COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The Maryland men’s basketball program announced it has agreed to a home-and-home series with UCLA with the first match-up being played in XFINITY Center on Dec. 14, 2022. The Terps will travel to Pauley Pavilion to play on Dec. 22, 2023 during the 2023-24 season.
“My programs have always played challenging non-conference opponents and we are continuing that here at Maryland,” said new head coach Kevin Willard. “We are excited to play one of the most storied programs in college basketball history as UCLA will come to College Park this upcoming season. Being close friends with UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, this is an exciting opportunity for us to compete on a national stage. I know our fans will be enthusiastic about UCLA coming to XFINITY and I look forward to seeing them come out in full force.”
Maryland and UCLA have a long history dating to when Hall of Fame Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell famously declared the Terrapins had the ‘potential to be the UCLA of the East Coast’ when he was introduced as Maryland’s head coach in 1969. The programs met for their first home-and-home during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons when both teams were ranked in the top-5 at the time of the games. UCLA won both games as the No. 1 Bruins edged the No. 4 Terrapins, 65-64 on Dec. 1, 1973, in Westwood. A year later at Cole Field House, No. 3 UCLA beat No. 5 Maryland, 81-75 on Dec. 28, 1974.
The teams played another pair of games in the early 1980s with UCLA beating the Terps 90-57 at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 29, 1981. Maryland won its first game in the series, upsetting the then-No. 3 Bruins, 80-79, on Dec. 23, 1982, at Cole Field House in double-overtime.
The teams have played four games at neutral sites since with Maryland winning a Top-10 match-up on Nov. 27, 1998, as the No. 5 Terps beat the No. 10 Bruins, 70-54, in Puerto Rico. The last meeting came on Nov. 19, 2007, in Kansas City as part of the College Basketball Experience Classic as the No. 2-ranked Bruins defeated Maryland, 71-57.
Take advantage of exclusive savings on season tickets - only available for a limited time! For the next 72 hours, you can purchase a Terrapass season ticket, with a guaranteed lower-level seat for the UCLA game and t-shirt, for just $189! For more information, please visit umterps.com/UCLAdeal.
Maryland-UCLA Series History
Dec. 1, 1973 No. 1 UCLA 65, No. 4 Maryland 64 Pauley Pavilion
Dec. 28, 1974 No. 3 UCLA 81, No. 5 Maryland 75 Cole Field House
Dec. 29, 1981 No. 16 UCLA 90, Maryland 57 Pauley Pavilion
Dec. 23, 1982 Maryland 80, No. 3 UCLA 79 (2OT) Cole Field House
Dec. 9, 1995 UCLA 73, No. 20 Maryland 63 Anaheim, Calif.
Nov. 27, 1998 No. 5 Maryland 70, No. 10 UCLA 54 Puerto Rico
March 18, 2000 UCLA 105, No. 17 Maryland 70 Minneapolis, Minn. - NCAA Second Round
Nov. 19, 2007 No. 2 UCLA 71, Maryland 59 Kansas City, Mo.
“My programs have always played challenging non-conference opponents and we are continuing that here at Maryland,” said new head coach Kevin Willard. “We are excited to play one of the most storied programs in college basketball history as UCLA will come to College Park this upcoming season. Being close friends with UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, this is an exciting opportunity for us to compete on a national stage. I know our fans will be enthusiastic about UCLA coming to XFINITY and I look forward to seeing them come out in full force.”
Maryland and UCLA have a long history dating to when Hall of Fame Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell famously declared the Terrapins had the ‘potential to be the UCLA of the East Coast’ when he was introduced as Maryland’s head coach in 1969. The programs met for their first home-and-home during the 1973-74 and 1974-75 seasons when both teams were ranked in the top-5 at the time of the games. UCLA won both games as the No. 1 Bruins edged the No. 4 Terrapins, 65-64 on Dec. 1, 1973, in Westwood. A year later at Cole Field House, No. 3 UCLA beat No. 5 Maryland, 81-75 on Dec. 28, 1974.
The teams played another pair of games in the early 1980s with UCLA beating the Terps 90-57 at Pauley Pavilion on Dec. 29, 1981. Maryland won its first game in the series, upsetting the then-No. 3 Bruins, 80-79, on Dec. 23, 1982, at Cole Field House in double-overtime.
The teams have played four games at neutral sites since with Maryland winning a Top-10 match-up on Nov. 27, 1998, as the No. 5 Terps beat the No. 10 Bruins, 70-54, in Puerto Rico. The last meeting came on Nov. 19, 2007, in Kansas City as part of the College Basketball Experience Classic as the No. 2-ranked Bruins defeated Maryland, 71-57.
Take advantage of exclusive savings on season tickets - only available for a limited time! For the next 72 hours, you can purchase a Terrapass season ticket, with a guaranteed lower-level seat for the UCLA game and t-shirt, for just $189! For more information, please visit umterps.com/UCLAdeal.
Maryland-UCLA Series History
Dec. 1, 1973 No. 1 UCLA 65, No. 4 Maryland 64 Pauley Pavilion
Dec. 28, 1974 No. 3 UCLA 81, No. 5 Maryland 75 Cole Field House
Dec. 29, 1981 No. 16 UCLA 90, Maryland 57 Pauley Pavilion
Dec. 23, 1982 Maryland 80, No. 3 UCLA 79 (2OT) Cole Field House
Dec. 9, 1995 UCLA 73, No. 20 Maryland 63 Anaheim, Calif.
Nov. 27, 1998 No. 5 Maryland 70, No. 10 UCLA 54 Puerto Rico
March 18, 2000 UCLA 105, No. 17 Maryland 70 Minneapolis, Minn. - NCAA Second Round
Nov. 19, 2007 No. 2 UCLA 71, Maryland 59 Kansas City, Mo.
