Summary
Gary Williams is the coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Maryland. He returned to coach his alma mater in 1989 after successful head coaching tenures at American University, Boston College and Ohio State. Williams guided the Terps to a 10-wi-n improvement in his first season in 1989, the largest in school history. The former Maryland guard he played under coach Bud Millikan 1965-1967 - led the Terps through an NCAA probationary period he inherited and went on to make the NCAA tournament in 1994, his fifth season at Maryland. What followed was a run of success rivaled only by a select few college coaches and programs. The Terps made the NCAA tournament each year from 1994-2004, a strea...
Gary Williams is the coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Maryland. He returned to coach his alma mater in 1989 after successful head coaching tenures at American University, Boston College and Ohio State. Williams guided the Terps to a 10-wi-n improvement in his first season in 1989, the largest in school history. The former Maryland guard he played under coach Bud Millikan 1965-1967 - led the Terps through an NCAA probationary period he inherited and went on to make the NCAA tournament in 1994, his fifth season at Maryland. What followed was a run of success rivaled only by a select few college coaches and programs. The Terps made the NCAA tournament each year from 1994-2004, a streak matched by only five other coaches. Returning Maryland to prominence, Williams and the Terps made Cole Field House and Comcast Center - their current arena - among the toughest opposing venues in college basketball during that time. Williams' crowning achievement was the 2002 season that saw Maryland win a school-record 32 games and the Atlantic Coast Conference title during the regular season. One year after losing in a national semifinal game, Williams led the Terps back to the Final Four and ultimately defeated Indiana in the title game to claim the national championship. In doing so, he joined a select group of coaches who have guided their alma maters to a national title. Entering the 2007-08 season, Williams, the Terps' all-time winningest head coach, had compiled a 378-200 record in 18 seasons at Maryland. Entering '07-'08, he had a 585-328 overall record in 29 seasons as a Division I collegiate head coach. Williams was born on March 4, 1945, in Collingswood, N.J.
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Sokol Wins Smartwater Championship
Sokol Wins With 72 •Steve Sokol of Oxford shot an even-par 72 Wednesday to win the Golfers' Warehouse Tour's Smartwater Championship at Newport (R.I.) National. ... Daniel Banks of West Suffield shot a 1-under 71 for a 54-hole total of 221 and one-...Tags: Tom Watson, Jim Calhoun, Fran Marrello, Clubs and Associations
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Gist taken by Spurs in second round
Baltimoresun.com staffThe San Antonio Spurs selected Maryland forward James Gist in the second round of the NBA draft with the 57th overall pick. Gist, a second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection as a senior last season, averaged 15.9 points and a team-high 7.9...Tags: National Basketball Association, San Antonio Spurs
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Nowhere to be found: Recruits scarce for UM
Sun ReporterAfter losing two players he was counting on heavily for next season, Maryland men's basketball coach Gary Williams vowed last week that his Terps would be competitive next season and that he wasn't finished recruiting. But where is Williams going to find...Tags: Virginia Tech, Colleges and Universities, Multi-Sport Events, NCAA Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Big Ten blitz
Spilling out the weekly sports media notes, then quickly trying to sop them up before they permanently stain the carpet: • If you are ... Penn State, good news: Comcast's recent deal with the Big Ten Network means you can catch the Nittany Lions...Tags: David Letterman, San Diego Padres, Bob Costas, Boston Celtics, Museum of Modern Art
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Terps expect OK for Mosley
Sun ReporterMaryland men's basketball prospect Sean Mosley is expected to qualify academically under NCAA guidelines, an athletic department official said yesterday. Kathleen Worthington, Maryland's senior associate athletic director, said yesterday that she has...Tags: PGA Tour, Examinations, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Teaching and Learning, Clubs and Associations
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No Open-and-shut case
Sun ReporterTwo weeks later, Rocco Mediate has yet to wake up from his dream. All golfers have had the same one. You're beating Tiger Woods in the U.S. Open and you're just about to raise the trophy when the No. 1 player in the world, maybe in history, snatches it...Tags: PGA Tour, Getty Images Incorporated, Rich Beem, Tiger Woods, Jay Leno
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A full freezer despite a late king salmon run in Alaska
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhile Southland anglers await the impending flood of delectable albacore into area waters, Pete Gray finds himself confronted with a dilemma. His freezer is already full of salmon fillets. The host of the popular “Let’s Talk Hookup”...Tags: Pleasant Valley, Santa Clarita (Santa Clarita, California), Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Prisons, Oxnard
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Terps should never have pursued troubled recruit
If only we could collectively lean back, cross our arms, share a sigh and agree: Whew, crisis averted. Right? The sharpshooting Tyree Evans, his criminal record and his academic resume, will never set foot in College Park. The official line is this:...Tags: Virginia Tech, Ralph Friedgen, Assault, Trials, History
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NCAA looks out for No. 1
Ibelieve that if the NCAA wanted to, it could -- in conjunction with the NBA and with the blessing of the fans -- give players reason to attend school, stay for a while and get some real educational benefit from it, including a degree. I also believe...Tags: National Basketball Association, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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What's the goal?
The alarmist can only wag his finger. The Maryland men's basketball team has the worst academic score of any Atlantic Coast Conference school. It's also the worst of any of Maryland's 27 sports teams. The realist can only shake his head. In all, men'...Tags: National Basketball Association, Colleges and Universities, Academic Progress, Minority Groups, Culture
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