This year's team was the fifth-worst in GW's nineteen years in College Park. Here are a couple perspectives on the state of MD basketball (glass half-full / glass half-empty):
1. Overall (glass half-full): The median season over the past nineteen years was last year's team that advanced to the second round of the tournament and finished #23 in the nation. There were nine teams that were better than last year and nine teams that were worse.
2. Six years since the title (glass half-empty): 2003 (#17), 2004 (#24), 2005 (Unranked), 2006 (Unranked), 2007 (#23), and 2008 (Unranked). This is not exactly capitalizing on success. The recruiting rankings were significantly higher than performance. The 2003 class (Caner-Medley, Gilchrist, McCray, and Garrison) was ranked #2 in the nation. The 2007 class (Vasquez, Hayes, Milbourne, Burney, Osby) was ranked #22.
Chalk 2008 up as another year in a continuing trend whereby MD had talented players individually that collectively didn't play well together as a team. The fact that MD has had only two players selected in the NBA draft over the past five years (Blake and Strawberry; both second-rounders) doesn't help recruiting.
The glass is half-empty. This is clearly a program in decline.
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#1:
2002:
Final USA Today Ranking: 1
Record: 32 - 4
ACC: 15 - 1 (first)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 26
ACC Second Round: Lost to NC State by 4
NCAA Seed: 1
NCAA Round 1: Beat Siena by 15
NCAA Round 2: Beat Wisconsin by 28
NCAA Round 3: Beat Kentucky by 10
NCAA Round 4: Beat UConn by 8
NCAA Round 5: Beat Kansas by 9
NCAA Final: Beat Indiana by 12
NCAA Champion: Maryland
- Dixon (Sr): 20 - 5 - 3 - ACC1 - ACCPOY -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Baxter (Sr): 15 - 8 - 1 - ACC2 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Wilcox (So): 12 - 7 - 1 - ACC3 -- NBA (6+ years, 374 gp, 9 ppg, 5 rpg, 1 apg, $15M in career earnings)
- Mouton (Sr): 11 - 5 - 2
- Blake (Jr): 8 - 4 - 8 - ACC3 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Nicholas (Jr): 7 - 2 - 2
- Holden (Jr): 6 - 3 - 1
#2:
2001:
Final USA Today Ranking: 4
Record: 25 - 11
ACC: 10 - 6 (third)
ACC First Round: Beat Wake by 18
ACC Second Round: Lost to Duke by 2
ACC Final: Lost to Duke by 13
NCAA Seed: 3
NCAA Round 1: Beat George Mason by 3
NCAA Round 2: Beat Georgia State by 19
NCAA Round 3: Beat Georgetown by 10
NCAA Round 4: Beat Stanford by 14
NCAA Round 5: Lost to Duke by 11
NCAA Champion: Duke
- Dixon (Jr): 18 - 4 - 3 - ACC1 -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Baxter (Jr): 16 - 8 - 1 - ACC2 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Morris (Sr): 12 - 8 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Mouton (Jr): 10 - 4 - 1
- Blake (So): 7 - 3 - 7 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Nicholas (So): 7 - 2 - 3
- Miller (Jr): 5 - 3 - 2
- Wilcox (Fr): 4 - 2 - 1 -- NBA (6+ years, 374 gp, 9 ppg, 5 rpg, 1 apg, $15M in career earnings)
#1. 2002: 32 - 4 (#1 in Nation; #1 Seed - NCAA Champions)
#2. 2001: 25 - 11 (#4 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to Duke in NCAA Final Four)
#3. 1999: 28 - 6 (#8 in Nation; #2 Seed - Lost to St. Johns in NCAA Third Round)
#4. 1995: 26 - 8 (#11 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCONN in NCAA Third Round)
#5. 1994: 18 - 12 (#11 in Nation; #10 Seed - Lost to Michigan in NCAA Third Round)
#6. 2003: 21 - 10 (#17 in Nation; #6 Seed - Lost to Michigan State in NCAA Third Round)
#7. 1998: 21 - 11 (#22 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Arizona in NCAA Third Round)
#8. 2000: 25 - 10 (#25 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCLA in NCAA Second Round)
#9. 2004: 20 - 12 (#24 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Syracuse in NCAA Second Round)
#10. 2007: 25 - 9 (#23 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Butler in NCAA Second Round)
#11. 1997: 21 - 11 (#32 in Nation; #5 Seed - Lost to College of Charleston in NCAA First Round)
#12. 1996: 17 - 13 (#47 in Nation; #7 Seed - Lost to Santa Clara in NCAA First Round)
#13: 2005: 19 - 13 (Lost to South Carolina in NIT Semi-Finals)
#14. 1990: 19 - 14 (Lost at PSU in NIT Second Round)
#15. 2006: 19 - 13 (Lost to Manhattan in NIT First Round)
#16. 1991: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#17. 1992: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#18. 1993: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
GW Countdown #3 and #4
Listed below are the third and fourth best teams in the GW era. It is interesting to note that the 1999 team had six future NBA players. GW has had a total of 17 NBA players in his 19 years at MD (18 if you count Vasquez).
