2000–01 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2000–01 1999–00 2001–02 Maryland Terrapins Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 4 11 25–11 10–6 Gary Williams Billy HahnDave DickersonJimmy PatsosTroy Wainwright Cole Field House BB&T Classic Champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 2000–2001 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2000–2001 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. They were the first team to reach the Final Four in school history. Pre-season Accolades Team ESPN/USA Today ranked No. 7 AP ranked No. 5 Terps No. 5 In AP Preseason Poll http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110600aaa.html Maryland Men's Basketball UMTerps.com 16 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043413/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/110600aaa.html 16 June 2012 dead dmy-all Terence Morris Naismith Award Player of the Year candidate Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate Playboy First Team All-American Lonny Baxter, Juan Dixon Naismith Award Player of the Year candidate Wooden Award Player of the Year candidate Roster 2000 Maryland Terrapins y Byron Mouton 1 G-F 6 6 215 JR Rayne, Louisiana y Juan Dixon 3 G 6 3 164 JR Baltimore, Maryland y Earl Badu 4 G 6 0 160 JR Baltimore, Maryland Calvin McCall 11 G 6 3 200 SO Orlando, Florida Drew Nicholas 12 G 6 3 160 SO Hempstead, New York y Danny Miller 15 G-F 6 8 220 JR Mt. Holly, New Jersey LaRon Cephas 21 F 6 7 217 SR Wilmington, Delaware Steve Blake 25 G 6 3 160 SO Miami Lakes, Florida y Mike Mardesich 33 F-C 7 0 244 SR Boston, Massachusetts Lonny Baxter 35 F-C 6 8 260 JR Silver Spring, Maryland y Matt Slaninka 40 C 7 4 257 FR Y Olney, Maryland Terence Morris 44 F 6 9 221 SR Frederick, Maryland y Tahj Holden 45 F 6 10 247 SO Red Bank, New Jersey Chris Wilcox 54 F-C 6 10 210 FR Whiteville, North Carolina y Gary Williams (Maryland) Billy Hahn (Maryland) Dave Dickerson (Maryland) Jimmy Patsos (Catholic) Troy Wainwright (Maryland) https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 May 9, 2025 Season Recap Accolades Juan Dixon1st Team All-ACC Lonny BaxterNCAA West Regional MVP2nd Team All-ACC Schedule yes yes yes |- !colspan=12 style='Maryland Terrapins|Exhibition November 03, 2000 yes 6 Basketball Travelers Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Tied Baxter, Dixon 20 Baxter 10 Blake 11 110–77 12,206 – November 15, 2000 yes 6 California All-Stars Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Dixon 21 Tied Baxter, Morris 7 Blake 7 91–55 11,150 – |- !colspan=12 style='Maryland Terrapins| Non-conference regular season November 20, 2000 9:00 PM yes yes 6 Louisville Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – First Round ESPN2 Morris 24 Morris 9 Blake 9 95–73 2,500 1–0 November 21, 2000 7:15 pm yes yes 6 Illinois 8 Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – Semifinals ESPN Morris 24 Morris 9 Blake 9 80–90 2,500 1–1 November 22, 2000 yes yes 6 Dayton Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawai'i Maui Invitational – 3rd Place Game Baxter 20 Tied Baxter, Morris 6 Tied Blake, Nicholas 6 71–77 2,500 1–2 November 29, 2000 9:00 pm yes yes 13 Wisconsin 23 Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin ACC – Big Ten Challenge ESPN Mouton 14 Dixon 7 Blake 7 75–78 OT Overtime 7,157 1–3 December 02, 2000 1:00 pm yes yes 13 Michigan MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic – Semifinals Raycom Dixon 19 Mardesich 7 Blake 5 82–51 16,681 2–3 December 03, 2000 5:30 pm yes yes 13 George Washington MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic – Championship Game Raycom Mouton 17 Morris 7 Blake 6 71–63 16,826 3–3 December 06, 2000 yes 19 Stony Brook Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Tied Baxter, Dixon, Mouton 19 Baxter 7 Blake 13 107–59 13,206 4–3 December 09, 2000 7:30 pm yes y 19 Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania HTS Dixon 23 Baxter 8 Tied Blake, Mouton 3 87–81 8,722 5–3 December 13, 2000 yes 20 UMBC Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Dixon 23 Baxter 12 Blake 10 93–67 13,021 6–3 December 23, 2000 1:30 pm yes 20 Norfolk State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland HTS Baxter 32 Tied Blake, Morris 8 Blake 9 123–79 13,687 7–3 December 27, 2000 yes 18 Chicago State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Dixon 24 Morris 8 Blake 12 117–55 13,506 8–3 December 30, 2000 1:30 pm yes 18 Maryland Eastern Shore Cole Field House College Park, Maryland HTS Mouton 28 Baxter 8 