Record: 19-9. Last 10: 5-5.

Location, conference: College Park, Md.; Atlantic Coast.

Web site: www.umterps.com.

Conference finish: Tied for second; lost in quarterfinals of conference tournament.

NCAA tournament record: 32-18.

Last tournament appearance: 2002.

Coach: Gary Williams (14th season, 293-152).

Starters:
F Tahj Holden, 6-10, Sr., 8.8 ppg., 4.1 rpg.
F Nik Caner-Medley, 6-8, Fr., 5.9 ppg., 3.7 rpg.
C Ryan Randle, 6-9, Sr., 12.5 ppg., 7.1 rpg.
G Steve Blake, 6-3, Sr., 11.3 ppg., 6.9 apg.
G Drew Nicholas, 6-3, Sr., 17.2 ppg., 3.6 rpg.

Key reserves: F Jamar Smith, 6-9, Jr., 5.4 ppg., 4.0 rpg.; G Calvin McCall, 6-3, Sr. 4.8 ppg., 3.4 rpg.

Key statistics: PPG.: 77.7; OPPG.: 64.3; FG.: 46.1 percent; OFG.: 37.6 percent; 3-PT.: 39.2 percent; FT.: 70.9 percent.

Scouting report: What really kept the Terps together was defense. They led the ACC in steals (10.7 a game), blocked shots (6.7), field-goal-percentage defense (37.6) and three-point-percentage defense (30.6). ... Blake, the point guard, has started more NCAA tournament games than anybody else in this year's event.

—Statistics through regular season.