1998–99 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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.

1998–99 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
BB&T Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 5
1998–99 record28–6 (13–3 ACC)
Head coachGary Williams (10th season)
Assistant coachBilly Hahn
Dave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Home arenaCole Field House
1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Duke †16–0 1.000  37–2  .949
No. 5 Maryland13–3 .813  28–6  .824
No. 13 North Carolina10–6 .625  24–10  .706
Wake Forest7–9 .438  17–14  .548
NC State6–10 .375  19–14  .576
Georgia Tech6–10 .375  15–16  .484
Clemson5–11 .313  20–15  .571
Florida State5–11 .313  13–17  .433
Virginia4–12 .250  14–16  .467
† 1999 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Pre-Season

Accolades

Team
AP ranked Preseason #6 team.

Obinna Ekezie
Preseason All-American
Laron Profit
Preseason All-American[2]

Roster
1998–99 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 3 Laron Profit 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)202 lb (92 kg) Sr Charleston, South Carolina
G 5 Juan Dixon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)152 lb (69 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
G 12 Terrell Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) Sr Philadelphia
G 15 Danny Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mt. Holly, New Jersey
G 20 Matt Hahn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)162 lb (73 kg) Jr Columbia, Maryland
F 21 LaRon Cephas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) So Wilmington, Delaware
G 23 Steve Francis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)194 lb (88 kg) Jr Takoma Park, Maryland
G 31 Norman Fields 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mt. Vernon, New York
F/C 33 Mike Mardesich 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)255 lb (116 kg) So Boston, Massachusetts
F 35 Lonny Baxter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Silver Spring, Maryland
F 44 Terence Morris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Frederick, Maryland
F/C 45 Brian Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)229 lb (104 kg) Sr Nashville, Tennessee
F/C 54 Obinna Ekezie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)262 lb (119 kg) Sr Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 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.[3][4][5] 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 Texas[6] ). 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 team[7] – 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
RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
12Steve FrancisVancouver Grizzlies
237Obinna EkezieVancouver Grizzlies
238Laron ProfitOrlando Magic

