Jan. 28, 1998
No. 23 Terps Travel to Durham to Face Top-Ranked Duke
NO. 23 MARYLAND TERRAPINS (12-6, 5-3 ACC)
AT
NO. 1 DUKE BLUE DEVILS (18-1, 7-0 ACC)
THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1998; 8:00 P.M.
CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM/9,314
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
LEARFIELD/MARYLAND RADIO NETWORK
JEFFERSON PILOT REGIONAL TELEVISION
TERPS TRAVEL TO DURHAM TO FACE DUKE IN ACC CLASH
Maryland opens the second half of its ACC season as it travels to Durham to face No. 1 ranked Duke. Tonight's game marks the Terps' eighth against a ranked team and its second against the nation's No. 1 ranked team. The Terps enter tonight's game with a 4-3 record against ranked teams and a 1-0 record against the No. 1-ranked team at the time of the game. The Terps have defeated then No. 1-North Carolina, then No. 2 Kansas, then No. 13 Florida State and then No. 23 Clemson.
IN THE LATEST RPI RANKINGS...
...Maryland's strength of schedule is rated as No. 1 for the second consecutive week;
... Maryland is ranked 9th in the latest NCAA RPI Power Ratings Report.
TERPS HAVE WON FIVE OF LAST SIX GAMES
Maryland enters tonight's game against Duke having won five of its last six games. The Terps have defeated then No. 13-Florida State (Jan. 7, 81-74), N.C. State (Jan. 10, 68-65), then No. 1-North Carolina (Jan. 14, 89-83 OT), Georgia Tech (Jan. 21, 70-67) and then No. 23-Clemson (Jan. 24, 74-69).
ACC Standings (as of Jan. 29)
ACC Overall
Team W L W L
Duke 7 0 18 1
UNC 6 1 20 1
TERPS 5 3 12 6
Clem. 3 4 12 7
Fl. St. 3 5 14 6
Wake 3 4 11 7
G. Tech 2 5 12 7
N.C. St. 2 5 11 7
Virg. 2 6 10 11
GAME TIME CHANGE
The tip-off time for Maryland's home game versus N.C. State on February 11th has been changed to 8:00 p.m.
RODNEY ELLIOTT DAY IN BALTIMORE
Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke proclaimed January 26, 1998 as "Rodney Elliott Day" in the city of Baltimore. The announcement was made at the Camden Club which is in the warehouse in right field of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
"Rodney Elliott persevered, paid his dues and never griped when he was coming off the bench for three years. He's a real success story."
Gary Williams
TERPS RANKED 24TH BY ESPN/USA TODAY; 23RD BY AP
Maryland is ranked 24th in this week's ESPN/USA Today poll and 23rd in the Associated Press poll. The Terps return to the polls after a three-week absence. Maryland's highest ranking of the season was 18th in the AP poll of December 29.
Associated Press Top-25
January 26, 1998
1. Duke 18-1
2. North Carolina 20-1
3. Utah 17-0
4. Stanford 18-0
5. Kansas 22-3
6. Arizona 17-3
7. Kentucky 18-2
8. UCLA 15-3
9. Connecticut 17-3
10. Purdue 17-4
11. Princeton 13-1
12. Mississippi 14-2
13. South Carolina 13-3
14. New Mexico 14-3
15. Arkansas 16-3
16. Iowa 15-4
17. West Virginia 17-3
18. Cincinnati 15-3
19. Michigan 15-5
20. Syracuse 15-4
21. Rhode Island 13-4
22. Michigan State 13-4
23. MARYLAND 12-6
24. Xavier 12-5
25. Indiana 14-5
ESPN/USA Today Top-25
January 26, 1998
1. Duke 736
2. North Carolina 722
3. Utah 675
4. Kansas 647
5. Stanford 640
6. Arizona 617
7. Kentucky 578
8. Connecticut 512
9. UCLA 492
10. Purdue 466
11. Princeton 463
12. Mississippi 401
13. New Mexico 384
14. South Carolina 327
15. Arkansas 292
16. Iowa 270
17. Michigan 241
18. Syracuse 225
19. West Virginia 207
20. Cincinnati 159
21. Rhode Island 117
22. Xavier 92
23. Florida State 79
24. MARYLAND 71
25. Michigan State 69
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
...Look for Maryland to attempt to defeat the nation's No. 1-ranked team for the second time this season;
...Look for Maryland to attempt to defeat the nation's No. 1-ranked team twice in one season for the first time in school history;
...Look for Maryland to attempt to beat the nation's No. 1-ranked team for the sixth time in school history.
