1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 22 21–11 9–7 Gary Williams 8th Billy HahnDave DickersonJimmy PatsosTroy Wainwright Cole Field House NCAA tournament First Round 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 1996 men NC State Wolfpack 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.College of Charleston Makes Case for Respect https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/college-of-charleston-makes-case-for-respect.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150527054314/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/14/sports/college-of-charleston-makes-case-for-respect.html 2015-05-27 live The New York Times March 14, 1997 February 11, 2022 Roster 1996 Maryland Terrapins y Laron Profit 3 GF 6 5 202 SO y Charleston, South Carolina Terrell Stokes 12 G 6 0 187 SO Philadelphia Šarūnas Jasikevičius 13 G 6 3 200 JR y Matt Hahn 20 G 6 0 162 FR Columbia, Maryland Keith Booth 22 F 6 6 220 SR y Baltimore, Maryland Norman Fields 31 G 6 0 185 SO Mt. Vernon, New York Brian Watkins 45 F-C 6 9 229 SO Nashville, Tennessee Obinna Ekezie 54 FC 6 10 262 SO y Port Harcourt, Nigeria Gary Williams (Maryland) Billy Hahn (Maryland) Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) Troy Wainwright (Maryland) http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/history/teams_of_tradition.html 2021-06-26 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| Regular season Nov 26, 1996 yes 1996 Howard Bison Howard Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 93–55 1–0 Nov 30, 1996 yes 1996 men Towson Tigers Towson Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 93–76 2–0 Dec 2, 1996 yes 1996 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 94–44 3–0 Dec 4, 1996 yes 1996 men UMBC Retrievers UMBC Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 67–31 4–0 Dec 8, 1996 yes California Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 80–64 5–0 Dec 9, 1996 yes 1996 men George Washington Colonials George Washington Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 74–68 6–0 Dec 12, 1996 1996 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 77–63 7–0 1–0 Dec 21, 1996 yes 25 1996 men American Eagles American Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 81–74 8–0 Dec 23, 1996 yes 21 1996 men Lafayette Leopards Lafayette Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 108–67 9–0 Dec 27, 1996 yes yes 21 Pittsburgh Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 66–63 10–0 Dec 28, 1996 yes yes 21 1996 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 76–59 11–0 Dec 29, 1996 yes yes 21 Georgia Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic 65–73 OT 11–1 Jan 4, 1997 19 Virginia Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 78–62 12–1 2–0 Jan 8, 1997 yes 19 North Carolina 13 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 85–75 13–1 3–0 Jan 12, 1997 yes 11 1996 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 68–59 14–1 4–0 Jan 15, 1997 yes 11 Clemson 3 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 63–67 14–2 4–1 Jan 19, 1997 yes 11 Wake Forest 2 Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 54–51 15–2 5–1 Jan 21, 1997 yes 7 1996 men Penn Quakers Penn Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 103–73 16–2 Jan 26, 1997 7 Duke 10 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 74–70 17–2 6–1 Jan 29, 1997 yes 5 1996 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 70–74 17–3 6–2 Feb 1, 1997 5 Wake Forest 2 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 69–74 17–4 6–3 Feb 5, 1997 yes 7 NC State Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 66–55 18–4 7–3 Feb 8, 1997 yes 7 Clemson 10 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 68–80 18–5 7–4 Feb 13, 1997 10 Florida State Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 73–57 19–5 8–4 Feb 15, 1997 yes yes 10 UMass Centrum in Worcester Worcester, Massachusetts 61–78 11,210 19–6 Feb 19, 1997 yes 14 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 76–68 20–6 9–4 Feb 22, 1997 14 North Carolina 12 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 81–93 20–7 9–5 Feb 27, 1997 yes 16 Duke 7 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 69–81 20–8 9–6 Mar 2, 1997 yes 16 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 74–81 20–9 9–7 |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| ACC tournament Mar 7, 1997 yes yes 22 Clemson 13 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 76–61 21–9 Mar 8, 1997 yes yes 22 NC State Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 58–65Wolfpack's 2nd Upset Sets Up In-or-Out Final https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/09/sports/wolfpack-s-2d-upset-sets-up-in-or-out-final.html The New York Times March 9, 1997 February 12, 2022 21–10 |- !colspan=11 style=Maryland Terrapins| 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament Mar 13, 1997 yes yes 22 5 SE College of Charleston 16 12 SE The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee First round 66–75 21–11 Eastern Time SE Southeast Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book https://umterps.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBK_Record_Book.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20210307112519/https://umterps.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBK_Record_Book.pdf 2021-03-07 live University of Maryland Athletics February 11, 2022 Rankings 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1053–1054 2009 0-345-51392-4 References Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland