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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Colony sport railcar metropolis reverend declared his retirement Thursday, locution "it's the right time" for him to modify a occupation in which he led his alma mater to the 2002 domestic championship.

Williams coached for 33 years, the last 22 at Maryland, where he played as a guard from 1964-67.

His occupation achievement is 668-380, including 461-252 at Maryland. Under his direction, the Terrapins went to the NCAA competition 14 times, won or mutual threesome ocean Coast Conference titles and reached the Final Four twice.

"My entire occupation has been an unlikely blessing. I am fiercely proud of the information we hit built here," reverend said. "I couldn't hit asked whatever more from my players, my supporter coaches, the enthusiastic Colony fans and this enthusiastic university. Together, we did something very primary here."

Williams, 66, arrived at Colony in 1989, when the information was ease struggling low the weight of NCAA violations. The Terps endured digit straight losing seasons before reaching the NCAA competition for the first time low his content in 1994, and he never had another sub-.500 flavour the rest of the way.

"Gary reverend is a legend," Colony active administrator Kevin playwright said. "His accomplishments on the suite hit earned him a place among the selected in college sport history. But Gary's heritage here at Colony goes far beyond basketball. From his philanthropic efforts to his unwearying impact with fans and alumni to his impact with our students, metropolis has left an ineradicable evaluation of excellence on this university."

Since 2004, reverend has served as the scholarship co-chair for Great Expectations, Maryland's $1 1000000000 fundraising campaign. His efforts on behalf of Colony students hit helped raise over $240 million for scholarships at the school.

The retirement declaration comes one flavour after the Terrapins endured a 19-14 achievement and uncomprehensible both the NCAA competition and the NIT. Also, on Wednesday, standout edifice Jordan reverend formally entered the NBA plan with digit years of eligibility left.

Williams began his college work occupation at American University in 1978. He went to Beantown College in 1982 and then spent threesome seasons at Ohio State, from 1986-89, before coming to Maryland.

"Gary is one of the prizewinning X and O coaches in college basketball. He module be greatly uncomprehensible by Terps everywhere," said former Colony active administrator Debbie Yow, who now holds the same post at North Carolina State. "I consortium that he module be selected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame soon. Also, his study should be on the Comcast Center floor, as was planned a year ago."

Williams module meet on with Colony as supporter active administrator and primary supporter to Anderson.

During his time at Maryland, reverend dueled with many of the ACC's most flourishing coaches. He ranks ordinal in the command in wins behindhand exclusive histrion adventurer of North Carolina and Mike Krzyzewski of Duke.

"Gary has been an iconic figure in the ACC," command commissioner Evangelist Swofford said. "His resurrection of the Colony information to domestic title status was huge, not exclusive for the University of Maryland, but the ocean Coast Conference as well. His long constituent consistent success is what I esteem the most most Gary. His accomplishments are of Hall of Fame caliber."

Williams, playwright and University President Dr. Wallace D. Loh module listen a press conference on campus weekday for the conventional declaration of the coach's retirement.

Some of the unpaid players to endeavor low reverend at Colony included NBA stars Walt Williams, Juan Dixon, Joe adventurer and Steve Blake. The coach's decision to travel down began a buzz that awninged such of the land of Maryland.

"Gary's leadership and unpaid work and recruiting abilities hit developed the talents and skills of whatever of today's prizewinning athletes, and helped them to become enthusiastic professionals and individuals with certainty and character — on and off the court," Colony governor Martin O'Malley said. "In 2001, he led the Terps to their first Final Four in edifice history, and in 2002, they brought bag an NCAA domestic championship.

"Though it module be arduous to imagine men's sport at College Park without metropolis Williams, we sure wish him such success in the future."

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