TERPS VICTORIES OVER TOP RANKED TEAMS
The Terps have now beaten the nation's No. 1 team five times in the history of the program. Maryland has defeated North Carolina four times and Notre Dame once when they were ranked No. 1 in the nation. The Terps' 1986 victory over the Tar Heels was the first by an opponent in the newly opened "Dean Dome" in Chapel Hill. The school's first victory over a No. 1 ranked team came during the 1958-59 season when the Bud Millikan-coached Terps defeated North Carolina, 69-51. Millikan coached current Terps' head coach Gary Williams from 1965-1967.
TERPS VICTORIES OVER THE NO. 1-RANKED TEAM
Maryland has defeated the No. 1-ranked team in the nation five times.
Date Opponent Score
February 14, 1998 North Carolina 89-83
February 7, 1995 North Carolina 86-73
February 20, 1986 North Carolina 77-72
January 27, 1979 Notre Dame 67-66
February 21, 1959 North Carolina 69-51
ACC COACHING WINS OVER NO. 1-RANKED TEAMS
Head coach Gary Williams is ranked third among current ACC coaches with three victories over No. 1-ranked teams. Williams has defeated three top- ranked teams during his coaching career -- two while at the University of Maryland and one while at the Ohio State University. Williams' Terps have defeated North Carolina during the 1994-95 and 1997-98 seasons and his Buckeye squad defeated then-No. 1-ranked Iowa during the 1986-87 season.
Rank Wins Coach, School
T1. 4 Bobby Cremins, Georgia Tech
4 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
3. 3 Gary Williams, Maryland
CONFERENCE CONSISTENCY
Maryland enters tonight's game versus Duke having won five of its last six ACC games. It marks the fourth consecutive season that the Terps have won at least five ACC games in a six-game stretch. A victory tonight would give the Terps a 6-1 stretch, their best in the ACC since opening the 1994-95 season with a 7-1 record.
GIANT KILLERS
Maryland has won four of its last eight games against teams ranked in the nation's top two. Included in that total are victories over No. 1 North Carolina and No. 2 Kansas this season.
February 7, 1995 #1 North Carolina 86-73
January 14, 1997 #2 Wake Forest 54-51
December 7, 1997 #2 Kansas 86-83
January 14, 1998 #1 North Carolina 89-83 (OT)
Upcoming Milestones
Laron Profit
Career Steals
156 (current)
+ 15 (needs)
171
(to move into 4th place
all-time in school history)
Laron Profit
Career Points
857 (current)
+ 143 (needs)
1,000
(to become the 33rd player in school history
to score 1,000 career points)
Terrell Stokes
Career Assists
298 (current)
+ 49 (needs)
347
(to move past Ernie Graham into 10th place
all-time in school history)
Terrell Stokes
Career Steals
107 (current)
+8 (needs)
115
(to move into 10th place
all-time in school history)
Sarunas Jasikevicius
Career Three-Pt. Shots Made
110 (current)
+ 21 (needs)
131
(to move into 4th place all-time in school history)
Obinna Ekezie
Career-Blocked Shots
72 (current)
+ 4 (needs)
76
(to move into 10th place al-time in school history)
Gary Williams
Career Games Coached
597 (current)
+ 3 (needs)
600
(Williams current holds a career-record of
362-235 and averages 18.1 victories a season)
PROBABLE STARTERS FOR MARYLAND....
