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Maryland Terrapins men's basketball (1970–79)

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Coaches
  
No. Not ranked

1969–70 record
  
13–13 (5–9 ACC)

Home arena
  
Cole Field House

AP
  
No. Not ranked

Head coach
  
Lefty Driesell

Conference
  
Atlantic Coast Conference

1969–70

The year 1969 was a turning point in Washington sports history. The University of Maryland had hired Lefty Driesell to coach basketball. The Senators named Ted Williams as manager. The Washington Redskins hired Vince Lombardi as Head Coach and he had brought a winning attitude to the nation's capital. It marked a renaissance in sports interest in America's most transient of cities.

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1971–72

Lefty Driesell started the tradition of Midnight Madnessin 1971 with an unofficial session that was attended by 3,000 fans at the University of Maryland's football stadium, Byrd Stadium.

National Invitation Tournament

  • First Round
  • Maryland 67, St. Josephs 55
  • Second Round
  • Maryland 71, Syracuse 65
  • Semifinal
  • Maryland 91, Jacksonville 77
  • Final
  • Maryland 100, Niagara 69

    • Awards and honors

  • Tom McMillen, NIT Most Valuable Player
  • Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC
  • Tom McMillen, Third Team All-American

    • 1972–73

    In the offseason, Tom McMillen was a member of the US national team that took part in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

    NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • East
  • Maryland 91, Syracuse 75
  • Providence 103, Maryland 89

    • Awards and honors

  • Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American
  • Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC

    • 1973–74

    Maryland participated in the ACC Final. The Final pitted two of the top teams in the country. It has been regarded by many to be the greatest ACC game in history — and one of the greatest college games ever. The game was instrumental in forcing the expansion of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship to 32 teams, allowing more than one bid from a conference. Maryland had six future NBA draft picks on the team. The six picks were Tom McMillen and Len Elmore (1974), Tom Roy and Owen Brown (1975) and John Lucas and Mo Howard (1976). It is considered the greatest team that did not participate in the NCAA tournament.

    ACC Tournament

    The 1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum from March 7–9. North Carolina State defeated Maryland in overtime 103–100 to claim the championship.

  • Quarterfinals (March 7): Maryland 85, Duke 66
  • Semifinals (March 8): Maryland 105, North Carolina 85
  • Finals (March 9): NC State 103, Maryland 100

    • Awards and honors

  • Lefty Driesell, NCAA Award of Valor
  • Len Elmore, First Team All ACC
  • Len Elmore, Second Team All-American
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC
  • John Lucas, Second Team All-American
  • Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American

    • 1974–75

    In the offseason, John Lucas played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.

    NCAA Basketball Tournament

  • Midwest
  • Maryland 83, Creighton 79
  • Maryland 83, Notre Dame 71
  • Louisville 96, Maryland 82

    • Awards and honors

  • John Lucas, First Team All-American
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC
  • FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions, 1974 FIBA Intercontinental Cup

    • Awards and honors

  • John Lucas, First Team All-American
  • John Lucas, First Team All ACC

    • References

    Maryland Terrapins men's basketball (1970–79) Wikipedia
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