# 2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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
### Depth chart

| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
| C | Lonny Baxter | Ryan Randle | |
| PF | Chris Wilcox | Tahj Holden | |
| SF | Byron Mouton | Calvin McCall | Mike Grinnon |
| SG | Juan Dixon | Drew Nicholas | |
| PG | Steve Blake | Andre Collins | 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | | EA Sports All-Stars | W 98–80 | – | 22 – Baxter | 10 – Baxter | 9 – Blake | Cole Field House (10,612) College Park, Maryland |
| November 13, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | | Nike Elite | W 99–67 | – | 22 – Baxter | 7 – Baxter | 10 – Blake | Cole Field House (10,000) College Park, Maryland |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 8, 2001* | No. 2 | vs. Arizona Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | L 67–71 | 0–1 | 21 – Dixon | 10 – Blake | 5 – Dixon | Madison Square Garden (12,615) New York City |
| November 9, 2001* | No. 2 | vs. No. 16 Temple Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 82–74 | 1–1 | 25 – Dixon | 9 – Wilcox | 6 – Nicholas | Madison Square Garden New York |
| November 17, 2001* 1:00 p.m. | No. 2 | American | W 83–53 | 2–1 | 25 – Baxter | 10 – Mouton | 9 – Blake | Cole Field House (13,485) College Park, Maryland |
| November 24, 2001* 1:00 pm | No. 6 | Delaware State | W 77–53 | 3–1 | 18 – Baxter | 12 – Baxter | 5 – Blake | Cole Field House (13,146) College Park, Maryland |
| November 27, 2001* 7:00 p.m. | No. 5 | No. 2 Illinois ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–63 | 4–1 | 25 – Dixon | 6 – Holden, Wilcox | 9 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| December 2, 2001* 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 | vs. Princeton BB&T Classic | W 61–53 | 5–1 | 18 – Baxter | 12 – Baxter | 8 – Blake | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 3, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 | vs. Connecticut BB&T Classic | W 77–65 | 6–1 | 24 – Baxter | 10 – Baxter | 9 – Blake | MCI Center (14,813) Washington, D.C. |
| December 9, 2001* 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Detroit | W 79–54 | 7–1 | 17 – Baxter | 7 – Baxter | 8 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,327) College Park, Maryland |
| December 11, 2001* 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Monmouth | W 91–55 | 8–1 | 18 – Dixon | 9 – Baxter | 7 – Blake | Cole Field House (13,336) College Park, Maryland |
| December 21, 2001* 9:00 p.m. | No. 2 | at No. 22 Oklahoma | L 56–72 | 8–2 | 15 – Wilcox | 10 – Baxter | 6 – Blake | Lloyd Noble Center (12,715) Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 27, 2001* 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 | William & Mary | W 103–75 | 9–2 | 19 – Dixon, Mouton | 10 – Baxter | 9 – Blake, Dixon | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| December 30, 2001 | No. 8 | at NC State | W 72–65 | 10–2 (1–0) | – | – | – | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina |
| January 2, 2002* 8:00 p.m. | No. 8 | Norfolk State | W 92–69 | 11–2 | 17 – Dixon | 8 – Randle | 9 – Blake | Cole Field House (13,201) College Park, Maryland |
| January 9, 2002 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 | North Carolina | W 112–79 | 12–2 (2–0) | 29 – Dixon | 9 – Blake | 14 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| January 13, 2002 2:05 p.m. | No. 4 | at Georgia Tech | W 92–87 | 13–2 (3–0) | 26 – Dixon | 10 – Dixon | 5 – Blake | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,332) Atlanta |
