1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	20–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Lefty Driesell;
Home arena	Cole Field House

1982–83 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 North Carolina	12	–	2	.857	28	–	8	.778
No. 4 Virginia	12	–	2	.857	29	–	5	.853
Maryland	8	–	6	.571	20	–	10	.667
No. 16 NC State †	8	–	6	.571	26	–	10	.722
Wake Forest	7	–	7	.500	20	–	10	.667
Georgia Tech	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Duke	3	–	11	.214	11	–	17	.393
Clemson	2	–	12	.143	11	–	20	.355

† 1983 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1982–83 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Lefty Driesell and played their home games at Cole Field House in College Park, Maryland. The Terrapins finished the season with a 20–10 overall record (8–6 ACC) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament before losing to No.1 ranked and eventual National runner-up Houston and Phi Slama Jama.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Jeff Adkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Martinsville, VA
G	11	Chuck Driesell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Silver Spring, MD
G	12	Jeff Baxter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Washington, DC
G	14	Steve Rivers	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Uniondale, NY
F	22	Mark Fothergill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Somerset, KY
F	24	Adrian Branch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Largo, MD
C	31	Bryan Palmer	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Glen Rock, PA
F	33	Pete Hobert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Fairfax, VA
F	34	Len Bias	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Landover, MD
F	42	Herman Veal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Jackson, MS
C	54	Ben Coleman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Minneapolis, MN

Head coach

Charles "Lefty" Driesell

Assistant coach(es)

Sherman Dillard
Mel Cartwright
Ron Bradley

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 27*	vs. Penn State	L 79–97	0–1	Baltimore Arena Baltimore
December 1*	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 91–70	1–1	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
December 4*	at Canisius	W 67–66	2–1
December 8*	St. Joseph's	L 56–64	2–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
December 11*	Duquesne	W 85–64	3–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
December 14*	Towson State	W 66–56	4–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
December 23*	UCLA	W 80–79 ^2OT	5–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 3*	American	W 73–71	6–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 5*	William & Mary	W 56–51	7–2	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 8	Virginia	L 64–83	7–3 (0–1)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 12	at North Carolina	L 71–72	7–4 (0–2)	Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 15	Duke	L 67–86	7–5 (0–3)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 19	at Clemson	W 80–61	8–5 (1–3)	Clemson, South Carolina
January 22*	Notre Dame	W 68–67	9–5	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 26*	at Holy Cross	W 55–53	10–5	Worcester Centrum Worcester, Massachusetts
January 29	NC State	W 86–81	11–5 (2–3)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
January 31*	Navy	W 98–73	12–5	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 2*	Old Dominion	W 87–67	13–5	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 5	Georgia Tech	W 77–68	14–5 (3–3)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 9	at Wake Forest	L 66–79	14–6 (3–4)	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
February 16	North Carolina	W 106–94	15–6 (4–4)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 19	Clemson	W 92–88	16–6 (5–4)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
February 21	at Duke	W 101–90	17–6 (6–4)	Durham, North Carolina
February 23	at Georgia Tech	L 60–70	17–7 (6–5)	Atlanta
February 26	Wake Forest	W 83–76	18–7 (7–5)	Cole Field House College Park, Maryland
March 3	at NC State	W 67–58	19–7 (8–5)	Raleigh, North Carolina
March 7	at Virginia	L 81–83	19–8 (8–6)	Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 11*	Georgia Tech ACC tournament Quarterfinal	L 58–64 ^OT	19–9	The Omni Atlanta
NCAA Tournament
March 17*	vs. No. 15 Chattanooga NCAA tournament • First Round	W 52–51^[1]	20–9	The Summit Houston
March 22*	vs. No. 1 Houston NCAA Tournament • Second Round	L 50–60^[2]	20–10	The Summit Houston
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
↑ "Terrapins Ousted, Slowly but Surely, by No. 1 Houston". The Washington Post. March 20, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
↑ Maryland Terrapins men's basketball results 1970–present Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-Oct-13.

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[1] "Maryland Winner On Last Shot, 52-51". The New York Times. March 18, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[2] "Terrapins Ousted, Slowly but Surely, by No. 1 Houston". The Washington Post. March 20, 1983. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[3] Maryland Terrapins men's basketball results 1970–present Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2013-Oct-13.

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