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/98*
 Aussie All-Stars W 90–59  –
  17 – Profit  14 – Ekezie  6 – Profit  Cole Field House (12,486)
College Park, Maryland
11/11/98*
 California All-Stars W 95–83  –
  18 – Francis  13 – Ekezie  6 – Francis  Cole Field House (NA)
College Park, Maryland
Regular season
11/14/98*
 No. 6 Western Carolina W 113–46  1–0
  19 – Ekezie  9 – Dixon  15 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
11/17/98*
 No. 6 UMBC W 90–62  2–0
  19 – Morris  11 – Ekezie  8 – Profit  Cole Field House (13,865)
College Park, Maryland
11/20/98*
 No. 6 Hofstra W 89–59  3–0
  23 – Ekezie  11 – Ekezie  9 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
11/23/98*
 No. 5 Duquesne W 81–47  4–0
  18 – Morris  7 – Profit  4 – Dixon, Profit, Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
11/26/98*
 No. 5 vs. American-Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Shootout		 W 82–32  5–0
  14 – Dixon, Miller  8 – Ekezie  7 – Stokes  Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex (3,000)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/27/98*
 No. 5 vs. No. 10 UCLA
Puerto Rico Shootout		 W 70–54  6–0
  22 – Morris  11 – Morris  6 – Profit  Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex (3,000)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
11/28/98*
 No. 5 vs. Pitt
Puerto Rico Shootout		 W 87–52  7–0
  23 – Profit  8 – Mardesich, Morris  8 – Stokes  Eugenio Guerra Sports Complex (3,000)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
12/03/98
 No. 2 Wake Forest W 92–69  8–0
(1–0)
  18 – Francis  7 – Baxter  8 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
12/06/98*
 No. 2 vs. No. 5 Stanford
BB&T Classic		 W 62–60  9–0
  24 – Francis  7 – Francis  3 – Morris, Stokes  MCI Center (20,544)
Washington, D.C.
12/07/98*
 No. 2 vs. Depaul
BB&T Classic		 W 92–75  10–0
  22 – Morris  6 – Morris  4 – Stokes  MCI Center (18,244)
Washington, D.C.
12/12/98*
 No. 2 at No. 5 Kentucky L 91–103  10–1
  26 – Morris  9 – Ekezie  5 – Francis  Rupp Arena (24,321)
Lexington, Kentucky
12/19/98*
 No. 5 vs. Princeton W 81–58  11–1
  21 – Profit  6 – Francis  4 – Francis, Stokes  Baltimore Arena (13,489)
Baltimore
12/23/98*
 No. 5 North Texas W 132–57  12–1
  28 – Baxter  15 – Ekezie  9 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
12/27/98*
 No. 5 South Carolina State W 104–70  13–1
  25 – Profit  9 – Mardesich  12 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
01/03/99
 No. 4 No. 2 Duke L 64–82  13–2
(1–1)
  16 – Morris  9 – Morris, Profit  7 – Francis  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
01/07/99
 No. 5 at Virginia W 71–66  14–2
(2–1)
  17 – Ekezie, Morris  7 – Ekezie  6 – Francis  University Hall (8,268)
Charlottesville, Virginia
01/10/99
 No. 5 NC State W 94–48  15–2
(3–1)
  22 – Francis  6 – Morris  9 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
01/13/99
 No. 5 at No. 9 North Carolina W 89–76  16–2
(4–1)
  24 – Profit  6 – Francis  8 – Stokes  Dean E. Smith Center (21,572)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
01/19/99
 No. 4 Georgia Tech W 77–62  17–2
(5–1)
  20 – Morris  10 – Morris  7 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
01/24/99
 No. 4 at Clemson W 81–79 OT 18–2
(6–1)
  26 – Morris  5 – Morris  5 – Stokes  Littlejohn Coliseum (11,200)
Clemson, South Carolina
01/27/99
 No. 4 Florida State W 107–87  19–2
(7–1)
  22 – Ekezie  6 – Morris  9 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
01/31/99
 No. 4 at Wake Forest L 72–85  19–3
(7–2)
  18 – Dixon  11 – Morris  5 – Francis, Stokes  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (13,679)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
02/03/99
 No. 7 at No. 2 Duke L 77–95  19–4
(7–3)
  18 – Francis, Profit  7 – Francis, Morris, Stokes  6 – Stokes  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
02/06/99
 No. 7 Virginia W 88–72  20–4
(8–3)
  16 – Morris  8 – Morris  13 – Francis  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
02/10/99
 No. 7 at NC State W 63–50  21–4
(9–3)
  17 – Morris  16 – Morris  5 – Stokes  Reynolds Coliseum (12,400)
Raleigh, North Carolina
02/13/99
 No. 7 North Carolina W 81–64  22–4
(10–3)
  24 – Profit  6 – Francis  8 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
02/21/99
 No. 5 at Georgia Tech W 91–60  23–4
(11–3)
  22 – Francis  6 – Baxter, Morris  5 – Stokes  Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,963)
Atlanta
02/24/99
 No. 5 Clemson W 77–60  24–4
(12–3)
  32 – Francis  8 – Francis  9 – Stokes  Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
02/27/99
 No. 5 at Florida State W 84–75  25–4
(13–3)
  32 – Profit  7 – Morris, Profit  5 – Stokes  Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center (6,899)
Tallahassee, Florida
ACC Tournament
03/05/99
 No. 5 vs. Florida State
Quarterfinal		 W 93–69  26–4
  21 – Profit  10 – Profit  6 – Stokes  Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, North Carolina
03/06/99
 No. 5 vs. No. 15 North Carolina
Semifinal		 L 79–86  26–5
  31 – Francis  8 – Morris  5 – Stokes  Charlotte Coliseum (23,895)
Charlotte, North Carolina
1999 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/99*
 vs. Valparaiso
NCAA First Round		 W 82–60  27–5
  18 – Morris, Profit  10 – Morris  7 – Francis  Orlando Arena (9,221)
Orlando, Florida
03/13/99*
 vs. Creighton
NCAA Second Round		 W 75–63  28–5
  20 – Morris  13 – Francis  5 – Morris  Orlando Arena (14,959)
Orlando, Florida
03/18/99*
 vs. St. John's
NCAA Sweet 16		 L 62–76  28–6
  13 – Francis  8 – Baxter, Profit  7 – Stokes  Thompson–Boling Arena (20,000)
Knoxville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[8].

Rankings
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Final
AP[9] 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

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