F #25 Rodney Elliott (14.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg; 22 pts, 7 rebs. vs. Duke 1/3/98)
C #54 Obinna Ekezie (13.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg; 23 pts, 5 rebs vs. Duke 1/3/98)
G #3 Laron Profit (16.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg; 19 pts, 4 stls vs. Duke in ACC T, 3/8/96)
G #12 Terrell Stokes (5.3 ppg, 3.9 apg; 8 pts, 4 asts vs. Duke, 1/26/97)
G #13 Sarunas Jasikevicius (12.9 ppg, 3.9 apg; 15 pts 3 asts vs. Duke, 1/26/97)
....AND TOP SUBS
F #44 Terence Morris (6.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg; 2 pts, 3 rebs vs. Duke, 1/3/98)
G #11 Matt Kovarik (3.2 ppg, 2.2 apg; ; 2 pts, 1 ast vs. Duke, 2/1/97)
C #33 Mike Mardesich (5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg; 2 pts. 3 rebs. vs. Duke, 1/3/98)
F #21 LaRon Cephas (0.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg; 3 rebs vs. Duke, 1/3/98)
TONIGHT'S OFFICIALS
Tonight's referee is Larry Rose and the umpires are Sam Croft and Zelton Steed.
MARYLAND VERSUS DUKE- THE SERIES BY THE NUMBERS
The Series: Duke leads, 87-51
Last Maryland Win: January 26, 1997; 74-70
Last Duke Win: January 3, 1998, 104-72
Last Maryland Win at Cameron: March 1, 1995; 94-92
Last Duke Win at Cameron: February 27, 1997, 81-69
Maryland vs. Duke, Current Streak: Duke has won 2
Maryland vs. Duke, Last Ten: Duke leads 6-4
Gary Williams vs. Duke Career: 4-16 (3-15 at Maryland)
TERPS VS. DUKE - THE LAST FOUR GAMES
Jan. 3, 1998 Feb. 27, 1997 Jan. 26, 1997 March 8, 1996
Duke 104 at Duke 81 at Maryland 74 Maryland 82
at Maryland 72 Maryland 69 Duke 70 Duke 69 (ACC Tourn)
TERPS AGAINST DUKE - THE LAST TIME
January 3, 1998; Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Roshown McLeod scored 15 points in the first half as No. 3 Duke staged a
phenomenal shooting show and went on to defeat No. 20 Maryland 104-72 in Cole Field House. The Blue Devils made a season-high 14 3-pointers overall, including four by Steve Wojciechowski, who scored 13 points. Obinna Ekezie had a career-high 23 points, including 13 free throws, and Rodney Elliott scored 22 for Maryland.
TERPS LAST TIME OUT - DEFEAT NO. 23 CLEMSON
January 24, 1998; Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 10 points in a three-minute stretch to rally Maryland past No. 23 Clemson 74-69 Saturday, the Terrapins' fourth win over a
ranked team this season. Jasikevicius finished with 20 points, 17 in the
second half. Laron Profit had 16 for Maryland, which trailed by seven with 5:21 left before coming back to win its fifth game in the last six. The victory enabled the Terrapins to solidify their hold on third place in the league standings. Obinna Ekezie made two foul shots for a 66-63 lead, but Greg Buckner scored on a layup for Clemson. Jasikevicius then hit a jumper from beyond the arc and, with the score 69-67, made two free throws with 31 seconds left. The Terrapins went 9-for-10 at the foul line in the final four minutes. Earlier this season, Maryland beat No. 1 North Carolina, No. 2 Kansas and No. 13 ranked Florida State.
SUPER SENIORS
A victory over Duke tonight would make this year's four-year senior class (Rodney Elliott and Sarunas Jasikevicius) the first senior class to have a winning record vs. the Blue Devils since the class of 1985 (6-4).
