Jan. 25, 2008

The University of Maryland (12-7, 2-2 ACC) hosts Duke (16-1, 4-0 ACC) Sunday (January 27) at Comcast Center. Tipoff between the Terps and Blue Devils is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network and will be televised by Fox SportsNet (Comcast SportsNet in the Baltimore/Washington, D.C. area). The game is also available on XM Radio channel 191 with Bill Rosinski (play by play) and Fred Barakat (commentary) on the call.
• Sophomore Greivis Vasquez leads the Terps with 16.6 points per game. He is the fifth-leading scorer in the Atlantic Coast Conference. DeMarcus Nelson leads Duke with 14.1 points per contest.
• Senior James Gist was named the ACC Player of the Week on January 21. He averaged 16.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocked shots and 2.5 assists as Maryland went 2-0 last week with wins over Wake Forest (71-64) and North Carolina (82-80).
• Sunday's game marks the 162nd meeting between Duke and Maryland. The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 101-60, but the Terps have won five of the last seven meetings between the two schools. The Terrapins swept both meetings last season for the second time in three years after winning both meetings in 2005. Maryland has posted at least one victory over Duke in six of the past eight seasons.

Defense has been a constant for the Terrapins this season. Maryland leads the ACC and is third in the nation in field goal percentage defense, as the Terrapins have limited their opponents to just 37 percent shooting from the field.
• The Terps have held eight straight opponents to under 40 percent shooting from the field.
• Maryland leads the league and is sixth in the country in blocked shots. The Terps average 7.21 blocked shots per game. James Gist is second in the league with 2.61 blocks per game, while fellow senior Bambale Osby is fourth in the ACC with 2.11 blocks per contest.

Head coach Gary Williams is tied as the seventh-winningest active head coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball with an overall record of 597-335 (.640). He ranks second among active ACC coaches with 390 wins at Maryland (3rd overall) and also ranks second among active league coaches with 159 ACC victories. Williams is the Terps' all-time winningest coach.
• Williams is just three wins shy of 600 career victories. Only six active head coaches in Division I have 600 career wins.

Three of Maryland's starters are among the top 13 players in the ACC for minutes played per contest. Sophomore Greivis Vasquez is second in the league, averaging 36.32 minutes per contest.
• Sophomore guard Eric Hayes is seventh in the ACC in minutes per game (33.75), while senior James Gist is 13th (30.89).

Maryland has been a dominant home team over the years.
• The Terps are 788-279 (.738) all-time at home dating back to 1923-24.
• Maryland is 82-17 (.822) all-time at Comcast Center. The Terps have won 43 of their last 50 at home dating back to 2003-04.
• The Terps are 237-52 (.821) at home under Gary Williams (155-35 at Cole Field House).
• Maryland is 135-22 (.871) at home the last 10 seasons (since 1998-99).
• Maryland has won 47 of its last 50 regular season non-conference games at Comcast Center under Williams.
• The Terps are 134-4 (.970) in regular season 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.

Since Gary Williams took over in 1989-90, Maryland has 67 wins over Top 25 teams, including four during 2006-07.
• Williams is the nation's winningest active coach vs. top-ranked teams with seven career victories over a No. 1 opponent (6 at Maryland; 1 at Ohio State).
• Under Williams, Maryland has defeated 18 top-5 opponents, 30 top-10 opponents and the No. 1 team six times.
• Maryland has 15 wins over top-10 teams the last six years, including an 82-80 victory over then No. 1 North Carolina this season.
• The Terps have defeated at least one top-10 opponent in 15 of 19 seasons under Williams, including 12 straight.
• Williams has led the Terps to victories over No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 ranked-teams in seven of the last nine seasons.

Maryland posted an 82-80 victory over No. 1 North Carolina on January 19.
• The Terps are tied for second place in NCAA history with 10 wins over No. 1-ranked teams.
• Maryland has won four of its last seven meetings against top-ranked teams.
• Maryland has defeated a No. 1-ranked opponent in four of the last eight seasons.
• Two of the Terps' last four wins over a top-ranked team have been against Duke.
• Head coach Gary Williams ranks first among all active Division I coaches with seven career wins over a No. 1 team (6 at Maryland).
• The Terps have played 24 games vs. No. 1 teams dating back to 1953-54.

