The best of Gary Williams at Maryland (1989-2011)

A First for the Terps: Maryland Claims NCAA Basketball Championship

(Kevin Clark / The Washington Post)

In a game that ensured the University of Maryland’s basketball season would be long remembered, the Terrapins faced a relentless Indiana Hoosiers team. They struggled at times but withstood the pressure, winning their first NCAA championship tonight.

Hired: June 13, 1989

Maryland Brings Williams Home as Basketball Coach

The University of Maryland hired Gary Williams yesterday as basketball coach, hoping the 44-year-old alumnus will bring the school a competitive and turmoil-free program.

First NCAA Tournament at U-Md.

At Home in Kansas, In NCAAs

It was appropriate that Maryland won its NCAA tournament game -- the first since an unjust NCAA probation -- on a court in Kansas, home to the NCAA, the dictatorial governing body that crippled the Maryland basketball program three years ago.