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2001–02 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
mode	Basketball
year	2001–02
team	Maryland Terrapins
image	Maryland Terrapins secondary logo 2006-2012.png
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	1
APRank	4
record	32–4
conf_record	15–1
head_coach	Gary Williams
hc_year	13th
asst_coach1	Jimmy Patsos
asst_coach2	Dave Dickerson
asst_coach3	Matt Kovarik
asst_coach4	Troy Wainwright
stadium	Cole Field House
champion	[NCAA tournament](2002-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions
ACC regular season champions
BB&T Classic champions
bowl	[National Championship Game](2002-ncaa-men-s-division-i-basketball-championship-game)
bowl_result
W 64–52 vs. [Indiana](2001-02-indiana-hoosiers-men-s-basketball-team)

ACC regular season champions BB&T Classic champions W 64–52 vs. Indiana 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.

As of 2025, this is the last time Maryland has won the national championship, as well as reached the Final Four.

Preseason

Accolades

Team

ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll ranked preseason #2

Roster

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Gary Williams ()
Dave Dickerson (Maryland)
Jimmy Patsos (Catholic)
Matt Kovarik (Maryland)
Troy Wainwright (Maryland)

Depth chart

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

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

References

"2001-02 Men's Basketball Roster". [[Maryland Terrapins.
(November 9, 2001). "Arizona Forgets It's Supposed to Be a Down Year". [[The New York Times]].
(November 10, 2001). "Great shooting gives Terps consolation". [[The Washington Post]].
(November 28, 2001). "Maryland Defeats Illinois". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
(December 22, 2001). "Oklahoma is host with most, 72-56". [[Baltimore Sun]].
(January 18, 2002). "Williams Shells Terrapins". [[The Washington Post]].
(February 17, 2002). "No. 3 Maryland Terrapins Defeat No. 1 Duke, 87-73". [[Maryland Terrapins.
(March 10, 2002). "N.C. State stuns Maryland in ACC tourney". [[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]].
(March 31, 2002). "1 Down, 1 to Go". [[The Washington Post]].
(March 30, 2002). "DIXON, TERPS EARN FIRST EVER TRIP INTO TITLE GAME WITH 97-88 WIN OVER KANSAS". [[Maryland Terrapins.
(April 2, 2002). "Maryland Picks Indiana's Pocket and Game Plan". [[The New York Times]].
"Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book". [[Maryland Terrapins.

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