2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA National Champions; ACC Regular Season Champions; BB&T Classic Champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#4
2001–02 record	32–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams (13th year)
Assistant coach	Jimmy Patsos
Assistant coach	Dave Dickerson
Assistant coach	Matt Kovarik
Home arena	Cole Field House
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The 2001–2002 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2001-2002 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at Cole Field House. The Terrapins were champions of the 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning the first national championship in school history.

Pre-Season

Accolades

Team
ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll ranked preseason #2

Roster

2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G/F	1	Byron Mouton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Rayne, Louisiana
G	3	Juan Dixon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	4	Earl Badu	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	5	Calvin McCall	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Orlando, Florida
G	10	Andre Collins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Crisfield, Maryland
G	12	Drew Nicholas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Hampstead, New York
F	21	Mike Grinnon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Huntington, New York
G	25	Steve Blake	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Miami Lakes, Florida
F/C	33	Ryan Randle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Duncanville, Texas
F/C	35	Lonny Baxter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Silver Spring, Maryland
F	45	Tahj Holden	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	Jr	Red Bank, New Jersey
F/C	54	Chris Wilcox	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Whiteville, North Carolina

Head coach

Gary Williams (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Dickerson (Maryland)
Jimmy Patsos (Catholic)
Matt Kovarik (Maryland)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starting 5	Bench 1	Bench 2
C	Lonny Baxter	Ryan Randle
PF	Chris Wilcox	Tahj Holden
SF	Byron Mouton	Calvin McCall	Mike Grinnon
SG	Juan Dixon	Drew Nicholas
PG	Steve Blake	Andre Collins	Earl Badu

Season Recap

Accolades

Lonny Baxter

Wooden Award All-American Team
NCAA West Regional Most Outstanding Player
Second Team All-ACC

Juan Dixon

AP First Team All-American
USBWA First Team All-American
Wooden Award All-American Team
Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award
Senior CLASS Award
ACC Player of the Year
First Team All-ACC

