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On Mardesich: Fifth-year senior who is expected to be a major contributor to Maryland's rotation for the fourth consecutive season ... athletic seven-footer who gives the Terps a very physical presence off the bench … has appeared in 101 college games entering his senior campaign … has played in every game of his career at Maryland and is within 31 games of breaking the Terps' career mark for games (131 by Len Bias, 1982-86) … also is in line to break the mark for consecutive career games played (126 by Keith Booth, 1994-97) … has played in eight NCAA Tournament games, averaging 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds … 63 career blocked shots are 15th in Maryland history.

Williams on Mardesich: "Mike has had during his career some really big games. In particular, the Kansas game at the MCI Center where he did a great job against the No. 2 team in the country, and several times against North Carolina he has stepped up big. When you have Mike at seven feet and weighing 250 pounds or so, not many teams have a player that size that they can use. Mike's another one of those guys that the other players seem to enjoy playing with. He makes us a much stronger team, physically.

1999-00: Played in all 35 games as a fourth-year junior, averaging 2.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in over 13 minutes per contest … top game of the season was a 10-point, five-rebound effort against North Carolina (Feb. 26)… shot 5 of 6 from the floor in 19 minutes … blocked a career-best 22 shots for the season … also scored in double figures with 10 points in an early season game vs. Fairleigh Dickinson … posted a season-high of seven rebounds twice, both at home in games against Winthrop and UMBC … had six boards in a regular season finale at Virginia (March 4) … shot 42.6 percent for the season … matched a career-high with three free throws against Winthrop … recorded career-highs with four blocks against Tulane and three steals vs. George Mason … logged time in both NCAA Tournament bouts with Iona and UCLA … saw 18 minutes of time against the Gaels, scoring four points with four rebounds.

1998-99: Played in all 34 games as a third-year sophomore, averaging 3.4 points and 3.4 rebounds ... credited with 21 assists (0.6 apg) and a career-high 21 blocked shots (0.6 bpg) ... tied his career high with 12 points against both Western Carolina on Nov. 14 in the season opener and on Dec. 23 against North Texas ... 12 points against Western Carolina came in only 17 minutes played ... was five-of-eight (.625) and a perfect two-of-two (1.000) from the free throw line as the Terps defeated the Catamounts, 113-46, in Cole Field House ... also recorded seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in one of the top games of his career ... nearly perfect from the field (five-of-six, .833) in scoring 12 points in 15 minutes of playing time as Maryland defeated North Texas, 132-57, on Dec. 23 ... was again perfect from the free-throw line (two-of-two, 1.000) and tied his season high with two blocked shots against the Mean Green ... double figure scoring with 10 points against Florida State on Jan. 27 ... marked the fourth time during his career that he has scored in double figures during an ACC game ... averaged 5.5 rebounds, 1.0 blocked shots and 18 minutes per game in the ACC Tournament … averaged 3.0 points and 2.0 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament ... career NCAA Tournament high of 22 minutes against Valparaiso in the first round of the tournament ... had two blocks against the Crusaders ... the 22 minutes played also tied his season high which came against North Carolina on Feb. 13 ... played 46 total minutes (15.3 average) in the NCAA Tournament.

1997-98: Averaged 5.4 points and 4.3 rebounds (fourth on the team) while playing in all 32 games as a redshirt freshman ... averaged 18.2 minutes per game and played in double-figure minutes in 29 of Maryland's 32 games ... was at his season best as he helped lead the Terps past No. 1 North Carolina in overtime in Cole Field House on Jan. 14 ... scored his career high tying and ACC career high of 12 points while grabbing a team-high nine rebounds in front of a supercharged home crowd ... played a season-high 34 minutes, was five-of-nine from the field, had three assists, no turnovers and committed only one personal foul ... started and played all five minutes of the overtime period and scored two points as Maryland outscored North Carolina, 13-7, to gain the victory ... it was a Mardesich put-back off a Rodney Elliott miss that tied the game with 46.2 seconds remaining and sent the game into the extra session ... he played the final 2:27 of regulation and the entire five minutes of the overtime period during which the Terps outscored the Tar Heels, 17-11 ... against No. 13 Florida State on Jan. 7, he scored six points and grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds in his best outing of the season ... scored what proved to be the game-winning basket (after the Terps had trailed by as many 12 points in the second half) as he scored on a dunk from Laron Profit … scored nine points and grabbed a career-high tying 10 rebounds as the Terps closed the regular season with a victory over Temple in Baltimore on Feb. 28 ... first double-digit scoring game included 10 points with five rebounds in his third collegiate game against Mt. St. Mary's (Nov. 22).

