Maryland Terrapins men's basketball (1970–1979)

Maryland Terrapins men's basketball (19701979)
Contents: 196970197071197172197273197374197475197576197677197778197879

196970

196970 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
196970 record 1313 (59 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 196869 197071 »

The year 1969 was a turning point in Washington sports history. The University of Maryland had hired Lefty Driesell to coach basketball. The Senators named Ted Williams as manager. The Washington Redskins hired Vince Lombardi as Head Coach and he had brought a winning attitude to the nation's capital. It marked a renaissance in sports interest in America's most transient of cities.

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
9 151 Will Hetzel Baltimore Bullets

[1]

197071

197071 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #Not ranked
AP #Not ranked
197071 record 1412 (59 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 196970 197172 »

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
8 131 Barry Yates Philadelphia 76ers

[2]

197172

197172 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NIT Champions
1972 NIT, Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #14
197172 record 275 (84 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197071 197273 »

Lefty Driesell started the tradition of Midnight Madnessin 1971 with an unofficial session that was attended by 3,000 fans at the University of Maryland's football stadium, Byrd Stadium.[3][4]

National Invitation Tournament

  • First Round
    • Maryland 67, St. Josephs 55
  • Second Round
    • Maryland 71, Syracuse 65
  • Semifinal
    • Maryland 91, Jacksonville 77
  • Final
    • Maryland 100, Niagara 69[5]

Awards and honors

  • Tom McMillen, NIT Most Valuable Player
  • Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC[6]
  • Tom McMillen, Third Team All-American[7]

197273

197273 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #8
197273 record 237 (75 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197172 197374 »

In the offseason, Tom McMillen was a member of the US national team that took part in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • East
    • Maryland 91, Syracuse 75
    • Providence 103, Maryland 89[8]

Awards and honors

  • Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American[9]
  • Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC[10]

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 37 Jim OBrien Cleveland Cavaliers
10 155 Bob Bodell Seattle SuperSonics
14 186 Howard White Capitol Bullets

[11]

197374

197374 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
197374 record 235 (93 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197273 197475 »

Maryland participated in the ACC Final. The Final pitted two of the top teams in the country. It has been regarded by many to be the greatest ACC game in historyand one of the greatest college games ever. The game was instrumental in forcing the expansion of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship to 32 teams, allowing more than one bid from a conference. Maryland had six future NBA draft picks on the team. The six picks were Tom McMillen and Bob Bodell (1974)[12], Tom Roy and Owen Brown (1975)[13] and John Lucas and Mo Howard (1976)[14]. It is considered the greatest team that did not participate in the NCAA tournament.[15]

ACC Tournament

The 1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 79. North Carolina State defeated Maryland 103100 in overtime 103100 to claim the championship.

  • Quarterfinals (March 7): Maryland 85, Duke 66
  • Semifinals (March 8): Maryland 105, North Carolina 85
  • Finals (March 9): NC State 103, Maryland 100

Awards and honors

  • Lefty Driesell, NCAA Award of Valor[16]
  • Len Elmore, First Team All ACC
  • Len Elmore, Second Team All-American
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC[17]
  • John Lucas, Second Team All-American
  • Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American[18]

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 9 Tom McMillen Buffalo Braves
1 13 Len Elmore Washington Bullets

[19]

197475

197475 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #5
AP #5
197475 record 245 (102 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197374 197576 »

In the offseason, John Lucas played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.[20]

NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • Midwest
    • Maryland 83, Creighton 79
    • Maryland 83, Notre Dame 71
    • Louisville 96, Maryland 82[21]

Awards and honors

  • John Lucas, First Team All-American[22]
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC[23]

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 42 Tom Roy Portland Trail Blazers
9 147 Owen Brown Phoenix Suns

[24]

197576

197576 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #13
197576 record 226 (75 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197475 197677 »

Awards and honors

  • John Lucas, First Team All-American[25]
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC[26]

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 John Lucas Houston Rockets
2 32 Mo Howard Cleveland Cavaliers

[27]

197677

197677 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
197677 record 198 (75 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197576 197778 »

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 15 Brad Davis Los Angeles Lakers
2 30 Steve Sheppard Chicago Bulls

[28]

197778

197778 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
197778 record 1513 (39 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197677 197879 »

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
4 81 Larry Boston Washington Bullets

[29]

197879

197778 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
1979 National Invitation Tournament,
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #8
AP #8
197778 record 247 (113 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
« 197677 197879 »

Team Players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 52 Larry Gibson Milwaukee Bucks

[30]

References

  1. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1970
  2. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1971
  3. ^ Pucin, Diane (2008-10-17). "No 'Midnight Madness' for UCLA, USC basketball teams". Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/basketball/la-sp-madness17-2008oct17,0,3319514.story. Retrieved 2008-11-30. 
  4. ^ Rovell, Darren (2007-10-13). "Lefty's midnight run started all the Madness". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on 2008-03-26. http://web.archive.org/web/20080326190934/http://espn.go.com/ncb/s/2000/1011/812806.html. Retrieved 2008-11-30. 
  5. ^ http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html
  6. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
  7. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
  8. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1973
  9. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
  10. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
  11. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1973
  12. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1974
  13. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1975
  14. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1976
  15. ^ Bill FreeThis Overtime Lasts 25 Years The 1974 team left it all out on the floor. Baltimore Sun, hosted at University of Maryland Terrapins athletic site, February 20, 1999
  16. ^ NCAA Award of Valor recipients
  17. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
  18. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
  19. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1974
  20. ^ SEVENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP1974
  21. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1975
  22. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
  23. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
  24. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1975
  25. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/national/awards/All-American
  26. ^ http://www.sportsstats.com/bball/awards/All-ACC
  27. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1976
  28. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1977
  29. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1978
  30. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1979

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