Blake 8 105–53 13,107 9–3 |- !colspan=12 style='Maryland Terrapins|ACC Regular Season January 02, 2001 8:00 pm yes 17 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina Raycom Morris 26 Tied Baxter, Blake 4 Tied Blake, Nicholas 6 104–92 7,500 10–3 1–0 January 06, 2001 1:30 pm 17 Georgia Tech Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Raycom Dixon 28 Morris 13 Blake 9 93–80 14,500 11–3 2–0 January 10, 2001 7:00 pm 14 North Carolina 9 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland ESPN Dixon 22 Morris 12 Morris 5 83–86 14,500 11–4 2–1 January 14, 2001 1:30 pm yes 14 Florida State Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida Raycom Dixon 19 Morris 14 Nicholas 4 76–55 6,899 12–4 3–1 January 17, 2001 9:00 pm 12 Wake Forest 10 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland ESPN Dixon 30 Baxter 15 Blake 4 81–71 14,500 13–4 4–1 January 21, 2001 3:30 pm yes 12 NC State Entertainment and Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina ABC Morris 20 Morris 10 Miller 7 75–61 17,428 14–4 5–1 January 27, 2001 8:00 pm 8 Duke 2 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Rivalry Game ESPN Dixon 17 Mouton 12 Blake 9 96–98 OT Overtime 14,500 14–5 5–2 January 31, 2001 9:00 pm yes 9 Virginia 11 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia ESPN Baxter 15 Morris 15 Blake 9 78–99 8,392 14–6 5–3 February 04, 2001 1:00 pm 9 Clemson Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Raycom Morris 18 Baxter 13 Blake 5 69–54 14,500 15–6 6–3 February 06, 2001 7:00 pm yes 13 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia HTS Dixon 18 Morris 13 Blake 6 62–72 8,802 15–7 6–4 February 10, 2001 1:00 pm yes 13 North Carolina 1 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina CBS Baxter 19 Tied Baxter, Morris 8 Morris 6 82–96 21,750 15–8 6–5 February 14, 2001 9:00 pm 17 Florida State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Raycom Dixon 14 Tied Baxter, Blake 6 Blake 10 71–74 14,282 15–9 6–6 February 17, 2001 yes 17 Wake Forest 23 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Baxter 19 Baxter 14 Blake 4 73–57 13,800 16–9 7–6 February 20, 2001 8:00 pm 20 NC State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland ESPN2 Dixon 30 Baxter 7 Blake 9 95–66 14,500 17–9 8–6 February 24, 2001 3:30 pm yes 20 Oklahoma 16 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland ABC Dixon 23 Baxter 7 Blake 5 68–60 14,500 18–9 February 27, 2001 8:00 pm yes 16 Duke 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Raycom Dixon 28 Morris 12 Blake 11 91–80 9,314 19–9 9–6 March 03, 2001 2:00 pm 16 Virginia 7 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland CBS Dixon 21 Morris 13 Nicholas 10 102–67 14,500 20–9 10–6 |- !colspan=12 style ='Maryland Terrapins|ACC Tournament March 09, 2001 9:30 pm yes y 11 3 Wake Forest 22 6 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Quarterfinals Raycom Dixon 15 Baxter 11 Blake 9 71–53 40,083 21–9 March 10, 2001 4:15 pm yes y 11 3 Duke 3 2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Semifinal ESPN Dixon 17 Baxter 12 Blake 11 82–84 40,083 21–10 |- !colspan=12 style='Maryland Terrapins|NCAA Tournament March 15, 2001 3:05 pm yes yes 11 3 W George Mason 14 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First Round CBS Tied Dixon, Mouton 22 Baxter 6 Blake 6 83–80 10,824 22–10 March 07, 2001 3:20 pm yes yes 11 3 W Georgia State 11 W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Second Round CBS Baxter 19 Baxter 14 Blake 7 79–60Maryland Floors Georgia State with Lefty-Righty Combination Diane Pucin https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-18-ss-39514-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 2001 July 15, 2023 11,250 23–10 March 22, 2001 7:55 p, yes yes 11 3 W Georgetown 21 10 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Sweet Sixteen CBS Baxter 26 Baxter 14 Blake 5 76–66 18,008 24–10 March 24, 2001 4:40 pm yes yes 11 3 W Stanford 2 1 W Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California Elite Eight CBS Baxter 24 Morris 10 Blake 7 87–73 18,008 25–10 March 31, 2001 8:15 pm yes yes 11 3 W Duke 1 E 1 The Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota Final Four CBS Dixon 19 Baxter 10 Blake 5 84–95 45,406 25–11 AP Poll Eastern Time. W = West, E = East Source:2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule https://umterps.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 umterps.com University of Maryland Athletics May 9, 2025 References Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland