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2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 17
Record21–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Matt Kovarik
Home arenaComcast Center
Seasons
2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest 13 3   .813 25 6   .806
No. 17 Maryland 11 5   .688 21 10   .677
No. 7 Duke 11 5   .688 26 7   .788
NC State 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
Georgia Tech 7 9   .438 16 15   .516
Virginia 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
North Carolina 6 10   .375 19 16   .543
Clemson 5 11   .313 15 13   .536
Florida State 4 12   .250 14 15   .483
2003 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002–2003 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA basketball tournament.

2002–03 was the inaugural season of basketball at the Comcast Center. The team was coached by Gary Williams.

Roster

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2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F/C 1 Jamar Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr Sicklerville, New Jersey
G 2 Andre Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Crisfield, Maryland
F/C 4 Travis Garrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Suitland, Maryland
G 5 Calvin McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
G 11 John Gilchrist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 12 Drew Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Hempstead, New York
G 13 Chris McCray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Capitol Heights, Maryland
F 20 Darien Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Roxbury, New Jersey
F 21 Mike Grinnon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Huntington, New York
F 22 Nik Caner-Medley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Portland, Maine
G 25 Steve Blake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Miami Lakes, Florida
F/C 33 Ryan Randle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Duncanville, Texas
F/C 45 Tahj Holden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Red Bank, New Jersey
Head coach
  • Gary Williams
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season[1]
November 24
No. 12 Miami (OH) W 64–49  1–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
November 27
No. 11 The Citadel W 97–49  2–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
November 30
No. 11 Duquesne W 89–39  3–0
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 3
No. 9 vs. No. 10 Indiana
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 74–80 OT 3–1
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
December 7
No. 9 vs. Notre Dame
BB&T Classic
L 67–79  3–2
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 8
No. 9 vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
W 93–82  4–2
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
December 14
No. 18 No. 14 Florida L 64–69  4–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 23
No. 23 UMBC W 101–60  5–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
December 29
No. 23 Georgia Tech W 84–77  6–3
(1–0)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 4
No. 22 Wagner W 79–57  7–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 8
No. 21 Hampton W 108–58  8–3
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 11
No. 21 Florida State W 89–62  9–3
(2–0)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 15
No. 17 at No. 19 Wake Forest L 72–81  9–4
(2–1)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 18
No. 17 No. 1 Duke W 87–72  10–4
(3–1)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
January 22
No. 12 at North Carolina W 81–66  11–4
(4–1)
Dean E. Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 25
No. 12 at Clemson W 52–47  12–4
(5–1)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
January 30
No. 10 NC State W 75–60  13–4
(6–1)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 2
No. 10 Loyola (MD) W 85–58  14–4
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 6
No. 8 Virginia L 78–86  14–5
(6–2)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 9
, CBS
No. 8 at Georgia Tech L 84–90  14-6
(6–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta
February 12
No. 16 at Florida State W 74–72  15–6
(7–3)
Donald L. Tucker Civic Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
February 17
No. 13 No. 10 Wake Forest W 90–67  16–6
(8–3)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 19
No. 13 at No. 8 Duke L 70–75  16–7
(8–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
February 22
No. 13 North Carolina W 96–56  17–7
(9–4)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
February 25
No. 14 Clemson W 91–52  18–7
(10–4)
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
March 2
No. 14 at NC State W 68–65  19–7
(11–4)
RBC Center 
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 9
No. 13 at Virginia L 78–80 OT 19–8
(11–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 14
No. 14 at vs. North Carolina L 72–84  19–9
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 21
, CBS
No. 17 vs. UNC Wilmington
First Round
W 75–73[2]  20–9
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
March 23
, CBS
No. 17 vs. No. 12 Xavier
Second Round
W 77–64[3]  21–9
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
March 28
, CBS
No. 17 vs. Michigan State
Sweet Sixteen
L 58–60  21–10
Alamodome 
San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Results: 2002-03". umterps.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  2. ^ "Nicholas drills 3-pointer at buzzer for Terps". ESPN. March 22, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.[dead link]
  3. ^ "No last second shot, but Terps pass Xavier test". ESPN. March 24, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1119–1120. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.