$50,000,000.
This is the amount of money that Joe Smith lost by turning down a seven year, $80M contract with the Warriors in 1998. He earned a total of $30M in the following seven years. I am guessing that Walt Williams thought it was a bad idea to turn down that contract.
#3:
1999:
Final USA Today Ranking: 8
Record: 28 - 6
ACC: 13 - 3 (second)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 24
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 7
NCAA Seed: 2
NCAA Round 1: Beat Valpo by 22
NCAA Round 2: Beat Creighton by 12
NCAA Round 3: Lost to St. Johns by 13 (Artest)
NCAA Champion: UCONN
- Francis (Jr): 17 - 5 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (9+ years, 576 gp, 18 ppg, 6 rpg, 6 apg, $65M in career earnings)
- Morris (So): 15 - 7 - 2 - ACC1 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Profit (Sr): 15 - 5 - 3 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Ekezie (Sr): 13 - 6 - 2 -- NBA (4 years, 143 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.0M in career earnings)
- Dixon (Fr): 7 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Baxter (Fr): 7 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Stokes (Sr): 4 - 3 - 2
#4:
1995:
Final USA Today Ranking: 11
Record: 26 - 8
ACC: 12 - 4 (Co-Champion)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 7
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 4
NCAA Seed: 3
NCAA Round 1: Beat Gonzaga by 24
NCAA Round 2: Beat Texas by 14
NCAA Round 3: Lost to UConn by 10 (Allen)
NCAA Champion: UCLA
- Smith (So): 21 - 11 - 1 - ACC1 - ACCPOY - APPOY -- NBA (13+ years, 868 gp, 12 ppg, 7 rpg, 1 apg, $52M in career earnings)
- Rhodes (Jr): 14 - 5 - 4 - ACC3
- Hipp (Jr): 14 - 4 - 3
- Booth (So): 11 - 7 - 2 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Simpkins (Jr): 11 - 2 - 5
- Lucas (Jr): 7 - 4 - 1
- Bristol (Sr): 4 - 1 - 1
#3. 1999: 28 - 6 (#8 in Nation; #2 Seed - Lost to St. Johns in NCAA Third Round)
#4. 1995: 26 - 8 (#11 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCONN in NCAA Third Round)
#5. 1994: 18 - 12 (#11 in Nation; #10 Seed - Lost to Michigan in NCAA Third Round)
#6. 2003: 21 - 10 (#17 in Nation; #6 Seed - Lost to Michigan State in NCAA Third Round)
#7. 1998: 21 - 11 (#22 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Arizona in NCAA Third Round)
#8. 2000: 25 - 10 (#25 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCLA in NCAA Second Round)
#9. 2004: 20 - 12 (#24 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Syracuse in NCAA Second Round)
#10. 2007: 25 - 9 (#23 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Butler in NCAA Second Round)
#11. 1997: 21 - 11 (#32 in Nation; #5 Seed - Lost to College of Charleston in NCAA First Round)
#12. 1996: 17 - 13 (#47 in Nation; #7 Seed - Lost to Santa Clara in NCAA First Round)
#13: 2005: 19 - 13 (Lost to South Carolina in NIT Semi-Finals)
#14. 1990: 19 - 14 (Lost at PSU in NIT Second Round)
#15. 2006: 19 - 13 (Lost to Manhattan in NIT First Round)
#16. 1991: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#17. 1992: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#18. 1993: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
$50,000,000.
This is the amount of money that Joe Smith lost by turning down a seven year, $80M contract with the Warriors in 1998. He earned a total of $30M in the following seven years. I am guessing that Walt Williams thought it was a bad idea to turn down that contract.
