2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2001–02 Maryland Terrapins Maryland Terrapins secondary logo 2006-2012.png Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 1 4 32–4 15–1 Gary Williams 13th Jimmy Patsos Dave Dickerson Matt Kovarik Troy Wainwright Cole Field House NCAA tournament National ChampionsACC regular season championsBB&T Classic champions National Championship Game W Won 64–52 vs. Indiana The 2001–02 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 Division I men's basketball tournament, earning the first national championship in school history. Preseason Accolades Team ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll ranked preseason #2 Roster 2001 Maryland Terrapins y Byron Mouton 1 G-F 6 6 215 SR Rayne, Louisiana y Juan Dixon 3 G 6 3 164 SR Baltimore, Maryland y Earl Badu 4 G 6 0 160 SR Baltimore, Maryland Calvin McCall 5 G 6 3 200 SR Orlando, Florida Andre Collins 10 G 5 9 180 FR Crisfield, Maryland Drew Nicholas 12 G 6 3 160 JR Hempstead, New York y Mike Grinnon 21 F 6 6 225 FR Huntington, New York Steve Blake 25 G 6 3 172 JR Miami Lakes, Florida y Ryan Randle 33 F/C 6 9 255 JR Duncanville, Texas Lonny Baxter 35 F-C 6 7 260 SR Silver Spring, Maryland y Tahj Holden 45 F 6 10 247 JR Red Bank, New Jersey Chris Wilcox 54 F-C 6 10 210 SO Whiteville, North Carolina y Gary Williams (Maryland) Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) Matt Kovarik (Maryland) Troy Wainwright (Maryland) http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/history/teams_of_tradition.html 2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2001-02 University of Maryland Athletics July 15, 2021 Depth chart CE1126 FFFFFF CE1126 Lonny Baxter Chris Wilcox Byron Mouton Juan Dixon Steve Blake Ryan Randle Tahj Holden Calvin McCall Drew Nicholas Andre Collins Mike Grinnon 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 yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition November 2, 2001 8:00 p.m. yes EA Sports All-Stars Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 10,612 98–80 – Baxter 22 Baxter 10 Blake 9 November 13, 2001 8:00 p.m. yes Nike Elite Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 10,000 99–67 – Baxter 22 Baxter 7 Blake 10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular Season November 8, 2001 yes yes 2 Arizona Madison Square Garden New York City 12,615 Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 67–71Arizona Forgets It's Supposed to Be a Down Year https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/09/sports/college-basketball-arizona-forgets-it-s-supposed-to-be-a-down-year.html The New York Times November 9, 2001 July 16, 2021 0–1 Dixon 21 Blake 10 Dixon 5 November 9, 2001 yes yes 2 Temple 16 Madison Square Garden New York Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic 82–74Great shooting gives Terps consolation https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/nov/10/20011110-031022-4122r/ The Washington Post November 10, 2001 July 16, 2021 1–1 Dixon 25 Wilcox 9 Nicholas 6 November 17, 2001 1:00 p.m. yes 2 2001 men American Eagles American University American Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 13,485 83–53 2–1 Baxter 25 Mouton 10 Blake 9 November 24, 2001 1:00 pm yes 6 2001 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State University Delaware State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 13,146 77–53 3–1 Baxter 18 Baxter 12 Blake 5 November 27, 2001 7:00 p.m. yes 5 Illinois 2 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 ACC–Big Ten Challenge 76–63Maryland Defeats Illinois https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-28-sp-9186-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 28, 2001 July 16, 2021 4–1 Dixon 25 Holden, Wilcox 6 Blake 9 December 2, 2001 1:00 p.m. yes yes 5 Princeton MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic 61–53 5–1 Baxter 18 Baxter 12 Blake 8 December 3, 2001 8:00 p.m. yes yes 5 Connecticut MCI Center Washington, D.C. 14,813 BB&T Classic 77–65 6–1 Baxter 24 Baxter 10 Blake 9 December 9, 2001 6:30 p.m. yes 3 2001 men Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,327 79–54 7–1 Baxter 17 Baxter 7 Blake 8 December 11, 2001 8:00 p.m. yes 3 2001 men Monmouth Hawks Monmouth University Monmouth Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 13,336 91–55 8–1 Dixon 18 Baxter 9 Blake 7 December 21, 2001 9:00 p.m. yes yes 2 Oklahoma 22 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 12,715 56–72Oklahoma is host with most, 72-56 https://www.baltimoresun.com/2001/12/22/oklahoma-is-host-with-most-72-56/ Baltimore Sun December 22, 2001 July 16, 2021 8–2 Wilcox 15 Baxter 10 Blake 6 December 27, 2001 7:30 p.m. yes 8 William & Mary Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 103–75 9–2 Dixon, Mouton 19 Baxter 10 Blake, Dixon 9 December 30, 2001 yes 8 2001 men North Carolina State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina 72–65 10–2 1–0             January 3, 2002 8:00 p.m. yes 8 2001 men Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State University Norfolk State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 13,201 92–69 11–2 Dixon 17 Randle 8 Blake 9 January 9, 2002 