umterps Notebook: 100 Points & More
1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Which of these has happened more recently – Maryland men's basketball scoring 100 points in a game or the Terps having five players averaging double-digit points? You'll find out the answer to that question and more in this week's umterps Notebook.
Hitting The Century Mark
Last Saturday's 100-65 win over Ohio State is Maryland's first 100-point game since a 100-68 victory over UMES on Dec. 5, 2012, which also makes it just the second 100-point game in Mark Turgeon's tenure as the Terps' head coach.
It's been a lot longer than that since the Terrapins have put up triple-digits vs. a conference opponent.
The last time was during the magical 2001-02 season (Hmmmmm, coincidence?) when Maryland closed out the final game in Cole Field House with a 112-92 win over Virginia. Juan Dixon led the way with 23 points, while Chris Wilcox added 21 and Lonny Baxter had 20 vs. the Cavaliers.
In total, Maryland has hit 100 points or more 110 times and just 26 of those have come vs. a conference opponent and four of those 26 times came in overtime games.
Saturday's 100 points vs. the Buckeyes also marked the first time Maryland hit the century mark vs. a Big Ten opponent – ever!
Double-Digit Scorers
This season's Maryland men's basketball team boasts five Terps averaging better than 10 points per game.
This is the first time in 10 seasons that there have been five double-digit scorers for a Terrapin men's basketball team and it's just the fourth time in the past 25 seasons.
- 15-16: (5) Melo Trimble (13.9), Diamond Stone (13.5), Robert Carter (13.2), Jake Layman (10.9), Rasheed Suliamon (10.4)
- 14-15: (3) Melo Trimble (16.2), Dez Wells (15.1), Jake Layman (12.5)
- 13-14: (4) Dez Wells (14.9), Seth Allen (13.4), Jake Layman (11.7), Evan Smotrycz (11.0)
- 12-13: (2) Dez Wells (13.1), Alex Len (11.9)
- 11-12: (2) Terrell Stoglin (21.6), Sean Mosley (10.2)
- 10-11: (2) Jordan Williams (16.9), Terrell Stoglin (11.4)
- 09-10: (4) Greivis Vasquez (19.6), Landon Milbourne (12.7), Eric Hayes (11.3), Sean Mosley (10.1)
- 08-09: (3) Greivis Vasquez (17.5), Landon Milbourne (11.4), Eric Hayes (10.3)
- 07-08: (3) Greivis Vasquez (17.0), James Gist (15.9), Bambale Osby (11.5)
- 06-07: (4) D.J. Strawberry (14.9), Mike Jones (13.8), James Gist (12.6), Ekene Ibekwe (10.4)
- 05-06: (5) Nik Caner-Medley (15.3), Chris McCray (15.2), Ekene Ibekwe (11.1), Mike Jones (10.5), D.J. Strawberry (10.3)
- 04-05: (4) Nik Caner-Medley (16.0), Chris McCray (14.1), John Gilchrist (13.9), Travis Garrison (10.9)
- 03-04: (4) John Gilchrist (15.4), Jamar Smith (13.1), Nik Canery-Medley (12.2), Chris McCray (11.0)
- 02-03: (3) Drew Nicholas (17.8), Ryan Randle (12.7), Steve Blake (11.6)
- 01-02: (4) Juan Dixon (20.4), Lonny Baxter (15.2), Chris Wilcox (12.0), Byron Mouton (11.1)
- 00-01: (3) Juan Dixon (18.2), Lonny Baxter (15.6), Terence Norris (12.2)
- 99-00: (3) Juan Dixon (18.0), Terence Morris (15.8), Lonny Baxter (15.6)
- 98-99: (4) Steve Francis (17.0), Terence Morris (15.3), Laron Profit (14.5), Obinna Ekezie (12.7)
- 97-98: (4) Laron Profit (15.8), Rodney Elliott (15.0), Obinna Ekezie (12.8), Sarunas Jasikevicius (12.4)
- 96-97: (4) Keith Booth (19.5), Laron Profit (12.9), Sarunas Jasikevicius (10.6), Obinna Ekezie (10.1)
- 95-96: (4) Johnny Rhodes (16.7), Keith Booth (15.3), Duane Simpkins (12.1), Mario Lucas (10.2)
- 94-95: (5) Joe Smith (20.8), Johnny Rhodes (14.0), Exree Hipp (13.6), Keith Booth (11.0), Duane Simpkins (10.5)
- 93-94: (5) Joe Smith (19.4), Exree Hipp (13.2), Johnny Rhodes (12.5), Duane Simpkins (11.8), Keith Booth (10.8)
- 92-93: (4) Evers Burns (18.5), Kevin McLinton (15.8), Johnny Rhodes (14.0), Exree Hipp (11.3)
- 91-92: (4) Walt Williams (26.4), Evers Burns (15.6), Kevin McLinton (11.8), Garfield Smith (10.4)
- 90-91: (4) Walt Williams (18.7), Matt Roe (17.8), Cedric Lewis (11.9), Garfield Smith (10.9)
In case you're wondering if Maryland has ever had more than five double-digit scorers – it has. The 1974-75 team that won the ACC and advanced to the NCAA tournament Elite Eight had six double-digit scorers.
