# 1999–2000 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1999–2000 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 lost to UCLA in the 2000 NCAA tournament.

## Pre-season
### Accolades

Team ESPN/USA Today ranked No. 23
Terence Morris Preseason All-American Wooden Award Candidate Preseason ACC Player of the year

## Season Recap

The Terrapins opened their season with a victory over San Francisco in the Preseason NIT – Gary Williams' 400th career win. They beat Tulane in the preseason tournament before losing to Kentucky in the semifinals. They defeated Notre Dame in the consolation game.
They would go on to win all of their non-conference home games, extending their home out of conference winning streak to 72 games. Maryland did not lose a non-conference game in Cole Field house in the 1990s.
The team lost its ACC opener at NC State and dropped two more to begin league play 0-3. After the poor start in conference, however, the Terrapins went 11-2 over the remainder of the season to finish 2nd in the ACC. The Terrapins' signature victory of the season came when they defeated #3 Duke in Cameron Indoor Stadium, ending an 18-game win streak, 46-game home winning streak, and 31-game ACC home winning streak for the Blue Devils. Following the win, Maryland students rioted on the College Park campus.
In the ACC Tournament, the team advanced to the championship game, where they lost to Duke.
Receiving a #3 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament, the Terrapins defeated #14 seed Iona 74-59. However, in the second round Williams' team looked "helpless" as #6 seed UCLA put on an offensive showcase and won easily 105-70, one of the worst tournament losses in Maryland history.
In the summer of 2000, the University of Maryland broke ground on the Comcast Center.

### Accolades

Juan Dixon 1st Team All-Acc Lonny Baxter 1st Team All-ACC Steve Blake All-ACC honorable mention

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/99* | | Down Under All-Stars | W 98-79 | | Cole Field House (NA) College Park, Maryland |
| 11/09/99* | | California All-Stars | W 105-98 | | Cole Field House (NA) College Park, Maryland |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/17/99* | | San Francisco Preseason NIT | W 71–61 | 1–0 | Cole Field House (14,317) College Park, Maryland |
| 11/19/99* | | Tulane Preseason NIT | W 78–70 | 2–0 | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 11/22/99* | No. 24 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 104–45 | 3–0 | Cole Field House (13,724) College Park, Maryland |
| 11/24/99* | No. 24 | vs. No. 11 Kentucky Preseason NIT – Semifinals | L 58–61 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden (10,762) New York City |
| 11/26/99* | No. 24 | vs. Notre Dame Preseason NIT – Consolation | W 72–67 | 4–1 | Madison Square Garden (NA) New York |
| 11/30/99* | No. 24 | Iowa ACC – Big Ten Challenge | W 83–65 | 5–1 | Baltimore Arena (12,310) Baltimore |
| 12/04/99* | No. 24 | vs. No. 16 Illinois BB&T Classic | W 69–67 | 6–1 | MCI Center (13,536) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/05/99* | No. 24 | vs. George Washington BB&T Classic | L 69–74 | 6–2 | MCI Center (13,703) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/99* | No. 21 | Winthrop | W 76–65 $^{OT}$ | 7–2 | Cole Field House (10,107) College Park, Maryland |
| 12/11/99* | No. 21 | No. 23 Kentucky | W 72–66 | 8–2 | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 12/27/99* | No. 14 | George Mason | W 69–66 | 9–2 | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 12/30/99* | No. 14 | UMBC | W 82–52 | 10–2 | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 01/02/00* | No. 14 | Coastal Carolina | W 100–48 | 11–2 | Cole Field House (14,402) College Park, Maryland |
| 01/06/00 | No. 12 | at NC State | L 66–68 | 11–3 (0–1) | Entertainment and Sports Arena (19,525) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 01/09/00 | No. 12 | No. 8 Duke | L 70–80 | 11–4 (0–2) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 01/15/00 | No. 18 | at Georgia Tech | L 68–69 | 11–5 (0–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,892) Atlanta |
| 01/19/00 | No. 24 | Wake Forest | W 73–51 | 12–5 (1–3) | Cole Field House (14,319) College Park, Maryland |
| 01/22/00 | No. 24 | Clemson | W 74–62 | 13–5 (2–3) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 01/27/00 | No. 22 | at North Carolina | L 63–75 | 13–6 (2–4) | Dean E. Smith Center (15,455) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 01/29/00 | No. 22 | at Florida State | W 82–63 | 14–6 (3–4) | Leon County Civic Center (5,534) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 02/02/00 | No. 25 | Virginia | W 91–79 | 15–6 (4–4) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 02/06/00 | No. 25 | NC State | W 78–73 | 16–6 (5–4) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 02/09/00 | No. 23 | at No. 3 Duke | W 98–87 | 17–6 (6–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| 02/13/00* | No. 23 | at No. 19 Temple | L 65–73 | 17–7 | Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia |
| 02/16/00 | No. 22 | Georgia Tech | W 82–70 | 18–7 (7–4) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 02/19/00 | No. 22 | at Wake Forest | W 73–67 | 19–7 (8–4) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (12,425) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| 02/22/00 | No. 19 | at Clemson | W 76–63 | 20–7 (9–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| 02/26/00 | No. 19 | North Carolina | W 81–73 | 21–7 (10–4) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 03/01/00 | No. 17 | Florida State | W 85–70 | 22–7 (11–4) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| 03/04/00 | No. 17 | at Virginia | L 87–89 | 22–8 (11–5) | University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/00 | No. 20 | vs. Florida State 2nd Round | W 82–61 | 23–8 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 03/11/00 | No. 20 | vs. North Carolina State Semifinal | W 64–61 | 24–8 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 03/12/00 | No. 20 | vs. No. 3 Duke Championship | L 68–81 | 24–9 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2000 NCAA men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/16/00* | | vs. Iona First Round | W 74–59 | 25–9 | The Metrodome (20,127) Minneapolis |
| 03/18/00* | | vs. UCLA Second Round | L 70–105 | 25–10 | The Metrodome (26,358) Minneapolis |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||