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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.
1969–70 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
Charlie Blank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) —
So
Tommy Findreng 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) —
Jr
F
Jay Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
So
F
Will Hetzel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Sr
C
Rod Horst 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) —
Sr
G
Steve Kebeck 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
Jr
F
Tom Milroy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) —
Sr
G
Steve Norman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) —
So
Harvey Sanders 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) —
So
C
Sparky Still 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
So
F
Dick Stobaugh 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) —
Jr
Al Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) —
Jr
G
Mickey Wiles 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) —
Sr
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
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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 .[ 3] [ 4]
National Invitation tournament [ edit ] First Round
Maryland 67, St. Josephs 55
Second Round
Semifinal
Maryland 91, Jacksonville 77
Final
Maryland 100, Niagara 69[ 5] Tom McMillen, NIT Most Valuable Player
Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC[ 6]
Tom McMillen, Third Team All-American[ 7] George Raveling became the head coach at Washington State in the Pac-8 Conference .[ 8] [ 9]
In the offseason, Tom McMillen was a member of the US national team that took part in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics .
East
Maryland 91, Syracuse 75
Providence 103, Maryland 89[ 10] Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American[ 7]
Tom McMillen, First Team All ACC[ 6] Source: [ 11]
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),[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
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 Lefty Driesell, NCAA Award of Valor [ 16]
Len Elmore, First Team All ACC
Len Elmore, Second Team All-American
John Lucas, First Team All ACC[ 6]
John Lucas, Second Team All-American
Tom McMillen, Second Team All-American[ 7] Source: [ 12]
In the offseason, John Lucas played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship , winning the bronze medal.[ 17]
Midwest
Maryland 83, Creighton 79
Maryland 83, Notre Dame 71
Louisville 96, Maryland 82[ 18] Source: [ 13]
John Lucas, First Team All-American[ 7]
John Lucas, First Team All ACC[ 6] Source: [ 14]
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^ NCAA Award of Valor recipients ^ SEVENTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP – 1974 Archived 2010-01-03 at the Wayback Machine ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More" .^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ sports-reference.com 1977-78 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary ^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2010 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2009 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link )
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