| January 17, 2002 9:05 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 1 Duke | L 78–99 | 13–3 (3–1) | 24 – Baxter | 8 – Baxter | 8 – Blake | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| January 20, 2002 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Clemson | W 99–90 | 14–3 (4–1) | 23 – Dixon | 14 – Wilcox | 13 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| January 23, 2002 7:35 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 21 Wake Forest | W 85–63 | 15–3 (5–1) | 19 – Blake, Dixon | 5 – Wilcox | 4 – Mouton | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,886) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| January 26, 2002 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 | Florida State | W 84–63 | 16–3 (6–1) | 25 – Dixon | 11 – Dixon | 9 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| January 31, 2002 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 | at No. 8 Virginia | W 91–87 | 17–3 (7–1) | 21 – Mouton | 10 – Baxter | 4 – Blake, Dixon | University Hall (8,392) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| February 3, 2002 4:00 p.m. | No. 3 | NC State | W 89–73 | 18–3 (8–1) | 27 – Dixon | 6 – Mouton | 6 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| February 10, 2002 6:30 p.m. | No. 3 | at North Carolina | W 92–77 | 19–3 (9–1) | 18 – Dixon | 10 – Baxter | 9 – Blake | Dean Smith Center (18,751) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 13, 2002 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 | Georgia Tech | W 85–65 | 20–3 (10–1) | 22 – Baxter | 12 – Wilcox | 8 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| February 17, 2002 1:00 p.m., CBS | No. 3 | No. 1 Duke | W 87–73 | 21–3 (11–1) | 23 – Wilcox | 11 – Wilcox | 13 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| February 20, 2002 | No. 2 | at Clemson | W 84–68 | 22–3 (12–1) | 21 – Dixon | 12 – Baxter | 9 – Blake | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,500) Clemson, South Carolina |
| February 24, 2002 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 | No. 20 Wake Forest | W 90–89 | 23–3 (13–1) | 25 – Baxter | 9 – Wilcox | 13 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| February 27, 2002 | No. 2 | at Florida State | W 96–63 | 24–3 (14–1) | 25 – Dixon | 6 – Blake, Baxter | 12 – Blake | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,461) Tallahassee, Florida |
| March 3, 2002 8:00 p.m., Fox Sports Net | No. 2 | Virginia | W 111–92 | 25–3 (15–1) | 23 – Dixon | 11 – Wilcox | 10 – Blake | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2002 12:00 p.m. | (1) No. 2 | vs. (8) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 85–59 | 26–3 | 20 – Dixon | 8 – Wilcox | 7 – Blake | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| March 9, 2002 1:30 p.m. | (1) No. 2 | vs. (4) NC State Semifinals | L 82–86 | 26–4 | 21 – Blake | 7 – Baxter, Mouton | 11 – Blake | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 15, 2002* 10:20 p.m., CBS | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E16) Siena First Round | W 85–70 | 27–4 | 29 – Dixon | 9 – Baxter | 11 – Blake | MCI Center (18,770) Washington, D.C. |
| March 17, 2002* 4:56 p.m., CBS | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E8) Wisconsin Second Round | W 87–57 | 28–4 | 29 – Dixon | 7 – Baxter, Mouton, Wilcox | 4 – Blake | MCI Center (18,789) Washington, D.C. |
| March 22, 2002* | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E4) No. 16 Kentucky Sweet Sixteen | W 78–68 | 29–4 | 19 – Dixon | 7 – Dixon | 5 – Blake, Nicholas | Carrier Dome (29,633) Syracuse, New York |
| March 24, 2002* | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (E2) No. 10 Connecticut Elite Eight | W 90–82 | 30–4 | 29 – Baxter | 9 – Baxter | 6 – Blake | Carrier Dome (29,252) Syracuse, New York |
| March 30, 2002* 8:51 p.m., CBS | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (M1) No. 2 Kansas Final Four | W 97–88 | 31–4 | 33 – Dixon | 9 – Wilcox | 11 – Blake | Georgia Dome (53,378) Atlanta |
| April 1, 2002* | (E1) No. 4 | vs. (S5) Indiana National Championship | W 64–52 | 32–4 | 18 – Dixon | 14 – Baxter | 4 – Holden | Georgia Dome (53,406) Atlanta |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Men's Basketball - 2001-02 Schedule |||||||||

## 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 |