Nov. 19, 2006

Maryland plays host to Winthrop on Monday (Nov. 20) at Comcast Center. The Terps enter the contest with a mark of 5-0 after posting back-to-back wins over St. John's (92-60) and Michigan State (62-60) to capture the 2006 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Championship in New York City.
• Maryland is 5-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season. The Terps jumped out of the gate to a 10-0 start that season and finished the year 28-6.
• Winthrop carries a 3-1 mark into Monday's game. The Eagles scored a 74-63 win over Mississippi State on Saturday (Nov. 18). Winthrop also has wins over North Greenville (89-46) and Iona (57-38). Winthrop's only loss was a 73-66 setback against North Carolina.

Monday's game marks a milestone for two Terrapin seniors. Guard Mike Jones and forward Ekene Ibekwe will each play in their 100th game as Terrapins.
• Ibekwe has started in 60 career games, while Jones has earned a starting nod in 26 games during his career.
• Juan Dixon (1999-2002) holds the school record with 141 career games played as a Terrapin.

The Terps have relied on their defense in each of their first five games. Maryland has forced its opponents into an average of 20.8 turnovers per game through the first five games of the season.
• The 104 forced turnovers through five games is better than any five-game stretch by the Terps during 2005-06.
• The Terrapins improved their scoring defense in each of their first three games. After yielding 75 points to Hampton, Maryland held Vermont to 63, before limiting Florida A&M to 54. Maryland limited St. John's to 60 points and held the Red Storm to 28 percent shooting from the field. The Terps limited Michigan State to just 60 points and forced the Spartans into 18 turnovers. Maryland recorded seven steals against MSU and has recorded at least seven thefts in each game this season.
• The Terps are averaging 9.2 steals per game and have recorded 39 blocked shots through five games.

Maryland captured the 2K Sports College Hoops Classic Championship with a 62-60 win over Michigan State on November 17 at Madison Square Garden. The victory over the Spartans moved Maryland's all-time record to 100-38 (.723) in regular season tournaments. The Terps have appeared in 61 regular season tournaments and have captured 28 championships.
• Maryland is 5-1 in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic after winning the 2006 Championship. The Terrapins went 1-1 in their only other appearance during the 2001-02 season. The Terps fell to Arizona (71-67) before defeating Temple (82-74).
• The Terps went 2-0 in Madison Square Garden with wins over St. John's and Michigan State. Maryland is now 11-4 all-time in games played at the world's most famous arena. Gary Williams is 6-3 as head coach of the Terps in MSG.

Maryland has opened the season 5-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season when the Terps started the year 10-0.
• Maryland's best start under Gary Williams is 11-0 (1996-97).
• The Terps are averaging 86.0 points per game this season and allowing just 62.6.
• Maryland has trailed for just 2:00 of 200:00 this season.
• Maryland has limited its opponents to 33 percent shooting from the field. The Terps have held their opponents to just 24 percent (27-of-113) from three-point range.

The Terrapins will be one of the busiest teams in the month of November, as Maryland will play a school-record eight games in the opening month of the season.
• Maryland's previous high was seven games during November of 1998.
• The Terps are 55-10 (.846) all-time in November under Gary Williams.

The Terrapins opened the season with a 102-75 win over Hampton. It is the second consecutive season in which the Terps opened with a 100-point performance. Maryland scored a 111-85 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson.
• Maryland has 103 100-point games, including 42 under Gary Williams.
• The Terrapins recorded a school-record four consecutive 100-point games during the 2000-01 season.
• The Terps recorded eight 100-point games during the 1974 and 1975 seasons.
• Maryland has allowed its opponents to score 100 points 33 times.

Four Terrapins are rapidly climbing the school's all-time record book. Seniors D.J. Strawberry, Ekene Ibekwe, and Mike Jones have all made their mark in the Terrapin annals, along with junior James Gist:
• Strawberry ranks 11th in school history with 149 career steals. He was named Honorable Mention All-ACC Defensive Team in 2005-06.
• Ibekwe sits in seventh place on the school's all-time blocked shots list. The Carson, Calif., native has 155 career rejections at Maryland and has averaged 1.6 blocked shots per game.
• Ibekwe needs 10 rebounds to move into the top 30 of the all-time rebounding list at Maryland. He has tallied 562 rebounds through three seasons with the Terps.
• Senior Mike Jones has distinguished himself as one of the best shooters in the ACC and has rapidly moved up the school's all-time three pointers list. Jones has totaled 133 three-point field goals and sits in seventh place on the school's all-time list. Jones has hoisted 342 shots from beyond the arc, which is the eighth highest total in school history.
• Gist has totaled 94 blocked shots during his three seasons in College Park. He is 12th on the school's all-time list and has averaged 1.4 blocks per game.

Maryland is 44-46 all-time in overtime games. Even though the Terps have not played an overtime game during the 2006-07 season, Maryland has played at least one overtime game in 12 of the last 13 seasons, including each of the last for years.
• Maryland is 22-17 in overtime games played at home, including a 4-0 mark at Comcast Center.
• The Terps are 13-15 in overtime games under Gary Williams.

Maryland has been a dominant home team over the years.
• The Terps are 764-274 (.736) all-time at home dating back to 1923-24.
• Maryland went 14-3 (82.3%) at home last season and is 58-12 (.826) all-time at Comcast Center. The Terps have won 20 of their last 23 at home dating back to 2003-04.
• The Terps are 213-47 (.819) at home under Gary Williams (155-35 at Cole Field House).
• Maryland is 124-19 (.867) at home the last ten seasons (since 1997-98).
• Maryland has won 30 of its last 31 non-conference games at Comcast Center under Williams.
• The Terps are 119-2 (.983) in non-conference home games under Williams.
• Maryland was 476-151 in 47 seasons at Cole Field House; 169-90 in 24 seasons at Ritchie Coliseum and 61-21 in eight seasons at The Gymnasium.