UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

UMBC Retrievers
UMBC Retrievers
	2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
University	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Head coach	Ryan Odom (5th season)
Conference	America East
Location	Catonsville, Maryland
Arena	UMBC Event Center[1] ; (Capacity: 5,000[1])
Nickname	Retrievers
Student section	Retriever Rowdies
Colors	Black and Gold[2];
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2018
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	2008, 2018
Conference Tournament Champions
	2008, 2018
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1999, 2008

The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition as a member of the America East Conference. UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2008, in which it qualified by winning the America East Conference Tournament.[3] The UMBC Retrievers qualified for their second Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2018 by beating the University of Vermont in the America East Conference Tournament final. During the 2018 NCAA Tournament, UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating the Virginia Cavaliers 74–54.[4][5]

Postseason

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	#15	First Round	#2 Georgetown	L 47–66[6]
2018	#16	First Round Second Round	#1 Virginia #9 Kansas State	W 74–54[7] L 43–50[8]

The Retrievers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament two times. Their combined record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Mount St. Mary's Virginia Union Cheyney	W 79–74 W 58–56 L 62–65
1980	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Benedict Virginia Union	W 86–69 L 65–80

The Retrievers have appeared in the CIT once. Their record is 3–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Fairfield Saint Francis (PA) Liberty Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 88–83[9] W 87–79 W 80–68 L 61–79

*Accurate as of 10-16-2018 [10]

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Larry Simmons	1986–1990	1,805
2	Jairus Lyles	2015–2018	1,751
3	Rick Moreland	1979–1983	1,728
4	John Goedeke	1975–1979	1,698
5	Terrence Ward	1997–2001	1,692
6	Joe Sherburne	2015-2019	1,563
7	Reggie Nance	1977–1981	1,558
8	Brian Hodges	2004–2008	1,472
9	Breck Robinson	1982–1986	1,323
10	Kennedy Okafor	1997–2001	1,319

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	James Adam	2006–2008	683
2	Dana Harris	1989–1992	507
3	Jeff Brooks	1976–1980	421
4	Larry Simmons	1986–1990	413
5	Rob Gogerty	2001–2005	386
6	Jack Kane	1975–1979	373
7	Jourdan Grant	2014-2018	349
8	Chris De La Rosa	2009-2011	344
9	Chris Farrell	1979–1983	319
10	Justin Wilson	1999–2003	317

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Kennedy Okafor	1997–2001	985
2	Rick Moreland	1979–1983	931
3	John Goedeke	1975–1979	919
4	Breck Robinson	1982–1986	902
5	Emmerson Small	1970–1974	810
6	Reggie Nance	1977–1981	781
7	Henry McCaskill	1971–1975	673
8	Andrew Feeley	2001–2005	648
9	Chase Plummer	2010–2014	626
10	Joe Sherburne	2015-2019	611

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Wilco, Daniel (March 17, 2018). "Last perfect bracket busts after UMBC pulls off biggest upset in NCAA tournament history". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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"Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–2018) UMBC Event Center (2018–present)
Culture & lore	True Grit Dawg Pound 2018 Virginia upset
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

America East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Hartford Hawks Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders Stony Brook Seawolves UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21