#3:
1999:
Final USA Today Ranking: 8
Record: 28 - 6
ACC: 13 - 3 (second)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 24
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 7
NCAA Seed: 2
NCAA Round 1: Beat Valpo by 22
NCAA Round 2: Beat Creighton by 12
NCAA Round 3: Lost to St. Johns by 13 (Artest)
NCAA Champion: UCONN
- Francis (Jr): 17 - 5 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (9+ years, 576 gp, 18 ppg, 6 rpg, 6 apg, $65M in career earnings)
- Morris (So): 15 - 7 - 2 - ACC1 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Profit (Sr): 15 - 5 - 3 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Ekezie (Sr): 13 - 6 - 2 -- NBA (4 years, 143 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.0M in career earnings)
- Dixon (Fr): 7 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Baxter (Fr): 7 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Stokes (Sr): 4 - 3 - 2
#4:
1995:
Final USA Today Ranking: 11
Record: 26 - 8
ACC: 12 - 4 (Co-Champion)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 7
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 4
NCAA Seed: 3
NCAA Round 1: Beat Gonzaga by 24
NCAA Round 2: Beat Texas by 14
NCAA Round 3: Lost to UConn by 10 (Allen)
NCAA Champion: UCLA
- Smith (So): 21 - 11 - 1 - ACC1 - ACCPOY - APPOY -- NBA (13+ years, 868 gp, 12 ppg, 7 rpg, 1 apg, $52M in career earnings)
- Rhodes (Jr): 14 - 5 - 4 - ACC3
- Hipp (Jr): 14 - 4 - 3
- Booth (So): 11 - 7 - 2 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Simpkins (Jr): 11 - 2 - 5
- Lucas (Jr): 7 - 4 - 1
- Bristol (Sr): 4 - 1 - 1
#3. 1999: 28 - 6 (#8 in Nation; #2 Seed - Lost to St. Johns in NCAA Third Round)
#4. 1995: 26 - 8 (#11 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCONN in NCAA Third Round)
#5. 1994: 18 - 12 (#11 in Nation; #10 Seed - Lost to Michigan in NCAA Third Round)
#6. 2003: 21 - 10 (#17 in Nation; #6 Seed - Lost to Michigan State in NCAA Third Round)
#7. 1998: 21 - 11 (#22 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Arizona in NCAA Third Round)
#8. 2000: 25 - 10 (#25 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCLA in NCAA Second Round)
#9. 2004: 20 - 12 (#24 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Syracuse in NCAA Second Round)
#10. 2007: 25 - 9 (#23 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Butler in NCAA Second Round)
#11. 1997: 21 - 11 (#32 in Nation; #5 Seed - Lost to College of Charleston in NCAA First Round)
#12. 1996: 17 - 13 (#47 in Nation; #7 Seed - Lost to Santa Clara in NCAA First Round)
#13: 2005: 19 - 13 (Lost to South Carolina in NIT Semi-Finals)
#14. 1990: 19 - 14 (Lost at PSU in NIT Second Round)
#15. 2006: 19 - 13 (Lost to Manhattan in NIT First Round)
#16. 1991: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#17. 1992: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#18. 1993: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
GW Countdown #5 and #6
#5:
1994:
Final USA Today Ranking: 11
Record: 18 - 12
ACC: 8 - 8 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Lost to UVA by 6
NCAA Seed: 10
NCAA Round 1: Beat St. Louis by 8
NCAA Round 2: Beat UMass by 8
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Michigan by 7 (Fab Four)
NCAA Champion: Arkansas
- Smith (Fr): 19 - 11 - 1 - ACC1 -- NBA (13+ years, 868 gp, 12 ppg, 7 rpg, 1 apg, $52M in career earnings)
- Hipp (So): 13 - 4 - 3
- Rhodes (So): 13 - 7 - 4
- Simpkins (So): 12 - 3 - 5
- Booth (Fr): 11 - 6 - 2 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Lucas (So): 5 - 4 - 0
- Bosnic (Fr): 3 - 2 - 1
#6:
2003:
Final USA Today Ranking: 17
Record: 21 - 10
ACC: 11 - 5
ACC First Round: Lost to UNC by 12
NCAA Seed: 6
NCAA Round 1: Beat UNC Wilmington by 2 (Nicholas Buzzer Beater)
NCAA Round 2: Beat Xavier by 13
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Michigan State by 2
NCAA Champion: Syracuse
