The men’s basketball teams of the University of Miami and University of Maryland are tied at 3-3 in the middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference pack. They both have first-year coaches, and those coaches have some history, which should make Wednesday night’s matchup at BankUnited Center particularly intriguing.

Hurricanes coach Jim Larranaga faced new Terrapins coach Mark Turgeon three times in 2006 while Larranaga was at George Mason and Turgeon was at Wichita State. All three games were extremely significant to Larranaga. He has total recall of each one, and don’t think for a moment those memories won’t come flooding back when he sees Turgeon in pregame warm-ups.

The first was Feb. 18, 2006, at Wichita State in an ESPN Bracket Busters game. The Shockers were considered the top mid-major in the country, and unheralded George Mason, 20-5 at the time, was playing its biggest regular-season game in school history and second on national TV. The teams were tied at 67 with 10.8 seconds left when George Mason guard Tony Skinn drained a three-pointer to shock the Shockers 70-67.

A few weeks later in Washington, they met again in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. That time, 11th-seeded George Mason, coming off back-to-back upsets of Michigan State and North Carolina, led seventh-seeded Wichita State start to finish and won 63-55. Larranaga’s team went on to beat No. 2 UConn in the Elite Eight before losing to Florida in the Final Four.

The third game is one Larranaga would rather forget. It was at the Patriot Center Nov. 18, and George Mason’s Final Four banner was unveiled that afternoon in front of the largest crowd in school history. Wichita State spoiled the party, avenged the NCAA Tournament loss, and beat the Patriots 72-66.

“I remember the first two better than the third,” Larranaga said Tuesday.

The coaches meet for a fourth time Wednesday, both with new teams and each with unique challenges.

UM will have to find a way to corral Maryland sophomore guard Terrell Stoglin, who leads the ACC with 21.3 points per game and has a knack for reaching the foul line. The assignment will probably fall on Hurricanes guards Shane Larkin and Durand Scott, both of whom played well in back-to-back road wins at Georgia Tech and Boston College.

“He is a high-octane scorer,” Larranaga said of Stoglin. “He can shoot the three, but he is great going to basket, draws fouls, making runners and layups. There is no catching him once he gets by you. The guy guarding him has to be a great chaser. … Guys can’t foul him; they’ve got to take charges on him. Our emphasis will be clogging the lane and trying to keep him from getting layups and free throws.”

Freshman Larkin welcomes the challenge, saying “this is one of the reasons you play in the ACC, to face those players.”

UM senior guard Malcolm Grant is pumped. He isn’t used to seeing his team in the middle of the ACC standings, and said the Canes (12-7) intend on staying there, or moving up.

“It feels so great to see us tied for sixth place in the ACC,’’ Grant said. “We were always 7-8-9. We’re playing together and listening to Coach L, and we hope to keep it going. We are extremely confident.”

The Terps (13-7) are attempting to win their first road game of the season. They are 0-3 away from the Comcast Center and have allowed 78.6 points in those losses.