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Maryland Wins Men's Basketball National Championship

Aired April 02, 2002 - 14:37   ET

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CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: We're going to take you live now to Cole Field House, on the University of Maryland campus, where you're going to be listening to Gary Williams, the coach of the Maryland Terps, as he lives out a childhood dream.

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GARY WILLIAMS, TERRAPINS COACH: President Mote, thanks for your support. You've been there almost every game for us, and we know how you feel about the importance of athletics here at the university, but at the same time, as part of a whole academic institution. And we're proud of that.

And I'll tell you what, you know, I'm just glad all of you are here today to help us celebrate this. This is the best way we could ever celebrate the national championship. Thank you.

LIN: Short and sweet. An emotional moment for Gary Williams, who played for the University of Maryland and then came back to coach the team to its first national championship. Awesome!

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