1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

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.

1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
Adrian Branch, 1983
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record20–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
← 1981–82
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

Roster

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1982–83 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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
No. 4 Virginia L 64–83  7–3
(0–1)
Cole Field House (14,500)
College Park, Maryland
January 12
at No. 11 North Carolina L 71–72  7–4
(0–2)
Carmichael Auditorium 
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)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
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
No. 3 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)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
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)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
March 7
at No. 2 Virginia L 81–83  19–8
(8–6)
University Hall (9,000)
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
March 11*
Georgia Tech
ACC tournament Quarterfinal
L 58–64 OT 19–9
The Omni 
Atlanta
NCAA Tournament
March 17*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) No. 15 Chattanooga
NCAA tournament • First Round
W 52–51[1]  20–9
The Summit 
Houston
March 22*
 CBS
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) 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.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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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.