- Nicholas (Sr): 18 - 4 - 3 - ACC2
- Randle (Sr): 13 - 7 - 1 - ACC3
- Blake (Sr): 12 - 4 - 7 - ACC1 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Holden (Sr): 9 - 4 - 2
- Caner-Medley (Fr): 9 - 4 - 1
- Smith (Jr): 6 - 4 - 0
- McCall (Sr): 5 - 3 - 2
#5. 1994: 18 - 12 (#11 in Nation; #10 Seed - Lost to Michigan in NCAA Third Round)
#6. 2003: 21 - 10 (#17 in Nation; #6 Seed - Lost to Michigan State in NCAA Third Round)
#7. 1998: 21 - 11 (#22 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Arizona in NCAA Third Round)
#8. 2000: 25 - 10 (#25 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCLA in NCAA Second Round)
#9. 2004: 20 - 12 (#24 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Syracuse in NCAA Second Round)
#10. 2007: 25 - 9 (#23 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Butler in NCAA Second Round)
#11. 1997: 21 - 11 (#32 in Nation; #5 Seed - Lost to College of Charleston in NCAA First Round)
#12. 1996: 17 - 13 (#47 in Nation; #7 Seed - Lost to Santa Clara in NCAA First Round)
#13: 2005: 19 - 13 (Lost to South Carolina in NIT Semi-Finals)
#14. 1990: 19 - 14 (Lost at PSU in NIT Second Round)
#15. 2006: 19 - 13 (Lost to Manhattan in NIT First Round)
#16. 1991: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#17. 1992: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#18. 1993: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
1994:
Final USA Today Ranking: 11
Record: 18 - 12
ACC: 8 - 8 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Lost to UVA by 6
NCAA Seed: 10
NCAA Round 1: Beat St. Louis by 8
NCAA Round 2: Beat UMass by 8
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Michigan by 7 (Fab Four)
NCAA Champion: Arkansas
- Smith (Fr): 19 - 11 - 1 - ACC1 -- NBA (13+ years, 868 gp, 12 ppg, 7 rpg, 1 apg, $52M in career earnings)
- Hipp (So): 13 - 4 - 3
- Rhodes (So): 13 - 7 - 4
- Simpkins (So): 12 - 3 - 5
- Booth (Fr): 11 - 6 - 2 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Lucas (So): 5 - 4 - 0
- Bosnic (Fr): 3 - 2 - 1
#6:
2003:
Final USA Today Ranking: 17
Record: 21 - 10
ACC: 11 - 5
ACC First Round: Lost to UNC by 12
NCAA Seed: 6
NCAA Round 1: Beat UNC Wilmington by 2 (Nicholas Buzzer Beater)
NCAA Round 2: Beat Xavier by 13
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Michigan State by 2
NCAA Champion: Syracuse
- Nicholas (Sr): 18 - 4 - 3 - ACC2
- Randle (Sr): 13 - 7 - 1 - ACC3
- Blake (Sr): 12 - 4 - 7 - ACC1 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Holden (Sr): 9 - 4 - 2
- Caner-Medley (Fr): 9 - 4 - 1
- Smith (Jr): 6 - 4 - 0
- McCall (Sr): 5 - 3 - 2
#5. 1994: 18 - 12 (#11 in Nation; #10 Seed - Lost to Michigan in NCAA Third Round)
#6. 2003: 21 - 10 (#17 in Nation; #6 Seed - Lost to Michigan State in NCAA Third Round)
#7. 1998: 21 - 11 (#22 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Arizona in NCAA Third Round)
#8. 2000: 25 - 10 (#25 in Nation; #3 Seed - Lost to UCLA in NCAA Second Round)
#9. 2004: 20 - 12 (#24 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Syracuse in NCAA Second Round)
#10. 2007: 25 - 9 (#23 in Nation; #4 Seed - Lost to Butler in NCAA Second Round)
#11. 1997: 21 - 11 (#32 in Nation; #5 Seed - Lost to College of Charleston in NCAA First Round)
#12. 1996: 17 - 13 (#47 in Nation; #7 Seed - Lost to Santa Clara in NCAA First Round)
#13: 2005: 19 - 13 (Lost to South Carolina in NIT Semi-Finals)
#14. 1990: 19 - 14 (Lost at PSU in NIT Second Round)
#15. 2006: 19 - 13 (Lost to Manhattan in NIT First Round)
#16. 1991: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#17. 1992: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
#18. 1993: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
GW Countdown #7 and #8
#7:
1998:
Final USA Today Ranking: 22
Record: 21 - 11
ACC: 10 - 6 (third)
ACC First Round: Beat GT by 18
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 10
