2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002–2003 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the 2003 NCAA basketball tournament.

2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 17
Record	21–10 (11–5 ACC)
Head coach	Gary Williams
Assistant coach	Dave Dickerson Jimmy Patsos Matt Kovarik
Home arena	Comcast Center

2002–03 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Wake Forest	13	–	3		.813			25	–	6		.806
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
No. 7 Duke†	11	–	5		.688			26	–	7		.788
NC State	9	–	7		.563			18	–	13		.581
Georgia Tech	7	–	9		.438			16	–	15		.516
Virginia	6	–	10		.375			16	–	16		.500
North Carolina	6	–	10		.375			19	–	16		.543
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			15	–	13		.536
Florida State	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
† 2003 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

2002–03 was the inaugural season of basketball at the Comcast Center. The team was coached by Gary Williams.

Roster

2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F/C 1 Jamar Smith 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 239 lb (108 kg) Jr Sicklerville, New Jersey G 2 Andre Collins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Crisfield, Maryland F/C 4 Travis Garrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Suitland, Maryland G 5 Calvin McCall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida G 11 John Gilchrist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia G 12 Drew Nicholas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Hempstead, New York G 13 Chris McCray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Fr Capitol Heights, Maryland F 20 Darien Henry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) So Roxbury, New Jersey F 21 Mike Grinnon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Huntington, New York F 22 Nik Caner-Medley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Portland, Maine G 25 Steve Blake 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Miami Lakes, Florida F/C 33 Ryan Randle 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Duncanville, Texas F/C 45 Tahj Holden 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Red Bank, New Jersey	Head coach Gary Williams Assistant coach(es) Dave Dickerson Jimmy Patsos Matt Kovarik Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 24	No. 12	Miami (OH)	W 64–49	1–0	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
November 27	No. 11	The Citadel	W 97–49	2–0	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
November 30	No. 11	Duquesne	W 89–39	3–0	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
December 3	No. 9	vs. No. 10 Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 74–80 OT	3–1	Conseco Fieldhouse  Indianapolis
December 7	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame BB&T Classic	L 67–79	3–2	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
December 8	No. 9	vs. George Washington BB&T Classic	W 93–82	4–2	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
December 14	No. 18	No. 14 Florida	L 64–69	4–3	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
December 23	No. 23	UMBC	W 101–60	5–3	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
December 29	No. 23	Georgia Tech	W 84–77	6–3 (1–0)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
January 4	No. 22	Wagner	W 79–57	7–3	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
January 8	No. 21	Hampton	W 108–58	8–3	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
January 11	No. 21	Florida State	W 89–62	9–3 (2–0)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
January 15	No. 17	at No. 19 Wake Forest	L 72–81	9–4 (2–1)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
January 18	No. 17	No. 1 Duke	W 87–72	10–4 (3–1)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
January 22	No. 12	at North Carolina	W 81–66	11–4 (4–1)	Dean E. Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 25	No. 12	at Clemson	W 52–47	12–4 (5–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 30	No. 10	NC State	W 75–60	13–4 (6–1)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 2	No. 10	Loyola (MD)	W 85–58	14–4	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 6	No. 8	Virginia	L 78–86	14–5 (6–2)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 9 , CBS	No. 8	at Georgia Tech	L 84–90	14-6 (6–3)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta
February 12	No. 16	at Florida State	W 74–72	15–6 (7–3)	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
February 17	No. 13	No. 10 Wake Forest	W 90–67	16–6 (8–3)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 19	No. 13	at No. 8 Duke	L 70–75	16–7 (8–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
February 22	No. 13	North Carolina	W 96–56	17–7 (9–4)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
February 25	No. 14	Clemson	W 91–52	18–7 (10–4)	Comcast Center  College Park, Maryland
March 2	No. 14	at NC State	W 68–65	19–7 (11–4)	RBC Center  Raleigh, North Carolina
March 9	No. 13	at Virginia	L 78–80 OT	19–8 (11–5)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 14	No. 14	at vs. North Carolina	L 72–84	19–9	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
March 21 , CBS	No. 17	vs. UNC Wilmington First Round	W 75–73	20–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
March 23 , CBS	No. 17	vs. No. 12 Xavier Second Round	W 77–64	21–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
March 28 , CBS	No. 17	vs. Michigan State Sweet Sixteen	L 58–60	21–10	Alamodome  San Antonio, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Main article: 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings