 On January 25, 2012, the court was renamed in honor of Gary Williams, the men's basketball coach who had retired the previous year.The Xfinity Center welcomed 281,057 visitors over 16 games in its first season for an average of 17,566 which ranked 5th nationally in 2003.It was the first time Maryland had finished in the top 10 nationally in attendance since the 1976 season in which Maryland finished 4th with an average of 13,110 fans taking in games at Cole Field House.