UMBC Retrievers men's basketball

UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
2024–25 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County
Head coachJim Ferry (4th season)
ConferenceAmerica East
LocationCatonsville, Maryland
ArenaChesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
(capacity: 5,000[1])
NicknameRetrievers
Student sectionHilltop Hysteria
ColorsBlack and gold[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1979*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1979*, 1980*
NCAA tournament round of 32
2018
NCAA tournament appearances
1979*, 1980*, 2008, 2018
*at Division II level
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 Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena[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, for which it qualified by winning the America East tournament.[4]

The Retrievers are best known for when they qualified for their second NCAA tournament appearance in 2018 by beating the Vermont Catamounts in the America East tournament final and 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 (15) First round (2) Georgetown L 47–66[10]
2018 (16) First round
Second Round		 (1) Virginia
(9) Kansas State		 W 74–54[11]
L 43–50[12]

CIT results

The Retrievers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason 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

The Basketball Classic results

The Retrievers have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022 First round Merrimack L 0-2*

* UMBC withdrew from the tournament citing health concerns and not enough players. As a result Merrimack was granted a 2–0 win.

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

Records

Main article: UMBC Retrievers men's basketball statistical leaders

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  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.
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