Terps Face Ohio State Sunday as Maryland Hosts 2002 National Championship Reunion

Maryland (13-15, 5-12) vs. #22 Ohio State (18-7, 11-5)
February 27, 2022
XFINITY Center
4:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland men's basketball team returns to XFINITY Center Sunday to face No. 22 Ohio State for a 4:00 pm tip on CBS and the Maryland Sports Radio Network.

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TERPS TAKE TWO IN A ROW

Maryland is set to welcome back the 2002 Maryland Men's Basketball National Championship team as it celebrates its 20th Anniversary.
Hall of Fame head coach Gary Williams, in addition to star players Juan Dixon, Lonny Baxter and Steve Blake, and many more are expected to be in attendance.
The Terrapins memorably defeated a string of previous National Champions in the NCAA Tournament on their run to the title: Wisconsin, Kentucky, Connecticut, Kansas and Indiana.
Maryland will be issuing 4,000 white t-shirts to the Terrapin student section to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 2002 National Championship.

FATTS CHASING 2000

Graduate guard Fatts Russell has been on a tear recently, averaging 21.6 points on 45-percent shooting over his last five games.
He has scored at least 18 points in every game during that span. He is also averaging 4.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.0 steals during that period.

Maryland Terrapins vs. #3 Purdue Boilermakers

RUSSELL REPORT

Fatts Russell needs just two points to reach 2,000 for his career. Russell has averaged 13.6 points/g over his five-year career, including a career-best 18.8 points/g as a junior in 2019-20.
He currently stands as the only active Division I player with 1,900 points, 500 assists and 225 steals.

Fatts Russell (4). Maryland Men's Basketball vs. No. 3 Purdue Boilermakers. West Lafayette, IN. Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022. Zach Bland/Maryland Terrapins.

LIVING AT THE LINE

Maryland is currently second in the Big Ten in both free throws made (415) and attempted (551), while converting at a 75.4-percent rate (2nd in the Big Ten).
The effort has been led by Fatts Russell, who is eighth in the league in both free throws made (97) and attempted (124).

NCAA MBB: Maryland Terrapins vs. Brown Bears at XFINITY Center in College Park, MD on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Joe Noyes/Maryland Terrapins

GOTTA HAVE HART

Maryland is 10-1 this season when junior Hakim Hart has at least two steals in a game. He is currently fourth in the conference with 1.54 steals/g.

AYALA IN ELITE COMPANY

Against Indiana, senior Eric Ayala knocked down his 211th career 3-pointer to further climb Maryland's all-time 3-pointers list. He currently sits third, trailing only Juan Dixon (239) and Greivis Vasquez (230).
Ayala also ranks 24th in program history with 1,372 points.

Eric Ayala (5)Maryland Terrapins vs. Penn State Nittany Lions at XFINITY Center in College Park, MD on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Joe Noyes/Maryland Terrapins

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Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Ayala: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#13 Hakim Hart: G; 6' 8"; Junior

#4 Fatts Russell: G; 5' 11"; Graduate Student

Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Ayala
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#13 Hakim Hart
: 6' 8"; Junior
: G

#4 Fatts Russell
: 5' 11"; Graduate Student
: G

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Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Ayala

#13 Hakim Hart

#4 Fatts Russell

Players Mentioned

#5 Eric Ayala

#13 Hakim Hart

#4 Fatts Russell