Terps by the Numbers
3.3 Junior Laron Profit is the ACC leader in steals per game with a 3.3 per game average and is the only player in the league with 50 or more steals.
5 Maryland is looking to play in its' school record fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament.
5 Freshman LaRon Cephas has more career rebounds (25) than he has points scored (5).
14 Junior Sarunas Jasikevicius has hit at least one three-point shot in 14 consecutive games.
25 Juniors Laron Profit and Terrell Stokes enter tonight's game against Duke averaging better than 25 minutes played per game for their entire careers.
34 Freshman Mike Mardesich played a career-high 34 minutes and scored a career-high tying 12 points as the Terps defeated No. 1 North Carolina on Jan. 14.
55 Maryland's starters (Laron Profit, Rodney Elliott, Obinna Ekezie, Terrell Stokes and Sarunas Jasikevicius) have more blocked shots, 55, than their opponents' team total, 53.
140 Maryland's starters (Laron Profit, Rodney Elliott, Obinna Ekezie, Terrell Stokes and Sarunas Jasikevicius) have more steals, 140, than their opponents' team total, 136.
257 Maryland's starters (Laron Profit, Rodney Elliott, Obinna Ekezie, Terrell Stokes and Sarunas Jasikevicius) have more assists, 257, than their opponents' team total, 247.
JASIKEVICIUS NAMED AS ACC CO-PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Terps senior guard Sarunas Jasikevicius, who scored the game-winning free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in last Wednesday night's win over Georgia Tech and scored the game-winning basket against Clemson on Saturday with 3:50 remaining, was named the ACC Co-Player of the Week announced on Monday. Jasikevicius's heroics began against Georgia Tech as he received the inbounds pass with 5.4 seconds remaining and dribbled to the three-point line. He lofted what would have counted as a game-winning three-point basket but drew a foul from Tech's Matt Harpring and went to the line for three free throw shots. He calmly hit nothing but net on all three shots, giving the Terps the 70-67 game-winning advantage. Against Clemson, Jasikevicius scored 12 points in the final five minutes of the Terps' victory on Saturday to finish with a team-high 20 points. He scored the game-winning basket with 3:50 remaining after helping in a half-court trap and stealing the ball from Tiger center Mohamed Woni. He was credited with a steal, gathered the loose ball and scored on a layup. It marked the first time that he had won the honor during his career.
JASIKEVICIUS LAST WEEK
Opponent FGM-A FTM-A 3PM-A R A S PT
vs. Georgia Tech 4-9 3-3 2-2 7 6 1 13
vs. Clemson 7-10 2-4 4-6 6 2 1 20
Totals 11-19 5-7 6-8 13 8 2 33
Percentages/Avgs. 57.8 71.4 75.0 6.5 4.8 1.0 16.5
TO REACH A CAREER STATISTICAL MILESTONE...
...Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius needs 17 minutes played for 1,900;
...Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius needs 3 field goals attempted for 600;
...Senior Matt Kovarik needs 1 point for 200;
...Senior Rodney Elliott needs 1 minute played for 1,800;
...Senior Rodney Elliott needs 1 free throw for 175;
...Senior Rodney Elliott needs 4 assists for 100;
...Junior Obinna Ekezie needs 5 field goals for 250;
...Junior Obinna Ekezie needs 6 rebounds for 450;
...Junior Obinna Ekezie needs 1 steal for 50;
...Junior Obinna Ekezie needs 3 points for 700;
...Junior Terell Stokes needs 3 assists for 300;
...Junior Terrell Stokes needs 3 field goals for 150;
...Junior Terrell Stokes needs 2 three-point shots made for 50;
...Junior Laron Profit needs 3 three-point shots attempted for 200;
...Junior Laron Profit needs 4 assists for 175.