Gary Williams

ACC Coach of the Year
Eastern College Coach of the Year

Schedule and Results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 2, 2001* 8:00 p.m.		EA Sports All-Stars	W 98–80	–	22 – Baxter	10 – Baxter	9 – Blake	Cole Field House (10,612) College Park, MD
November 13, 2001* 8:00 p.m.		Nike Elite	W 99–67	–	22 – Baxter	7 – Baxter	10 – Blake	Cole Field House (10,000) College Park, MD
Regular Season
November 8, 2001*	#2	vs. Arizona Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	L 71–67	0–1	21 – Dixon	10 – Blake	5 – Dixon	Madison Square Garden (12,615) New York, NY
November 9, 2001*	#2	vs. #16 Temple Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	W 82–74	1–1	25 – Dixon	9 – Wilcox	6 – Nicholas	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 17, 2001* 1:00 p.m.	#2	American	W 83–53	2–1	25 – Baxter	10 – Mouton	9 – Blake	Cole Field House (13,485) College Park, MD
November 24, 2001* 1:00 PM	#6	Delaware State	W 77–53	3–1	18 – Baxter	12 – Baxter	5 – Blake	Cole Field House (13,146) College Park, MD
November 27, 2001* 7:00 p.m.	#5	#2 Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 76–63	4–1	25 – Dixon	6 – Holden, Wilcox	9 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
December 2, 2001* 1:00 p.m.	#5	vs. Princeton BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament	W 61–53	5–1	18 – Baxter	12 – Baxter	8 – Blake	MCI Center Washington, DC
December 3, 2001* 8:00 p.m.	#5	vs. Connecticut BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament	W 77–65	6–1	24 – Baxter	10 – Baxter	9 – Blake	MCI Center (14,813) Washington, DC
December 9, 2001* 6:30 p.m.	#3	Detroit	W 79–54	7–1	17 – Baxter	7 – Baxter	8 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,327) College Park, MD
December 11, 2001* 8:00 p.m.	#3	Monmouth	W 91–55	8–1	18 – Dixon	9 – Baxter	7 – Blake	Cole Field House (13,336) College Park, MD
December 21, 2001* 9:00 p.m.	#2	at #22 Oklahoma	L 72–56	8–2	15 – Wilcox	10 – Baxter	6 – Blake	Lloyd Noble Center (12,715) Norman, OK
December 27, 2001* 7:30 p.m.	#8	William & Mary	W 103–75	9–2	19 – Dixon, Mouton	10 – Baxter	9 – Blake, Dixon	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
December 30, 2001	#8	at NC State	W 72–65	10–2 (1–0)	–	–	–	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, NC
January 2, 2002* 8:00 p.m.	#8	Norfolk State	W 92–69	11–2	17 – Dixon	8 – Randle	9 – Blake	Cole Field House (13,201) College Park, MD
January 9, 2002 7:30 p.m.	#4	North Carolina	W 112–79	12–2 (2–0)	29 – Dixon	9 – Blake	14 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
January 13, 2002 2:05 p.m.	#4	at Georgia Tech	W 92–87	13–2 (3–0)	26 – Dixon	10 – Dixon	5 – Blake	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,332) Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2002 9:05 p.m.	#3	at #1 Duke	L 99–78	13–3 (3–1)	24 – Baxter	8 – Baxter	8 – Blake	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
January 20, 2002 6:30 p.m.	#3	Clemson	W 99–90	14–3 (4–1)	23 – Dixon	14 – Wilcox	13 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
January 23, 2002 7:35 p.m.	#3	at #21 Wake Forest	W 85–63	15–3 (5–1)	19 – Blake, Dixon	5 – Wilcox	4 – Mouton	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,886) Winston-Salem, NC
January 26, 2002 4:00 p.m.	#3	Florida State	W 84–63	16–3 (6–1)	25 – Dixon	11 – Dixon	9 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
January 31, 2002 7:00 p.m.	#3	at #8 Virginia	W 91–87	17–3 (7–1)	21 – Mouton	10 – Baxter	4 – Blake, Dixon	University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, VA
February 3, 2002 4:00 p.m.	#3	NC State	W 89–73	18–3 (8–1)	27 – Dixon	6 – Mouton	6 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
February 10, 2002 6:30 p.m.	#3	at North Carolina	W 92–77	19–3 (9–1)	18 – Dixon	10 – Baxter	9 – Blake	Dean Smith Center (18,751) Chapel Hill, NC
February 13, 2002 7:30 p.m.	#3	Georgia Tech	W 85–65	20–3 (10–1)	22 – Baxter	12 – Wilcox	8 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
February 17, 2002 1:00 p.m., CBS	#3	#1 Duke	W 87–73	21–3 (11–1)	23 – Wilcox	11 – Wilcox	13 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
February 20, 2002	#2	at Clemson	W 84–68	22–3 (12–1)	21 – Dixon	12 – Baxter	9 – Blake	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, SC
February 24, 2002 2:00 p.m.	#2	#20 Wake Forest	W 90–89	23–3 (13–1)	25 – Baxter	9 – Wilcox	13 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
February 27, 2002	#2	at Florida State	W 96–63	24–3 (14–1)	25 – Dixon	6 – Blake, Baxter	12 – Blake	Donald L. Tucker Center (6,461) Tallahassee, FL
March 3, 2002 8:00 p.m., Fox Sports Net	#2	Virginia	W 111–92	25–3 (15–1)	23 – Dixon	11 – Wilcox	10 – Blake	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, MD
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2002 12:00 p.m.	(1) #2	vs. (8) Florida State Quarterfinals	W 85–59	26–3	20 – Dixon	8 – Wilcox	7 – Blake	Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, NC
March 9, 2002 1:30 p.m.	(1) #2	vs. (4) NC State Semifinals	L 86–82	26–4	21 – Blake	7 – Baxter, Mouton	11 – Blake	Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 15, 2002* 10:20 p.m., CBS	(E1) #4	vs. (E16) Siena First Round	W 85–70	27–4	29 – Dixon	9 – Baxter	11 – Blake	MCI Center (18,770) Washington, DC
March 17, 2002* 4:56 p.m., CBS	(E1) #4	vs. (E8) Wisconsin Second Round	W 87–57	28–4	29 – Dixon	7 – Baxter, Mouton, Wilcox	4 – Blake	MCI Center (18,789) Washington, DC
March 22, 2002*	(E1) #4	vs. (E4) #16 Kentucky Sweet 16	W 78–68	29–4	19 – Dixon	7 – Dixon	5 – Blake, Nicholas	Carrier Dome (29,633) Syracuse, NY
March 24, 2002*	(E1) #4	vs. (E2) #10 Connecticut Elite Eight	W 90–82	30–4	29 – Baxter	9 – Baxter	6 – Blake	Carrier Dome (29,252) Syracuse, NY
March 30, 2002* 8:51 p.m., CBS	(E1) #4	vs. (M1) #2 Kansas Final Four	W 97–88	31–4	33 – Dixon	9 – Wilcox	11 – Blake	Georgia Dome (53,378) Atlanta, GA
April 1, 2002*	(E1) #4	vs. (S5) Indiana National Championship	W 64–52	32–4	18 – Dixon	14 – Baxter	4 – Holden	Georgia Dome (53,406) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Men's Basketball - 2001-02 Schedule

Statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Juan Dixon	36	36	33.6	.469	.397	.898	4.6	2.9	2.6	0.2	20.4
Lonny Baxter	35	35	28.7	.545	.000	.623	8.2	0.8	0.9	2.0	15.2
Chris Wilcox	36	26	24.1	.504	.000	.585	7.1	1.5	0.8	1.5	12.0
Byron Mouton	36	35	28.3	.469	.255	.767	5.0	2.1	0.9	0.2	11.1
Steve Blake	36	36	32.0	.382	.344	.824	3.8	7.9	1.6	0.4	8.0
Drew Nicholas	36	1	20.5	.477	.396	.803	2.3	2.4	0.3	0.4	7.1
Tahj Holden	36	11	18.5	.453	.425	.836	2.7	1.2	0.6	0.9	5.6

References

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External links

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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