2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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

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
2.5 !G/F	1	Mouton, ByronByron Mouton	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Rayne, Louisiana
1.5 !G	3	Dixon, JuanJuan Dixon	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	4	Badu, EarlEarl Badu	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	5	McCall, CalvinCalvin McCall	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida
1.5 !G	10	Collins, AndreAndre Collins	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Crisfield, Maryland
1.5 !G	12	Nicholas, DrewDrew Nicholas	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hampstead, New York
3.5 !F	21	Grinnon, MikeMike Grinnon	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Huntington, New York
1.5 !G	25	Blake, SteveSteve Blake	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Miami Lakes, Florida
4.5 !F/C	33	Randle, RyanRyan Randle	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Duncanville, Texas
4.5 !F/C	35	Baxter, LonnyLonny Baxter	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Silver Spring, Maryland
3.5 !F	45	Holden, TahjTahj Holden	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	247 lb (112 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Red Bank, New Jersey
4.5 !F/C	54	Wilcox, ChrisChris Wilcox	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !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

External links

http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/md-m-baskbl-2001.html

Maryland Terrapins men's basketball

Venues	"The Gymnasium" (1922–1931) Ritchie Coliseum (1931–1955) Cole Field House (1955–2002) Comcast / XFINITY Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	Duke

Culture & lore	Midnight Madness Testudo BB&T Classic Tournament

People	Head coaches Honored jerseys

Seasons	1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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

Maryland Terrapins Men's Basketball 2001–02 NCAA Champions

1 Byron Mouton 3 Juan Dixon (MOP) 12 Drew Nicholas 25 Steve Blake 35 Lonny Baxter 54 Chris Wilcox Head Coach Gary Williams Assistant Coaches Jimmy Patsos Dave Dickerson

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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