ELLIOTT AGAINST THE NO. 1 AND NO. 2 TEAMS IN THE NATION
Senior Rodney Elliott is averaging 19.7 points and 9.0 rebounds against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation.
Rank Opponent Pts Rebounds
No. 1 North Carolina 16 8
No. 2 Kansas 21 12
No. 2 Duke 22 7
Totals 59 27
Averages 19.7 9.0
ELLIOTT AGAINST RANKED TEAMS
Senior Rodney Elliott is averaging more points against the top two teams in the nation and the seven ranked teams the Terps have played than he is during the entire regular season.
Opponents PPG RBG
No.1/No.2 19.7 9.0
Ranked Teams 16.0 7.3
Season (all opponents) 14.8 6.7
Maryland is undefeated when...
1 Maryland is undefeated, 1-0, when Terrell Stokes, has a blocked shot in a game this season (Florida State).
2 Maryland is 2-0, undefeated, when Laron Profit fouls out of a game (Kansas and Clemson on January 24)
3 Maryland is undefeated, 3-0, when Mike Mardesich makes at least five field goals in a single game (Georgia Tech, North Carolina and UMBC).
4 Maryland is undefeated, 4-0, during Sarunas Jasikevicius's career when he hits four three-point shots in a single game.
4 Maryland is undefeated, 4-0, this season when junior Terrell Stokes makes four or more free throws during a single game (Kansas, UNC - Asheville, Florida State and Clemson).
4 Maryland is undefeated, 4-0, when Terence Morris shoots 1.000 percent from the free throw line.
4 Maryland is undefeated, 4-0, when Rodney Elliott hits multiple three-point shots in a single game (Mt. St. Mary's, Florida International, Kansas and UNC-Wilmington).
6 Maryland is undefeated, 6-0, when Sarunas Jasikevicius has multiple steals in a single game (Fairleigh Dickinson, Mt. St. Mary's, UMBC, UNC-Asheville, UNC- Wilmington and N.C. State).
12 Maryland is undefeated, 12-0, when it outscores its opponent.
JASIKEVICIUS FROM THE THREE-POINT ARC
Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius tied his career-high with four three-point shots made against Clemson on Saturday in Cole Field House. He has made 35 three-point shots this season and is nearing his career-high of 42 which he established during the 1996-97 season.
JASIKEVICIUS LENDING A HELPING HAND
Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius has dished out team-high tying 70 assists this season.
STOKES ASSIST STORY
Junior Terrell Stokes enters tonight's game against Duke with a team-high tying 70 assists. He is averaging 3.9 assists per game for the season and holds a 2:1 assist to turnover ratio for the Terps' 18-game schedule. He has committed only nine turnovers in the last 181 minutes - an average of one turnover every 20.1 minutes.
Category Assists Turnovers A:TO Ratio
Season 70 35 2.1:1
Last 5 Starts 21 9 2.3:1
Last 9 Games 31 13 2.4:1
MORRIS HOT FROM THE FIELD
Freshman Terence Morris is averaging 10.0 points per game in the last two outings. He scored his ACC high of 13 points in the Terps' victory over Georgia Tech and added seven as the Terps defeated Clemson. In addition, Morris is shooting 50 percent from the field in the last five games.
MORRIS ON THE BLOCKS
Freshman Terence Morris has 17 blocked shots this season. His total is tied for the seventh-best single season all-time by a Maryland freshman.
MARDESICH TAKING HIS SHOW ON THE ROAD
Freshman Mike Mardesich averages 6.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in ACC road games this season. His 6.0 points per game average is just above his overall season scoring average of 5.0 points and one point above his average of 5.0 points per game in ACC home games.
SENIOR MATT KOVARIK...
...Scored his ACC career-high of seven points against Duke on January 3, 1998;
...Has nearly tied his single-season assist high with 39 assists (41 in 96-97);
...Has nearly tied his single-season points scored high with 58 (64 in 96-97);
PROFIT IS THE ACC LEADER IN STEALS
Junior Laron Profit enters tonight's game vs. Duke as the only ACC player with 50 or more steals.
