:2002–03 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Basketball

|year=2002–03

|team=Maryland Terrapins

|image=Maryland Terrapins secondary logo 2006-2012.png

|conference=Atlantic Coast Conference

|division=

|short_conf=ACC

|CoachRank=10

|APRank=17

|record=21–10

|conf_record=11–5

|head_coach=Gary Williams

|asst_coach1=Dave Dickerson
Jimmy Patsos
Matt Kovarik

|stadium=Comcast Center

|champion=

|bowl=NCAA tournament

|bowl_result=Sweet Sixteen

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

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jamar|last=Smith|link=n|num=1|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=239|class=JR|home=Sicklerville, New Jersey}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Andre|last=Collins|link=n|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=160|class=SO|home=Crisfield, Maryland}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Travis|last=Garrison|link=y|num=4|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=234|class=SO|home=Suitland, Maryland}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Calvin|last=McCall|link=n|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=210|class=SR|home=Orlando, Florida}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Gilchrist|link=y|dab=basketball|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=FR|home=Virginia Beach, Virginia}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Drew|last=Nicholas|link=y|num=12|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=165|class=SR|home=Hempstead, New York}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chris|last=McCray|link=y|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=166|class=FR|home=Capitol Heights, Maryland}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Darien|last=Henry|link=n|num=20|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=202|class=SO|home=Roxbury, New Jersey}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Grinnon|link=n|num=21|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=198|class=SO|home=Huntington, New York}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nik|last=Caner-Medley|link=y|num=22|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=FR|home=Portland, Maine}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Blake|link=y|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=172|class=SR|home=Miami Lakes, Florida}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Randle|link=n|num=33|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=245|class=SR|home=Duncanville, Texas}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tahj|last=Holden|link=n|num=45|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=10|lbs=270|class=SR|home=Red Bank, New Jersey}}

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|head_coach=*Gary Williams

|asst_coach=*Dave Dickerson

Schedule

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!colspan=6|Regular Season{{cite web|title=All-Time Results: 2002-03|url=http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121535#2002|website=umterps.com|accessdate=25 August 2015|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905113312/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=208121535#2002|url-status=dead}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 24|rank=12|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Miami RedHawks|title=Miami (OH)}}|record=1–0|conference=|score=64–49|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 27|rank=11|opprank=|opponent=The Citadel|record=2–0|conference=|score=97–49

