1998–99 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 1997–98 1999–00 Maryland Terrapins Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 8 5 28–6 13–3 Gary Williams 10th Billy HahnDave DickersonJimmy PatsosTroy Wainwright Cole Field House BB&T Classic Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1998–99 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1998–1999 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. Ranked as high as #2 in the AP and Coaches' polls, the team finished 28–6, 13–3 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to UNC. They received an at-large bid as a number 2 seed in the 1999 NCAA tournament, where they lost to St. John's in the Sweet Sixteen. Official highlights of the season can now be viewed online. Pre-season Accolades Team AP ranked Preseason #6 team. Obinna Ekezie Preseason All-American Laron Profit Preseason All-AmericanEkezie, Profit Named Preseason Honorable Mention All-American http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111198aaa.html umterps.com Associated Press 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042250/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111198aaa.html 2012-06-16 dead Roster 1998 Maryland Terrapins y Laron Profit 3 F-G 6 5 202 SR Charleston, South Carolina Juan Dixon 5 G 6 3 152 FR Baltimore, Maryland Terrell Stokes 12 G 6 0 187 SR Philadelphia Danny Miller y basketball, born 1980 15 G 6 8 205 FR Mt. Holly, New Jersey Matt Hahn 20 G 6 0 162 JR Columbia, Maryland LaRon Cephas 21 F 6 7 223 SO Wilmington, Delaware Steve Francis 23 G 6 3 194 JR Takoma Park, Maryland Norman Fields 31 G 6 0 185 SR Mt. Vernon, New York Mike Mardesich 33 F-C 7 0 255 SO Boston, Massachusetts Lonny Baxter 35 F 6 8 225 FR Silver Spring, Maryland Terence Morris 44 F 6 9 205 SO Frederick, Maryland Brian Watkins 45 F-C 6 9 229 SR Nashville, Tennessee Obinna Ekezie 54 F-C 6 10 262 SR 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 2011-04-29 Season Recap With nearly all of its starters returning and a #6 preseason ranking, the Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team began the 1998–99 season with high expectations for a successful season and a deep run in the NCAA tournament.Men's Basketball Team a Consensus Top Five National Selection http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102398aaa.html Maryland Men's Basketball UMTerps.com 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042349/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102398aaa.html 2012-06-16 deadFeinstein John The Hunted http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102798aaa.html 26 May 2011 The Washington Post 27 October 1998 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042747/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102798aaa.html 2012-06-16 deadMen's Basketball Selected to Finish Second in Conference http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102698aaa.html Maryland Men's Basketball UMTerps.com 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042830/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/102698aaa.html 2012-06-16 dead In their opening game, the team broke its record for margin of victory in a 113–46 victory against Western Carolina (a record that would be broken six weeks later with a 75-point victory over North TexasTerps Bomb North Texas, 132–57 http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122498aaa.html Maryland Men's Basketball UMTerps.com 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042922/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/122498aaa.html 2012-06-16 dead ). The Terrapins also went 6–0 against nonconference opponents at home, increasing their nonconference home winning streak to 64, the longest in the country at the time. The team participated in two preseason tournaments, winning both. They defeated AU-Puerto Rico, UCLA, and Pittsburgh in the Puerto Rico shootout, and Stanford and Depaul in the 4-team BB&T Classic. Their first loss of the season came in Lexington against Tubby Smith's #5 ranked Kentucky Wildcats. In ACC play, the team outscored its opponents by an average of 17.4 points in victories while posting an overall home record of 13–1 (7–1), its lone home loss coming against Duke. The team would finish 2nd in the ACC regular season standings with a 13–3 record, Maryland's best run since the 1994–95 season. In the 1999 ACC Tournament, the Terrapins defeated Florida State before losing to North Carolina in the semifinals. The Terrapins received a #2 seed in the South region on the NCAA tournament – the highest seed ever received by a Gary Williams teamTerps Selected to Play in School-Record Sixth Consecutive NCAA Tournament http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030899aad.html Maryland Men's Basketball UMTerps.com 26 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043012/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030899aad.html 2012-06-16 dead – and breezed through their first two matches against Valparaiso and Creighton. However, in the regional semifinals, the team struggled against #3 seed St. Johns, ending the first half of the game in a nearly eight-minute scoring drought. Maryland lost 76–62 and once again failed to advance past the Sweet Sixteen. Accolades Steve Francis 2nd Team All-American Naismith and Wooden Award Finalist 1st Team All-ACC ACC All-Tournament Team Terrence Morris Honorable Mention All-American 1st Team All-ACC Laron Profit Honorable Mention All-American Lonny Baxter & Juan Dixon ACC All-Freshmen Honorable Mention Draft Round Pick Player NBA club 1 2 Steve Francis Vancouver Grizzlies 