1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 22
Record	21–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams (8th season);
Assistant coach	Billy Hahn; Dave Dickerson; Jimmy Patsos
Home arena	Cole Field House
	Seasons ← 1995–96 1997–98 →

1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Duke	12	–	4	.750	24	–	9	.727
No. 9 Wake Forest	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
No. 4 North Carolina †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	7	.800
No. 14 Clemson	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
No. 22 Maryland	9	–	7	.563	21	–	11	.656
Virginia	7	–	9	.438	18	–	13	.581
NC State	4	–	12	.250	17	–	15	.531
Georgia Tech	3	–	13	.188	9	–	18	.333

† 1997 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996–1997 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 the Cole Field House. The team finished 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an at-large bid as the number 5 seed in the Southeast region of the 1997 NCAA tournament, where they lost to College of Charleston in the opening round.^[1]

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	Laron Profit	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	So	Charleston, South Carolina
G	12	Terrell Stokes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	Philadelphia
G	13	Šarūnas Jasikevičius	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr
G	20	Matt Hahn	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Columbia, Maryland
F	22	Keith Booth	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	31	Norman Fields	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mt. Vernon, New York
F/C	45	Brian Watkins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Nashville, Tennessee
F/C	54	Obinna Ekezie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	So	Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Head coach

Gary Williams (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2021-06-26

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1996*		Howard	W 93–55	1–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Nov 30, 1996*		Towson	W 93–76	2–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 2, 1996*		Chicago State	W 94–44	3–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 4, 1996*		UMBC	W 67–31	4–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 8, 1996*		California	W 80–64	5–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 9, 1996*		George Washington	W 74–68	6–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 12, 1996		Georgia Tech	W 77–63	7–0 (1–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 21, 1996*	No. 25	American	W 81–74	8–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 23, 1996*	No. 21	Lafayette	W 108–67	9–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 27, 1996*	No. 21	vs. Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic	W 66–63	10–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 28, 1996*	No. 21	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 76–59	11–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1996*	No. 21	vs. Georgia Rainbow Classic	L 65–73 ^OT	11–1	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 1997	No. 19	Virginia	W 78–62	12–1 (2–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 8, 1997	No. 19	at No. 13 North Carolina	W 85–75	13–1 (3–0)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1997	No. 11	at NC State	W 68–59	14–1 (4–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 15, 1997*	No. 11	No. 3 Clemson	L 63–67	14–2 (4–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 19, 1997	No. 11	at No. 2 Wake Forest	W 54–51	15–2 (5–1)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1997*	No. 7	Penn	W 103–73	16–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 26, 1997	No. 7	No. 10 Duke	W 74–70	17–2 (6–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 29, 1997	No. 5	at Florida State	L 70–74	17–3 (6–2)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 1, 1997	No. 5	No. 2 Wake Forest	L 69–74	17–4 (6–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 5, 1997*	No. 7	NC State	W 66–55	18–4 (7–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 8, 1997	No. 7	at No. 10 Clemson	L 68–80	18–5 (7–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 13, 1997	No. 10	Florida State	W 73–57	19–5 (8–4)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 15, 1997*	No. 10	vs. UMass	L 61–78	19–6	Centrum in Worcester (11,210) Worcester, Massachusetts
Feb 19, 1997	No. 14	at Georgia Tech	W 76–68	20–6 (9–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 22, 1997	No. 14	No. 12 North Carolina	L 81–93	20–7 (9–5)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1997	No. 16	at No. 7 Duke	L 69–81	20–8 (9–6)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Mar 2, 1997	No. 16	at Virginia	L 74–81	20–9 (9–7)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC tournament
Mar 7, 1997*	No. 22	vs. No. 13 Clemson Quarterfinals	W 76–61	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 8, 1997*	No. 22	at NC State Semifinals	L 58–65^[2]	21–10	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
1999 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament
Mar 13, 1997*	(5 SE) No. 22	vs. (12 SE) No. 16 College of Charleston First round	L 66–75^[1]	21–11	The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings[edit]

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References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ "Wolfpack's 2nd Upset Sets Up In-or-Out Final". The New York Times. March 9, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[ncaa-coc-1] "College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect". The New York Times. March 14, 1997. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[2] "Wolfpack's 2nd Upset Sets Up In-or-Out Final". The New York Times. March 9, 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2022.

[3] "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[espn-4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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