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.
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] Tom Roy and Owen Brown (1975)[13] and John Lucas and Mo Howard (1976).[14] It is considered the greatest team that did not participate in the NCAA tournament.[15]
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Contents 1 1969 70 1 1 Personnel 1 2 NBA draft 2 1970 71 2 1 NBA draft 3 1971 72 3 1 National Invitation tournament 3 2 Awards and honors 4 1972 73 4 1 NCAA tournament 4 2 Awards and honors 4 3 NBA draft 5 1973 74 5 1 ACC tournament 5 2 Awards and honors 5 3 NBA draft 6 1974 75 6 1 NCAA tournament 6 2 Awards and honors 6 3 NBA draft 7 1975 76 7 1 Awards and honors 7 2 NBA draft 8 1976 77 8 1 NBA draft 9 1977 78 9 1 NBA draft 10 1978 79 10 1 NBA draft 11 References 12 External links1969 70 edit1969 70 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRecord13 13 5 9 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 1st season Assistant coachGeorge RavelingHome arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1968 691970 71 1969 70 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 6 South Carolina 14 0 1 000 25 3 893North Carolina 9 5 643 18 9 667No 10 NC State 9 5 643 23 7 767Duke 8 6 571 17 9 654Wake Forest 6 8 429 14 13 519Maryland 5 9 357 13 13 500Virginia 3 11 214 10 15 400Clemson 2 12 143 7 19 269 1970 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP PollThe 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 Personnel edit 1969 70 Maryland Terrapins men s basketball teamPlayers CoachesPos Name Height Weight Year HometownF Charlie Blank 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m SoTommy Findreng 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m JrF Jay Flowers 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m SoF Will Hetzel 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m SrC Rod Horst 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m SrG Steve Kebeck 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m JrF Tom Milroy 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m SrG Steve Norman 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m SoHarvey Sanders 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m SoC Sparky Still 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m SoF Dick Stobaugh 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m JrAl Thomas 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m JrG Mickey Wiles 5 ft 11 in 1 8 m Sr Head coachLefty DriesellAssistant coach es Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible W Walk on nbsp Injured nbsp Current redshirtNBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club9 151 Will Hetzel Baltimore BulletsSource 1 1970 71 edit1970 71 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRecord14 12 5 9 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 2nd season Assistant coachGeorge RavelingHome arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1969 701971 72 1970 71 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 13 North Carolina 11 3 786 26 6 813No 6 South Carolina 10 4 714 23 6 793Duke 9 5 643 20 10 667Wake Forest 7 7 500 16 10 615Virginia 6 8 429 15 11 577NC State 5 9 357 13 14 481Maryland 5 9 357 14 12 538Clemson 3 11 214 9 17 346 1971 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club8 131 Barry Yates Philadelphia 76ersSource 2 1971 72 edit1971 72 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballNIT ChampionsNational Invitation Tournament championsConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 11APNo 14Record27 5 8 4 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 3rd season Assistant coachGeorge RavelingHome arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1970 711972 73 1971 72 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 North Carolina 9 3 750 26 5 839No 14 Maryland 8 4 667 27 5 844No 20 Virginia 8 4 667 21 7 750Duke 6 6 500 14 12 538NC State 6 6 500 16 10 615Wake Forest 3 9 250 8 18 308Clemson 2 10 167 10 16 385 1972 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP PollLefty 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 Maryland 71 Syracuse 65 Semifinal Maryland 91 Jacksonville 77 Final Maryland 100 Niagara 69 5 Awards and honors edit Tom McMillen NIT Most Valuable Player Tom McMillen First Team All ACC 6 Tom McMillen Third Team All American 7 In April 1972 assistant George Raveling became the head coach at Washington State in the Pac 8 Conference 8 9 1972 73 edit1972 73 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballNCAA tournament Elite EightConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 10APNo 8Record23 7 7 5 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 4th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1971 721973 74 1972 73 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 NC State 12 0 1 000 27 0 1 000No 11 North Carolina 8 4 667 25 8 758No 8 Maryland 7 5 583 23 7 767Duke 4 8 333 12 14 462Virginia 4 8 333 13 12 520Clemson 4 8 333 12 14 462Wake Forest 3 9 250 12 15 444 1973 ACC tournament winnerAs of March 3 1973Rankings from AP PollIn the offseason Tom McMillen was a member of the US national team that took part in Basketball at the 1972 Summer Olympics NCAA tournament edit East Maryland 91 Syracuse 75 Providence 103 Maryland 89 10 Awards and honors edit Tom McMillen