2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
America East regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record14–6 (10–4 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaUMBC Event Center
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC10–4 .71414–6  .700
Vermont10–4 .71410–5  .667
New Hampshire9–6 .60010–9  .526
Hartford †8–6 .57115–9  .625
Albany6–6 .5007–9  .438
UMass Lowell7–8 .46711–12  .478
Stony Brook7–9 .4389–14  .391
NJIT6–10 .3757–12  .368
Binghamton4–10 .2864–14  .222
Maine2–6 .2502–7  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
† 2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fifth-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Retrievers finished the season 14–6, 10–4 in America East play to finish in a tie for first place. They lost to UMass Lowell in the semifinals of the America East tournament.

Following the season, Odom left the school to accept the head coaching position at Utah State.[1] On April 12, 2021, the school named former Duquesne and Penn State head coach Jim Ferry as the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Retrievers finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 8–8 in America East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Vermont.

Roster

2020–21 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Keondre Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 1 L.J. Owens Jr. 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Annapolis, Maryland
PG 2 Darnell Rogers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)160 lb (73 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
PF 10 Szymon Wojcik 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr Warsaw, Poland
G/F 11 R.J. Eytle-Rock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr London, England
F 12 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr West River, Maryland
G 15 Sam Grace 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Baltimore, Maryland
G 22 Thomas Reid 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)155 lb (70 kg) Fr Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F/C 23 Rico Quinton 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Dyersburg, Tennessee
G 24 Brendan Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Annapolis, Maryland
F 25 Nathan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Adel, Iowa
F 30 Daniel Akin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr London, England
F 32 Dimitrije Spasojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Vršac, Serbia
G 34 Matteo Picarelli 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milan, Italy
G 41 Jacob Boonyasith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
4:00 pm, FS1		 at Georgetown L 62–70  0–1
 McDonough Arena (0)
Washington, D.C.
November 28, 2020*
3:00 pm		 at Saint Francis (PA) W 80–65  1–1
 DeGol Arena (0)
Loretto, PA
December 7, 2020*
4:00 pm		 George Washington W 92–81  2–1
 UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
December 8, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Delaware W 76–61  3–1
 UMBC Event Center (0)
Catonsville, MD
December 11, 2020*
7:00 pm		 at Mount St. Mary's Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests Knott Arena 
Emmitsburg, MD
December 13, 2020*
3:00 pm		 at Coppin State W 66–49  4–1
 Physical Education Complex 
Baltimore, MD
America East Conference regular season
December 19, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Albany W 65–64  5–1
(1–0)		 SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 20, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Albany W 65–60  6–1
(2–0)		 SEFCU Arena 
Albany, NY
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Binghamton W 74–67  7–1
(3–0)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Binghamton L 69–75  7–2
(3–1)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at New Hampshire W 69–54  8–2
(4–1)		 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 10, 2021
 ESPN3		 at New Hampshire W 68–66  9–2
(5–1)		 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hartford L 63–70  9–3
(5–2)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Hartford W 57–49  10–3
(6–2)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 31, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at NJIT L 65–69  10–4
(6–3)		 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 2, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at NJIT W 75–71  11–4
(7–3)		 Wellness and Events Center 
Newark, NJ
February 7, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stony Brook W 71–65  12–4
(8–3)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 8, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Stony Brook W 60–48  13–4
(9–3)		 Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 18, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Vermont L 71–80  13–5
(9–4)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
February 19, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 Vermont W 66–55  14–5
(10–4)		 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 (1) (6) UMass Lowell
Semifinals		 L 77–79  14–6
 UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

  1. ↑ Gilbert, Pete (April 6, 2021). "Thanks for the memories, Coach Odom". WBAL. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ Lee, Edward. "UMBC hires Jim Ferry, former Duquesne and Penn State coach, to lead men's basketball program". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UMBC. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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