2006-07 Season In Review
4/9/2007 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
April 9, 2007
- The Terrapins made their 14th consecutive postseason appearance by earning the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. Maryland finished the season 25-9, marking the 11th straight season the Terps have won at least 19 games. The Terrapins finished with a 10-6 record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, which tied for the second-best record in the league. Maryland's 10 conference victories was its highest win total in league play since 2002-03.
- Maryland finished the season ranked 18th in the Associated Press Poll and 23rd in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps were 13th in the Sagarin Ratings and finished the year 16th in RPI. Maryland's scheduled was ranked the 15th toughest in the nation.
- Maryland's 25 victories was the highest single-season win total since the Terrapins won 32 games en route to the 2002 National Championship. The Terps' 25 wins was tied for the fourth-highest win total of any Gary Williams-led team.
- The Terps finished the season 3-0 against Duke and North Carolina, marking the first time since 1938-39 that Maryland swept the Blue Devils and Tar Heels. With wins over Davidson, High Point, NC State and Wake Forest, Maryland swept the entire state of North Carolina for the first time since 1932-33.
- Maryland's 89-87 win over North Carolina February 25 gave the Terps their 14th win over a top-10 team in the last six years. The Terrapins recorded four wins over ranked teams in 2006-07.
- Scoring 79.0 points per game, the Terps ranked second in the ACC and 13th nationally in scoring offense. The Terrapins led the ACC in three-point field goal percentage (.385). Maryland averaged 17.3 assists, which ranked second in the league and 14th nationally.
- The 2007 senior class accumulated 83 wins over the last four years and made four postseason appearances. Their accomplishments include two NCAA Tournament appearances, and Maryland's first ACC Championship (2004) in 20 years.
- Maryland was among the nation's best defensive teams in 2006-07. The Terps led the ACC and were eighth in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.389). Maryland was tops in the ACC and fifth in the country for blocked shots (6.9 bpg). The Terrapins also led the ACC in three point field goal percentage defense (.302).
- Three Maryland seniors joined an elite club during 2006-07 as Ekene Ibekwe, Mike Jones and D.J. Strawberry each reached the 1,000-point plateau. Jones finished his career 30th on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 1,180 points. Strawberry tallied 1,126 career points to finish in 35th place, while Ibekwe recorded 1,109 points to rank 37th in scoring all-time.
- Strawberry was named Second Team All-ACC as a senior. He finished 11th in the ACC in scoring (14.9 ppg) and ranked ninth in field goal percentage (.477). Strawberry was also named to the ACC All-Defensive Team as he paced the Terrapins and ranked fourth in the ACC in steals per game (2.03 spg). He was a three-time ACC Player of the Week honoree and was named to the USBWA All-District Team.
- Ibekwe was named to the ACC All-Defensive Team and garnered honorable mention All-ACC plaudits. He led the league and was 15th in the country with 2.7 blocked shots per game and ranked fourth in rebounds (7.8 rpg). Ibekwe finished his career with 1,109 points, 781 rebounds, and 230 blocked shots, becoming just the fourth Terps to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocked shots.
- Jones capped his career as one of the most prolific three-point shooters in school history. He finished with 203 career three-pointers, which ranked second all-time at Maryland. Jones attempted 495 career three pointers, which was the third-highest total in school history. He knocked down 81 three pointers this season, marking the third highest single-season total for a senior at Maryland.
- Junior James Gist was named honorable mention All-ACC as a junior. Gist ranked 23rd in the ACC in scoring (12.6 ppg) and finished seventh in rebounds (7.2 rpg). He tallied 2.1 blocked shots per game, which was fourth-best in the ACC. He scored in double figures 26 times and tallied six double-doubles.
- Freshman Greivis Vasquez garnered All-ACC Freshman Team honorable mention honors. Vasquez led the team with 149 assists, the third-highest single-season total among freshmen at Maryland. He recorded a season-high 12 assists at Duke February 28. Vasquez ranked sixth in the ACC in assists (4.62) and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.71).
Postseason Honors
D.J. Strawberry
- Second Team All-ACC
- ACC-All Defensive Team
- All-District III (USBWA)
Ekene Ibekwe
- All-ACC Honorable Mention
- ACC-All Defensive Team
James Gist
- All-ACC Honorable Mention
Greivis Vasquez
- ACC All-Freshman Honorable Mention