PROFIT MOVING UP STEALS LIST II
Junior Laron Profit has 156 career steals entering tonight's game versus Duke. His 156 career steals ranks him fifth all-time at Maryland.
Rank No. Player, SPG, Years Profit/to Pass
1. 344 by Johnny Rhodes (2.8 spg; 1993-1996) +189
2. 193 by Keith Booth (1.53 spg; 1994-97) +38
3. 175 by Walt Williams (1.7 spg; 1988-92) +20
4. 170 by Dutch Morley (1.4 spg; 1978-82) +15
5. 156 by Laron Profit (1.95 spg; 1995-96 - Present)
LARON PROFIT HAS ESTABLISHED CAREER-HIGHS IN...
...Free throws made with 65;
...Free throws attempted with 92.
Quoting Maryland Basketball
1) "He's (Obinna Ekeie) probably improved more than any player I've ever coached from his freshman to his sophomore year and he did it with hard work."
Gary Williams
University of Maryland
December 7, 1997
2) "Obinna Ekezie already has the body of an NBA center, and knows how to use it. On one play he might use a subtle swing of his hips and send an opponent reeling; the next time downcourt he just might run past everyone for an alley-oop play."
David Ginsburg
Associated Press
December 7, 1997
3) "Morris and Mardesich combined to score the final seven points of the first half and give the Terrapins a 41-37 halftime lead against North Carolina. And in overtime, Morris' one-handed dunk off a pass from Sarunas Jasikevicius started a game-ending 11-3 run."
Josh Barr
Washington Post
January 16, 1998
4) "Obinna Ekezie, a junior, has always been a candidate to become a star, with his thick body and soft hands. Now suddenly, there are signs that he is breaking out. After scoring 4.5 points per game as a freshman, 10.1 as a sophomore and 12.4 in the Terps' first 10 games this season, he has averaged 16.6 points in the past five games and improved his free throw shooting by 20 percent. Clearly, something has clicked. He was all but unstoppable against Carolina, using slide steps, feints and pivots and driving hard almost every time he touched the ball."
John Eisenberg
Baltimore Sun
January 16, 1998
PROFIT ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO BECOMING POSITIVE
Junior Laron Profit has been credited with 22 assists and 11 turnovers in the last five games. He has turned around his season-long assist:turnover ratio from a negative ratio after the first 13 games to a positive number after the 18 games the Terps have played this season.
EKEZIE ENJOYING HIS BEST SEASON
Junior Obinna Ekezie is enjoying his best season and is exceeding his career numbers in just about every category.
Season PPG RPG FT% BPG SPG MPG
1997-98 13.3 6.7 65.6 1.05 0.7 27.5
1996-97 10.1 6.6 63.9 1.03 0.7 26.8
1995-96 4.5 3.7 55.0 0.67 0.4 15.4
GARY WILLIAMS'S RECORDS
Career 362-235 .606 (20th season)
at Maryland 155-107 .591 (9th season)
EKEZIE JOINS TERPS' SHOT BLOCKING ELITE
Junior Obinna Ekezie enters tonight's game against Duke with 70 career blocks. His 70 blocks places him 12th among the all-time Maryland leaders. Derrick Lewis is the all-time Terp leader with 339 career blocked shots.
