# 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996–1997 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. The team finished 21–11, 9–7 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to NC State. They received an at-large bid as the number 5 seed in the Southeast region of the 1997 NCAA tournament, where they lost to College of Charleston in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1996* | | Howard | W 93–55 | 1–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 30, 1996* | | Towson | W 93–76 | 2–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 2, 1996* | | Chicago State | W 94–44 | 3–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 4, 1996* | | UMBC | W 67–31 | 4–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 8, 1996* | | California | W 80–64 | 5–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 9, 1996* | | George Washington | W 74–68 | 6–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 12, 1996 | | Georgia Tech | W 77–63 | 7–0 (1–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 21, 1996* | No. 25 | American | W 81–74 | 8–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 23, 1996* | No. 21 | Lafayette | W 108–67 | 9–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 27, 1996* | No. 21 | vs. Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic | W 66–63 | 10–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1996* | No. 21 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | W 76–59 | 11–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 29, 1996* | No. 21 | vs. Georgia Rainbow Classic | L 65–73 $^{OT}$ | 11–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 4, 1997 | No. 19 | Virginia | W 78–62 | 12–1 (2–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 8, 1997 | No. 19 | at No. 13 North Carolina | W 85–75 | 13–1 (3–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1997 | No. 11 | at NC State | W 68–59 | 14–1 (4–0) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 1997* | No. 11 | No. 3 Clemson | L 63–67 | 14–2 (4–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 19, 1997 | No. 11 | at No. 2 Wake Forest | W 54–51 | 15–2 (5–1) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1997* | No. 7 | Penn | W 103–73 | 16–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 26, 1997 | No. 7 | No. 10 Duke | W 74–70 | 17–2 (6–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 29, 1997 | No. 5 | at Florida State | L 70–74 | 17–3 (6–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 1, 1997 | No. 5 | No. 2 Wake Forest | L 69–74 | 17–4 (6–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 5, 1997* | No. 7 | NC State | W 66–55 | 18–4 (7–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 8, 1997 | No. 7 | at No. 10 Clemson | L 68–80 | 18–5 (7–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1997 | No. 10 | Florida State | W 73–57 | 19–5 (8–4) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 15, 1997* | No. 10 | vs. UMass | L 61–78 | 19–6 | Centrum in Worcester (11,210) Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Feb 19, 1997 | No. 14 | at Georgia Tech | W 76–68 | 20–6 (9–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 22, 1997 | No. 14 | No. 12 North Carolina | L 81–93 | 20–7 (9–5) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 27, 1997 | No. 16 | at No. 7 Duke | L 69–81 | 20–8 (9–6) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Mar 2, 1997 | No. 16 | at Virginia | L 74–81 | 20–9 (9–7) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1997* | No. 22 | vs. No. 13 Clemson Quarterfinals | W 76–61 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 8, 1997* | No. 22 | at NC State Semifinals | L 58–65 | 21–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1997* | (5 SE) No. 22 | vs. (12 SE) No. 16 College of Charleston First round | L 66–75 | 21–11 | The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||