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{{CBB schedule entry|date=November 30|rank=11|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Duquesne Dukes|title=Duquesne}}|record=3–0|conference=|score=89–39|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 3|rank=9|opprank=10|opponent=Indiana|record=3–1|conference=|score=74–80|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=y|gamename=ACC–Big Ten Challenge|site_stadium=Conseco Fieldhouse|site_cityst=Indianapolis|overtime=OT}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 7|rank=9|opprank=|opponent=Notre Dame|record=3–2|conference=|score=67–79|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=y|gamename=BB&T Classic|site_stadium=MCI Center|site_cityst=Washington, D.C.|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 8|rank=9|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=George Washington Colonials|title=George Washington}}|record=4–2|conference=|score=93–82|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=y|gamename=BB&T Classic|site_stadium=MCI Center|site_cityst=Washington, D.C.|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 14|rank=18|opprank=14|opponent=Florida|record=4–3|conference=|score=64–69|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 23|rank=23|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=UMBC Retrievers|title=UMBC}}|record=5–3|conference=|score=101–60|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=December 29|rank=23|opprank=|opponent=Georgia Tech|record=6–3|conference=1–0|score=84–77|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 4|rank=22|opprank=|opponent=Wagner|record=7–3|conference=|score=79–57|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 8|rank=21|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Hampton Pirates|title=Hampton}}|record=8–3|conference=|score=108–58|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 11|rank=21|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}|record=9–3|conference=2–0|score=89–62|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 15|rank=17|opprank=19|opponent=Wake Forest|record=9–4|conference=2–1|score=72–81|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum|site_cityst=Winston-Salem, North Carolina|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 18|rank=17|opprank=1|opponent=Duke|record=10–4|conference=3–1|score=87–72|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 22|rank=12|opprank=|opponent=North Carolina|record=11–4|conference=4–1|score=81–66|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Dean E. Smith Center|site_cityst=Chapel Hill, North Carolina|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 25|rank=12|opprank=|opponent=Clemson|record=12–4|conference=5–1|score=52–47|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Littlejohn Coliseum|site_cityst=Clemson, South Carolina|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=January 30|rank=10|opprank=|opponent=NC State|record=13–4|conference=6–1|score=75–60|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 2|rank=10|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Loyola Greyhounds|title=Loyola (MD)}}|record=14–4|conference=|score=85–58|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 6|rank=8|opprank=|opponent=Virginia|record=14–5|conference=6–2|score=78–86|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 9|rank=8|opprank=|opponent=Georgia Tech|record=14-6|conference=6–3|score=84–90|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|tv=CBS|site_stadium=Alexander Memorial Coliseum|site_cityst=Atlanta|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 12|rank=16|opprank=|opponent={{cbb link|2002|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}|record=15–6|conference=7–3|score=74–72|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Donald L. Tucker Civic Center|site_cityst=Tallahassee, Florida|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 17|rank=13|opprank=10|opponent=Wake Forest|record=16–6|conference=8–3|score=90–67|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 19|rank=13|opprank=8|opponent=Duke|record=16–7|conference=8–4|score=70–75|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Cameron Indoor Stadium|site_cityst=Durham, North Carolina|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 22|rank=13|opprank=|opponent=North Carolina|record=17–7|conference=9–4|score=96–56|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=February 25|rank=14|opprank=|opponent=Clemson|record=18–7|conference=10–4|score=91–52|nonconf=|away=|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=Comcast Center|site_cityst=College Park, Maryland|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 2|rank=14|opprank=|opponent=NC State|record=19–7|conference=11–4|score=68–65|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=RBC Center|site_cityst=Raleigh, North Carolina|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 9|rank=13|opprank=|opponent=Virginia|record=19–8|conference=11–5|score=78–80|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=|gamename=|site_stadium=University Hall|site_cityst=Charlottesville, Virginia|overtime=OT}}

!colspan=6|ACC Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 14|rank=14|opprank=|opponent=North Carolina|record=19–9|conference=|score=72–84|nonconf=|away=y|neutral=y|gamename=|site_stadium=Greensboro Coliseum|site_cityst=Greensboro, North Carolina|overtime=}}

!colspan=6|NCAA Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 21|rank=17|opprank=|opponent=UNC Wilmington|record=20–9|conference=|score=75–73{{cite web |title=Nicholas drills 3-pointer at buzzer for Terps |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226203243/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/234000023 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 26, 2023 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 22, 2003 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}|nonconf=|away=|neutral=y|gamename=First Round|tv=CBS|site_stadium=Gaylord Entertainment Center|site_cityst=Nashville, Tennessee|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 23|rank=17|opprank=12|opponent=Xavier|record=21–9|conference=|score=77–64{{cite web |title=No last second shot, but Terps pass Xavier test |url=https://www.espn.in/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=234000025 |publisher=ESPN |date=March 24, 2003 |access-date=February 26, 2023}}|nonconf=|away=|neutral=y|gamename=Second Round|tv=CBS|site_stadium=Gaylord Entertainment Center|site_cityst=Nashville, Tennessee|overtime=}}

{{CBB schedule entry|date=March 28|rank=17|opprank=|opponent=Michigan State|record=21–10|conference=|score=58–60|nonconf=y|away=|neutral=y|gamename=Sweet Sixteen|tv=CBS|site_stadium=Alamodome|site_cityst=San Antonio, Texas|overtime=}}

Rankings

*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=1119–1120|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}

References

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