1996-97: Redshirt season … signed to play at Maryland in the fall 1995 signing period.

Worcester Academy: Team captain and Most Valuable Player as he led Worcester to the New England Prep School Class A Tournament during his only season there (1995-96) ... averaged just over 19 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five blocks per game during his prep season at Worcester ... over the final five games of the season (including the postseason), he averaged 33 points and 18 rebounds ... also earned varsity letters in volleyball and water polo while at Worcester Academy ... played for coach Tom Blackburn … also played as a starter for the nationally renowned Boston Amateur Basketball Club for head coach Leo Papile, who is now a member of Rick Pitino's Boston Celtics staff ... first played at Cole Field House when the BABC won the Charlie Weber Tournament in September of 1995 ... named a high school basketball senior All-America by Bill Buchalter of College Sports Magazine ... was a starter and helped lead the Boston entry to the championship of the 1996 Boston Shootout ... played in the Beantown Collegiate Pro-Am league with Rick Fox and David Wesley, formerly of the Boston Celtics.

High School: Graduated in 1995 from Conroe High School in Texas … underwent dramatic growth spurts during his prep career, growing from 6-3 at the end of his junior season to 6-11 at the beginning of his senior season … was nominated as a member of the McDonald's All-American team following his senior season at Conroe ... averaged 17.6 points, 13.4 rebounds, 3.7 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.9 assists while shooting .640 from the field and .790 from the free-throw line his senior season ... led the Greater Houston area in rebounding while at Conroe ... a unanimous all-star selection as he earned All-Greater Houston, all-county and all-district honors while being named team MVP ... was coached by Tommy Johnson at Conroe.

Personal: Mike Mardesich … born on July 29, 1977 … son of Renee and Mitch Mardesich who live in Bethesda, Md ... a brother, Curt, was a 6-6 swingman and graduate of Archbishop Carroll Catholic High School in Washington, D.C. … born in Long Beach, Calif., grew up in Boston and lived there until moving to Texas to begin his sophomore year at Conroe High ... was accepted at Harvard University when he was making his collegiate choices … a French Honor Society student who speaks three languages fluently and has studied two more ... scored 1,300 on his SAT and carried an impressive 3.4 grade point average throughout his high school career ... enrolled in Maryland's honors college and was admitted to the college of business as a freshman … majoring in business administration ... during his years in Houston, he could frequently be found working out with and learning from Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler of the Houston Rockets ... lists Olajuwon and Larry Bird as his idols.

Career Statistics

Year  GP-GS Min-Avg   FG-FGA  Pct 3P-3PA Pct   FT-FTA  Pct   OR-DR  Reb-Avg  PF-D Ast  To Blk St Pts-Avg

97-98  32-0 582-18.2   72-170 .424 0-0	 .000  28-45   .622  47-91  138-4.3  63-2  26  42  20 10 172-5.4

98-99  34-0 457-13.4   48-137 .350 0-0	 .000  19-36   .528  49-68  117-3.4  55-0  21  34  21 15 115-3.4

99-00  35-0 457-13.1   40-94  .426 0-0	 .000  15-24   .625  36-64  100-2.9  59-0  19  35  22 13  95-2.7

TOTAL 101-0 1496-14.8 160-401 .399 0-0	 .000  62-105  .590 132-223 355-3.5 177-2  66 111  63 38 382-3.8

Mike Mardesich Class: Senior Hometown: Boston High School: Conroe (Texas) Last College: Worcester Academy Height / Weight: 7-0 / 255 Position: Center/Forward Birthdate: 07/29/1977 Experience: 3V