The Lefty Driesell era at Maryland seems long ago and far away. We talked about the Ernie Graham game the other day but Graham never really reached his potential.
A teammate of his certainly reached his though: Buck Williams.
A native of Rocky Mount, which a few years earlier had sent Phil Ford to UNC, Williams was just 6-8 but he was ferocious and relentless.
In the 1981 ACC Tournament, he more than held his own against Virginia’s 7-4 Ralph Sampson and helped Maryland to advance to the Finals against UNC (the Terps beat Duke in the first round, thus avenging the 1980 loss to the Blue Devils which Maryland fans found controversial.