Regardless of how much heat Maryland coach Gary Williams has taken this season, there’s no question the man was, is and probably will remain a fantastic game coach.
And he just got Roy Williams —- again.
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Gary is now 6-6 in his career against Roy, counting a pair of victories while Mr. Frickin’ was at Kansas (you might remember the 2002 semifinals in Atlanta).
Amazingly, Gary also poached five of his 19 victories over top-five opponents while at Maryland at the expense of Ole Roy. That means Roy Williams has almost “caught” Coach K, who has taken six losses as a top-five team to a Gary-coached Maryland team.
Here’s the full rundown of Gary’s victories over top-five opponents while in CP:
1995: @No. 8 Maryland 86, No. 1 North Carolina 73
1997: No. 11 Maryland 54, @No. 2 Wake Forest 51
1997: No. 23 Maryland 85, No. 2 Kansas 83 (Franklin National Bank Classic)
1998: @Maryland 89, No. 1 North Carolina 83 (OT)
1998: No. 2 Maryland 62, No. 5 Stanford 60 (BB&T Classic)
2000: No. 23 Maryland 98, @No. 3 Duke 87
2001: No. 16 Maryland 91, @No. 2 Duke 80
2001: No. 11 Maryland 87, No. 2 Stanford 73 (West regional final)
2001: @No. 5 Maryland 76, No. 2 Illinois 63
2002: @No. 3 Maryland 87, No. 1 Duke 73
2002: No. 4 Maryland 97, No. 2 Kansas 88 (Final Four)
2003: @No. 17 Maryland 87, No. 1 Duke 72
2003: Maryland 69, @No. 1 Florida 68 (OT)
2004: Maryland 95, No. 5 Duke 87 (ACC tournament)
2005: Maryland 75, @No. 2 Duke 66
2007: @Maryland 89, No. 5 North Carolina 87
2008: Maryland 82, @No. 1 North Carolina 80
2008: Maryland 80, No. 5 Michigan State 62 (Old Spice Classic)
2009: @Maryland 88, No. 3 North Carolina 85 (OT)
—- Patrick Stevens
