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 249, 133 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
Record249 (133 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachKeith Booth
Chuck Driesell
Robert Ehsan
Home arenaComcast Center
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
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
James Padgett
PF
Brooklyn, New York Abraham Lincoln High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Jordan Williams
PF
Torrington, Connecticut Torrington High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 21, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/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
F 1 Landon Milbourne 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Roswell, Georgia
G 5 Eric Hayes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Woodbridge, Virginia
G 14 Sean Mosley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
F 15 Ersin Levent 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Rockville, Maryland
F 20 Jordan Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) Fr Torrington, Connecticut
G 21 Greivis Vasquez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Caracas, Venezuela
G 22 Adrian Bowie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Greenbelt, Maryland
G/F 23 David Pearman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbia, Maryland
G/F 24 Cliff Tucker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr El Paso, Texas
C 25 Steve Goins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) So Chicago
F 33 Dino Gregory 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Baltimore
F 35 James Padgett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Brooklyn
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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2009*
8:00 pm
Indiana (PA) W 7554 
Comcast Center 
College Park, Maryland
Regular season
11/13/2009*
8:00 pm, CSN
Charleston Southern W 8951  10
Comcast Center (16,812)
College Park, Maryland
11/17/2009*
8:00 pm, CSN
No. 25 Fairfield W 7142  20
Comcast Center (16,227)
College Park, Maryland
11/20/2009*
8:00 pm
No. 25 New Hampshire W 8255  30
Comcast Center (17,180)
College Park, Maryland
11/23/2009*
9:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 7951  40
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/24/2009*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Cincinnati
Maui Invitational
L 57–69  41
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
11/24/2009*
4:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 vs. Wisconsin
Maui Invitational
L 69–78  42
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
12/01/2009*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
at Indiana
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
W 8068  52
Assembly Hall (17,039)
Bloomington, Indiana
12/06/2009*
7:30 pm, MASN
vs. No. 4 Villanova
BB&T Classic
L 86–95  53
Verizon Center (16,389)
Washington, D.C.
12/12/2009*
2:00 pm, CSN
Eastern Kentucky W 8372  63
Comcast Center (16,183)
College Park, Maryland
12/22/2009*
8:00 pm
Winston-Salem State W 9855  73
Comcast Center (14,262)
College Park, Maryland
12/27/2009*
8:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 7259  83
Comcast Center (15,123)
College Park, Maryland
12/30/2009*
7:30 pm
William & Mary L 77–83  84
Comcast Center (16,418)
College Park, Maryland
01/03/2010*
2:00 pm
UNC Greensboro W 9763  94
Greensboro Coliseum (3,297)
Greensboro, North Carolina
01/10/2010
5:30 pm, FSN
No. 18 Florida State W 7768  104 (10)
Comcast Center (17,295)
College Park, Maryland
01/12/2010
8:00 pm, Raycom
at Wake Forest L 83–85 OT 105 (11)
LJVM Coliseum (12,925)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
01/16/2010
4:00 pm, Raycom
at Boston College W 7357  115 (21)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
01/19/2010*
8:00 pm, CSN+
Longwood W 10655  125 (21)
Comcast Center (14,818)
College Park, Maryland
01/23/2010
6:00 pm, ESPN2
NC State W 8864  135 (31)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
01/26/2010
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Miami (FL) W 8159  145 (41)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
01/31/2010
5:30 pm, FSN
at Clemson L 53–62  146 (42)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
02/4/2010
9:00 pm, Raycom
at Florida State W 7167  156 (52)
Tucker Center (9,228)
Tallahassee, Florida
02/7/2010
2:00 pm, FSN
North Carolina W 9271  166 (62)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
02/13/2010
1:00 pm, CBS
at No. 8 Duke L 56–77  167 (63)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, North Carolina
02/15/2010
8:00 pm, ESPN
Virginia W 8566  177 (73)
Comcast Center (17,091)
College Park, Maryland
02/17/2010
9:00 pm, RSN
at NC State W 6758  187 (83)
RBC Center (14,288)
Raleigh, North Carolina
02/20/2010
2:00 pm, Raycom
Georgia Tech W 7674  197 (93)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
02/24/2010
9:00 pm, Raycom
Clemson W 8879  207 (103)
Comcast Center (17,514)
College Park, Maryland
02/27/2010
4:00 pm, Raycom
at Virginia Tech W 104100 2OT 217 (113)
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, Virginia
03/3/2010
9:00 pm, ESPN
No. 22 No. 4 Duke W 7972  227 (123)
Comcast Center (17,950)
College Park, Maryland
03/6/2010
1:30 pm, Raycom
No. 22 at Virginia W 7468  237 (133)
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  238
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 8977  248
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  249
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.

References

  1. "Vasquez Wins Bob Cousy Award". Maryland Men's Basketball. UMTerps.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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