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1977–78 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1969–70 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not ranked
AP No. Not ranked
1969–70 record 13–13 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1968–69
1970–71 →
1970–71 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. Not ranked
AP No. Not ranked
1970–71 record 14–12 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1969–70
1971–72 →
1971–72 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NIT Champions
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 14
1971–72 record 27–5 (8–4 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1970–71
1972–73 →
1972–73 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 8
1972–73 record 23–7 (7–5 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1971–72
1973–74 →
1972–73 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 NC State 12 0   1.000     27 0   1.000
#11 North Carolina 8 4   .667     25 8   .758
#8 Maryland 7 5   .583     23 7   .767
Duke 4 8   .333     12 14   .462
Virginia 4 8   .333     13 12   .520
Clemson 4 8   .333     12 14   .462
Wake Forest 3 9   .250     12 15   .444
ACC Tournament winner
As of March 3, 1973; Rankings from AP Poll
1973–74 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 4
AP No. 4
1973–74 record 23–5 (9–3 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1972–73
1974–75 →
1974–75 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 5
AP No. 5
1974–75 record 24–5 (10–2 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1973–74
1975–76 →
1975–76 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 13
1975–76 record 22–6 (7–5 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1974–75
1976–77 →
1976–77 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1976–77 record 19–8 (7–5 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1975–76
1977–78 →
1977–78 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1977–78 record 15–13 (3–9 ACC)
Head coach Lefty Driesell
Home arena Cole Field House
Seasons
← 1976–77
1978–79 →


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.

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.

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

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.

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.


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