7:30 p.m. 4 North Carolina Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 112–79 12–2 2–0 Dixon 29 Blake 9 Blake 14 January 13, 2002 2:05 p.m. yes 4 2001 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta 6,332 92–87 13–2 3–0 Dixon 26 Dixon 10 Blake 5 January 17, 2002 9:05 p.m. yes 3 Duke 1 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 9,314 78–99Williams Shells Terrapins https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/01/18/williams-shells-terrapins/20f5ec10-ff46-4960-a824-65981271c126/ The Washington Post January 18, 2002 July 16, 2021 13–3 3–1 Baxter 24 Baxter 8 Blake 8 January 20, 2002 6:30 p.m. 3 Clemson Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 99–90 14–3 4–1 Dixon 23 Wilcox 14 Blake 13 January 23, 2002 7:35 p.m. yes 3 Wake Forest 21 Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 13,886 85–63 15–3 5–1 Blake, Dixon 19 Wilcox 5 Mouton 4 January 26, 2002 4:00 p.m. 3 2001 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 84–63 16–3 6–1 Dixon 25 Dixon 11 Blake 9 January 31, 2002 7:00 p.m. yes 3 Virginia 8 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 8,392 91–87 17–3 7–1 Mouton 21 Baxter 10 Blake, Dixon 4 February 3, 2002 4:00 p.m. 3 2001 men North Carolina State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 89–73 18–3 8–1 Dixon 27 Mouton 6 Blake 6 February 10, 2002 6:30 p.m. yes 3 North Carolina Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 18,751 92–77 19–3 9–1 Dixon 18 Baxter 10 Blake 9 February 13, 2002 7:30 p.m. 3 2001 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 85–65 20–3 10–1 Baxter 22 Wilcox 12 Blake 8 February 17, 2002 1:00 p.m. 3 Duke 1 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 CBS 87–73No. 3 Maryland Terrapins Defeat No. 1 Duke, 87-73 https://umterps.com/news/2002/2/17/207267274.aspx University of Maryland Athletics February 17, 2002 July 16, 2021 21–3 11–1 Wilcox 23 Wilcox 11 Blake 13 February 20, 2002 yes 2 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 8,500 84–68 22–3 12–1 Dixon 21 Baxter 12 Blake 9 February 24, 2002 2:00 p.m. 2 Wake Forest 20 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 90–89 23–3 13–1 Baxter 25 Wilcox 9 Blake 13 February 27, 2002 yes 2 2001 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 6,461 96–63 24–3 14–1 Dixon 25 Blake, Baxter 6 Blake 12 March 3, 2002 8:00 p.m. 2 Virginia Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 14,500 Fox Sports Net 111–92 25–3 15–1 Dixon 23 Wilcox 11 Blake 10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"|ACC Tournament March 8, 2002 12:00 p.m. yes 2 2001 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Florida State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 23,895 Quarterfinals 85–59 26–3 1 8 Dixon 20 Wilcox 8 Blake 7 March 9, 2002 1:30 p.m. yes 2 2001 men North Carolina State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 23,895 Semifinals 82–86N.C. State stuns Maryland in ACC tourney https://archive.triblive.com/news/n-c-state-stuns-maryland-in-acc-tourney-2/ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review March 10, 2002 July 16, 2021 26–4 1 4 Blake 21 Baxter, Mouton 7 Blake 11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#CE1126; color:#FFFFFF;"|NCAA tournament March 15, 2002 10:20 p.m. yes yes 4 Siena MCI Center Washington, D.C. 18,770 First Round CBS 85–70 27–4 E1 E16 Dixon 29 Baxter 9 Blake 11 March 17, 2002 4:56 p.m. yes yes 4 Wisconsin MCI Center Washington, D.C. 18,789 Second Round CBS 87–57 28–4 E1 E8 Dixon 29 Baxter, Mouton, Wilcox 7 Blake 4 March 22, 2002 10:08 p.m. yes yes 4 Kentucky 16 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 29,633 Sweet Sixteen 78–68 29–4 E1 E4 Dixon 19 Dixon 7 Blake, Nicholas 5 March 24, 2002 5:00 p.m. yes yes 4 Connecticut 10 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 29,252 Elite Eight 90–82 30–4 E1 E2 Baxter 29 Baxter 9 Blake 6 March 30, 2002 8:51 p.m. yes yes 4 Kansas 2 Georgia Dome Atlanta 53,378 Final Four CBS 97–881 Down, 1 to Go https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2002/03/31/1-down-1-to-go/47ac022d-9aba-4c0e-9fa3-649ae3272583/ The Washington Post March 31, 2002 July 15, 2021DIXON, TERPS EARN FIRST EVER TRIP INTO TITLE GAME WITH 97-88 WIN OVER KANSAS https://umterps.com/news/2002/3/30/207285480.aspx University of Maryland Athletics March 30, 2002 July 15, 2021 31–4 E1 M1 Dixon 33 Wilcox 9 Blake 11 April 1, 2002 9:18 p.m. yes yes 4 Indiana Georgia Dome Atlanta 53,406 National Championship 64–52Maryland Picks Indiana's Pocket and Game Plan https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/02/sports/college-basketball-maryland-picks-indiana-s-pocket-and-game-plan.html The New York Times April 2, 2002 July 15, 2021 32–4 E1 S5 Dixon 18 Baxter 14 Holden 4 Men's Basketball - 2001-02 Schedule Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book https://umterps.com/documents/2020/11/25/MBK_Record_Book.pdf University of Maryland Athletics July 15, 2021 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 2 External links https://web.archive.org/web/20090206225040/http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/md-m-baskbl-2001.html Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland