1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1982–83 Maryland Terrapins Adrian_Branch_dribble_(Duke_Chronicle_1983-03-18).jpg Newspaper image of Adrian Branch Adrian Branch, 1983 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20–10 8–6 Lefty Driesell Cole Field House NCAA tournament Second Round The 1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1982–83 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 20–10 overall record (8–6 ACC) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to No.1 ranked and eventual National runner-up Houston and Phi Slama Jama. Roster 1982 Maryland Terrapins y Jeff Adkins n 10 G 6 5 185 SO Martinsville, VA Chuck Driesell y 11 G 6 2 170 SO Silver Spring, MD Jeff Baxter n 12 G 6 1 165 SO Washington, DC Steve Rivers n 14 G 6 3 170 JR Uniondale, NY Mark Fothergill n 22 F 6 9 220 JR Somerset, KY Adrian Branch y 24 F 6 8 185 SO Largo, MD Bryan Palmer n 31 C 6 10 205 FR Glen Rock, PA Pete Hobert n 33 F 6 6 190 JR Fairfax, VA Len Bias y 34 F 6 8 195 FR Landover, MD Herman Veal y 42 F 6 6 200 JR Jackson, MS Ben Coleman y basketball 54 C 6 9 220 JR Minneapolis, MN Charles "Lefty" Driesell Sherman Dillard Mel Cartwright Ron Bradley http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121541 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins| Regular season November 27 yes yes 1982 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Baltimore Arena Baltimore 79–97 0–1 December 1 yes 1982 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 91–70 1–1 December 4 yes yes 1982 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 67–66 2–1 December 8 yes 1982 St. Joseph's Hawks St. Joseph's Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 56–64 2–2 December 11 yes 1982 Duquesne Dukes Duquesne Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 85–64 3–2 December 14 yes 1982 Towson State Tigers Towson State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 66–56 4–2 December 23 yes UCLA Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 80–79 2OT 5–2 January 3 yes 1982 American Eagles American Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 73–71 6–2 January 5 yes William & Mary Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 56–51 7–2 January 8 Virginia 4 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 64–83 14,500 7–3 0–1 January 12 yes North Carolina 11 Carmichael Auditorium Chapel Hill, North Carolina 71–72 7–4 0–2 January 15 Duke Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 67–86 7–5 0–3 January 19 yes Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 80–61 8–5 1–3 January 22 yes Notre Dame Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 68–67 9–5 January 26 yes yes 1982 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts 55–53 10–5 January 29 NC State Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 86–81 11–5 2–3 January 31 yes 1982 Navy Midshipmen Navy Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 98–73 12–5 February 2 yes 1982 none Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 87–67 13–5 February 5 Georgia Tech Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 77–68 14–5 3–3 February 9 yes Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 66–79 14–6 3–4 February 16 North Carolina 3 Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 106–94 15–6 4–4 February 19 Clemson Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 92–88 16–6 5–4 February 21 yes Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 101–90 17–6 6–4 February 23 yes Georgia Tech Atlanta 60–70 17–7 6–5 February 26 Wake Forest Cole Field House College Park, Maryland 83–76 18–7 7–5 March 3 yes NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 67–58 19–7 8–5 March 7 yes Virginia 2 University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 81–83 9,000 19–8 8–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins|white ACC Tournament March 11 yes Georgia Tech The Omni Atlanta ACC tournament Quarterfinal 58–64 OT 19–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Maryland Terrapins|white NCAA Tournament March 17 yes yes 8 MW Chattanooga 15 9 MW The Summit Houston NCAA tournament • First Round 52–51Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/03/18/sports/maryland-winner-on-last-shot-52-51.html The New York Times March 18, 1983 March 26, 2022 20–9 March 22 yes yes 8 MW Houston 1 1 MW The Summit Houston NCAA Tournament • Second Round CBS 50–60Terrapins Ousted, Slowly but Surely, by No. 1 Houston https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1983/03/20/terrapins-ousted-slowly-but-surely-by-no-1-houston/d134d0e9-d164-42b8-95ae-f909909fc77f/ The Washington Post March 20, 1983 March 26, 2022 20–10 AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest Maryland Terrapins men's basketball results 1970–present https://web.archive.org/web/20131017050824/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716397&SPID=120728&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121535 2013-10-17 . 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