74-75 (6): John Lucas (19.5), Owen Brown (14.9), Steve Sheppard (14.3), Maurice Howard (13.4), Brad Davis (12.6), Tom Roy (11.0)
To put it in perspective, the 1974-75 team averaged 89.9 points per game, which is still the school record. This year's Terps team is putting up 79.0 points per game.
Stepping Up
Since dropping its first conference game since joining the Big Ten to Ohio State on Jan. 2, the Maryland women's basketball team has been on a tear, winning its next four games by an average margin of 23.5 points.
During that four-game stretch five Terps have averaged more than 10 points per game.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough has led the way with a 15.0 scoring average, which is just above Brionna Jones, who has posted a 13.3 average. Brene Moseley has also been sharp, chipping in at an 11.8 clip.
Those numbers are in line with their season scoring averages, but the big difference during the past four games has been the production of Kristen Confroy and Tierney Pfirman.
Confroy is averaging 11.5 points during the four-game winning streak, up from her season average of 7.8 ppg after the Ohio State game. She posted a career-high 24 points to lead the Terps over Northwestern on Jan. 17.
Pfirman was averaging 7.1 points per game heading into the Nebraska game on Jan. 7, but has raised that to 8.2 ppg after averaging 10.3 ppg in the Terps' last four games.
Remembering Clayton “Bud” Beardmore
One of the great head coaches in the history of the University of Maryland, Clayton “Bud” Beardmore, passed away today.
Beardmore was a three time All-American as a midfielder for the Terps from 1961-63, including first team honors as a junior and senior. When he finished his collegiate career he held the record for career points by a midfielder (108), which was later eclipsed by Frank Urso.
After beginning his coaching career at Hobart and the University of Virgina, Beardmore returned to his alma mater and led the Terrapins for 11 seasons from 1970-80.
Beardmore guided the 1973 and 1975 teams to the school's only NCAA men's lacrosse championships and never failed to lead the Terps to at least the Final Four during his first 10 seasons.
Coach Beardmore left a legacy that will carry, which is evident in the memories and testimonials from former players, former coaches and current head coach John Tillman in the Baltimore Sun's obituary.
Quick Hitters
• Last week in the umterps Notebook we covered largest margin of victory for the Maryland men's basketball team in a conference game under Coach Turgeon. Well … that list needs to be updated following the 35-point blowout of Ohio State last Saturday. Here's the updated list:
- +35 – 100-65 vs. Ohio State (1/16/16)
- +26 – 86-60 vs. Wake Forest (2/2/13)
- +25 – 88-63 vs. Rutgers (1/6/16)
- +23 – 94-71 vs. Virginia Tech (1/5/13)
- +20 – 80-60 at Virginia Tech (2/1/14)
• Congratulations to the Maryland indoor women's track & field team on its first place finish at the Great Dane Invitational last weekend on Staten Island, N.Y. The Terrapins won two titles and notched 16 top-ten finishes on the day to score 104 team points, 27 points more than second place Villanova.
• Welcome to College Park to Ray Leone, Maryland's new women's soccer head coach. Leone brings a wealth of experience with over 20 years as a collegiate head coach. He has accumulated 282 wins, which ranks 21st among active Division I head coaches. He has been named a conference coach of the year twice; in the ACC at Clemson in 2000 and in 2014 at Harvard.
• Congratulations to men's soccer's Tsubasa Endoh and Ivan Magalhaes, who were selected in the first and second round, respectively, of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft last Thursday. They join two-time first team All-Big Ten selection Mael Corboz, who signed a Homegrown contract with New York Red Bulls, in the MLS for the 2016 season.
• Speaking of drafts … the 2016 MLL Collegiate Draft takes place this Friday, Jan. 22 beginning at 8:30 p.m. in Baltimore at the US Lacrosse Convention. Click here for complete information, including a link to watch the draft live.
• Weather is a big issue in the College Park area this weekend, so be sure to follow @TerpsGameDay on Twitter for game day-specific weather updates and fan information. Information will also be posted on umterps.com as it becomes available.
Tweet of the Week
3️⃣ incoming #Terps were named McDonald's All-Americans Sunday! ---> https://t.co/IczJjjuDOH #TerpFamily 👌🐢🍟🍔 pic.twitter.com/CY8PmIgyTw
— Maryland WBB (@umdwbb) January 18, 2016
Wrapping Up
That's it for this edition of the umterps Notebook. Don't forget to follow Maryland athletics on all of the social media platforms: Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Patrick Fischer is the Director of Digital Media and Website Management for the University of Maryland Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Maryland athletics department or its athletics programs.
