2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ACC regular season champions
BB&T Classic champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 4
Record32–4 (15–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
2001–02 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Maryland 15 – 1   .938 32 – 4   .889
No. 1 Duke† 13 – 3   .813 31 – 4   .886
Wake Forest 9 – 7   .563 21 – 13   .618
NC State 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
Virginia 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
Georgia Tech 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
North Carolina 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
Florida State 4 – 12   .250 12 – 17   .414
Clemson 4 – 12   .250 13 – 17   .433
† 2002 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001–02 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 Division I men's basketball tournament, earning the first national championship in school history.

Preseason

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 Hometown
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 Hempstead, 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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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

Schedule

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, Maryland
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, Maryland
Regular Season
November 8, 2001*
 No. 2 vs. Arizona
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 		L 67–71[2]  0–1
  21 – Dixon   10 – Blake   5 – Dixon  Madison Square Garden (12,615)
New York City
November 9, 2001*
 No. 2 vs. No. 16 Temple
Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 		W 82–74[3]  1–1
  25 – Dixon   9 – Wilcox   6 – Nicholas  Madison Square Garden 
New York
November 17, 2001*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 2 American W 83–53  2–1
  25 – Baxter   10 – Mouton   9 – Blake  Cole Field House (13,485)
College Park, Maryland
November 24, 2001*
1:00 pm 		No. 6 Delaware State W 77–53  3–1
  18 – Baxter   12 – Baxter   5 – Blake  Cole Field House (13,146)
College Park, Maryland
November 27, 2001*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 5 No. 2 Illinois
ACC–Big Ten Challenge 		W 76–63[4]  4–1
  25 – Dixon   6 – Holden, Wilcox   9 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
December 2, 2001*
1:00 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. Princeton
BB&T Classic 		W 61–53  5–1
  18 – Baxter   12 – Baxter   8 – Blake  MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2001*
8:00 p.m. 		No. 5 vs. Connecticut
BB&T Classic 		W 77–65  6–1
  24 – Baxter   10 – Baxter   9 – Blake  MCI Center (14,813)
Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2001*
6:30 p.m. 		No. 3 Detroit W 79–54  7–1
  17 – Baxter   7 – Baxter   8 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,327)
College Park, Maryland
December 11, 2001*
8:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Monmouth W 91–55  8–1
  18 – Dixon   9 – Baxter   7 – Blake  Cole Field House (13,336)
College Park, Maryland
December 21, 2001*
9:00 p.m. 		No. 2 at No. 22 Oklahoma L 56–72[5]  8–2
  15 – Wilcox   10 – Baxter   6 – Blake  Lloyd Noble Center (12,715)
Norman, Oklahoma
December 27, 2001*
7:30 p.m. 		No. 8 William & Mary W 103–75  9–2
  19 – Dixon, Mouton   10 – Baxter   9 – Blake, Dixon  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
December 30, 2001
 No. 8 at NC State W 72–65  10–2
(1–0) 		   –       –       –    Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena 
Raleigh, North Carolina
January 2, 2002*
8:00 p.m. 		No. 8 Norfolk State W 92–69  11–2
  17 – Dixon   8 – Randle   9 – Blake  Cole Field House (13,201)
College Park, Maryland
January 9, 2002
7:30 p.m. 		No. 4 North Carolina W 112–79  12–2
(2–0) 		 29 – Dixon   9 – Blake   14 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