Maryland is in its 55th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terps were a charter member of the conference in 1953-54 after 30 years as a member of the Southern Conference.
• The Terps are 391-378 (.507) all-time in ACC games.
• Maryland is 245-142 (.631) in ACC home games.
• Maryland is 147-236 (.381) in ACC away games.
• Under Gary Williams, Maryland is 159-130 (.546) in ACC play.
• Maryland is 97-47 (.672) at home in ACC games under Williams, including a 28-12 (.686) mark at the Comcast Center.
• The Terps have captured three ACC Tournament Championships: 1958,1984 and 2004.

Senior James Gist has joined elite company in the storied history of Maryland Basketball:
• With 18 points against Morgan State (Dec. 6), Gist became the 46th player in school history to reach 1,000 career points.
• His scoring average has increased each season, as he is averaging a career-best 14.8 points per game this year.
• With his 666 career rebounds, Gist is just the 22nd player in school history to tally 1,000 points and 500 rebounds. He is just the fifth player in school history to recored 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocked shots in a career.
• He has scored in double figures in 13 games this year and has five double-doubles (Hampton, Boston College, Delaware, Charlotte and North Carolina).
• Named the ACC Player of the Week on January 21 after averaging 16.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.5 blocked shots in wins over Wake Forest and North Carolina .
• The Silver Spring native was named a preseason Wooden Award candidate.
• Gist spent the summer as a member of the USA's Pan Am Games team which earned a fifth-place finish in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sophomore guard Greivis Vasquez enjoyed a breakout season as a freshman in 2006-07 and has improved in 2007-08:
• Vasquez averages a team-high 16.6 points per game. As a freshman he scored 9.8 points per game.
• He set a new career high with 28 points against American University.
• Vasquez has scored in double figures in 17 of 19 games this season and has led the team in scoring 11 times.
• He leads the team with 119 assists and has dished out at least five assists in 12 games this year. He has recorded 10 or more assists four times (Northeastern, Illinois, Morgan State and North Carolina).
• Vasquez has led the team in assists in 10 games this year.
• Vasquez has improved his rebounding from 3.3 per game as a freshman to 5.4 this season.
• He is averaging a team-high 36.3 minutes per game.
• Vasquez spent the summer as a member of the Venezuelan National team which competed in the FIBA Americas Championships in Las Vegas during August.
• Named to the 2008 Cousy Award Preseason List.

Sophomore guard Eric Hayes has built on an impressive freshman season and has continued his development for the Terrapins:
• Hayes has scored in double figures nine times this season.
• He is second on the team in assists (82) and third in steals (23).
• Hayes is second in the ACC in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.65).
• He scored a then-career high 18 points against Illinois before pouring in 19 points against Morgan State.
• He leads the team in free throw shooting. Hayes has connected on 85 percent (29 of 34) of his attempts from the foul line.

Senior Bambale Osby has made a big impact for the Terps at both ends of the floor this season:
• Osby is averaging 11.0 points per game this year after averaging just 5.8 points as a junior.
• He has scored in double figures 13 times this season after only breaking double figures in eight games last year.
• Osby is second on the team with 38 blocked shots. He tallied just 16 blocks as a junior in 2006-07.
• Osby has increased his production on the glass as he is averaging 6.4 rebounds per contest after pulling down 3.9 board per game last year.

After playing in just 16 of 34 games as a freshman, Landon Milbourne spent the summer in College Park working on his game and the results have followed:
• Milbourne is averaging 7.9 points per game this season after averaging 1.0 as a freshman. His rebounding has jumped from 0.8 to 4.0 per game.
• He has scored in double figures in eight of the last 12 games and set a new career high with 14 points against North Carolina (January 19). • Milbourne has made his mark on defense as well, as he is third on the team with 16 blocked shots and has added 11 steals for the season.

Maryland's roster is dominated by underclassmen, as 10 of the 14 Terps are freshmen or sophomores. The underclassmen account for 60 percent of Maryland's scoring, 57 percent of the rebounding and 87 percent of the team's assists.