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat Utah State by 14
NCAA Round 2: Beat Illinois by 6
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Arizona by 8
NCAA Champion: Kentucky
- Profit (Jr): 16 - 5 - 3 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Elliot (Sr): 15 - 7 - 2 - ACC3
- Ekezie (Jr): 13 - 7 - 2 -- NBA (4 years, 143 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.0M in career earnings)
- Jasikevicious (Sr): 12 - 3 - 4 -- NBA (2 years, 138 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 3 apg, $8M in career earnings)
- Morris (Fr): 7 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Mardesich (Fr): 5 - 4 - 1
- Stokes (Jr): 5 - 3 - 5
#8:
2000:
Final USA Today Ranking: 25
Record: 25 - 10
ACC: 11 - 5 (second)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 21
ACC Second Round: Beat NC State by 3
ACC Final: Lost to Duke by 13
NCAA Seed: 3
NCAA Round 1: Beat Iona by 15
NCAA Round 2: Lost to UCLA by 35
NCAA Champion: Michigan State
- Dixon (So): 18 - 6 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Morris (Jr): 16 - 9 - 2 - ACC2 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Baxter (So): 16 - 9 - 1 - ACC1 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Miller (So): 9 - 3 - 3
- Blake (Fr): 7 - 3 - 6 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Nicholas (Fr): 5 - 1 - 1
- Holden (Fr): 3 - 2 - 1
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
1998:
Final USA Today Ranking: 22
Record: 21 - 11
ACC: 10 - 6 (third)
ACC First Round: Beat GT by 18
ACC Second Round: Lost to UNC by 10
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat Utah State by 14
NCAA Round 2: Beat Illinois by 6
NCAA Round 3: Lost to Arizona by 8
NCAA Champion: Kentucky
- Profit (Jr): 16 - 5 - 3 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Elliot (Sr): 15 - 7 - 2 - ACC3
- Ekezie (Jr): 13 - 7 - 2 -- NBA (4 years, 143 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.0M in career earnings)
- Jasikevicious (Sr): 12 - 3 - 4 -- NBA (2 years, 138 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 3 apg, $8M in career earnings)
- Morris (Fr): 7 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Mardesich (Fr): 5 - 4 - 1
- Stokes (Jr): 5 - 3 - 5
#8:
2000:
Final USA Today Ranking: 25
Record: 25 - 10
ACC: 11 - 5 (second)
ACC First Round: Beat FSU by 21
ACC Second Round: Beat NC State by 3
ACC Final: Lost to Duke by 13
NCAA Seed: 3
NCAA Round 1: Beat Iona by 15
NCAA Round 2: Lost to UCLA by 35
NCAA Champion: Michigan State
- Dixon (So): 18 - 6 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (6+ years, 371 gp, 9 ppg, 2 rpg, 2 apg, $8.6M in career earnings)
- Morris (Jr): 16 - 9 - 2 - ACC2 -- NBA (3 years, 139 gp, 3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $1.8M in career earnings)
- Baxter (So): 16 - 9 - 1 - ACC1 -- NBA (4 years, 162 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 0 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Miller (So): 9 - 3 - 3
- Blake (Fr): 7 - 3 - 6 -- NBA (5+ years, 325 gp, 7 ppg, 2 rpg, 4 apg, $3.3M in career earnings)
- Nicholas (Fr): 5 - 1 - 1
- Holden (Fr): 3 - 2 - 1
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
GW Countdown #9 and #10
#9:
2004:
Final USA Today Ranking: 24
Record: 20 - 12
ACC: 7 - 9
ACC First Round: Beat Wake by 1
ACC Second Round: Beat NCS by 3
ACC Championship: Beat Duke by 8 (OT)
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat UTEP by 3
NCAA Round 2: Lost to Syracuse by 2
NCAA Champion: UCONN
- Gilchrist (So): 15 - 5 - 5 - ACC3
- Smith (Sr): 13 - 9 - 1
- Caner-Medley (So): 12 - 5 - 2
- McCray (So): 11 - 4 - 3 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Garrison (So): 8 - 5 - 1
- Strawberry (Fr): 6 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Ibekwe (Fr): 5 - 4 - 0
#10:
2007:
Final USA Today Ranking: 23
Record: 25 - 9
ACC: 10 - 6
ACC First Round: Lost to Miami by 5