January 13, 2002
2:05 p.m. 		No. 4 at Georgia Tech W 92–87  13–2
(3–0) 		 26 – Dixon   10 – Dixon   5 – Blake  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,332)
Atlanta
January 17, 2002
9:05 p.m. 		No. 3 at No. 1 Duke L 78–99[6]  13–3
(3–1) 		 24 – Baxter   8 – Baxter   8 – Blake  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
January 20, 2002
6:30 p.m. 		No. 3 Clemson W 99–90  14–3
(4–1) 		 23 – Dixon   14 – Wilcox   13 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
January 23, 2002
7:35 p.m. 		No. 3 at No. 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, North Carolina
January 26, 2002
4:00 p.m. 		No. 3 Florida State W 84–63  16–3
(6–1) 		 25 – Dixon   11 – Dixon   9 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
January 31, 2002
7:00 p.m. 		No. 3 at No. 8 Virginia W 91–87  17–3
(7–1) 		 21 – Mouton   10 – Baxter   4 – Blake, Dixon  University Hall (8,392)
Charlottesville, Virginia
February 3, 2002
4:00 p.m. 		No. 3 NC State W 89–73  18–3
(8–1) 		 27 – Dixon   6 – Mouton   6 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
February 10, 2002
6:30 p.m. 		No. 3 at North Carolina W 92–77  19–3
(9–1) 		 18 – Dixon   10 – Baxter   9 – Blake  Dean Smith Center (18,751)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
February 13, 2002
7:30 p.m. 		No. 3 Georgia Tech W 85–65  20–3
(10–1) 		 22 – Baxter   12 – Wilcox   8 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
February 17, 2002
1:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 3 No. 1 Duke W 87–73[7]  21–3
(11–1) 		 23 – Wilcox   11 – Wilcox   13 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
February 20, 2002
 No. 2 at Clemson W 84–68  22–3
(12–1) 		 21 – Dixon   12 – Baxter   9 – Blake  Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500)
Clemson, South Carolina
February 24, 2002
2:00 p.m. 		No. 2 No. 20 Wake Forest W 90–89  23–3
(13–1) 		 25 – Baxter   9 – Wilcox   13 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
February 27, 2002
 No. 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, Florida
March 3, 2002
8:00 p.m., Fox Sports Net 		No. 2 Virginia W 111–92  25–3
(15–1) 		 23 – Dixon   11 – Wilcox   10 – Blake  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
March 8, 2002
12:00 p.m. 		(1) No. 2 vs. (8) Florida State
Quarterfinals 		W 85–59  26–3
  20 – Dixon   8 – Wilcox   7 – Blake  Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 9, 2002
1:30 p.m. 		(1) No. 2 vs. (4) NC State
Semifinals 		L 82–86[8]  26–4
  21 – Blake   7 – Baxter, Mouton   11 – Blake  Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2002*
10:20 p.m., CBS 		(E1) No. 4 vs. (E16) Siena
First Round 		W 85–70  27–4
  29 – Dixon   9 – Baxter   11 – Blake  MCI Center (18,770)
Washington, D.C.
March 17, 2002*
4:56 p.m., CBS 		(E1) No. 4 vs. (E8) Wisconsin
Second Round 		W 87–57  28–4
  29 – Dixon   7 – Baxter, Mouton, Wilcox   4 – Blake  MCI Center (18,789)
Washington, D.C.
March 22, 2002*
 (E1) No. 4 vs. (E4) No. 16 Kentucky
Sweet Sixteen 		W 78–68  29–4
  19 – Dixon   7 – Dixon   5 – Blake, Nicholas  Carrier Dome (29,633)
Syracuse, New York
March 24, 2002*
 (E1) No. 4 vs. (E2) No. 10 Connecticut
Elite Eight 		W 90–82  30–4
  29 – Baxter   9 – Baxter   6 – Blake  Carrier Dome (29,252)
Syracuse, New York
March 30, 2002*
8:51 p.m., CBS 		(E1) No. 4 vs. (M1) No. 2 Kansas
Final Four 		W 97–88[9][10]  31–4
  33 – Dixon   9 – Wilcox   11 – Blake  Georgia Dome (53,378)
Atlanta
April 1, 2002*
 (E1) No. 4 vs. (S5) Indiana
National Championship 		W 64–52[11]  32–4
  18 – Dixon   14 – Baxter   4 – Holden  Georgia Dome (53,406)
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Men's Basketball - 2001-02 Schedule

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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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