Second Team All American 7 Tom McMillen First Team All ACC 6 NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club3 37 Jim O Brien Cleveland Cavaliers10 155 Bob Bodell Seattle SuperSonics14 186 Howard White Capitol BulletsSource 11 1973 74 edit1973 74 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 4APNo 4Record23 5 9 3 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 5th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1972 731974 75 1973 74 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 1 NC State 12 0 1 000 30 1 968No 4 Maryland 9 3 750 23 5 821No 12 North Carolina 9 3 750 22 6 786Virginia 4 8 333 11 16 407Clemson 3 9 250 14 12 538Wake Forest 3 9 250 13 13 500Duke 2 10 167 10 16 385 1974 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP PollMaryland 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 Tom Roy and Owen Brown 1975 13 and John Lucas and Mo Howard 1976 14 It is considered the greatest team that did not participate in the NCAA tournament 15 ACC tournament edit 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 100Awards and honors edit 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 NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club1 9 Tom McMillen Buffalo Braves1 13 Len Elmore Washington BulletsSource 12 1974 75 edit1974 75 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballNCAA tournament Elite EightConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 5APNo 5Record24 5 10 2 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 6th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1973 741975 76 1974 75 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 Maryland 10 2 833 24 5 828No 9 North Carolina 8 4 667 23 8 742Clemson 8 4 667 17 11 607No 7 NC State 8 4 667 22 6 786Virginia 4 8 333 12 13 480Duke 2 10 167 13 13 500Wake Forest 2 10 167 13 13 500 1975 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP PollIn the offseason John Lucas played for the US national team in the 1974 FIBA World Championship winning the bronze medal 17 NCAA tournament edit Midwest Maryland 83 Creighton 79 Maryland 83 Notre Dame 71 Louisville 96 Maryland 82 18 Awards and honors edit John Lucas First Team All American 7 John Lucas First Team All ACC 6 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champions 1974 FIBA Intercontinental CupNBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club3 42 Tom Roy Portland Trail Blazers9 147 Owen Brown Phoenix SunsSource 13 1975 76 edit1975 76 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRankingCoachesNo 13APNo 11Record22 6 7 5 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 7th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1974 751976 77 1975 76 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 8 North Carolina 11 1 917 25 4 862No 11 Maryland 7 5 583 22 6 786NC State 7 5 583 21 9 700Clemson 5 7 417 18 10 643Wake Forest 5 7 417 17 10 630No 18 Virginia 4 8 333 18 12 600Duke 3 9 250 13 14 481 1976 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll Awards and honors edit John Lucas First Team All American 7 John Lucas First Team All ACC 6 NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club1 1 John Lucas Houston Rockets2 32 Mo Howard Cleveland CavaliersSource 14 1976 77 edit1976 77 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRecord19 8 7 5 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 8th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1975 761977 78 1976 77 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 5 North Carolina 9 3 750 28 5 848No 9 Wake Forest 8 4 667 22 8 733Clemson 8 4 667 22 6 786Maryland 7 5 583 19 8 704NC State 6 6 500 17 11 607Virginia 2 10 167 12 17 414Duke 2 10 167 14 13 519 1977 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club1 15 Brad Davis Los Angeles Lakers2 30 Steve Sheppard Chicago BullsSource 19 1977 78 edit1977 78 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRecord15 13 3 9 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 9th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1976 771978 79 1977 78 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 16 North Carolina 9 3 750 23 8 742No 7 Duke 8 4 667 27 7 794NC State 7 5 583 21 10 677Virginia 6 6 500 20 8 714Wake Forest 6 6 500 19 10 655Maryland 3 9 250 15 13 536Clemson 3 9 250 15 12 556 1978 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll 20 NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club4 81 Larry Boston Washington BulletsSource 21 1978 79 edit1978 79 Maryland Terrapins men s basketballNational Invitation TournamentConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceRecord19 11 6 6 ACC Head coachLefty Driesell 10th season Home arenaCole Field HouseSeasons 1977 781979 80 1978 79 ACC men s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 9 North Carolina 9 3 750 23 6 793No 11 Duke 9 3 750 22 8 733Virginia 7 5 583 19 10 655Maryland 6 6 500 19 11 633Clemson 5 7 417 19 10 655NC State 3 9 250 18 12 600Wake Forest 3 9 250 12 15 444 1979 ACC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll NBA draft edit Round Pick Player NBA Club3 52 Larry Gibson Milwaukee BucksSource 22 References edit Archived copy Archived from the original on December 6 2008 Retrieved October 31 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint 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