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1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 22
Record21–11 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Hahn
Dave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
1996–97 ACC men's basketball standings
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

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1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2021-06-26

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  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.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1053–1054. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.