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat Davidson by 12
NCAA Round 2: Lost to Butler by 3
NCAA Champion: Florida
- Strawberry (Sr): 15 - 4 - 4 - ACC2 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Jones (Sr): 14 - 3 - 1
- Gist (Jr): 13 - 7 - 1
- Ibekwe (Sr): 10 - 8 - 1
- Vasquez (Fr): 10 - 3 - 5
- Osby (Jr): 6 - 4 - 1
- Hayes (Fr): 5 - 2 - 4
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
2004:
Final USA Today Ranking: 24
Record: 20 - 12
ACC: 7 - 9
ACC First Round: Beat Wake by 1
ACC Second Round: Beat NCS by 3
ACC Championship: Beat Duke by 8 (OT)
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat UTEP by 3
NCAA Round 2: Lost to Syracuse by 2
NCAA Champion: UCONN
- Gilchrist (So): 15 - 5 - 5 - ACC3
- Smith (Sr): 13 - 9 - 1
- Caner-Medley (So): 12 - 5 - 2
- McCray (So): 11 - 4 - 3 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Garrison (So): 8 - 5 - 1
- Strawberry (Fr): 6 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Ibekwe (Fr): 5 - 4 - 0
#10:
2007:
Final USA Today Ranking: 23
Record: 25 - 9
ACC: 10 - 6
ACC First Round: Lost to Miami by 5
NCAA Seed: 4
NCAA Round 1: Beat Davidson by 12
NCAA Round 2: Lost to Butler by 3
NCAA Champion: Florida
- Strawberry (Sr): 15 - 4 - 4 - ACC2 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Jones (Sr): 14 - 3 - 1
- Gist (Jr): 13 - 7 - 1
- Ibekwe (Sr): 10 - 8 - 1
- Vasquez (Fr): 10 - 3 - 5
- Osby (Jr): 6 - 4 - 1
- Hayes (Fr): 5 - 2 - 4
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
GW Countdown #11 and #12
#11:
1997:
Final USA Today Ranking: 32
Record: 21 - 11
ACC: 9 - 7 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Beat Clemson by 15
ACC Second Round: Lost to NC State by 7
NCAA Seed: 5
NCAA Round 1: Lost to College of Charleston by 9
NCAA Champion: Arizona
- Booth (Sr): 20 - 8 - 3 - ACC1 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Profit (So): 13 - 5 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Jasikevicious (Jr): 11 - 3 - 3
- Ekezie (So): 10 - 7 - 1
- Elliot (Jr): 9 - 6 - 1
- Stokes (So): 8 - 3 - 4
- Watkins (So): 8 - 2 - 0
#12:
1996:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked (outside the top 46)
Record: 17 - 13
ACC: 8 - 8 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Beat Duke by 13
ACC Second Round: Lost to GT by 5
NCAA Seed: 7
NCAA Round 1: Lost to Santa Clara by 12 (Nash)
NCAA Champion: Kentucky
- Rhodes (Sr): 17 - 6 - 3 - ACC2
- Booth (Jr): 15 - 8 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Simpkins (Sr): 12 - 2 - 4
- Lucas (Sr): 11 - 5 - 2
- Hipp (Sr): 7 - 3 - 2
- Profit (Fr): 6 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Elliot (So): 5 - 3 - 0
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
1997:
Final USA Today Ranking: 32
Record: 21 - 11
ACC: 9 - 7 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Beat Clemson by 15
ACC Second Round: Lost to NC State by 7
NCAA Seed: 5
NCAA Round 1: Lost to College of Charleston by 9
NCAA Champion: Arizona
- Booth (Sr): 20 - 8 - 3 - ACC1 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Profit (So): 13 - 5 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Jasikevicious (Jr): 11 - 3 - 3
- Ekezie (So): 10 - 7 - 1
- Elliot (Jr): 9 - 6 - 1
- Stokes (So): 8 - 3 - 4
- Watkins (So): 8 - 2 - 0
#12:
1996:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked (outside the top 46)
Record: 17 - 13
ACC: 8 - 8 (fourth)
ACC First Round: Beat Duke by 13
ACC Second Round: Lost to GT by 5
NCAA Seed: 7
NCAA Round 1: Lost to Santa Clara by 12 (Nash)
NCAA Champion: Kentucky
- Rhodes (Sr): 17 - 6 - 3 - ACC2
- Booth (Jr): 15 - 8 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (2 years, 45 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.1M in career earnings)
- Simpkins (Sr): 12 - 2 - 4
- Lucas (Sr): 11 - 5 - 2
- Hipp (Sr): 7 - 3 - 2
- Profit (Fr): 6 - 3 - 1 -- NBA (4 years, 135 gp, 3 ppg, 2 rpg, 1 apg, $2.9M in career earnings)
