2009–10 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2009–10 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Gary Williams was in his 21st year as the team's head coach. The Terrapins finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in ACC play, to claim a share of the regular-season championship with Duke. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 ACC men's basketball tournament to Georgia Tech. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 4-seed in the Midwest Region. They defeated 13-seed Houston in the first round before losing to 5-seed and AP #13 Michigan State in the second round.

2009–10 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
ACC Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 20
Record24–9 (13–3 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachKeith Booth
Chuck Driesell
Robert Ehsan
Home arenaComcast Center
Seasons
2009–10 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Duke133 .813355 .875
No. 20 Maryland133 .813249 .727
Florida State106 .6252210 .688
Virginia Tech106 .625259 .735
Wake Forest97 .5632010 .667
Clemson97 .5632111 .656
Georgia Tech79 .4382313 .639
Boston College610 .3751516 .484
Virginia511 .3131516 .484
North Carolina511 .3132017 .541
NC State511 .3132016 .556
Miami (FL)412 .2502013 .606
2010 ACC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

In a rare double-sweep of regular-season awards, Williams was voted as the ACC Coach of the Year while Greivis Vásquez was named the ACC Player of the Year.

Preseason

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
James Padgett
PF
Brooklyn, New YorkAbraham Lincoln High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg)Sep 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Jordan Williams
PF
Torrington, ConnecticutTorrington High School6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg)Oct 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: Not Ranked   Rivals: 9
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  • "College Basketball Recruiting Schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 15, 2009.

Roster

2009–10 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F1Landon Milbourne6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrRoswell, Georgia
G5Eric Hayes6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrWoodbridge, Virginia
G14Sean Mosley6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoBaltimore, Maryland
F15Ersin Levent6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoRockville, Maryland
F20Jordan Williams6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg)FrTorrington, Connecticut
G21Greivis Vasquez6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrCaracas, Venezuela
G22Adrian Bowie6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrGreenbelt, Maryland
G/F23David Pearman6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrColumbia, Maryland
G/F24Cliff Tucker6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)JrEl Paso, Texas
C25Steve Goins6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)SoChicago
F33Dino Gregory6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrBaltimore
F35James Padgett6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)FrBrooklyn
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2010-03-13

Season recap

The season began with Greivis Vásquez, Eric Hayes, and Landon Milbourne all leading the team as Seniors.

Accolades

Gary Williams
ACC Coach of the Year

Greivis Vásquez
ACC Player of the Year
2nd Team All-American
Bob Cousy Award winner
The Sporting News First-Team All-American
Wooden Award finalist [1]

Jordan Williams
ACC All-Freshman team

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2009*
8:00 pm
Indiana (PA)W 75–54 
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Regular season
11/13/2009*
8:00 pm, CSN
Charleston SouthernW 89–51 1–0
Comcast Center (16,812)
College Park, Maryland
11/17/2009*
8:00 pm, CSN
No. 25 FairfieldW 71–42 2–0
Comcast Center (16,227)
College Park, Maryland
11/20/2009*
8:00 pm
No. 25 New HampshireW 82–55 3–0
Comcast Center (17,180)
College Park, Maryland
11/23/2009*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 79–51 4–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/24/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Cincinnati
Maui Invitational
L 57–69 4–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/24/2009*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Wisconsin
Maui Invitational
L 69–78 4–2
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
12/01/2009*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
W 80–68 5–2
Assembly Hall (17,039)
Bloomington, Indiana
12/06/2009*
7:30 pm, MASN
vs. No. 4 Villanova
BB&T Classic
L 86–95 5–3
Verizon Center (16,389)
Washington, D.C.
12/12/2009*
2:00 pm, CSN
Eastern KentuckyW 83–72 6–3
Comcast Center (16,183)
College Park, Maryland
12/22/2009*
8:00 pm
Winston-Salem StateW 98–55 7–3
Comcast Center (14,262)
College Park, Maryland
12/27/2009*
8:00 pm
Florida AtlanticW 72–59 8–3
Comcast Center (15,123)
College Park, Maryland
12/30/2009*
7:30 pm
William & MaryL 77–83 8–4
Comcast Center (16,418)
College Park, Maryland
01/03/2010*
2:00 pm
UNC GreensboroW 97–63 9–4
Greensboro Coliseum (3,297)
Greensboro, North Carolina
01/10/2010
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 18 Florida StateW 77–68 10–4 (1–0)
Comcast Center (17,295)
College Park, Maryland
01/12/2010
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Wake ForestL 83–85 OT10–5 (1–1)
LJVM Coliseum (12,925)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
01/16/2010
4:00 pm, Raycom
at Boston CollegeW 73–57 11–5 (2–1)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
01/19/2010*
8:00 pm, CSN+
LongwoodW 106–55 12–5 (2–1)
Comcast Center (14,818)
College Park, Maryland
01/23/2010
6:00 pm, ESPN2
NC StateW 88–64 13–5 (3–1)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
01/26/2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami (FL)W 81–59 14–5 (4–1)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
01/31/2010
5:30 pm, FSN
at ClemsonL 53–62 14–6 (4–2)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
02/4/2010
9:00 pm, Raycom
at Florida StateW 71–67 15–6 (5–2)
Tucker Center (9,228)
Tallahassee, Florida
02/7/2010
2:00 pm, FSN
North CarolinaW 92–71 16–6 (6–2)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
02/13/2010
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 8 DukeL 56–77 16–7 (6–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
02/15/2010
8:00 pm, ESPN
VirginiaW 85–66 17–7 (7–3)
Comcast Center (17,091)
College Park, Maryland
02/17/2010
9:00 pm, RSN
at NC StateW 67–58 18–7 (8–3)
RBC Center (14,288)
Raleigh, North Carolina
02/20/2010
2:00 pm, Raycom
Georgia TechW 76–74 19–7 (9–3)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
02/24/2010
9:00 pm, Raycom
ClemsonW 88–79 20–7 (10–3)
Comcast Center (17,514)
College Park, Maryland
02/27/2010
4:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia TechW 104–100 2OT21–7 (11–3)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
03/3/2010
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 No. 4 DukeW 79–72 22–7 (12–3)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
03/6/2010
1:30 pm, Raycom
No. 22 at VirginiaW 74–68 23–7 (13–3)
JPJ Arena (13,431)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC tournament
03/12/2010
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) No. 19 vs. (7) Georgia Tech
ACC Quarterfinals
L 64–69 23–8
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
3/19/2010*
9:40 pm, CBS
(4 MW) No. 20 vs. (13 MW) Houston
NCAA First Round
W 89–77 24–8
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (10,861)
Spokane, WA
3/21/2010*
2:30 pm, CBS
(4 MW) No. 20 vs. (5 MW) No. 13 Michigan State
NCAA Second Round
L 83–85 24–9
Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,015)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=NCAA Midwest Regional.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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