Rank Blocks Player, Years Ekezie Needs To Pass
9. 81 Walt Williams, 1988-92 +12
10. 75 Ben Coleman, 1982-84 +6
11. 72 Keith Booth, 1994-97 +3
12. 70 Obinna Ekezie, 1995-Present
TERPS SIGN TWO PLAYERS ON FIRST DAY OF SIGNING PERIOD
Maryland signed a pair of blue-chip high school players, guard Danny Miller and forward Lonnie Baxter, on the first day of the early National Letter of Intent signing perio in November. At 6-6, Miller (Mt. Holly, N.J./Rancocas Valley H.S.) is rated as the 11th best high school prospect in the nation while the 6-8 Baxter (Rockville, Md./Hargrave Military Academy) is rated among the top 50.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS IN 1997-98
Overall Record: 12-6
ACC Record: 5-3
Home Record: 9-1
Road Record: 2-3
Neutral Site Record: 1-2
Day Games: 4-0
Night Games: 8-6
In Home ACC Games: 3-1
In Road ACC Games: 2-2
When Score At Least 80 Points: 8-0
When Score Under 80 Points: 4-6
When Outrebound Opponent: 8-2
When Outrebounded by Opp: 4-4
When Rebounds are Equal: 0-0
When Leading at Half-time: 10-1
When Trailing at Half-time: 2-4
When Tied at Half-time: 0-1
When Shoot Better from Field: 9-3
When Shoot Worse from Field: 3-3
Versus a Ranked Opponent: 4-3
When Score 100+ Points: 4-0
GARY WILLIAMS ON TELEVISION
The Gary Williams Television show can be seen locally on Home Team Sports at 5:00 p.m. on Fridays. Join host Johnny Holliday, Gary Williams and a special player guest each week to review the past games and look forward to upcoming games.
GARY WILLIAMS ON RADIO
The Gary Williams radio show can be heard on WTEM - Radio (570-AM) on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Gary Williams previews the upcoming week and looks back at the past week with Johnny Holliday as the host of the 30 minute show.
LEARFIELD RADIO - THE MARYLAND RADIO NETWORK
All of Maryland's games this season - home and away - will be heard live on the Learfield/Maryland Radio Network.
The Terps will be heard on the flagship stations, WBAL (1090-AM) and WMAL (630-AM) which combine to give Maryland one of the strongest combination of broadcast signals of any collegiate basketball team in the nation. The Terps can now be heard from Maine to Florida.
Johnny Holliday, now in his 19th season, will once again serve as the voice of the Terps. He is joined once again by former Terps all-star Greg Manning, currently in his 12th season with the broadcast team.
Maryland Radio Network
Flagship Stations
WBAL-AM Balt, Md. 1090
WMAL-AM Wash-D.C. 630
WAMD-AM Aberdeen 970
WI00-AM Carlisle, Pa. 1000
WTBO-AM Cumberland 1450
WSER-AM Elkton 1550 930
WFMD-AM Frederick 930
WARK-AM Hagerstown 1450
WMSG-AM Mtn Lake Pk 1050 1050
WKHW-FM Pocomoke Ct 106.5
WTGM-FM Salisbury 960
WTTR-AM Westminster 1470
GARY WILLIAMS MARYLAND'S RADIO SPORTSLINE
John Wagner, University System Radio-TV Director, provides actualities and interviews for radio for Maryland basketball coach Gary Williams. Stations can access these sound bites by calling the Sportsline at (301) 779-6397. Features will be available at noon on gamedays during the week, and Friday evening for weekend games.
PROFIT WITH TENTH BEST ALL-TIME STEAL TOTAL
Junior Laron Profit enters today's game against Duke with 59 steals in 18 games, a 3.3 average, which is No. 8 on Maryland's single season school record list. His 57 steals last season is tied for the ninth best single season total. He is one of three players in school history to hold at least two of the top ten single season steals totals in school history.
Rank Player (Steals, Year)
1. Johnny Rhodes (110, 1995-96)
2. Johnny Rhodes (85, 1994-95)
3. Johnny Rhodes (78, 1993-94)
4. Johnny Rhodes (71, 1992-93)
T5. Keith Booth (64, 1996-97)
Dutch Morley (64, 1979-80)
7. Walt Williams (60, 1991-92)
8. Laron Profit (59, 1997-98)
T9. Walt Williams (57, 1989-90)
Laron Profit (57, 1996-97)