- Elliot (So): 5 - 3 - 0
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Monday, February 25, 2008
GW Countdown #13 and #14
#13:
2005:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 13
ACC: 7 - 9
ACC First Round: Lost to Clemson by 12
NIT Round 1: Beat Oral Roberts by 13
NIT Round 2: Beat Davidson by 15
NIT Round 3: Beat TCU by 12
NIT Round 4: Lost to South Carolina by 8
NCAA Champion: North Carolina
- Caner-Medley (Jr): 16 - 6 - 2 - ACC3
- McCray (Jr): 14 - 4 - 3 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Gilchrist (Jr): 14 - 5 - 5
- Garrison (Jr): 10 - 7 - 1
- Ibekwe (So): 8 - 6 - 1
- Jones (So): 7 - 3 - 1
- Strawberry (So): 7 - 2 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
#14:
1990:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 14
ACC: 6 - 8 (fifth)
ACC First Round: Lost to Duke by 20
NIT First Round: Beat UMass by 10
NIT Second Round: Lost at PSU by 2
NCAA Champion: UNLV
- Mustaf (Sr): 19 - 8 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 179 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $5M in career earnings)
- Massenburg (Sr): 18 - 10 - 1 - ACC2 -- NBA (15 years, 683 gp, 6 ppg, 4 rpg, $11M in career earnings)
- Williams (So): 13 - 4 - 5 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Burns (Fr): 4 - 3 - 0 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
2005:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 13
ACC: 7 - 9
ACC First Round: Lost to Clemson by 12
NIT Round 1: Beat Oral Roberts by 13
NIT Round 2: Beat Davidson by 15
NIT Round 3: Beat TCU by 12
NIT Round 4: Lost to South Carolina by 8
NCAA Champion: North Carolina
- Caner-Medley (Jr): 16 - 6 - 2 - ACC3
- McCray (Jr): 14 - 4 - 3 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Gilchrist (Jr): 14 - 5 - 5
- Garrison (Jr): 10 - 7 - 1
- Ibekwe (So): 8 - 6 - 1
- Jones (So): 7 - 3 - 1
- Strawberry (So): 7 - 2 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
#14:
1990:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 14
ACC: 6 - 8 (fifth)
ACC First Round: Lost to Duke by 20
NIT First Round: Beat UMass by 10
NIT Second Round: Lost at PSU by 2
NCAA Champion: UNLV
- Mustaf (Sr): 19 - 8 - 2 - ACC3 -- NBA (4 years, 179 gp, 4 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg, $5M in career earnings)
- Massenburg (Sr): 18 - 10 - 1 - ACC2 -- NBA (15 years, 683 gp, 6 ppg, 4 rpg, $11M in career earnings)
- Williams (So): 13 - 4 - 5 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Burns (Fr): 4 - 3 - 0 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Friday, February 22, 2008
GW Countdown #15 and #16
#15
2006:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 13
ACC: 8 - 8
ACC First Round: Beat GT by 18
ACC Second Round: Lost to BC by 14
NIT First Round: Lost to Manhattan by 3
NCAA Champion: Florida
- Caner-Medley (Sr): 15 - 6 - 2 - ACC3
- McCray (Sr): 15 - 4 - 4 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Ibekwe (Jr): 11 - 7 - 1
- Jones (Jr): 11 - 3 - 2
- Strawberry (Jr): 10 - 3 - 4 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Gist (So): 8 - 5 - 1
- Garrison (Sr): 8 - 5 - 1
#16:
1991:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 5 - 9 (seventh)
NCAA Champion: Duke
- Williams (Jr): 19 - 5 - 5 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Roe (Sr): 18 - 6 - 3 - ACC3
- Lewis (Sr): 12 - 8 - 1 and 5.1 bpg (second in the nation; ACC record) -- NBA (1 year, 3 gp, 1 ppg, 1 rpg, $200K in career earnings)
- Smith (Jr): 11 - 5 - 1
- McClinton (So): 8 - 4 - 4
- Broadnax (Jr): 8 - 4 - 2
- Burns (So): 8 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
2006:
Final USA Today Ranking: Unranked
Record: 19 - 13
ACC: 8 - 8
ACC First Round: Beat GT by 18
ACC Second Round: Lost to BC by 14
NIT First Round: Lost to Manhattan by 3
NCAA Champion: Florida
- Caner-Medley (Sr): 15 - 6 - 2 - ACC3
