Williams named ACC coach of the year

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - Maryland coach Gary Williams is the Associated Press Atlantic Coast Conference coach of the year, edging out North Carolina State&#39;s Herb Sendek. <br> <br> Williams got 44 of a possible 84 votes cast by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Association. Sendek, who guided the Wolfpack to an NCAA tournament berth for the first time since 1991, received 35 votes. <br> <br> N.C. State was picked to finish seventh in the ACC in the preseason. <br> <br> Williams returned four starters from last year&#39;s Final Four team, but still had to contend with Duke. After losing to the Blue Devils 99-78 in Durham on January 17, the Terrapins reeled off 13 straight wins before losing to N.C. State in the semifinals of the ACC tournament. <br> <br> The winning streak is the third-longest in school history and enabled Maryland to go 15-1 in the ACC for its first regular-season crown since 1980.

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