville 77 (3-23-72) Maryland 100, Niagara 69 (3-25-72)
1979 First Round/Second Round (24 teams) Site: College Park, Md. Maryland 67, Rhode Island 65 (3-7-79) (3 OT) Ohio State 79, Maryland 72 (3-12-79)
1982 First Round (32 Teams) Site: Richmond, Va. Maryland 60, Richmond 50 (3-12-82) Second Round Site: Athens, Ga. Georgia 83, Maryland 69 (3-15-82)
1990 First Round (32 Teams) Site: College Park, Md. Maryland 91, Massachusetts 81 (3-15-90) Second Round Site: State College, Pa. Penn State 80, Maryland 78 (3-19-90)