- McCray (Sr): 15 - 4 - 4 -- NBA (1 year, 5 gp, 0 ppg, 0 rpg, 0 apg, $161K in career earnings)
- Ibekwe (Jr): 11 - 7 - 1
- Jones (Jr): 11 - 3 - 2
- Strawberry (Jr): 10 - 3 - 4 -- NBA (1 year, 20 gp, 3 ppg, 1 rpg, 1 apg, $427K in career earnings)
- Gist (So): 8 - 5 - 1
- Garrison (Sr): 8 - 5 - 1
#16:
1991:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 16 - 12 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 5 - 9 (seventh)
NCAA Champion: Duke
- Williams (Jr): 19 - 5 - 5 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Roe (Sr): 18 - 6 - 3 - ACC3
- Lewis (Sr): 12 - 8 - 1 and 5.1 bpg (second in the nation; ACC record) -- NBA (1 year, 3 gp, 1 ppg, 1 rpg, $200K in career earnings)
- Smith (Jr): 11 - 5 - 1
- McClinton (So): 8 - 4 - 4
- Broadnax (Jr): 8 - 4 - 2
- Burns (So): 8 - 4 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
GW Countdown #17 and #18
Gary Williams is in his 19th season as head coach at Maryland. Here is a ranking of his previous 18 seasons. 1992 and 1993 were the only years that MD finished under .500 since he took the job in 1989.
The NBA salary information below is from basketball-reference.com.
Case and point #1 on why MD needs to mix in a course on decision analysis for next year's curriculum: The career earnings for Walt Williams noted below is less than the amount of money he opted out of in Miami in 1996 - only to sign for the league minimum with the Raptors. Regardless, Williams' reverse throw-down alley-oop dunks against UNC are still near the top of the list on all-time great MD highlights.
#17
1992:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 5 - 11 (eighth)
ACC First Round: Lost to Duke by 7
NCAA Champion: Duke
- Williams (Sr): 27 - 6 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Burns (Jr): 16 - 7 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
- McClinton (Jr): 12 - 5 - 5
- Smith (Sr): 10 - 7 - 2
- Broadnax (Sr): 9 - 4 - 3
- Kerwin (Jr): 4 - 5 - 1
#18 (worst season):
1993:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 2 - 14 (eighth)
ACC First Round: Lost to UNC by 36
NCAA Champion: UNC
- Burns (Sr): 19 - 9 - 2 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
- McClinton (Sr): 16 - 5 - 6
- Rhodes (Fr): 14 - 5 - 3
- Hipp (Fr): 11 - 5 - 3
- Kerwin (Sr): 7 - 5 - 1
- Lucas (Fr): 4 - 2 - 0
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
The NBA salary information below is from basketball-reference.com.
Case and point #1 on why MD needs to mix in a course on decision analysis for next year's curriculum: The career earnings for Walt Williams noted below is less than the amount of money he opted out of in Miami in 1996 - only to sign for the league minimum with the Raptors. Regardless, Williams' reverse throw-down alley-oop dunks against UNC are still near the top of the list on all-time great MD highlights.
#17
1992:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 14 - 15 (Banned from NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 5 - 11 (eighth)
ACC First Round: Lost to Duke by 7
NCAA Champion: Duke
- Williams (Sr): 27 - 6 - 4 - ACC1 -- NBA (13 years, 708 gp, 12 ppg, 4 rpg, 2 apg, $35M in career earnings)
- Burns (Jr): 16 - 7 - 1 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
- McClinton (Jr): 12 - 5 - 5
- Smith (Sr): 10 - 7 - 2
- Broadnax (Sr): 9 - 4 - 3
- Kerwin (Jr): 4 - 5 - 1
#18 (worst season):
1993:
Final AP Ranking: Unranked
Record: 12 - 16 (Did not make NIT or NCAA Tournament)
ACC: 2 - 14 (eighth)
ACC First Round: Lost to UNC by 36
NCAA Champion: UNC
- Burns (Sr): 19 - 9 - 2 -- NBA (1 year, 23 gp, 2 ppg, 1 rpg, $1.6M in career earnings)
- McClinton (Sr): 16 - 5 - 6
- Rhodes (Fr): 14 - 5 - 3
- Hipp (Fr): 11 - 5 - 3
- Kerwin (Sr): 7 - 5 - 1
- Lucas (Fr): 4 - 2 - 0
Note: The NBA statistics and salary information is from basketball-reference.com. It was valid as of March, 2008.
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