UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

UMBC Retrievers
UMBC Retrievers
	2021–22 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
University	University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Head coach	Jim Ferry (1st season)
Conference	America East
Location	Catonsville, Maryland
Arena	UMBC Event Center ; (Capacity: 5,000[1])
Nickname	Retrievers
Student section	Hilltop Hysteria
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
	Northeast Conference; 1999 America East Conference; 2008, 2021

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. They play their home games at UMBC Event Center[1] in Catonsville, Maryland. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry.[3]

UMBC made its first Division I postseason appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 2008, in which it qualified by winning the America East Tournament.[4]

The Retrievers qualified for their second NCAA Tournament appearance in 2018 by beating the Vermont in the America East Tournament final. UMBC became the first No. 16 seed to defeat a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament, beating No. 1-seeded Virginia 74–54.[5][6] The win has been called the greatest upset in college basketball history.[7][8][9]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	No. 15	First Round	No. 2 Georgetown	L 47–66[10]
2018	No. 16	First Round Second Round	No. 1 Virginia No. 9 Kansas State	W 74–54[11] L 43–50[12]

NCAA Division II tournament results

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

CIT results

The Retrievers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseasn Tournament 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[13] W 87–79 W 80–68 L 61–79

Records

All-Time Leaders

*Accurate as of October 16, 2018 [14]

Points

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

Assists

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Jay Greene	2005–2009	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

Rebounds

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

References

Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
"UMBC Colors". UMBC Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
Lee, Edward. "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
Fittipaldo, Ray (December 13, 2008). "Pitt: UMBC angles for a second run at postseason". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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.
Reed, Steve (March 17, 2018). "No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74–54 to make NCAA history". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
Tennessee, USA TODAY NETWORK-. "No. 16 UMBC beats No. 1 Virginia: How the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history happened". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
"UMBC over Virginia: Ranking the 10 greatest upsets in modern March Madness history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
"The greatest upset ever: UMBC's shock win comes when the sport needs it most". the Guardian. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
"Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
"UMBC vs Virginia Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
"UMBC vs. Kansas State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
"Fairfield vs UMBC Box Score". NCAA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
"UMBC" (PDF). UMBC. Retrieved 2018-02-05.

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[capa-1] Scherr, Rich (February 3, 2018). "UMBC's Loss to Vermont Doesn't Dampen Excitement for Event Center Opener". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[2] "UMBC Colors". UMBC Brand and Style Guide. Retrieved April 1, 2019.

[3] Lee, Edward. "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[4] Fittipaldo, Ray (December 13, 2008). "Pitt: UMBC angles for a second run at postseason". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved March 22, 2018.

[5] 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.

[6] Reed, Steve (March 17, 2018). "No. 16 UMBC stuns No. 1 Virginia 74–54 to make NCAA history". Philadelphia, PA: WPVI-TV. Associated Press. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[7] Tennessee, USA TODAY NETWORK-. "No. 16 UMBC beats No. 1 Virginia: How the biggest upset in NCAA tournament history happened". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[8] "UMBC over Virginia: Ranking the 10 greatest upsets in modern March Madness history". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[9] "The greatest upset ever: UMBC's shock win comes when the sport needs it most". the Guardian. 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

[10] "Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[espnboxscore-11] "UMBC vs Virginia Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[12] "UMBC vs. Kansas State Box Score". ESPN. Retrieved March 27, 2018.

[13] "Fairfield vs UMBC Box Score". NCAA. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

[14] "UMBC" (PDF). UMBC. Retrieved 2018-02-05.

UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
Venues	Retriever Activities Center (1973–2018) Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (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 2021–22

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