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Gary Williams was the coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Maryland from 1989 to 2011. He returned to coach his alma mater after successful head coaching tenures at American University, Boston College and Ohio State. Williams guided the Terps to a 10-win 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 y...
Gary Williams was the coach of the men's basketball team at the University of Maryland from 1989 to 2011. He returned to coach his alma mater after successful head coaching tenures at American University, Boston College and Ohio State. Williams guided the Terps to a 10-win 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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Sacrifices lead to prime opportunity for G.G. Smith
Moving around has always been a big part of new Loyola basketball coach G.G. Smith's life. As a child whose father, Tubby, was a rising star in the college basketball coaching ranks, Smith spent time growing up in college towns like Columbia, S.C.,...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Georgia Bulldogs, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, College Sports, Food and Drug Administration
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Pe'Shon Howard transferring away from Maryland for senior season
The Baltimore SunMaryland, which struggled to find the answer at point guard this season, will enter 2013-14 with a new starter at the position after the announcement that incumbent Pe’Shon Howard is transferring to another school for his senior year. Howard, a...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Madison Square Garden, Atlantic Coast Conference, Barclays Center, Basketball
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Lefty Driesell honored with bas-relief at Comcast Center
More than a quarter century after he was forced to resign in the months following the cocaine-induced death of basketball star Len Bias, longtime Maryland coach Lefty Driesell was officially — and permanently — recognized Tuesday with the...
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Digest: Booth named Loyola men's assistant coach
College basketball Booth named Loyola men's assistant coach Former Maryland basketball star and assistant coach Keith Booth, who has spent the past two years as an assistant women's coach at Loyola, was added Tuesday to the men's staff by newly...
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How have Terps basketball players fared after leaving early?
The Baltimore SunWith Alex Len's decision to leave Maryland after two years for the NBA, it's interesting to see how other former Terps fared when making similar decisions. The majority never amounted to the kind of stars they might have become had they remained in...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson Tigers, College Sports, Los Angeles Lakers, College Basketball
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Keith Booth, former Maryland star, added to Loyola men's basketball staff
The Baltimore SunFormer Maryland basketball star and assistant coach Keith Booth, who has spent the past two years as an assistant women’s coach at Loyola, was added Tuesday to the men’s staff by newly named men’s head coach G.G. Smith. Booth, 38, left...Tags: Basketball, Chicago Bulls, National Basketball Association, Maryland Terrapins, Mark Turgeon
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Replacing Alex Len in Maryland's rotation
The Baltimore SunWith Alex Len headed to the NBA, how will the Terps replace their 7-1 center? The Len Replacement Committee will be convening shortly at Comcast Center. For someone who has been around the Maryland basketball program, this is not like replacing Joe...Tags: Comcast Center (arena), NBA Draft, Basketball, National Basketball Association, Maryland Terrapins
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Michael Phelps headlines first Towson High Athletics Hall of Fame class
The inaugural class of the Towson High School Athletics Hall of Fame, featuring Michael Phelps (2003), Randy Dase (1972), Sue Beeler (1958), Billy Jones (1964), Jaimee Reynolds (1998) and Jack Thomas (1970), will be honored April 19 at halftime of the...
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Terps Trio: Inconsistent big men, Lefty Driesell, first football recruit
Baltimore Sun reporters Jeff Barker and Don Markus and editor Matt Bracken weigh in on the three biggest topics of the past week in Maryland sports. A lot has been made about the erratic play at point guard this season for the Terps. How has a lack of...
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Patsos introduced as Siena men's basketball coach
Jimmy Patsos was introduced as Siena's new men's basketball coach on Wednesday — calling the school "my dream mid-major" — as his former assistant, G.G. Smith, emerged as a leading candidate to replace Patsos at Loyola. Smith, the son of...
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Jimmy Patsos leaving Loyola to take men's basketball job at Siena
The Baltimore SunWhen Loyola coach Jimmy Patsos went up to Siena College on Monday for an interview, he didn’t know much about the school aside from the history of its men’s basketball program. That history — along with the community support and...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Andy Enfield, Loyola Greyhounds, College Sports, College Basketball
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Terps' trip to MSG is an opportunity to play on 'world's most famous' stage
The Baltimore SunCOLLEGE PARK — Before playing at Madison Square Garden in the 1990 ECAC Holiday Festival, Walt Williams was considered an up-and-coming player for a down-and-out program. A junior, Williams had stayed at Maryland rather than transferring to...Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, College Sports, College Basketball, Michael Jackson, Big Ten Conference
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