2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Retrievers, led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Odom, played their home games at the UMBC Event Center in Catonsville, Maryland as members of the America East Conference. They finished the 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.

2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record16–17 (8–8 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nate Dixon
  • Matt Henry
  • Bryce Crawford
Home arenaUMBC Event Center
Seasons
2019–20 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
Stony Brook 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Hartford 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
UMBC 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
New Hampshire 8 8   .500 15 15   .500
UMass Lowell 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Albany 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Maine 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
Binghamton 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
Note: The 2020 America East tournament was cancelled prior to the championship game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Retrievers finished the 2018–19 season 21–13 overall, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in a third place. In the America East tournament, they defeated Albany in the quarterfinals,[1] Hartford in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Vermont in the championship game.[3]

Roster

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2019–20 UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Keondre Kennedy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Atlanta, GA
G 1 L.J. Owens 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Annapolis, MD
G 2 Darnell Rogers 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
G 3 K. J. Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Missouri City, TX
G 5 Jack Schwietz 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Frisco, TX
G 11 R.J. Eytle-Rock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So London, England
G/F 12 Brandon Horvath 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr West River, MD
G 13 Marcel Thompson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Baltimore, MD
G 22 Ricky II Council 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Durham, NC
G/F 23 Max Curran 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Hooksett, NH
F 25 Nathan Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Adel, IA
F 30 Daniel Akin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr London, England
F 32 Dimitrije Spasojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Vršac, Serbia
SF 33 Arkel Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bridgeport, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 p.m.
Valley Forge W 134–46  1–0
UMBC Event Center (812)
Catonsville, MD
November 9, 2019*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Gulf Coast W 65–61  2–0
Alico Arena (3,054)
Fort Myers, FL
November 13, 2019*
12:00 p.m.
St. Mary's (MD)
Jamaica Classic campus game
W 79–57  3–0
UMBC Event Center (618)
Catonsville, MD
November 16, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
Georgian Court W 60–48  4–0
UMBC Event Center (764)
Catonsville, MD
November 19, 2019*
7:00 p.m., SECN
at LSU
Jamaica Classic campus game
L 50–77  4–1
Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,783)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 22, 2019*
2:00 p.m.
vs. Eastern Michigan
Jamaica Classic
L 45–62  4–2
Montego Bay Convention Center 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2019*
9:00 p.m.
vs. Nicholls
Jamaica Classic
L 72–82  4–3
Montego Bay Convention Center (1,653)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 30, 2019*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Drexel W 85–60  5–3
UMBC Event Center (1,308)
Catonsville, MD
December 3, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at American L 61–85  5–4
Bender Arena (789)
Washington, D.C.
December 7, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
Saint Francis (PA) L 60–63  5–5
UMBC Event Center (913)
Catonsville, MD
December 10, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
at Towson L 71–77  5–6
SECU Arena (1,811)
Towson, MD
December 15, 2019*
7:00 p.m.
Coppin State W 86–77  6–6
UMBC Event Center (2,164)
Catonsville, MD
December 17, 2019*
6:30 p.m.
at Georgetown L 55–81  6–7
Capital One Arena (4,088)
Washington, D.C.
December 21, 2019*
4:00 p.m., MASN
at George Mason L 53–69  6–8
EagleBank Arena (3,458)
Fairfax, VA
December 30, 2019*
1:00 p.m.
Penn State York W 89–57  7–8
UMBC Event Center (882)
Catonsville, MD
America East Conference regular season
January 4, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMass Lowell L 73–86 OT 7–9
(0–1)
UMBC Event Center (1,219)
Catonsville, MD
January 8, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton L 75–79  7–10
(0–2)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,413)
Vestal, NY
January 11, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Vermont L 50–74  7–11
(0–3)
UMBC Event Center (2,004)
Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 60–65  7–12
(0–4)
Lundholm Gym (559)
Durham, NH
January 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hartford W 69–60  8–12
(1–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,188)
West Hartford, CT
January 25, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Maine W 63–53  9–12
(2–4)
UMBC Event Center (1,064)
Catonsville, MD
January 29, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Albany L 63–67  9–13
(2–5)
UMBC Event Center (2,381)
Catonsville, MD
February 1, 2020
7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+
at Stony Brook L 63–74  9–14
(2–6)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,009)
Stony Brook, NY
February 5, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hartford W 70–59  10–14
(3–6)
UMBC Event Center (1,365)
Catonsville, MD
February 8, 2020
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 60–50  11–14
(4–6)
Tsongas Center (1,259)
Lowell, MA
February 15, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 65–59  12–14
(5–6)
UMBC Event Center (2,602)
Catonsville, MD
February 20, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany W 69–50  13–14
(6–6)
SEFCU Arena (1,893)
Albany, NY
February 22, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Vermont W 66–64  14–14
(7–6)
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
February 26, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton L 74–76  14–15
(7–7)
UMBC Event Center (977)
Catonsville, MD
February 29, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine L 48–74  14–16
(7–8)
Cross Insurance Center (912)
Bangor, ME
March 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stony Brook W 75–67  15–16
(8–8)
UMBC Event Center (1,636)
Catonsville, MD
America East tournament
March 7, 2020
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) (5) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 73–67  16–16
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
March 10, 2020
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) at (1) Vermont
Semifinals
L 74–81  16–17
Patrick Gym (3,266)
Burlington, VT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls at #3 UMBC 62-54". ualbanysports.com. March 9, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Retrievers Outlast Hartford, 90-85, in Double Overtime, Will Play at Vermont for America East Title". umbcretrievers.com. March 12, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Vermont Defeats UMBC, 66-49, in America East Title Game". umbcretrievers.com. March 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". umbcretrievers.com. Retrieved August 16, 2024.