2 37 Obinna Ekezie Vancouver Grizzlies 2 38 Laron Profit Orlando Magic Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=11| Exhibition 11/04/98 yes Aussie All-Stars Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Profit 17 Ekezie 14 Profit 6 90–59 12,486 – 11/11/98 yes California All-Stars Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Francis 18 Ekezie 13 Francis 6 95–83 NA – |- !colspan=11| Regular season 11/14/98 yes 6 1998 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Ekezie 19 Dixon 9 Stokes 15 113–46 14,500 1–0 11/17/98 yes 6 1998 UMBC Retrievers UMBC Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Morris 19 Ekezie 11 Profit 8 90–62 13,865 2–0 11/20/98 yes 6 1998 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Ekezie 23 Ekezie 11 Stokes 9 89–59 14,500 3–0 11/23/98 yes 5 1998 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Morris 18 Profit 7 Dixon, Profit, Stokes 4 81–47 14,500 4–0 11/26/98 yes yes 5 American-Puerto Rico Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout Dixon, Miller 14 Ekezie 8 Stokes 7 82–32 3,000 5–0 11/27/98 yes yes 5 UCLA 10 Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout Morris 22 Morris 11 Profit 6 70–54 3,000 6–0 11/28/98 yes yes 5 Pittsburgh Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Shootout Profit 23 Mardesich, Morris 8 Stokes 8 87–52 3,000 7–0 12/03/98 2 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Francis 18 Baxter 7 Stokes 8 92–69 14,500 8–0(1–0) 12/06/98 yes yes 2 Stanford 5 MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic Francis 24 Francis 7 Morris, Stokes 3 62–60 20,544 9–0 12/07/98 yes yes 2 1998 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul MCI Center Washington, D.C. BB&T Classic Morris 22 Morris 6 Stokes 4 92–75 18,244 10–0 12/12/98 yes yes 2 Kentucky 5 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Morris 26 Ekezie 9 Francis 5 91–103 24,321 10–1 12/19/98 yes yes 5 Princeton Baltimore Arena Baltimore Profit 21 Francis 6 Francis, Stokes 4 81–58 13,489 11–1 12/23/98 yes 5 1998 North Texas Mean Green North Texas Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Baxter 28 Ekezie 15 Stokes 9 132–57 14,500 12–1 12/27/98 yes 5 1998 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Profit 25 Mardesich 9 Stokes 12 104–70 14,500 13–1 01/03/99 4 Duke 2 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Morris 16 Morris, Profit 9 Francis 7 64–82 14,500 13–2(1–1) 01/07/99 yes 5 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Ekezie, Morris 17 Ekezie 7 Francis 6 71–66 8,268 14–2(2–1) 01/10/99 5 1998 NC State Wolfpack NC State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Francis 22 Morris 6 Stokes 9 94–48 14,500 15–2(3–1) 01/13/99 yes 5 North Carolina 9 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Profit 24 Francis 6 Stokes 8 89–76 21,572 16–2(4–1) 01/19/99 4 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Morris 20 Morris 10 Stokes 7 77–62 14,500 17–2(5–1) 01/24/99 yes 4 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina Morris 26 Morris 5 Stokes 5 81–79 OT 11,200 18–2(6–1) 01/27/99 4 1998 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Ekezie 22 Morris 6 Stokes 9 107–87 14,500 19–2(7–1) 01/31/99 yes 4 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Dixon 18 Morris 11 Francis, Stokes 5 72–85 13,679 19–3(7–2) 02/03/99 yes 7 Duke 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Francis, Profit 18 Francis, Morris, Stokes 7 Stokes 6 77–95 9,314 19–4(7–3) 02/06/99 7 Virginia Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Morris 16 Morris 8 Francis 13 88–72 14,500 20–4(8–3) 02/10/99 yes 7 NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina Morris 17 Morris 16 Stokes 5 63–50 12,400 21–4(9–3) 02/13/99 7 North Carolina Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Profit 24 Francis 6 Stokes 8 81–64 14,500 22–4(10–3) 02/21/99 yes 5 Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta Francis 22 Baxter, Morris 6 Stokes 5 91–60 7,963 23–4(11–3) 02/24/99 5 Clemson Cole Field House College Park, Maryland Francis 32 Francis 8 Stokes 9 77–60 14,500 24–4(12–3) 02/27/99 yes 5 Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida Profit 32 Morris, Profit 7 Stokes 5 84–75 6,899 25–4(13–3) |- !colspan=11| ACC tournament 03/05/99 yes 5 Florida State Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinal Profit 21 Profit 10 Stokes 6 93–69 23,895 26–4 03/06/99 yes 5 North Carolina 15 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinal Francis 31 Morris 8 Stokes 5 79–86 23,895 26–5 |- !colspan=11| 1999 NCAA men's basketball tournament 03/11/99 yes yes Valparaiso Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida NCAA First Round Morris, Profit 18 Morris 10 Francis 7 82–60 9,221 27–5 03/13/99 yes yes Creighton Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida NCAA Second Round Morris 20 Francis 13 Morris 5 75–63 14,959 28–5 03/18/99 yes yes St. John's Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee NCAA Sweet 16 Francis 13 Baxter, Profit 8 Stokes 7 62–76 20,000 28–6 Eastern Timehttp://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/092999aaa.html 1998–99 Men's Basketball Results 2011-05-15 2012-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20120616042259/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/092999aaa.html dead Rankings November 2025 Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final AP 6 6 5 2 2 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 7 7 5 5 5 5 Coaches 5 5 5 2 2 5 5 4 6 5 4 4 6 7 5 5 5 8 References Category:Maryland Terrapins men's basketball seasons Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland