2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Aki Thomas, played their home games at the Retriever Activities Center and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 3–13 in America East play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the America East Tournament to Stony Brook.

2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2015–16 record7–25 (3–13 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaRetriever Activities Center
2015–16 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook142 .875  267  .788
Albany133 .813  249  .727
Vermont115 .688  2314  .622
New Hampshire115 .688  2013  .606
UMass Lowell*79 .438  1118  .379
Binghamton511 .313  822  .267
Hartford412 .250  1023  .303
Maine412 .250  822  .267
UMBC313 .188  725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 America East Tournament winner

On March 3, head coach Aki Thomas was fired.[1] He finished at UMBC with a four-year record of 28–95.

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the season 4–26, 2–14 in America East play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Vermont.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Aaron Morgan0G5'11"185JuniorWashington, PATransferred
Wayne Sparow4G6'3"195GS SeniorBaltimore, MDGraduated
Charles Taylor, Jr.11G/F6'4"185SophomoreSilver Spring, MDTransferred to Jackson State
Devarick Houston23F6'7"195SeniorJonesboro, GAGraduated
Malik Garner33F6'6"225JuniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduate transferred to Bloomsburg
Lamell Washington40F6'6"205FreshmanFrederick, MDTransferred to Seton Hill

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Daquon Ervin
#95 PG
Brooklyn, NY Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Mar 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
Joel Wincowski
#149 PG
Lake George, NY Lake George High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 56
Nolan Gerrity
PF
Berea, OH Berea-Midpark High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 16, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Samson Schwietz
PF
Frisco, TX Johnson Ferry Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Nov 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Joe Sherburne
SF
Whitefish Bay, WI Brewster Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mar 11, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-12.

    Roster

    2015–16 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Daquon Ervin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrNorthfield Mount Hermon Brooklyn, NY
    G 1 Rodney Elliott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoJohn Carroll Baltimore, MD
    G 2 Malcolm L. Brent 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoKimball Union Academy Silver Spring, MD
    G 3 Ben Grace (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThe Gilman School Baltimore, MD
    G 4 Joel Wincowski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrLake George Lake George, NY
    G 5 Jourdan Grant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoArchbishop Spalding Bowie, MD
    G 10 Jairus Lyles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoDeMatha Silver Spring, MD
    G 12 Will Darley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrDulaney/Fishburne Academy Timonium, MD
    G 13 Joe Sherburne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrWhitefish Bay Whitefish Bay, WI
    G 15 Ishmail Jabbie (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEleanor Roosevelt Bowie, MD
    F/C 21 Sam Schwietz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrJohnson Ferry Christian Acad. Frisco, TX
    F/C 23 Nolan Gerrity 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrBarea-Midpark Cleveland, OH
    F 41 Jakob Stenhede 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoLerums Gymnasium Gothenburg, Sweden
    F 42 Cody Joyce 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrSouthern Churchton, MD
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/06/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Frostburg State W 92–76 
    Retriever Activities Center 
    Catonsville, MD
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Wake Forest
    Maui Invitational Tournament
    L 73–78  0–1
    LJVM Coliseum (6,904)
    Winston-Salem, NC
    11/16/2015*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    at St. John's
    Maui Invitational Tournament
    L 53–75  0–2
    Carnesecca Arena (4,098)
    Queens, NY
    11/19/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Loyola (MD) L 57–76  0–3
    Retriever Activities Center (1,020)
    Catonsville, MD
    11/21/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado
    Maui Invitational Tournament Mainland
    W 81–72  1–3
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,121)
    Greeley, CO
    11/22/2015*
    12:00 pm
    vs. Cal Poly
    Maui Invitational Tournament Mainland
    L 65–78  1–4
    Bank of Colorado Arena (475)
    Greeley, CO
    11/25/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Navy L 54–75  1–5
    Retriever Activities Center (941)
    Catonsville, MD
    11/28/2015*
    1:00 pm
    Colgate L 63–71  1–6
    Retriever Activities Center (590)
    Catonsville, MD
    12/02/2015*
    8:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Bowling Green L 64–72  1–7
    Stroh Center (2,019)
    Bowling Green, OH
    12/05/2015*
    5:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    at Longwood W 70–59  2–7
    Willett Hall (1,748)
    Farmville, VA
    12/08/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Duquesne L 70–89  2–8
    Palumbo Center (1,030)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    12/12/2015*
    1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Mount St. Mary's W 75–63  3–8
    Retriever Activities Center (826)
    Catonsville, MD
    12/19/2015*
    7:00 pm
    at Howard L 93–103  3–9
    Burr Gymnasium (344)
    Washington, D.C.
    12/23/2015*
    2:00 pm
    at Towson L 65–91  3–10
    SECU Arena (1,224)
    Towson, MD
    12/31/2015*
    1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Maryland Eastern Shore W 89–75  4–10
    Retriever Activities Center (1,231)
    Catonsville, MD
    01/02/2016*
    4:00 pm
    at NJIT L 83–86  4–11
    Fleisher Center (510)
    Newark, NJ
    America East regular season
    01/06/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Albany L 59–73  4–12
    (0–1)
    SEFCU Arena (3,415)
    Albany, NY
    01/09/2016
    1:05 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Maine W 89–76  5–12
    (1–1)
    Retriever Activities Center (751)
    Catonsville, MD
    01/13/2016
    7:05 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    at Stony Brook L 74–86  5–13
    (1–2)
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,381)
    Stony Brook, NY
    01/16/2016
    12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    UMass Lowell L 89–95  5–14
    (1–3)
    Retriever Activities Center (916)
    Catonsville, MD
    01/21/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Hartford L 87–98  5–15
    (1–4)
    Retriever Activities Center (697)
    Catonsville, MD
    01/24/2016
    1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    at Vermont L 72–79  5–16
    (1–5)
    Patrick Gym (1,925)
    Burlington, VT
    01/27/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    at Binghamton L 57–66  5–17
    (1–6)
    Binghamton University Events Center (2,013)
    Vestal, NY
    01/30/2016
    1:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    New Hampshire L 81–84  5–18
    (1–7)
    Retriever Activities Center (1,007)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/03/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Albany L 73–79  5–19
    (1–8)
    Retriever Activities Center (1,068)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/06/2016
    12:00 pm
    at Maine W 83–79  6–19
    (2–8)
    Portland Exposition Building (1,342)
    Portland, ME
    02/11/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Stony Brook L 52–75  21–4
    (12–0)
    Retriever Activities Center (1,247)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/14/2016
    12:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    at UMass Lowell L 92–96  6–21
    (2–10)
    Costello Athletic Center (491)
    Lowell, MA
    02/17/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Hartford L 65–88  6–22
    (2–11)
    Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,154)
    Hartford, CT
    02/20/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Vermont L 54–99  6–23
    (2–12)
    Retriever Activities Center (1,389)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/24/2016
    7:00 pm, AmericaEast.tv
    Binghamton W 80–79 OT 7–23
    (3–12)
    Retriever Activities Center (938)
    Catonsville, MD
    02/27/2016
    1:00 pm
    at New Hampshire L 69–78 7–24 3–13
    Lundholm Gym (1,281)
    Durham, NH
    America East Tournament
    03/02/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    (8) at (1) Stony Brook
    Quarterfinals
    L 76–86  7–25
    Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,657)
    Stony Brook, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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